Ontario

Rules and Regulations of the Mississaguas of the Credit

E-Books
Author/Creator
Mississaguas of the Credit
Description
Contains bylaws of the Mississaguas of the Credit and is a certified copy of a report of a Committee of the Privy Council, which was approved by the Governor General in Council on the 24th of October, 1884.
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Sacred Circle Planned for Summer of 2009

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 9, November 2008, p. 8
Description
Highlights the sixth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle, a national gathering, held Aug. 9 to 15, 2009 at Port Elgin, Ontario.
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Sacred Walk Wraps Up at Ottawa Reception

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art Babych
Diane Paquette
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 9, October 1998, p. n/a
Description
Presents the people from the Diocese of Keewatin and their 6,500 kilometre walk for healing that ended at Parliament Hill.
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A Safe Distance

Alternate Title
The Next Step
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tina Horne
Description
Short documentary about services offered to battered women in the communities of Portage La Prairie and Thompson, Manitoba and the West Bay Reserve, Ontario. Duration: 27:40.
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Safety of Drinking Water Supplying Off-Reserve Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario

Alternate Title
Part II of the Walkerton Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association (OMAA)
Description
Focuses on issues facing Métis settlements, particularly water testing, treatment, and maintenance, and regulatory framework for single wells. Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.
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Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Huronia Historical Parks
Description
Beginning 400 years ago as a French Catholic mission along Georgian Bay, this historic landmark reflects that culture and time. Website includes tourist information and educational programs.
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The Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project: Design, Methods and Lessons Learned

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony J. G. Hanley
Stewart B. Harris
Annette Barnie
Joel Gittelsohn
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Alexander Logan
Bernard Zinman
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. [149-156]
Description
Methodology used in a prevalence study of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the aboriginal population of an isolated northwestern Ontario community.
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Scents of Place: The Dysplacement of a First Nations Community in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Davis Jackson
American Anthropologist, vol. 113, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 606-618
Description
Looks at the feeling of displacement the residents of Anishinaabek First Nations community in Ontario experience on their ancestral landscape due to extraordinary levels of pollution.
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School Nurse's Diary an Archival Treasure

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 2, January 2008, p. 7
Description
Looks at the 1956-1957 diary of nurse Sarah Elizabeth Page, who worked at the Moose Fort Residential School in Ontario.
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Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: Final Project Report

Alternate Title
Project Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2002-4
Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: NCE-SFMN Project: Combining Scientific and First Nations' Knowledge for the Management and Harvest of Traditional an
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fikret Berkes
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Tracy Ruta
John Sinclair
Description
Presents a model for cooperative research between First Nation harvesters and scientific researchers that builds upon the contributions of both science and local/indigenous knowledge towards multi-functional and biologically diverse landscapes.
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Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in James Bay, Ontario: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Maberley
Hugh Walker
Anita Koushik
Alan Cruess
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 168, no. 2, January 21, 2003, pp. 160-164
Description
Compares two screening programs that ran concurrently for 5 years. Findings indicated the camera-based program was more cost effective than the specialist-based option.
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Screening for Type-2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Children in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Dean
T. Kue Young
Bertha Flett
Pauline Wood-Steiman
Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9139, November 7, 1998, pp. 1523-1524
Description
Outlines a study conducted of schoolchildren in the remote Ojibwa-Cree community of St Teresa Point First Nation to detect early signs of type-2 diabetes, and recommends screening for all people aged 7 years and older.
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The Secret Path

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gord Downie
Jeff Lemire
Mike Downie
Description
Animated film about Chanie Wenjack who died in 1966 trying to get back to Ogoki Post from Cecilia Jeffrey residential school in Kenora, Ontario. Includes post-show live panel on the road to reconciliation. Melanie Nepinak Hadley introduces panel that speaks to the video and reconciliation at large. Video duration:46:15. Panel discussion starts at 59:45.
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Secret Path: Lesson Planning Templates

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Edmonton Public Schools, First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Education
Description

Includes links to series of brief lesson plans highlighting themes of awareness, acknowledgement, atonement, action and understanding and accompanying power points, student workbook and residential schools project.

Designed for use with the graphic novel and movie about Charlie Wenjack, a twelve-year-old who died while running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario in 1966.

For use with junior high school students.

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A Selective Bibliography of the Mohawk People

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Larry Garrow
Richard Jock
Ray Cooke
Description

Approximately 343 sources, dated from 1762 through 1972, focusing on the St. Regis Reservation in New York, but equally applicable to Mohawks of Akwesasne in Ontario and Quebec. Citations are arranged by subject and subdivided by author.

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Self-management and Self-direction in the Success of Native Literacy Learners

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christianna Jones
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 45-54
Description
Discusses the Seven Grandfathers' Teachings of the Ojibway and how it was incorporated into the M'Chigeeng Literacy and Basic Skills full-time program at M'Chigeeng First Nations of Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
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Serious Complications for Patients, Care Providers and Policy Makers: Tackling the Structural Violence of First Nations People Living with Diabetes in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marion A. Maar
Darrel Manitowabi
Danusia Gzik
Lorrilee McGregor
Cheri Corbiere
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-16
Description
A study partnership on Manitoulin Island between Indigenous communities, researchers and health boards identifies the barriers stopping effective self-managed health care for diabetes.
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Settler Colonialism and First Nations e-Communities in Northwestern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
Peter Campbell
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]
Description

Focuses on how the Keewaytinook Okimakanak organization allows member First Nations to maintain community ownership and control of technological infrastructure.

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Sex Trafficking of Indigenous Women in Ontario

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Women's Association
Description
Broad overview of the problem as well as discussion of initiatives being undertaken in various jurisdictions, and set of recommendations.
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Sexual Partnering and Risk of HIV/STD among Aboriginals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander McKay
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, vol. 8, no. 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 143-144
Description
Ontario study reports high risk rates for Aboriginal people living both off and on reserves.
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Sexual Partnering and Risk of HIV/STD among Aboriginals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liviana M. Calzavara
Sandra L. Bullock
Ted Myers
Victor W. Marshall
Rhonda Cockerill
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 90, no. 3, May/June 1999, pp. 186-191
Description
Study reports how sexual behaviour poses a risk for HIV/STD infection among Aboriginals living both on and off reserves.
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Sexy Health Carnival on the Powwow Trail: HIV Prevention by and for Indigenous Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Alexa Lesperance
Sarah Flicker
Carmen Logie
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 159-176
Description
Introduces a peer-led pilot intervention that takes a strengths-based approach to promoting Indigenous youth sexual health in a culturally safe context.
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