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Interweaving Aboriginal/Indigenous Rights with Urban Citizenship: A View From the Winnipeg Low-Cost Housing Sector, Canada

Alternate Title
Interweaving Aboriginal / Indigenous Rights with Urban Citizenship: A View From the Winnipeg Low-Cost Housing Sector, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Walker
Citizenship Studies, vol. 10, no. 4, September 2006, pp. 391-411
Description
Comments on the move toward low cost housing following the discontinuation of Federal social housing programs in 1993.
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Is Winnipeg's Aboriginal Population Ghettoized?

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tom Carter]
Description
Study looked at racial segregation patterns using the index of dissimilarity and statistics from the 2001 Census. Concluded that levels of segregation were modest and that the American ghetto model did not apply.
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"John A. MacDonald, Confederation and the West"

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains a copy of a speech given to the Manitoba Historical Society by Donald G. Creighton called "John A. MacDonald, Confederation and the West." It was given on January 11, 1967-the anniversary of Sir John's birthday. Creighton was concerned about the division of Canada through what he called growing misinterpretations of our history as bi-cultural.
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KC Adams Stares Down Stereotypes against Aboriginal People

Alternate Title
q [Radio Program] ; March 18, 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
KC Adams
Jelena Adzic
Description
Interview with artist about portrait series Perceptions, which addresses racism. Describes portraits taken of Aboriginal people in two lights. Duration: 19:57.
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Kivalliq Inuit Centre Boarding Home and the Provision of Prenatal Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen M. Lawford
Audrey R. Giles
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32213
Description
Priorities to improve maternal child health in Nunavut prompted a pilot prenatal education class offered to pregnant Nunavummiut women who had been evacuated to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children

Alternate Title
[Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry Report]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ted Hughes
Description
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair, a five-year-old First Nations child who was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend. Specifically investigated whether the child welfare system had been negligent. Access to Volume 2 Access to Volume 3
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Legacy of Residential Schools: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

Alternate Title
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Andrea J. Williams
Description
Describes the findings of the Sisters in Spirit initiative and work with grieving families. Chapter from From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools edited by Marlene Brant Castellano.
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Life on Victor Street

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kirby Hammond
Description
Documentary shot over two years about an Aboriginal teenager living in west end Winnipeg coping with everyday life in his neighborhood. Duration: 30:00.
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Little Red Spirit, Aboriginal Head Start Program

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Description
Assessment of program for children between three and six which is based on six key components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support, and parental involvement.
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Live-In Family Enhancement (LIFE): A Comprehensive Program for Healing and Family Reunification

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence Deane
Jenna Glass
Inez Vystrcil-Spence
Javier Mignone
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2018, pp. [35]-49
Description
Summarizes the evaluation report of program run by Métis Child, Family, and Community Services in Winnipeg. Aimed at family reunification, the program involves parents and children moving into a full-time foster home with comprehensive support including parenting skills, household management, social support, sobriety, financial stability and employability. Paper briefly describes outcomes, relates these to literature review, describes innovative funding model, and discuses program's potential as prevention tool.
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Louis Riel / Manitoban / 1844-1885 - Booklet. - 1971.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Lionel Dorge
Description
Booklet on the life of Louis Riel up to the Red River Resistance (1869-1870), commissioned by the Manitoba Centennial Corporation in 1971 in honour of a new monument of Riel, which is located on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. Louis Riel is regarded as the founder of the province of Manitoba. Booklet in English / French.
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Louis Riel / Part One - W.O. Mitchell.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
W.O. Mitchell
Maclean's Magazine, February 01, 1952
Description
Part one of W.O. Mitchell's article on the life of Louis Riel, from his Manitoba childhood to college life in Montreal, to the Frog Lake Massacre in April 1885.
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Manitobah Mukluks

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief business case study discusses development of the company which produces traditional-style mukluks in a modern factory setting.
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Mass Testing and Underdevelopment of Inner-City Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-64
Description
Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.
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Measuring Progress, Strengthening Governance, and Promoting Positive Change: Developing Sustainability Indicators with Winnipeg's First Nations Community

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 8
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
Exploring the Urban Landscape
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Christa Rust
Description
Describes community-level project which partnered the International Institute for Sustainable Development with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.
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Les memoires de Louis Schmidt. 8 Juin 1911.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Le Patriote
Louis Schmidt
Description
Louis Schmidt's memoirs and addendum provide an autobiographical account of his life, the plight of the Metis and their grievances, the causes of the Red River Resistance of 1869-1870, his secretarial responsibilities with Louis Riel, and the struggle leading to the establishment of Manitoba as a province. The memoirs were published in Le Patriote, no. 14, 8 Juin 1911.
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Métis Children and Families, and the Child Welfare System: An Urban Winnipeg Perspective: Prepared For Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Métis Federation
Métis Child and Family Services Authority
Judy Mayer
Billie Schibler
Description
Presentation to Phase Three of the Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair. Inquiry looked into how the Manitoba child welfare system had failed to protect the five-year-old girl.
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Migration, Mobility and the Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Two-Spirit/LGBTQ People: Findings from a Winnipeg Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Ristock
Art Zoccole
Lisa Passante
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. 5-34
Description
Examines experiences of moving and the impact on health and acceptance. Also recommends resources for services to aid in the transition.
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The Migration of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Prairie Context: Policy and Program Implications to Support Urban Movers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre. Elizabeth Wall-Wieler
Geography Research Forum, vol. 33, Special Issue: Housing Policies for Ethnic Minorities in Developed Societies, 2013, pp. 38-63
Description
Study conducted in Winnipeg focuses on factors which contributed to decision to move, service utilization patterns upon arrival, and decision to remain in the city. Argues that that more attention should be paid to mobility, in particular the reasons for the circular pattern of movement between urban centres and home communities.
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The Missing and the Murdered

Alternate Title
16x9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rinelle Harper
Tyson Grisdale
Lauren McNabb
Thelma Favel
Perry Bellegarde
Bernadette Smith
Description
Focuses on the story of Rinelle Harper, a Winnipeg teenager who was attacked and left for dead, and other families affected by the issue. Duration: 13:27.
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Missing Artifacts Lead to Auditor General's Scrutiny

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 4, August 2002, p. 7,20
Description

Anthropology Museum of the University of Winnipeg failed to follow appropriate protocols and procedures for repatriation of artifacts.

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

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Missing: The Documentary

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Animikii Films
Young Jibwe
John Fox
Quese IMC
Gladys Radek
Robbie Madsen
Melissa Spence
Myrna Abraham
Civilian Media Productions
Description
Family members, entertainers and organizer of the Walk 4 Justice discuss the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Duration: 54:35.
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Moving Forward Together: Aboriginal Health Programs Strategy 2011- 2016

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Health Programs Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Description
Outlines program's five strategic directions: enhances patient experiences and access, improve quality and integration, foster public engagement, awareness and communication, support a positive work environment, enhance structure and sustainability.
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