Manitoba

Understanding Death and Dying in Select First Nations Communities in Northern Manitoba: Issues of Culture and Remote Service Delivery in Palliative Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth E. Hotson
Sharon M. Macdonald
Bruce D. Martin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 1, 2004, pp. 25-38
Description
Concludes that providing home based palliative care in remote Aboriginal communities can be an effective way of addressing the medical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients.
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Unequal Justice: the Metis in O'Donoghue's Raid of 1871

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Swan
Edward A. Jerome
Manitoba History, vol. 39, Spring/Summer, June 1, 2000, pp. 24-38
Description
Focuses on the raid by a combined force of Irish Americans and Pembina Métis led by W.B. O'Donoghue on a Hudson's Bay Company Post.
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The Unforgotten: A Five-Part Film Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Living in Canada

Alternate Title
The Unforgotten Toolkit: An Educational Guide to Learn About, Reflect on and Dismantle Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Build.Films
Networked Health
Ewan Affleck
Description

Five vignettes explore effects of colonialism and systemic discrimination from birth through to elderhood. Accompanied by Educational Guide. Duration: 35:51.

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The Unspeakability of Racism: Mapping Law's Complicity in Manitoba's Racialized Spaces

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Dawn Gill
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 15, no. 2, Law, Race and Space, August 2000, pp. 131-162
Description
Discusses a series of events that took place between May and November of 1995 leading up to the eviction of Oscar Lathlin, a Cree member of the opposition from the Manitoba's Legislative Assembly.
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Urban Aboriginal Households: A Profile of Demographic, Housing and Economic Conditions in Canada’s Prairie and Territories Region

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-024
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Brett Holmes]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need. Highlights from research report of same name.
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Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Osteoporosis-Related Fractures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura E. Targownik
Lisa M. Lix
Colleen J. Metge
Heather J. Prior
Stella Leung
William D. Leslie
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 179, no. 4, August 12, 2008, pp. 319-326
Description
Study used information for Manitoba extracted from the Population Health Research Data Repository and categorized patients by sex, degree of comorbidity and ethnic background (Aboriginal v. non-Aboriginal).
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Using Data Linkage to Identify First Nations Manitobans: Technical, Ethical, and Political Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurel S. Jebamani
Charles A. Burchill
Patricia J. Martens
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. S28-S32
Description
Describes the process of matching Indian Registry's Status Verification System to the Manitoba Health Registry in order to obtain an accurate picture of First Nations' health status and health services.
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Using the Self-Directed Search with American Indian High School Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
William Schulz
Lyle Eide
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [34-41]
Description
Study found Holland's Self-Directed Search moderately reliable and stable. Test could prove appropriate for use with Aboriginal students.
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Validation of a Culturally Appropriate Social Capital Framework to Explore Health Conditions in Canadian First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Javier Mignone
Brenda Elias
Madelyn Hall
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-18
Description
Discussion of the data collected from First Nations communities in Manitoba focusing on bonding aspects and the Implications on research and policy.
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The Validity of Self-Report Measures in Assessing Historical Knowledge: The Case of Canada's Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Article 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg D. B. Boese
Katelin H. S. Neufeld
Katherine B. Starzyk
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses establishing a baseline to measure the public knowledge of residential schools by using the National Benchmark Survey, the Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Study and the Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples Report, all of which use self-report measures.
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The Vérendryes and Their Successors, 1727-1760

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antoine Champagne
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 25, Series 3, 1968-1969, p. [?]
Description
Overview of prominent individuals in the early exploration and operations of the west.
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Vital to Divert Youths From Gangs, Drugs, Streets

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 14, 2007, p. A15
Description
Canada West Foundation's report, Hard Times, highlights the devastating issues needed to be addressed by Aboriginal organizations in order to avoid a 'social catastrophe'.
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Vitamin D, Serum 25(OH)D, LL-37 and Polymorphisms in a Canadian First Nation Population With Endemic Tuberculosis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Larcombe
Neeloffer Mookherjee
Joyce Slater
Caroline Slivinski
Joe Dantouze ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 28952
Description
Looks at to what extent vitamin D levels and metabolism play in susceptibility/resistance to tuberculosis among Dene peoples.
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Voices of Manitoba's Aboriginal Peoples: Links to Perceptions on Health, Economic Outlook and Mobility

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Adams
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-76
Description
Analyzes community well-being in Manitoba using three measures: self-assessed personal health, reported improvements in family finances, hope for the community's economy. Scroll down to page 69 to read article.
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Voices of the Grandmothers: Reclaiming a Metis Heritage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Welsh
Canadian Literature, no. 131, Discourse in Early Canada, Winter, 1991, pp. 15-24
Description
Author recounts her search for information about her female ancestors. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 15 to read article.
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Wahbung: Our Tomorrows

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Tribes of Manitoba
Description
Position paper discusses past treaties and treaty obligations and argues that the Federal government should renegotiate to redress past violations of Aboriginal rights.
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Water Ethics for First Nations and Biodiversity in Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Examines three issues: need to establish stronger legal and ethical frameworks, need to raise biodiversity/water security profile, need to improve cross-cultural understanding.
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"We Have Kept Our Part of the Treaty": The Anishinaabe Understanding of Treaty #3

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council Treaty #3
Description
Discusses discrepancies between what had been promised in the agreement and what was later published by the Canadian government, and the government's actions after it was signed. Focuses on education, fishing, hunting, mineral, forestry, and wild plant rights, assistance for agriculture, and self-government.
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"We See Hard Times Ahead of Us": York Factory and Indigenous Life in the Western Hudson Bay Region, 1880-1925

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 434-460
Description
"This article traces the transformation of the Muskego Cree and the Métis peoples of the district from independent traders, hunters, and wage labourers to a colonized people with diminished economic opportunities."
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We Were Children

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tim Wolochatiuk
Jason Sherman
Kyle Irving
Lisa Meeches
David Christensen ... [et al.]
Description
Film about the Canadian government's residential school system as experienced by two children, their stories and the lasting after-effects. WARNING: Contains disturbing content. Duration: 83:05. Accompanying Facilitators Guide.
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