Quebec

Selected Documents from the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs on the Meech Lake Accord

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[Document Eight]: Letter from Phil Fontaine to the People of Quebec, 14 June 1990
[Document Eleven]: Speech by Elijah Harper, 21 June 1990
[Document Five]: Letter from Chief of Manitoba First Nation to Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
[Document Four]: Resolution of Defeat the Meech Lake Accords, 12 June 1990
[Document Nine]: Letter from the Prime Minister to Phil Fontaine
[Document One]: Analysis of Potential Impact of the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord on the Rights of Aboriginal People, June 1987
[Document Seven]: Statement by Phil Fontaine Provincial Leader - Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, 15 June 1990
[Document Six]: Letter From Member of Manitoba First Nation to Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
[Document Ten]: Comments on the Letter From the Prime Minister
[Document Three]: Meech Lake Constitutional Strategy - Follow-up Actions
[Document Twelve]: Speech by Philip Fontaine, 21 June 1990
[Document Two]: A Declaration of the First Nations
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Donna Greschner
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Philip Fontaine
Brian Mulroney
Elijah Harper
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 119-152
Description

Introduction and documents that trace the three year campaign by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs against the Meech Lake Accord.

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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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A Sentencing Circle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Crnkovich
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, no. 36, Popular Justice: Conflict Resolution within Communities, 1996, pp. 159-181
Description
Description of the first of this type of proceeding to be held in the Nunavik region of Quebec.
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Servicing Indian Reserves: The Amerindian Police

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Hyde
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 369-386
Description
Presents data from police occurrence reports from 1978-1983 on 25 reserves in Quebec.
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Shaping First Nations Broadband Policy in Canada: Indigenous Community Intermediary Organizations in the Age of Austerity

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Description
Looks at how rural and remote First Nations have formed organizations which mediate relationships with federal and provincial agencies while using the e-Community ICT model. The model operates under five broad themes: capacity building, infrastructure and connectivity, human resources, information management and service delivery. Discusses the First Nations Education Council in Quebec as a case study.
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Shared Experience and Magical Death: Chipewyan Explanations of a Prophet's Decline

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnology, vol. 25, no. 4, October 1986, pp. 257-270
Description
Relates events surrounding the life of Magic Boy, who was viewed as the reincarnation of Lived-with-the-Wolves, possessor of the most powerful indoze (secret way of knowing) by the Chipewyan. These events took place during the 1960s and early 1970s in Canada's North. Includes discussion of the origins and beliefs surrounding the concept of indoze.
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Sharing the Story: Experiences of Six Communities

Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Neegan Burnside
Description
Miawpukek First Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Peigan First Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River and Westbank First Nation.
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Shifting Perspectives on Shifting Ice: Documenting and Representing Inuit Use of the Sea Ice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 6–19
Description
Overview of an initiative to document and map Inuit sea ice use in Nunavut and Nunavik communities, with a discussion of how Inuit knowledge of sea ice is important to the climatic changes and the cultural and social changes in the Arctic regions.
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Shifting Portrayals of Indigenous Peoples of Northern Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dana Magliari
Canadian Issues, vol. 21, [Aboriginal Peoples in Canada/Futures And Identities], [Winter], 1999, pp. 166-178
Description
Examines the way Quebec has represented the indigenous peoples of the north as a part of a sovereign province.
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A Shorte and Briefe Narration of the Two Nauigations and Discoueries to the Northweast Partes called Newe Fraunce: First Translated out of French into Italian, by that Famous Learned Man Gio: Bapt: Ramutius, and Now Turned into English by Iohn Florio; Worthy the Reading of all Venturers, Trauellers, and Discouerers

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Early English Books Online
Shorte and Briefe Narration of the Two Navigations and Discoveries to the Northweast Partes Called Newe Fraunce
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Cartier
Early English Books Online
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A Sign in the Sky: Dating the League of the Haudenosaunee

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara A. Mann
Jerry L. Fields
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1997, pp. 105-163
Description
Evidence for dating the founding of the Haudenosaunee League (Rotinonshón:ni) to August 31, 1142.
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Signs of Urbanity: Visualing Orality and Directionality

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michell Daveluy
Jenanne Ferguson
Description
Study of the use of multilingual and multigraphic signs in Inuit localities. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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The Sillery Experiment: A Jesuit-Indian Village in New France, 1637-1663

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James P. Ronda
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 1979, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses a European-styled agricultural community which was developed to facilitate conversion and Europeanization of the semi-nomadic Montagnais in the St. Lawrence Valley.
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Situation of HIV/AIDS Intervention and Prevention Among Aboriginals in Quebec

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Report based on responses to questionnaire completed by 96 counsellors and workers in the field. Assessed current services and areas for improvement. Includes three case studies of successful programs.
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Six Carvers From the East Coast of Hudson Bay

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Fox
Marybelle Mitchell
Grant Parcher
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 3, Making Art in Nunavik, Fall, 1998, pp. 39-46
Description
Brief profiles of the artists. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 39.
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Smoking Correlates among Inuit Men and Women in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna E. Kohen
Health Reports, vol. 29, no. 3, March 2018, pp. 3-10
Description
Statistics from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Some correlates appear to be sex-specific, and findings identify some of the protective and risk factors.
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Smuggled Smokes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nina Munk
Forbes, vol. 150, no. 13, December 7, 1992, pp. 47-[?]
Description
Discusses problems associated with policing tobacco smuggling through Akwasasne and St. Regis Reservations and the subsequent on-reserve resale of goods.
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The Social Determinants of Elevated Rates of Suicide Among Inuit Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
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Social Housing and the Role of Aboriginal Organizations in Canadian Cities

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Quality of Life [Series]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ryan Walker
IRPP Choices, vol. 14, no. 4, May 2008, pp. 3-18
Description
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.
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Social Support and Decision-Making: The Inuit in the Biomedical System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacques Grondin
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, p. 17–40
Description
Discussion on Native patients' dependency on clinical encounters in the health service system as opposed to use of alternative methods with relation to medical evacuations and southern hospitalizations.
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