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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Quebec: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nations Artists Revisit the 1876 Indian Act

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie White
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 7, October 2009, p. 13 & 29

Looks at the exhibition "The Indian Act Revisited" at the Huron-Wendat Museum in Quebec.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

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First Nations Control Models: Exploring the Devolution of Health Program Funding in Atlantic Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Control Models Working Group
Atlantic First Nations Health Partnership
Investigates types of models that could be used to successfully devolve First Nations Inuit Health Branch programs and services to First Nations. Provides overview of existing models of control over federal health resources in Canada and internationally as well as models that exist in other service areas.
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First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Quebec 2016

Alternate Title
FNFNES Results form Quebec 2016
[First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
[FNFNES Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Malek Batal
Olivier Receveur
Tonio Sadik
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
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A First Nations Garden in France

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine McIntyre
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 22

Describes Ohtehra Garden in France, the only First Nations garden outside of Canada, which features plants from Quebec's 11 First Nations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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First Nations Homeownership

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Maracle
Brief discussion of existing government programs, various initiatives such as Revolving Loan Funds, First Nations Market Housing Fund, and Habitat for Humanity Canada's Indigenous Housing Partnership, and the experiences of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (TMT), Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and Kahnawake.
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First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/03: Environmental Health Impact Assessment Survey: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
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First Nations People and AIDS: A Study of Social Work Knowledge in Northern Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Francois Boudreau
Adje van de Sande
Marc Roulier


Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 165-182
Examines a study conducted on the level of knowledge by health and social service professionals, working with First Nations people on issues of HIV and AIDS, which suggests the need for AIDS prevention programs.
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First Nations Remain Thorn in Side of Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 9, 1996, p. A5
Explains that the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec wished to stay in Canada in the event that Quebec seperated from Canada and questions how the Quebecers could deny the First Nations the very thing that they insist is theirs, self-determination.
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First Nations to Benefit from Improved Internet Access

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie White
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 21

Reports on the joint venture of three Indigenous organizations that created the first inter-provincial community-owned-and-operated broadband satellite in Canada to serve northern Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.

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First Peoples, New Peoples and Citizenship in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Sigurdson
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 14, Citizenship and Rights, Fall, 1996, pp. [52]-76
Looks at issues raised with the Canadian political system and reviews two different concepts for Canadian citizenship. Scroll down to page 52 to read article.
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FirstVoices Kids

Alternate Title
First Voices Kids
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation
Access to language archives for pre-readers. Links to words, colouring pictures, phrases, and exploring picture games. Over 30 languages represented.
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FirstVoices: Language Legacies Celebrating Indigenous Cultures

Alternate Title
First Voices
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First People's Cultural Foundation
Mainly focusing on British Columbia languages, site supports language archiving, teaching and revitalization. Within each language there are links to alphabets, text and audio of words, phrases, and songs, stories with English translations, and games. Over 30 languages represented.
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Fish Consumption and Breast Milk PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Katsi Cook
Priscilla Worswick
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 148, no. 2, 1998, pp. 164-172
Determines the relation between the consumption of contaminated local fish with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB congeners in the milk of nursing Mohawk women residing near three hazardous waste sites.
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Fishing for Put-Ups

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Elementary teacher resource for use with I Like Who I Am by Tara White.
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A Five-Year Plan to Create a Public Government in Nunavik

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 52-55
Overview of the comprehensive recommendations put forward by the Nunavik Commission Report in 2001. To access article scroll down to page 52.
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Fivecentsiapik: The Little Five Cents

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marybelle Mitchell
Peter Murdoch
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 51-57
Interview with Peter Murdoch regarding his work with the Hudson's Bay Company and his involvement in incorporating a cooperative for the people of Povungnituk. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 51.
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FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations

Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]

Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness

Booklet 3: Education, Skills and Aspirations

Booklet 4: Success Factors and Obstacles to Employment

Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment

Booklet 6: Income and Needs Assessment

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Folk-Lore of the Cree Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fred Swindlehurst
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 18, no. 69, 1905, pp. 139-143
Collection of six Cree stories: The Creation, The Birth of Lake Mistassini, The Painted Canoe, A Big Perch, The Story of Katonao.
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Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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Food Insecurity of Nutritional Biomarkers in Relation to Stature in Inuit Children From Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine M. Pirkle
Michel Lucas
Renée Dallaire
Pierre Ayotte
Joseph L. Jacobson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 4, July/August 2014, pp. e233-238
Findings indicated that children affected by food insecure experienced greater nutritional challenges and physical growth deficiencies.
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[Foreword, Introduction]

Alternate Title
Dignity and Power
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree
Nature, History, Society
Why James Bay?
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Hans M. Carlson
Graeme Wynn
Author explains why he believes studying Cree hunters' relationship with their environment is important, and how this relationship has been effected by hydroelectric dams and integration into the modern Canadian economy. Excerpt from Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M. Carlson, foreword by Graeme Wynn.
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Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socio-professional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People

Alternate Title
Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socioprofessional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labour Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]

Includes statistics on employment rate, (general and data disaggregated by sex, age group, and Aboriginal identity), education level, economic activity, occupational level, share of full-time work, and incidence of low income, as well as discussion of government programs and agreements, current employment services, and best practices in the area of employment and training.

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Formal Opinion to Support the Employment Development of First Nations and Inuits in Social Economy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labor Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]

Discusses existing social enterprises generally as well as Indigenous initiatives and organizations, identifies challenges, obstacles in promoting Aboriginal participation and common characteristics of best practices, makes recommendations for courses of action and solutions, and lists specific proposals for the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.

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Forty-Third Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1925-1926

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Osage Tribe: Two Versions of the Child-Naming Rite by Francis La Flesche Wawenock Myth Texts from Maine by Frank G. Speck Native Tribes and Dialects of Connecticut: A Mohegan-Pequot Diary by Frank G. Speck Picuris Children's Stories by John P. Harrington and Helen H. Roberts Iroquoian Cosmology - Second Part by J. N. B. Hewitt
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