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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation re Culture, Peter Atkinson, Cultural Education Program, Charlie Nelson, Councillor

Documents & Presentations
File contains a presentation re culture by Peter Atkinson of the Cultural Education Program, and Councillor Charlie Nelson. Atkinson discusses Treaties, language, self-government, the need for a land base, and cross-cultural mutual understanding. Councillor Nelson discusses the Anishnabe culture, its society, and history. Nelson also discusses the significance of Treaty and social problems.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation re Education by Kathy Nelson and Dawnis Kennedy

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File contains a presentation regarding Education by Kathy Nelson and Dawnis Kennedy. Nelson, a sixteen year old grade ten student, discusses education at the Roseau River First Nations Gineau School. Nelson states that it is not as advanced as other reserve schools and that youth require "guidance, education, community support, and recreation programs." Kennedy, another sixteen year old student, discusses the importance of Aboriginal youth, problems associated with alcoholism, the need for more funding and economic development, and the need for more role models for youth.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation re Self-Governance, Chief Rod Bushie, Chief Jerry Fontaine, Elmer Courchene, and Warren Bird

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rod Bushie
Jerry Fontaine
Elmer Courchene
Warren Bird
File contains multiple presentations on the topic of Anisinaabe self-governance. The first presentation is by Chief Rod Bushie, Hollow Water Indian Band (pgs 71-75). Bushie discusses his views on Anicinabe self-governance: the need for it to be community based, and the need for a healthy community in order for it to be effective.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation re Women's Issues, Millie Nelson

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Millie Nelson
File contains a presentation regarding Women's Issues by Millie Nelson. Nelson, a member of the Roseau River Women's Group since 1975, discusses child welfare, prostitution, and family violence issues. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss the issues raised with Nelson.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation regarding the Sagkeeng Education Program, Patrick Bruyere, Karen Courchene, Isabelle Courchene, Jeanette Courchene, Lorne Chippeway

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Bruyere
Karen Courchene
Isabelle Courchene
Jeanette Courchene
Lorne Chippeway
File contains a presentation by the Sagkeeng Education Program. Following an introduction by Gerald Couchene, the participants engage in a free flowing discussion (pgs 191-198) on education in their community, social services, and government funding. Following this, Patrick Bruyere delivers a presentation on the history of local control over education in his community, and the legacy of past failed educational policies administered by the federal government (pgs 198-209). Following this are some brief comments by Commissioners Sillet and Chartrand on the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations by Eight Students from Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Brandon, Manitoba

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Peters
Sandy Bunn
Russell Beaulieu
Verna McDougall
Sam Gott
Trena Raven
Marcelline Mason
Lorne Bunn
This file contains presentations by eight students from Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School in Brandon, Manitoba. The students are: Dennis Peters, Sandy Bunn, Russell Beaulieu, Verna McDougall, Sam Gott, Trena Raven, Marcelline Mason and Lorne Bunn. The presentations focus on issues such as Aboriginal-controlled schools on reserves, loss of Aboriginal culture and language, learning from elders as part of their daily curriculum, prejudice and racism in urban schools, and hopelessness and substance abuse among Aboriginal youth.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Senator Edward Head

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edward Head
File contains opening remarks by Senator Edward Head. Head discusses his Metis origins and gives an overview of his family's story from the time it left St. Norbert, Manitoba, to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, back to northern Manitoba and his home community of Granville Lake.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Stan McKay

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stan McKay
File contains opening remarks by Stan McKay from Fisher River, Manitoba. McKay relates that his expectations for the Commission are not as high as previous presenters as his life experiences, including a stint in residential school, have made him cynical about such endeavours. He also expresses grave doubts about the presence of political will to make changes in Canada. That said, McKay expresses his hope that the Commission can be an educational opportunity for all Canadians, Aboriginal and Non, to right the wrongs of the past and work for a better future.
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Sacred Walk Wraps Up at Ottawa Reception

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art Babych
Diane Paquette
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 9, October 1998, p. n/a
Presents the people from the Diocese of Keewatin and their 6,500 kilometre walk for healing that ended at Parliament Hill.
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Sakimay First Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry

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Indian Claims Commission: Sakimay First Nation: Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Accepted offer from Canada to for negotiation and requested the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) conclude its inquiry. [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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Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Focuses on the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim and examines the history including the 1913 and 1930 Order in Councils and problems regarding historical population counts. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Alan C. Holman. [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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Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry, Public Edition - October 2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, maps, legal documents, correspondence/letters, Field notes, excerpts, submissions, transcrips and the Inquiry Report in French and English. [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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Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Community Housing Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caitlin Kotak
Chris Larson
Meghan Norman
Ryan Paradis
Looks at partnership with the University of Manitoba and the Sapotaweyak Cree Nation to help with detailed planning and capacity building for high priority housing.
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Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centers and Trading Posts: Continuity in a Cree Social Geography

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Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centres and Trading Posts Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Paul C. Thistle
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 403-444
Evidence indicates six sites in the River valley have been used continuously as gathering places by Indigenous peoples from early to contemporary times.
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Saskatchewan Veterans Reach Out to Country

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 6, October 1999, p. 7

Presents the views held by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs regarding unfulfilled veterans’ benefits. The feeling is that First Nations veterans need to get organized, on a national level, to lobby the federal government in order to be heard.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.

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School Personnel and Community Members’ Perspectives in Implementing PAX Good Behaviour Game in First Nations Grade 1 Classrooms

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School Personnel and Community Members’ Perspectives in Implementing PAX Good Behavior Game in First Nations Grade 1 Classrooms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellie M. Jack
Mariette J. Chartier
Gia Ly
Janique Fortier
Nora Murdock ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1735052, February 26, 2020
Researchers used interviews and focus groups to collect data from 23 participants on the use of the PAX Good Behaviour Game in Swampy Cree Tribal Council (SCTC) communities. Findings indicate positive outcomes for children, but also highlight difficulties in implementation and the need for community consultation.
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Science for the Native Orientated Classroom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Murray R. Smith
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 21, no. 1, May 1982, pp. [13-17]
Examines teaching science in a cultural framework.
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A Search For Understanding: Homelessness in Northern Manitoba

Alternate Title
A Search For Understanding: A Proposal For Researching Native Homelessness in Northern Manitoba
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Greg Fidler
Colin Bonnycastle
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 261-269
Looks at a proposed study to complete a formative evaluation of a homeless shelter in Thompson Manitoba by gathering information regarding the actual experiences of people involved in and around the shelter.
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Seeking Indigenous Food Sovereignty: Origins of and Responses to the Food Crisis in Northern Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karlah Rae Rudolph
Stephane M. McLachlan
Local Environment, vol. 18, no. 9, 2013, pp. 1079-1098
Looks at the issue in terms of environmental and food justice. Sixteen participants from Grand Rapids and the Misipawistik Cree Nation were interviewed about food needs and priorities, how they had changed over time, and what actions they felt would address needs.
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Sekuwe (My House): Building Health Equity through Dene First Nations Housing Designs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Larcombe
Lancelot Coar
Matthew Singer
Lizette Denechezhe
Evan Yassie ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1717278, January 21, 2020
Article describes the Dene healthy housing research project, a collaboration between the University of Manitoba, the Northlands Denesuline First Nation, the Sayisi Dene First Nation, and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC). Project worked with university students and Dene senior high school students to create concepts/plans/designs for future implementation.
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Seven Oaks: An Account of the Affair of Seven Oaks; and a Report of Proceedings of the Gathering for the Unveiling of the “Seven Oaks Monument,” June 19th, 1891

Alternate Title
A Thousand Miles of Prairie: The Manitoba Historical Society and the History of Western Canada
Transactions (Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba) ; ser. 1, no. 43, 1891
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
George Bryce
Charles N. Bell

Authors present two different viewpoints on the Battle. Bryce regards it as a massacre, while Bell adopts a more neutral stance.

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Sex Trafficking of Indigenous Women in Ontario

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Women's Association
Broad overview of the problem as well as discussion of initiatives being undertaken in various jurisdictions, and set of recommendations.
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Sexual Networks and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Tale of Two Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. M. Jolly
S. Q. Muth
J. L. Wylie
J. J. Potterat
Journal of Urban Health, vol. 78, no. 3, September 2001, pp. 433-445
Findings indicate the two communities had networks that were similar in both size and structure. Locating information in a publicly funded system made for easier patient follow-up.
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Shared Experience and Magical Death: Chipewyan Explanations of a Prophet's Decline

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnology, vol. 25, no. 4, October 1986, pp. 257-270
Relates events surrounding the life of Magic Boy, who was viewed as the reincarnation of Lived-with-the-Wolves, possessor of the most powerful indoze (secret way of knowing) by the Chipewyan. These events took place during the 1960s and early 1970s in Canada's North. Includes discussion of the origins and beliefs surrounding the concept of indoze.
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Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers

Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
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Sharing Medicines

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stanford Parenteau
Knowledge Keeper from Pine Creek, Manitoba talks about harvesting and associated protocols, preparation, and uses of balsam and poplar bark, sage, sweet grass, and wihkes (Black flagstaff root). Duration: 46:14.
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Shigellosis on Indian Reserves in Manitoba, Canada: Its Relationship to Crowded Housing, Lack of Running Water, and Inadequate Sewage Disposal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ted Rosenberg
Ora Kendall
Jamie Blanchard
Suzanne Martel
Craig Wakelin
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 9, September 1997, pp. 1547-1551
Compares incidence and hospitalization rates for shigetlosis between Indians and the rest of the population in Manitoba, and also examines the relationship between shigellosis and environmental conditions on reserves.
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