Survey of Post-Secondary Education Programs in Canada for Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Description
Provides overview of education, description of add-on, First Nations control, and partnership approaches, case studies of specific institutions, and interviews with practitioners. Case studies: First Nations Partnership Program; Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program; first Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia, Malaspina University College; Saanich Adult Education Center.
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Susan Point: Works on Paper

Alternate Title
Showing the Wealth on Paper, Echoing the Archaeological Past
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dale Croes
Susan Point
Gary Wyatt
Description
Artist's statement and introduction to book of same name.
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Sustainable Community Economic Development [SCED] in a Coastal Context: The Case of Alert Bay, British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Vodden
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Summer, 2002, pp. 58-75
Description
Study presents SCED experience with one fishing-dependent First Nations community on Canada's Pacific coast. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in Mining Communities: North-Central British Columbia Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline L. Nelson
Malcolm Scoble
Aleck Ostry
International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, vol. 24, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 163-179
Description
Presents research that looks into the characterization of social capital and the use of community-indicators to forecast specific social and economic outcomes for new mining projects.
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Symbols and Strategies: Acts of Métis Resistance - Using the List of Rights as a Framework for the Reclamation of Indigenous Child Welfare in British Columbia and Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daleen Adele Thomas
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 86-95
Description
Looks at a framework incorporating Aboriginal culture and traditions, based on the "Métis List of Rights", to reclaim the rights and responsibilities for the care and well-being of Aboriginal children.
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Sympathetic Magic and Witchcraft among the Bellacoola

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan I. Smith
American Anthropologist, vol. 27, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1925, pp. 116-121
Description
Information from two Nuxalk men, Captain Schooner and Joshua Moody in Chinook jargon, about magic and medicine of plants and animals including negative powers of a "bad box."
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System of Wellness, Chapter 1

Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 1 of series explaining issues in First Nations health and the efforts to address them. Duration: 7:39.
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Table 1: Number of Households On-reserve, by Aboriginal Status

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 2: Age of Primary Household Maintainer, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 3: Household Types, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down by owned, rented and band housing in rural and urban areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 4: Labour Force Status of Primary Household Maintainer, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into not in labour force, unemployed, employed full-time, and employed part-time in Canada as a whole as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 5: Household Incomes, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows incomes and source of incomes for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 6: Type of Dwelling and Average Number of Bedrooms for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for single-detached, apartments and other in rural and urban areas in Canada as a whole as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 7: Period of Construction of Dwellings for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table covers time periods: prior to 1981, 1981-1996, 1996-2006, and 2006-2011. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 8: Housing Adequacy and Suitability

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into above and below standards, below suitability and adequacy, and below both in urban and rural areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 9: Adequacy- and Suitability-based Housing Need

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into living in/access to adequate and suitable, in housing need, below suitability, below adequacy, or both in urban and rural areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Tackling Health Inequities in Vancouver Coastal Health

Alternate Title
Population Health Report - November 2011
VCH Population Health Report 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Description
Discusses the health disparities in Canada and approaches to improving the health outcomes for Aboriginal people.
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The Tahltan Indians

Alternate Title
University of Pennsylvania. University Museum. Anthropological Publications; vol. IV, no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
G.T. Emmons
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The Tailings of Canadian Politics: The North-South Political Divide

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy Summerville
Greg Poelzer
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 106-122
Description
Identifies some key elements that may have bearing on the study of northern political identity through three case studies: bear hunting moratoriums, health care, and economic development.
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Take No Prisoners: Indigenous Women Leaders in the Provincial First Nations Court

Alternate Title
Centre for Feminist Legal Studies Lecture Series
[Centre for Feminist Legal Studies Fall Lecture Series]
[CFLS Fall 2015 Lecture Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Description
Speaks about the four phases of an Indigenous therapeutic jurisprudence research project and leadership and role of the Indigenous women within the courts. Duration: 01:03:30.
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Taking the “Aboriginal Perspective” Seriously The (Mis)use of Indigenous Law in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser Harland
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
Description
Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions. Legislation and Cases Cited: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Constitution Act, 1867, Constitution Act, 1982, Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 Royal Proclamation (1763)
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Taku River Tlingit First Nation Wenah Specific Claim Inquiry

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether the Crown breached its fiduciary duty to the First Nation prior to reserve creation. ICC concluded Indian Agent failed in his duty to represent the First Nation's interests; and the claim should be resolved through negotiation. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Taku River Tlingit Place Names

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Taku River Tlingit First Nation
Andrew Williams
Bryan Jack
Louise Gordon
Susan Carlick ... ]
Description
Website mapping application used to showcase Tlingit Place names and the stories associated with those places; also to convey Tlingit ideologies of stewardship and relationship with the land.
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Tale of an Alaska Whale

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Douglas
Kitty Eddy
Shgen George
Kathy Nielson
Hans Chester ... [et al.]
Description

Retelling of traditional Tlingit story also known as Naatsilanéi, The Origin of the Killer Whale or Kéet Shagoon. Literature unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plans intended for Grades K-5. 

Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources

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Talking about Special Education

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Series of 14 information booklets. Topics include individual education plans, parents' guide to plans, speech and language therapy, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, gifted education, trauma-sensitive teaching, occupation therapy, physiotherapy, assistive technology, and positive behaviour interventions.
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