Housing, Long Term Care Facilities, and Services for Homeless and Low-Income Urban Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series; 04-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed.
Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.
INDIGENA: A Native Curator's Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald R. McMaster
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Fall, 1992, pp. 66-73
Description
Author comments on the exhibition mounted by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1992 and issues concerning the Aboriginal artistic community in general, such as being the subject or object, rather than the observer.
Indigenous Governance in Winnipeg and Ottawa: Making Space for Self-Determination
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Tomiak
Aboriginal Policy Research
Description
Paper uses interview data to illustrate the constraints faced by Aboriginal organizations when attempting to deliver services and address priorities in their communities.
Inuit Identities, Language, and Territoriality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Diversite Urbaine, vol. 8, Special Issue: Plurilinguisme et identites au Canada, Autumn, 2008, pp. 91-108
Description
Discuses how the use of Inuktitut, French, and English languages affect linguistic and social-cultural identities in Nunavik and Ottawa.
Inuktitut in Ontario: Best Practices Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Tamalik McGrath
Description
Includes overview of Inuit in Ontario and the importance of the language, discussion of challenges in language retention, and analysis of practices in Ottawa, Toronto and other regions as identified through a literature search, consultations and one-on-one interviews.
James Gladstone: Correspondence and Obituary
Documents & Presentations
Description
File containing correspondence from James Gladstone to John Diefenbaker with election results from the Muskoday and James Smith reserves in the Prince Albert Federal Constituency. Also contains a telegram of condolence to Mrs. Gladstone on the death of her husband, and a newspaper obituary of the Senator.
James Walsh Papers - Journal of the proceedings of a detachment of Mounted Police under the command of Major J.N. Walsh, from the 1st to the 22nd, Oct. 1873.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
James Walsh
Description
This folder contains a brief journal with descriptions of the behaviour and activities of the North West Mounted Police detachment that travelled from Ottawa to Stone Fort (Lower Fort Garry), Manitoba.
Historical note:
James Morrow Walsh, (22 May 1840 - 25 July 1905) was a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. Born in Prescott, Ontario, James Walsh was one of the original officers of the NWMP.Justice for Nunavummiut: Partnerships for Solutions: Updated Overview
Alternate Title
The Civil Justice System and the Public
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Stratton
Description
Summarizes and updates recommendations from the report drawn from the Civil Justice System and the Public (CJSP) project which focused on civil, family and administrative law.
Language, Culture and Community Among Urban Inuit in Ottawa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Julie-Ann Tomiak
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 55-72
Description
Investigates the needs and social experiences of an Inuit urban community in Ottawa, Ontario through interview findings.
Lieut.-Col. E.W. Hubbell, Inspector of Surveys - Portrait
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of E.W. Hubbell, Inspector of Surveyor and veteran of the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "Served in Riel Rebellion with Ontario Midland. From childhood I knew him. He lived in Prince Albert and surveyed the area in the 90s. On his mother's side, a Molson from Montreal."
Historical note:
Ernest Wilson Hubbell was born at Brockville, Ontario on 5 November 1862. He died on 19 February 1943 at his home in Ottawa.Linking Aboriginal Communities to the National Library
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 8, December 2002, p. 23
Description
Reports on the appointment of Deborah Pelletier as the first coordinator of Aboriginal resources and services at the National Library of Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
Miskito Coast Damage Likely Worse Than Reported
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 7, 2007, p. A11
Description
Cuthand reports on three events: the aftermath of Hurricane Felix; Judge Steven Point becomes the first Aboriginal Lt.-Gov. in B.C.; Canadian government fails to show support to the Kelowna Accord.
Monumental Interventions: Jeff Thomas Seizes Commemorative Space
Alternate Title
Imagining Resistance: Visual Culture and Activism in Canada
[Cultural Studies Series]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Claudette Lauzon
Description
Discusses the photographic series Scouting for Indians which documents and challenges mainstream representations of Aboriginals.
Excerpt from Imagining Resistance: Visual Culture and Activism in Canada edited by Kirsty Robertson and J. Kerri Cronin.
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
Alternate Title
Developing a Community Health Toolkit with Indigenous Health Organizations
The Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research: Knowledge Translation with Indigenous Communities
Understanding Knowledge Translation in an Urban Inuit Community
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Brenda Elias
John O'Neil
Janet Smylie
Kelly McShane
Description
Scroll to p. 9 for Aboriginal content.
[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.
The New "Three R's": An Award-Winning College Program for Inuit Youth Shows the Benefits of a Small Learning Environment and Culturally-Relevant Curriculum
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Murray Angus
Morely Hanson
Our Schools/Our Selves, vol. 20, no. 4, Summer, 2011, pp. 31-51
Description
Discusses the history and structure of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS), a college program designed to facilitate the transition from high school to the workforce or post-secondary education.
Ottawa Inuit Women’s Housing and Shelter Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Goal was to identify women's needs, determine the current state of services, and develop methods and tools that could adapted by other urban Inuit communities. Research involved survey completed by 124 women and 18 service providers and follow-up interviews.
Our Health Counts: Population-Based Measures of Urban Inuit Health Determinants, Health Status, and Health Care Access
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Michael W. Spiller
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 662-670
Description
Researchers partnered with Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), an Ottawa cultural service agency, to study key indicators of health. Found health services poorly rated, multiple barriers to access, elevated rates of emergency room access, and high rates of poverty, unemployment, household crowding and food insecurity.
Papers Regarding Arctic Sovereignty and an Inuit Armed Force to Maintain It
Alternate Title
The Shadowy Force on Guard in the Arctic
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File containing various news clippings and reports regarding Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Includes a proposal by John Diefenbaker for the establishment of an Inuit force, 500 strong, to patrol Canada's arctic. Also includes a newspaper article on the Canadian Rangers.
A Postcolonial Discourse Analysis of Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Supporting Urban Indigenous Older Adults to Age Well in Ottawa, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren A. Brooks-Cleator
Audrey R. Giles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Research uses discourse analysis to discover the underlying attitudes and narratives around supporting urban Indigenous older adults to age well in the semi-structure interviews of six managers/directors and seven frontline service providers from Indigenous and non-Indigenous health and social service organizations in Ottawa
Prince Albert- Indians
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains the publication "Native Press" from June 20th, 1973 and various articles such as: "Warriors Hold Indian Affairs Office," "Position Paper of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Respecting Aboriginal Title," "A Position Paper on the Youth Liaison Program," "The Day Indian Affairs was run by Indian Youth," "Indians of North Defend their Ownership of Land in Court," "Funding Proposal Native Youth Program," "Legality of Traditional Native Marriage Challenged," "Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians: Statement Issued by the Board of Directors," "Indian Culture Revived,"
Progressive Conservative Party - Policy Recommendations-Manitoba MPs
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains correspondence on policy recommendations to Prime Minister Diefenbaker from Manitoba MPs following his election victory. Includes a letter from MP Robert "Bud" Simpson of the Churchill Constituency in which he states that First Nations problems must be dealt with immediately by the government. Also includes a letter from Walter Dinsdale, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, offering his views on what the government should do to improve the situation facing Canada's First Nations.
Promising Child Welfare Practices for Inuit Children, Youth and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre?]
Description
Discusses practices developed by the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre and the Ottawa Children's Aid Society. They fall into the categories of: recognition of the uniqueness of the Inuit community; institutional commitment and leadership; partnerships with local service providers, cultural competency; hiring Inuit staff; clinical practices; admission-prevention services; and practices for children in care.
Reader's Theatre: Grade 2 Social Studies: The Signing of Treaty Six
Alternate Title
Reader's Theatre: The Signing of Treaty 6 FNMI
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jade Ballek
Melissa Lander
Description
Four scenes, each taking place at a different location (Ottawa, Fort Garry, outside Fort Carleton and Fort Carleton) and involving individuals significant to the negotiations such as Governor Alexander Morris, James McKay, Chief Ahatahkakoop, Chief Mistawasis, Poundmaker and Peter Erasmus. Includes discussion questions and short biographies.
Recovery of Saskatoon Artifacts Sent to Winnipeg
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, October 26, 1981 regarding certain archaeological and anthropological pre-European contact artifacts from the Saskatoon area that were given to depositories in Winnipeg, and some that reside at the University of Saskatchewan. Reference is made to an associated document further discussing these matters.