Manitoba

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, 2009.

Resource for exploring realistic and practical environmental economic opportunities.

Book review of: Creating Space by Verna J. Kirkness.

Examines government policy in the period 1870-1885 which forced both geographic redistribution and curtailed the traditional Aboriginal ways of life in the midst of rapidly changing ecological and economic conditions.

Explores land-based education through interviews with six Swampy Cree Elders from Northern Manitoba. Five themes emerged: counseling from the Elders, traditional teachings, ceremonies, and a connection to the land.

Lessons from A Cree Phrase Book, developed for the Indian Metis Project for Careers in Teacher Education (IMPACTE) at Brandon University for use by non-Cree speakers and is based on the dialects of Manitoba.

Book review of: Cree: Language of the Plains/nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pikiskwēwin by Jean Okimāsis and Solomon Ratt.

Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

A discussion on the decolonization through Indigenous justice programs and the use of Indigenous knowledge to foster crime prevention among Indigenous youth.

Recalls the efforts of Louis Riel which lead to the creation of Manitoba in the 1870s.

Provides a summary and recommendations of smart practices to the BC government regarding an Aboriginal Businesses Directory, and discusses current initiatives regarding Aboriginal procurement in Canadian government and non-government organizations.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2003.

Suggests two areas that need further research for Aboriginal people with end stage renal disease to increase their health outcomes and quality of life.

Discusses results of three-year study involving people from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic region. Information gathered through 35 semi-structured interviews, 11 focus groups, and interviews with eight medical and support professionals.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2004. Explores concept of self-government with Cree Elders in northern Manitoba and discusses a Framework Agreement Initiative of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

Looks at community planning involving cultural traditions and the land from a First Nations perspective. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Results based on interviews with 12 Aboriginal women who worked in five different forest processing mills.

Discusses the impact of Western civilization on Aboriginal peoples in the Lake Winnipeg area.

Compilation of three stories originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press in 1930.

Draws on historical documents retrieved from Libraries and Archives Canada to reconstruct the narrative of the mass murder that occurred in 1873 near Battle Creek. Challenges the sources which name the date as May 1, asserting that it was June 1 based on trial testimony; examines press coverage following the event. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.

Discussion on racism between health care professionals and Native patients.

Study conducted to evaluate health outcomes when undergoing kidney replacement therapy.

Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Looks into what progress has been made towards encouraging and supporting First Nations Schools to undertake sustainability programming and initiatives.

Perspective on maintaining or regaining balance discussed in relation to individual as well the relationship between tradition and the administration of justice in Canada. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Examines some of the steps taken, and the successes and challenges of making midwifery care available to women, particularly for those who live outside of Winnipeg.

Suggests guidelines to better reach advantaged and disadvantaged portions of the population.

Sample for study consisted of 31,557 Registered First Nations adults 20 or older selected using the Manitoba administrative health data (1987-1999). It concluded that while First Nations people are at higher risk for fracture, the causal factors were unclear, and further study was needed to evaluate possible explanatory variables. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Northlands Denesuline First Nation (NDFN) identified the need to revisit their level of knowledge and preparedness for responding to the increasing rates of HIV; article describes the use of a community readiness assessment tool (CRA) to evaluate current readiness levels and guide planning for culturally appropriate interventions and programmes.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2012

Evaluation found shortcomings in planning, monitoring and reporting processes, identifying Aboriginal students, and support for school division delivery of education initiatives.

Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Botany Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Gives background information on events which led to the attack on a Métis woman for alleged immoral behaviour in 1850.

Examines the discrimination and devaluation of Métis and other Aboriginal persons in Canada, especially those in the correctional system, and includes recommendations for changes to the justice system.

Comments on the development of an experimental mining community model.