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Mukluks and Moccasins: A Manitoba Success Story

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine McIntyre
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 18
Description

Looks at two Métis entrepreneurs whose company, Manitoba Mukluks, employs 50 Aboriginal workers and sells their product worldwide.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Murphy Diary

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
George B. Murphy
Description
Extracts from the diary of George B. Murphy, of Qu'Appelle, transport officer of the Battleford Column, Second Division of the North West Field Force, sent out to suppress the 1885 resistance. Entries from March 17 - July 16, 1885. Entries mostly include communications regarding troop movements.
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[Nancy Greyeyes: A Sacred Walk for Future Generations]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Nancy Greyeyes
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with a participant of a march to Parliament Hill in support of the Idle No More movement opposing Bill C-45. Duration: 28:53.
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Native Women Challenged for Speaking Out

Articles » General
Herizons, vol. 6, no. 2, July 31, 1992, pp. 13-[?]
Description
Discusses charges of political interference brought by chiefs and band officials against the Aboriginal Women's Unity Coalition for speaking out on violence against women on reserves.
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Ndaawin Project

Alternate Title
Building the Evidence. Evaluation Summaries ; 2007-ES-13
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Crime Prevention Centre
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Neighbourhood Effects and Levels of Concentration for Aboriginal People in Large Cities in Canada

Alternate Title
Neighborhood Effects and Concentration Levels of Aboriginal People in Large Canadian Cities
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 08-010
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Oksana Starchenko
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Study looked at four main outcomes that could be either positive or negative: emergence or maintenance of distinct cultures, changes in access to employment and quality of services, and attitudes toward an area. Includes both research highlight and full report.
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Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lori Lewis
Laura Robinson
Description
Presents play FrontRunners by Laura Robinson about segregation and abuse in residential school, the Aboriginal teenage boys selected to run 800 kilometers carrying the torch for the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, and the apology by the province thirty-two years later. Duration: 47:27 Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunner Study Guide. Lesson Plan.
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North End Food Assessment Report Winnipeg

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Malabar
Kaye Grant
Description
Assessment focuses on developing a community profile of the local food system in order to provide a base for capacity building for food related security initiatives. Related material: Appendices.
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Once Upon a Time in the Big City

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristine Sinclair
Visions, vol. 5, no. 1, Aboriginal People, Summer, 2008, pp. 19-20
Description

Presents a story of a top student turned drug addict and how she turned her life around.

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Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
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Parallaxe: Celebrating the Provencher Bridge

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Author/Creator
Terrance Heath
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 86-89
Description
Review of the exhibition curated by Marie Bouchard, which celebrated the reconstruction of a bridge in St. Boniface, Manitoba, event included performance of Collette Jacques of northern Ontario.
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Pekiwewin (Coming Home): Clinical Guidelines for Health and Social Service Providers Working with Indigenous People Experiencing Homelessness: Executive Summary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jesse Thistle
Nancy Laliberte
Gary Bloch
Michelle Firestone
Andrew Bond
Janet Smylie
Maria Campbell]
Description
Research focused on data collection in Saskatoon and Winnipeg and consisted of literature review, interviews with people with lived experience of homelessness, and service providers. Concludes with four protocols based on situating one's self, visiting - Keeoukaywin, hospitality, and treating people as you would treat your own relative.
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Pioneers of Rupert's Land

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Author/Creator
Pioneers of Rupert's Land
Description
Papers written by the Pioneers of Rupert's Land Executive Committee regarding who they were and there claims regarding rights. The Pioneers of Rupert's Land was an advocacy and commemorative organization composed of the white settlers (and some of there descendants) of Rupert's Land who resided there prior to the transfer to Canada in 1870. These papers discuss their scrip claims, and problems with receiving what they regarded as promised to them under the Manitoba and Northwest Territories acts. Includes some discussion of Metis scrip in relation as well.
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Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children

Alternate Title
Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children: Speaking Notes for a Presentation to the Sub-committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities House of Com
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselmann
Description
Study on public policy involving Aboriginal people in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
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Portrait of Louis Riel.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Duffin
Simon and Co.
Description
An oval portrait of Louis Riel, taken in Winnipeg around 1873.
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