Manitoba

Discussion of the Manitoba Act which enabled the devolution of responsibility for child and family services to First Nations and Métis communities.

Chapter 14, vol. 1 of the Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba.

Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.

Contends that childcare is an essential service needed in post-secondary institutions and should be considered as important as other tools for learning.

Comments on the importance of early identification and intervention of childhood obesity.

Website includes photographs of students, staff, and buildings, and histories of United Church-run schools.

Studies report that substance abuse is a major factor in the origin of disability in many children and there is a strong need for culturally appropriate FASD prevention programs.

Analysis of sexual and social networks to help control sexually transmitted disease.

Material presented as exhibit 53 from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.

Tataskweyak Cree Nation calls for federal government to recognize First Nations' rights.

Environment and Geography Thesis (M.Env.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

Study results of K-12 classrooms determine that teachers should be provided with more instruction to help them accommodate the exceptional student.

Examines Indian Treaties and section 12 of the Natural Resources Transfer agreements.

Explores a project that demonstrates how climate change is affecting First Nations in the boreal region of Canada, and look at the impacts of climate change on traditional foods and medicines at the Black River First Nation.

Presents climate change and adaptation guidebooks to help First Nations plan to avoid, minimize or adapt to impacts caused by climate change.

Presents climate change and adaptation guidebooks to help First Nations plan to avoid, minimize or adapt to impacts caused by climate change.

Suggests there could be large economic gains from further investments to improve Aboriginal education.

Argues that the provincial government must relinquish control over natural resources on unoccupied Crown land and share power with First Nations in order to ensure a strong and viable economy for Northern Manitoba.

Compilation of archival material.

Links to results of meetings held in 26 rural, First Nations, and Métis communities.

Project examined two questions: Is the co-operative model feasible for rural and Aboriginal communities in western Canada? If so, what is needed to develop and support these co-operatives?

Discussion of alternation between two or more languages, or dialects, in a single conversation.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2007.

Discusses factors that influence value and output such as provenance, market location, and producer-collector (consumer) interactions.

Examines the official attitudes and actions of the Colonial Office regarding native policy.

Argues that there is a strong association between colonization history of First Nations peoples and their state of health and well-being.

Ryan McMahon travels across Ontario talking to Indigenous leaders, lawyers, historians, researchers and policy makers about the building of roads and the effects on Indigenous people and their land. Includes stories about isolation from people of Shoal Lake 40. Duration: 44:07.

Discusses traditional hearings, Elder assisted hearings and community hearings. Duration: 25:09.

Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert leaflet seeking funds to hold a celebration in St. Norbert, MB in [1985]relating to Manitoba entering Confederation in 1870, with Louis Riel and Father Noel-Joseph Ritchot being hailed as Fathers of Confederation because of their roles.

Outlines distinctions between the way of life of Plains and Wood Cree peoples in 1862-3; excerpted from The North-West Passage by Land.

Background to the Commission's role in enumerating Métis entitled to land, followed by transcript of Chief Commissioner's account of its activities.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1998.

"...support document for schools or regions in the Western provinces and the territories wishing to develop curricula, learning resources or strategies dealing with Aboriginal languages".

Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.

Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.

Looks into 6 suicides in a span of 3 months in an isolated northern Manitoba First Nations community.

Key goal was to create forum for dialogue between residents, communities, organizations, health providers and health authorities.

Looks at the findings of a study aiming to identify barriers that support or impede northern residents' ability to access health care.

Comments on the unacceptability of the high rate of food insecurity, the lack of safe drinking water, the need for healthy, and other necessary infrastructure for healthy living.

Looks at the possible impact of the Keeyask Hydroelectric project on the Indigenous communities in the region.

Provides information on a process to evaluate current and future health needs and programs, enable the establishment of priorities and then facilitate the planning and implementation.

Survey (done in 2000) of prisoners, their families, community representatives and service providers was conducted to discover what supports and services were needed while the men were incarnated and upon their release.

Discusses the Board's role as an interjurisdictional forum for discussion of ecological issues that are difficult for stakeholders to resolve.

Paper uses qualitative description to examine the way that community settings act as determinants on tuberculosis (TB) detection and rates among Indigenous peoples. Researchers found delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis to be high in urban centers, while issues of shame and stigma were prominent in rural and remote communities, low levels of TB knowledge were present in all communities.

Section by section analysis of the child welfare Act endorsed by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the proposed federal legislation.

Study shows staff attitudes toward out-patient therapy resulted in shorter hospital stays and fewer follow up appointments for Indian and Métis patients when compared with control patients (non-Indian, non-Métis) in the Psychiatric Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.