Winnipeg

File contains opening remarks by Senator Dave Barron regarding his impoverished childhood, his father's service in World War 1, and his own service in World War 2. Barron discusses the contributions of Metis veterans to Canada, and stresses the need for Metis to celebrate their unique history, a history he sees as rooted in the Red River area. Barron also expresses his hope that the Commission will benefit his people.

File contains opening remarks by Senator Fred L'Hirondelle. Included are observations on his service in the Armed Forces and the need for the Commission to address veteran's issues.

File contains opening remarks by Johnny Epoo(via a translator) who represents Inuit from northern Quebec in land claims negotiations. He speaks about the Elders from his part of Canada and their concerns regarding the education system in its current state and how it could be improved. Epoo also discusses social problems like suicide, chronic welfare, problems with the RCMP, general poverty, and the need to look towards the future rather than dwelling excessively on the past.

File contains concluding and opening remarks by Justice Sinclair. The closing remarks direct participants from the morning session to lunch. The opening remarks introduce the afternoon session which is an informal opportunity for the Elders of the Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal community present at the Winnipeg sitting to introduce themselves and say whatever they would like to say to the Commissioners about any issue they choose to address.

File contains opening remarks by Leetia Tookaie (via a translator) regarding taxation, social programs, rent, hunting and fishing in the north.

File contains opening remarks by Menno Wiebe of the Mennonite Central Committee. Wiebe discusses how Mennonite aid workers overseas always get asked what they are doing for the First peoples of their own country, and how this often sparks their interest in the struggles of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Wiebe also relates what he sees as signs of hope for Aboriginal peoples, and how they have successfully organized against hostile state and economic forces in the recent past at places like James Bay.

File contains opening remarks by Michael Thrasher of Victoria, B.C. Thrasher relates his experiences of learning from Elders, engaging people across the country in addressing addictions and culture reclamation issues, the importance of solidarity amongst Status Indian, Metis, Non-status Indian, and Inuit peoples, the reality of racism and discrimination in Canadian society, and the need for people to be committed to addressing these issues rather than just involved with them.

File contains opening remarks by Peter Katuk(via a translator) regarding the situation for Inuit people in the Northwest Territories: the struggle for survival, his own birth in an igloo in 1921, how life is a learning experience, how the Inuit people have been left out of Canada, how the Cree and the Hudson Bay Company were condescending and bossy to the Inuit, an incident between his father and the RCMP who made his father relocate his home from Repulse Bay, the need to amend what Katuk describes as the defeat of Aboriginal people in Canada, how his people assisted southerners who came to th

File contains opening remarks by Ruth Skead of Raw Portage, Ontario. Skead relates how the way of life for her First Nation has changed over her life time, and the importance of learning about her culture as a way to survive.

File contains opening remarks by Samaria Reynolds of The Pas, Manitoba. She touches on a variety of issues including education accessibility, medical care for northerners, her own disability and the issues that has raised for her, issues arising with her reinstatement under Bill C31 (which gave many Aboriginal women back their Status under the Indian Act), her children and grandchildren and the experiences they've faced, the problem of youth suicide, and the importance of learning from Elders.

File contains opening remarks by Senator Edward Head. Head discusses his Metis origins and gives an overview of his family's story from the time it left St. Norbert, Manitoba, to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, back to northern Manitoba and his home community of Granville Lake.

File contains opening remarks by Silpa Edmunds(via a translator, in addition to a few in English) regarding the economic and cultural problems faced by her people in Labrador and her hopes that the Commission will address these issues. She reiterates some of Boas Jararace's concerns, and also adds the problems of alcoholism, family breakdown, and a loss of cultural identity amongst Inuit, First Nations and Metis people in Labrador. Edmunds is an Inuit woman from Hopedale, Labrador.

File contains opening remarks by Stan McKay from Fisher River, Manitoba. McKay relates that his expectations for the Commission are not as high as previous presenters as his life experiences, including a stint in residential school, have made him cynical about such endeavours. He also expresses grave doubts about the presence of political will to make changes in Canada. That said, McKay expresses his hope that the Commission can be an educational opportunity for all Canadians, Aboriginal and Non, to right the wrongs of the past and work for a better future.

File contains opening remarks by Vital Morin of Ile A La Crosse, Saskatchewan. Morin discusses his own life including a stint in World War 2, and his actions in helping to organize the Metis Society of Saskatchewan, how the Metis were overlooked by government, hunting rights, and his hope that the Commission will lead to concrete action on behalf of Metis people.

This file contains a round table discussion from a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Wednesday, June 2, 1993.

Evaluation of program targeted at Aboriginal youth from urban schools in Winnipeg's high-poverty areas. Purpose is to provide resources that allow access to traditional teachings, foster connections to ancestry, and establish better relationships.

Results of interviews conducted with 54 youth aged 14-19 and 10 key informants from the community.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Explores urban citizenship and the pursuit of self-determination. Provides recommendations for improvement.

Outlines the legislative framework for provision of First Nations child and family services in Manitoba, assesses the actions and procedures of Sagkeeng Child and Family Services, and examines the circumstances surrounding toddler's death, which took place while in the care of his great aunt. Public release version.

Preliminary findings from a youth mentoring program involving high school youth designing and delivering programs for children in an elementary school in Winnipeg.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2013.

Discusses successful writing project of grade five students in Winnipeg who collaborated with parents to write about the parent's life experiences in a positive way.

Looks at challenges faced by programs in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Winnipeg, 2018.

The Reader gathers texts with differing perspectives to narrate the "battle" between armed settlers and armed Métis buffalo hunters on June 19th, 1816. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 73.

Public Health Thesis (M.P.H.)--Lakehead University, 2012.

Interesting facts about this area of Winnipeg - the people, water routes, role of the horse and the buffalo, and the work involved.

Examines how sport and recreation were constructed in the Public Use Facilities Study and the Winnipeg Free Press, and how these events reinforced the boundaries between those who do not have access to sport and those who do.

Finds addressing the problem based on need perpetuates an old model of charity, failing to recognize there the larger issue of socio-economic disparity and need to incorporate self-determination and self-government into programming.

Study outlines the general situation, discusses four case studies (Lu’ma Native Housing Society, Vancouver; Corporation Waskahegen, Quebec; Métis Urban Housing Association of Saskatchewan; Kinew Housing, Winnipeg) and makes recommendations.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.

Book review of: Solutions that Work edited by Jim Silver.

Project consisted of analysis of print media coverage and interviews. Five topics came to the forefront: leadership, mothering, families and transitioning out of sex work, ethical and effective service, and the media.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Examines progress on the Calls to Action published in the previous year's report and results of survey of Winnipeg school divisions and faculties of education in Manitoba with respect to school trustee representation, number of Indigenous teachers, employment equity policies, staff profile, student profile, and student enrollment in Bachelor of Education programs.

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Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.