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Bones Beneath

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darlene Coward Wight
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 40-41
Curatorial notes for an exhibition of the same name mounted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2002. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James S. Frideres
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 184-185
Book review of: Aboriginal Self-Government in Urban Areas: Proceedings of a Workshop, May 25 and 26, 1994 edited by Evelyn Peters.
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Building on Our Strengths: Aboriginal Youth Wellness in Canada’s North

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; January 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-193]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Focuses on strategies which balance physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. Includes three case studies: Winnipeg Aboriginal Sports Achievement Centre North, Makimautiksat Youth Wellness and Empowerment Camp, and Government of the Northwest Territories’ Take a Kid Trapping program.
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"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Métis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River

Alternate Title
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Metis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Eccectica, vol. 2003, no. 2, Métis Issue, August 2003
Author provides some information and history about the Anglophone Métis community in the areas in and around what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Can University/Community Collaboration Create Spaces for Aboriginal Reconciliation? Case Study of the Healing of The Seven Generations and Four Directions Community Projects and Wilfrid Laurier University

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ginette Lafrenière
Papa Lamine Diallo
Donna Dubie
Lou Henry
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 53-66
Illustrates two community-based projects that were developed because of four people who believed in the project.
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Centre Takes the Frustration Out of Post-Secondary Blues

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 5, September 2001, p. 11

Focuses on the three week orientation program offered by the Aboriginal Student Centre and how the centre has helped students make a successful transition into the university community.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.

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Chapter 2: Partners' Context, Worldviews and Evaluation Process

Alternate Title
Keeyask Generation Project: Environmental Impact Statement: Response to EIS Guidelines
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership
Chapter in the report Keeyask Generation Project: Environmental Impact Statement: Response to EIS Guidelines by Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership. Looks at the development of principles and processes for the environmental impact statement for the Keeyask Generation Project.
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Community Economic Development With Neechi Foods: Impact on Aboriginal Fishers in Northern Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Durdana Islam
Shirley Thompson
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 2-7
Looks at a successful co-op which sells fresh bannock, wild rice, wild blueberries, freshwater fish and other Indigenous specialty foods as well as crafts, books and music. [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.]
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Community Learning and University Policy: An Inner-City University Goes Back to School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd Axworthy
Linda DeRiviere
Jennifer Moore Rattray
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2016, pp. 1-20
Comments on how an inner-city university has used internal policies and programs to help support the self-determination of Indigenous peoples and provides an overview of the positive outcomes of these initiatives.
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Community Well-Being Among the Registered Indian and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Winnipeg: Trends Over Time and Spatial Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
Chris Penney
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 24-45
Findings indicate the CWB Index allows improved comprehension of socioeconomic composition of specific geographic areas of a specific community.
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Comparative Analysis of Coloured Gangs in Cape Town and Indigenous Gangs on Canada’s Prairies: Connecting Localized Opposition to Globalized Grievances Through Street Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dariusz Dziewanski
Robert Henry
Critical Criminology , vol. 31, no. 1, 2023, pp. 239 -258

Discusses how discrimination, disenfranchisement, and disempowerment creates the environment that make gangs a enticing option for coloured and Indigenous people in South Africa and Canada.  

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Complex Poverty and Home-Grown Solutions in Two Prairie Cities

Alternate Title
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jim Silver
Looks at ways to move towards the goal of eliminating spatially concentrated racialized poverty in Prairie cities. Chapter 11 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies edited by S. McKay, D. Fuchs, I. Brown.
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[Consolidated Sinclair Inquest Transcripts]

Alternate Title
[Transcripts: Inquest into the Death of Brian Sinclair]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[D. Frayer
Christa Big Canoe
Timothy J. Preston
Murray Trachtenberg
Vilko Zbogar ... et al.]
Brian Sinclair was a 45-year-old Aboriginal man who died after sitting for 34 hours waiting for medical attention at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre's emergency department.
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Counter Propagandist

Articles » General
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 12-13
Conversation with Winnipeg artist Blair Marten and commentary on his body of work.
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Cultural Ambassador: Alex Alikashuak

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Fox
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 11-13
Profile of an Inuit carver who promotes his work as well as the work of others. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 11.
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A Cultural Approach to Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation: Observations from Year One

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
Joannie Halas
vol. 4

Reports on first year of three-year research study conducted in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Discusses context, methods and training and mentoring activities.

Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Culturally Relevant Teacher Education: A Canadian Inner-City Case

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 24, no. 4, 1999, pp. 369-382
Overview of teacher education program that focuses on "supporting academic achievement, maintaining cultural competence and developing critical consciousness " in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Decolonization through Collaborative Filmmaking: Sharing Stories from the Heart

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Carlson
Gladys Rowe
Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
Sarah Story
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
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Decolonizing Schools

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather-jane Robertson
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 16, no. 4, Summer, 2007, pp. 191--[?]
Commentary on the report Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools published by the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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Decolonizing the University: What Can We Do?

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
University of Manitoba
[Deborah Young
Robina Thomas
Linc Kesler
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux]
Panel looks at "Creating Pathways to Indigenous Achievement", one of five priorities in the University of Manitoba's five-year strategic plan. Duration: 1:47:20.
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Defining Food Security for Urban Aboriginal People: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaime Cidro
Evelyn Peters
Jim Sinclair
Using Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a case study, looked at concept of food security, challenges of maintaining access to culturally valued food, and made recommendations concerning policy which would facilitate access. Information gathered through interviews and focus groups.
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Developing a Culturally Responsive School Division: Final Report

Alternate Title
Developing a Culturally Responsive School Division: An Aboriginal Education Research Network Grant
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatoon Public Schools
Outlines background and purpose of the study, and reports on establishing an advisory committee and the principles developed in consultation with it, knowledge gathered through international, national and local site visits, and practices in place at Princess Alexandra Community School and Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon.
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