Middle Years Health Education from a First Nations Perspective: Video Series and Lesson Guide

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
[Manitoba Education]
Description
Connects Traditional Health Knowledge with Manitoba Education's Physical Education and Health Curriculum for Grades 5-8. Contains links to excerpts and full interviews with Elders and Knowledge Keepers from each of the First Nations in Manitoba, teaching guide, recommended websites, and additional resources for each of the topics.
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Misatim Pimasew: The Flying Horse

Alternate Title
Mistatim Pimasew: The Flying Horse
Theses
Author/Creator
Freeda A. H. Dickey (Freeda A. Hart Dickey)
Description
Traditional Knowledge Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2002.
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[Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women]

Alternate Title
Needs No Introduction
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Sheila North Wilson
Description
Former CBC reporter talks about her own experiences with attempted sexual exploitation and the need for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous Women. Recording of speech delivered at the Women's Forum held in Ottawa on October 18th, 2012. Duration: 15:15.
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MissingKids.ca Builds Awareness on First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 22
Description

Looks at the disproportionate rate of First Nations children and adults that go missing and the need for public awareness.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Modeling the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Communities: Some Considerations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
Razvan G. Romanescu
Alan Katz
Nathan Nickel
International Indigenous Policy Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-8
Description

Examines the importance of having readily available data for the purpose of planning and policy making.  

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Modernization in the Manitoba North: The Housing Initiative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Robson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 105-138
Description
Housing initiatives as an indicator of overall program success in dealing with relocations caused by the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro-Electric Project.
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Mortality Comparisons of First Nations to All Other Manitobans: A Provincial Population-Based Look at Health Inequalities by Region and Gender

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. Martens
Doreen Sanderson
Laurel S. Jebamani
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January/February 2005, pp. S33-S38
Description
Study conducted to compare premature mortality and potential years of life lost between the two groups. Entire issue on one pdf, To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Mortlach Phase

Theses
Author/Creator
Dale Allen Walde
Description
Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 1994.
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The Mound-Builders of Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. McCharles
American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, vol. 3, no. 1/2, June 1887, pp. 70-74
Description
Searching for the builders of the mounds, argues that the builders may have been from settlements of the Mississippi and Ohio.
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Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories

Alternate Title
Developing a Community Health Toolkit with Indigenous Health Organizations
The Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research: Knowledge Translation with Indigenous Communities
Understanding Knowledge Translation in an Urban Inuit Community
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Brenda Elias
John O'Neil
Janet Smylie
Kelly McShane
Description
Scroll to p. 9 for Aboriginal content.
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Msgr. Provencher and the Native People of Red River, 1818-1853

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. S. Lussier
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines the impact of Bishop Provencher on the Native Peoples of Red River, and comments on problems related to marriage practices, native cultural traditions, and attempts at agricultural and industrial practices.
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"The Muppets" Among the Cree of Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Granzberg
Christopher Hanks
Prairie Forum, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 1981, pp. 207-210
Description
Looks at a study of Cree children showing their aversion to the television show The Muppets. Two reasons that the Cree dislike the program are their beliefs towards the shaman's relationship to certain animals and the tendency of First Nations to seek out practical applications instead of fantasy in dealing with issues.
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My Indian Name

Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Darryl Nepinak
Description
Short film follows filmmaker as he receives his Indian name. Duration: 6:32.
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Myths of the Bungees or Swampy Indians of Lake Winnipeg

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. C. Simms
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 19, no. 75, 1906, pp. 353-359
Description
Tales of the Gitchi Manitou, Manche Manitou, the rattlesnake and natawa, ceremony of Metawin, Weese-ke-jak and the beaver.
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Narratives and Drama in 1885

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan Long
Our Legacy
kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk
Description
Examines the continued interest in the 1885 North-West resistance and the personal connection some people have with this history.
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Nation Crie d'Opaskwayak Enquête Relative aux Rues et aux Ruelles

Alternate Title
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Streets and Lanes Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, 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.]
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Native Image: Past Images of Native Health Care

Alternate Title
Past Images of Native Health Care
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. [215-231]
Description
Black and white archival photographs depicting the changes in Aboriginal health care practices.
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Native Images: Treaty Party and Adhesions to Treaty Five, Northern Manitoba, 1910.

Alternate Title
A.V. Thomas Photographs Concerning the 1910 Treaty Five Adhesions
Native Images Treaty Party and Adhesions to Treaty Five, Northern Manitoba, 1910
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
[A.V. Thomas]
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 95-115
Description
Black and white archival photographs of the individuals involved in the treaty process along with band members.
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