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2006 Aboriginal Population Profile for Calgary [Alberta]

Alternate Title
2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles for Selected Cities and Communities ; no. 3
2006 Aboriginal Population Profiles for Selected Cities and Communities: Praire Provinces
2006 Census Aboriginal Population Profile for Calgary, Alberta
Article (Statistics Canada)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division Analysts
Statistics Canada
Description
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Aboriginal Income Disparity in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krishna Pendakur
Ravi Pendakur
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 61-83
Description
Examines the different patterns of economic disadvantage and notes the evolution from 1995 to 2005.
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After the Spirit Sang: Aboriginal Canadian and Museum Policy in the New Millennium

Alternate Title
How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Chapter 10 in: How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture edited by Bart Beaty, Derek Briton, Gloria Filax, Rebecca Sullivan. Discussion of the exhibition After the Spirit Sang and the ensuing boycott and controversy. Go to page 217 to read the chapter.
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Atlas of Urban Aboriginal People

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Website contains information on Aboriginal population distribution and socio-economic characteristics in six western Canadian cities.
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Calgary Aboriginal Services Guide: 2011 – 2012

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The City of Calgary
Community & Neighbourhood Services
Description
Presents a guide of helpful groups and programs available to the Métis community and First peoples living in Calgary.
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Calgary Stampede parade

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Melville-Ness
Description
Image of indigenous people in full-dress at Stampede Parade. Buildings and onlookers visible in background.
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Canadian "Range Wars": Struggles over Indian Cowboys

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Burgess
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 3, [Crossing Borders: Issues in Native Communications], Summer, 1993, pp. [351-364]
Description
Analysis of the ramifications of Aboriginal participation in the Banff Indian Days and Calgary Stampedes' rodeos and how public performances can change identity narratives and racial categories.
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Canative Housing Corporation Certificate of Incorporation

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canative Housing Corporation
Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 112-121
Description
Canative Housing Corporation was created to help provide and maintain residential accommodations for low-income Métis families moving to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.
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Charcoal, a Blood Indian

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Steele's Studio
Description
Charcoal, a Blood Indian, dressed in buckskins and headdress. Reproduced on cover of CHARCOAL'S WORLD by Hugh A. Dempsey, Prairie Books.

Historical note:

Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897.
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Comparative Analysis of Coloured Gangs in Cape Town and Indigenous Gangs on Canada’s Prairies: Connecting Localized Opposition to Globalized Grievances Through Street Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dariusz Dziewanski
Robert Henry
Critical Criminology , vol. 31, no. 1, 2023, pp. 239 -258
Description

Discusses how discrimination, disenfranchisement, and disempowerment creates the environment that make gangs a enticing option for coloured and Indigenous people in South Africa and Canada.  

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A Conversation with the World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lonnie Graham
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 98-111
Description
Looks at two groups photographed and interviewed for the project: First Nations youth from Calgary, Alberta and Te Ora Hou, a Maori youth organization in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Dance and the Rodeo: Partners at the Party

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Doolittle
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 124, Fall, 2005, pp. 39-45
Description
Focuses on One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo, an international festival of the arts, and its contribution to the dance community.
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Diocese of Calgary

Alternate Title
Popular Series (Missionary Society Church of England in Canada) ; no. 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missionary Society Church of England in Canada
Description
Informational publication on the progress of the Church of England's missionary work in Canada. Includes a map of the Diocese of Caledonia and some scenic images of the Diocese. Includes images of churches and various group photos.

Historical note:

In 1955 the Church of England in Canada became the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Disposable Red Woman: Guerrilla Art

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Destin RunningRabitt
Iman Bukhari
Description
Guerrilla art display was placed on various streets in Calgary with the hope of evoking empathy and a sense of urgency in society to intervene with this injustice. Artists filmed the public's reactions. Duration: 4:55.
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Epidemiology of Severe Trauma Among Status Aboriginal Canadians: A Population-Based Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shahzeer Karmali
Kevin Laupland
A. Robert Harrop
Christi Findlay
Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
Brent Winston
John Kortbeek
Lindsay Crowshoe
Morad Hameed
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 172, no. 8, April 12, 2005, pp. 1007-1011
Description
Studies injury risk among First Nations in an effort to create more effective prevention and treatment strategies.
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Exhibition Reviews

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Various Authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 373-390
Description
Review of four exhibition catalogues: From Our Hands at the Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront, Toronto. Pipes That Won't Smoke; Coal That Won't Burn at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary. The Legacy: Continuing Traditions of Canadian Northwest Indian Art at the British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria. The Four Seasons at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.1 images - Blackfoot Chiefs en Route to Ottawa

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
George Anderton
Description
Black and White Photograph of (left to right, starting back row) Jean L'Heureux, Red Crow, Sargent Percy, Crowfoot, Eagle Tail, and Three Bulls taken en route to Ottawa From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - "Cocona, Sinipawksoyissi, Sarcee Squaw".

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne and May
Description
Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Deerfoot with rifle

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Portrait of Deerfoot holding a rifle at his side. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Sarcee Woman

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Studio portrait of Sarcee woman. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images -:"Sinipawksoyissi, Sarcee Indian".

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne and May
Description
Studio portrait of "Sinipawksoyissi, Sarcee Indian". From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - "Two Cree Indians".

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne and May
Description
Entitled: "Two Cree Indians". Wearing fur hats (with feathers) and coats. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.4 Images - Men at Calgary Stampede

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Harry Pollard
Description
Photograph of a group of Indigenous men in traditional clothing at the Calgary Stampede including, from left : Dick Bad Boy, Harry Red Gum, Joe Good Eagle, Manny Fire, Sam Red Old Man, and Willie White Pup. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.4 Images - Parade on Stephen Avenue

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Harry Pollard
Description
Photograph of a parade held on Stephen Avenue for the Calgary Stampede featuring Indigenous people on horseback wearing traditional clothing. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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