Manitoba

Study evaluates the risk of complications in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth with type 2 diabetes.

Description of various forts, posts, trade relations and trading companies found in the area.

Overview of early learning policies and programs in provinces and territories as well as from other countries.

This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes how Beatty and a small crew taking a small group of people from Cumberland House to Grand Rapids and the difficulties encountered, including stormy river travel and the scourge of mosquitoes. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Comments on the importance of missionary work of the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate after 1845 in Western Canada. Oblates were seen as peace makers and educators who contributed to the development of the West.

Debate over precontact ethnic boundaries between the Algonkian-speakers and Nakota/Assiniboine has implications for studies of cultural ecology and social organization.

Describes the arrival of Christian missionaries in the Red River Settlement in the early 1820s and then their expansion into the North-West Territories in the 1840s and 50s. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 60.

Using their own personal perspective as a Métis Inclusion Coordinator at the University of Manitoba to discuss the positive effects of Métis inclusion initiatives.

Argues that the "optimum period" for the Cree of James Bay was when limited contact kept their way of life intact and that this period ended in 1914 when the area become less isolated because of the railway and other economic interests.

Collection of material gathered through interviews with Elders from Manitoba First Nation.

Introduction to the issue which highlights activities across Canada and, in particular, Manitoba.

Discusses the life and art of Edmond Morris. Morris lived in Manitoba as a young child, the youngest child of Alexander Morris, First Chief Justice of MB and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories. Morris’s work focused on portraiture of Treaty Chiefs, and “pure Cree types.” Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 101.

Study examined differences in education, training and employment experiences between those participating in the program and those who did not.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1998. Provides a glimpse into the thoughts, ideas and struggles of the Peguis people of Manitoba as they build a healthier community.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 2008.

Describes steps taken by the HBC and its agents to provide a formal education to the children of the Red River Settlement and the communities surrounding it. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.

Discusses a study that examines the use of evidence-based and evaluates the impact of educational reinforcement on changing practices.

Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Outlines the origins and strategy of the Elders who work with Correctional Service Canada (CSC) in the prairie provinces.

Discusses, with Elders, what constitutes an appropriate educational experience for Indigenous students.

Looks at interviews of Cree Elders on how to promote respect and acceptance in Indigenous schools and communities.

Presents the history of the relationship between Europeans and Aboriginal peoples in 19th century Manitoba.

Looks at the past and current preparedness of three First Nations Communities which have experienced an emergency.

Community Health Sciences (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.

Defines the sector, maps funding economy, identifies key issues, gives insights from focus groups, and makes recommendations. Includes five case studies: Got Bannock, Bear Clan, Indspire, Families First Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2003.

Project began with visits in the communities of Fisher River First Nation in Koostatak and Mathias Colomb First Nation (Pukatawagan) and later expanded to ten other sites across Canada in a variety of settings (urban, remote, on-reserve, and off-reserve). The study was mainly conducted through interviews with directors, staff and clients of women's shelters.

Comments on the social difficulties experienced by displaced Aboriginal residents of South Indian Lake.

Reports on multi-site data collected from families in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba about their asthma and allergy experiences and pilot testing done on culturally appropriate support offered to children, youth and parents in those provinces.

Chapter 27 from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People (vol. 1).

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. (French language version) Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Final Report examines whether the claim of the Key Lake First Nations discloses a breach of Canada's "lawful obligations" to the First Nation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.

Stories of First Nations Elders as they look over their lifetimes and the many changes that have taken place in the environment.

Examines the historical, political, and social issues that affect the health outcomes of Métis; looks at Métis organizations directly involved in the areas of health policy, programs, or services; and discusses federal and provincial initiatives that deal with the health issues of Métis.

Community Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

Analysis of data from the Manitoba Diabetes Database to compare demographic and geographic patterns in First Nation and non-First Nation population.

An account written by George Johnstone Kinnaird, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) who was living in Fort Ellice, Manitoba at the time of the conflict. Contains commentary on the Métis and different First Nations involved in the uprising from military and HBC perspectives. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 71.

Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Examines the way in which racialized ethnic immigrants were able to gain access to land, state support, and upward mobility by participating in the colonial agenda of Indigenous suppression through voluntary military service.

Argues that ethnic marginality could actually promote participation in colonial campaigns against the Indigenous population because it enhanced the prospect of upward mobility, and access to state support and land.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba 2006.