Manitoba

Structures Last Longer than Intentions: Creation of Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing at the University of Manitoba

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Cook
Melanie MacKinnon
Marcia Anderson & Ian Whetter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article describes the origins and mandate of Ongomiizwin; highlights the five themes of the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ (RFHS) Reconciliation Action Plan for health science education: (1) Honoring traditional knowledge systems and practices, (2) Safe learning environments and professionalism, (3) Student support, mentorship and retention (4) Education across the spectrum and 5) Closing the gap in admissions.
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Study Orientation, Persistence and Retention of Native Students: Implications for Confluent Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
Randy Kroeker
Eldon Gade
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 3, May 1991, pp. [16-23]
Description
Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes test results indicated boys had weak study habits, some negative study attitudes, which may be a contributing factor in high dropout rate. Author suggests confluent education may be a partial solution.
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Subverting the Local Food Economy Status Quo: The Intrinsic Relationship of Regionalized Ethics to the Practice and Discourse of Food Sovereignty

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maximilian Aulinger
Description

Literature review and case study of project involving Elders and youth producing a cookbook of traditional recipes.

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Suicide Among Manitoba's Aboriginal People, 1988 to 1994

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Malchy
Murray W. Enns
T. Kue Young
and Brian J. Cox
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 156, no. 8, April 15, 1997, pp. 1133-1138
Description
Review of records that compares and contrasts suicide characteristics found rates similar to national aboriginal figures.
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Summary of Conference Reporter: The Honourable Richard Scott

Alternate Title
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections from the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Scott
Description
Presented by Former Chief Justice of Manitoba, Distinguished Jurist in Residence, University of Manitoba. Duration: 27:28.
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Summary Report of the Case Study of South East Child and Family Services Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency by Pete Hudson

Alternate Title
Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce B. Timpson
Pete Hudson
Description
Examines internal and intergovernmental relationships through review of documents produced by the agency, its governing body and non-First Nations governments, and key informant interviews.
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Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description

Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.

Related Material:

Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report 2013

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Survey Report on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern Chief's Organization [Manitoba]
Description
Reports findings of survey which asked 23 questions about the Calls to Justice. Topics were: culture, health and wellness, policing, corrections, media and social influencers, education, child welfare, natural resource extraction, human security, and rights.
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Surveying the International Boundary: The Journal of George M. Dawson, 1873

Articles » General
Author/Creator
George M. Dawson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 21, no. 1, Winter, 1968, pp. 1-23
Description
Diaries detail the experience of surveying the 49th parallel between the Souris Depot in Manitoba and Wood Mountain in what is now Saskatchewan. Describes the daily progress of the survey, wildlife sightings, topological features, interaction with Indigenous peoples of the plains, and prairie events including fires and blizzards. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
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Surveyors at War: A.O. Wheeler’s Diary of the North-West Rebellion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W.A. Waiser
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1985, pp. 41-52
Description
Wheeler’s anecdotal 1934 article in The Canadian Surveyor has served as the basis for describing surveyors' role in the 1885 Resistance, the discovery of his journal allows historians to examine how his perception of the North-West Resistance has changed over time. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.
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Surviving the Storm

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ozaawi Bineziikwe
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 9-20
Description
Author relates her early childhood and residential school experiences.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference & University of the Arctic Inaugural Food Summit

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Agricultural Conference ; 8th, 2013
Miscellaneous Publication (Alaska Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station) ; MP 2014-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[M.P. Shipka
J.E. Rowell
S.C. Gerlach
J. Greenberg
T. Paragi ... Tom Allen ... [et al.]]
Description
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.
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The Swampy Cree Tribal Council and Aboriginal Governance: A Case Study of Nursing Education in Northern Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Gregory
Mary Jane L. McCallum
Karen R. Grant
Brenda Elias
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 132-149
Description
Study examines the development of the Northern Bachelor of Nursing Program through a partnership with the University of Manitoba from its inception in 1982 to its closure in 1994.
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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 Food Security Issues in Indigenous Communities in Canada: The Manitoba Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Fieldhouse
Shirley Thompson
Nutrition & Dietetics, vol. 69, no. 3, 2012, pp. 217-221
Description
Narrative review draws on international literature and Canadian research and practice. Concludes that community-based action combined with structural changes and supportive policies are needed to facilitate healthy living and chronic disease prevention.
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Tales of Two Cities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Enright
Border Crossings, vol. 26, no. 3, August 2007, pp. 34-35
Description
Film review of My Winnipeg directed by Guy Maddin.
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