Demonstrating Success: The File Hills Farm Colony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Carter
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 157-183
Description
History of the "model" colony which was used to demonstrate the success of government policies aimed at assimilating Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian society. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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[Dëneze Interview With Dr. James Daschuk]

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dëneze
James Daschuk
Description
Interview with the author of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life regarding his research on the health disparities between First Nations people and the general population in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Originally aired on CKLB Denendeh Sunrise show Thursday, August 15, 2013. Duration: 8:20.
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Department Rejection Can Still Be Fought

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader-Post, August 13, 2007, p. A3
Description
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Deteriorating Classrooms Concern Montreal Band

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Florence Poorman
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 4, April 1977, p. 31
Description
Montreal Lake Band Council addresses their inadequate education facility and poor school programs.
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Developing a Community Health Tool Kit with Indigenous Health Organizations

Alternate Title
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Description
Discusses project which originated with senior health managers at the Prince Alberta Grand Council and the Athabasca Health Authority in northern Saskatchewan with a focus on the knowledge translation component.
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Diabetes Major Native Scourge

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 20, 1996, p. A5
Description
Looks at this disease and how it effects the first Nations' population of Saskatchewan.
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Diabetes Prevalence Rates Among First Nations Adults on Saskatchewan Reserves in 1990: Comparison by Tribal Grouping, Geography and with Non-First Nations People.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie P. Pioro
Roland F. Dyck
Debra C. Gillis
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 5, September/October 1996, pp. 325-328
Description
Investigates the prevalence of diabetes, finding adult females with Saulteaux or Sioux ancestry and living on southern reserves are more likely to run the risk of developing diabetes.
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Diabetes Risk Evaluation and Microalbuminuria (DREAM) Studies: Ten Years of Participatory Research with a First Nation's Home and Community Model for Type 2 Diabetes Care in Northern Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Pylypchuk
Lloyd Vincent
Joan Wentworth
Alexander Kiss
Nancy Perkins
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 2-3, June 2008, pp. 190-202
Description
Looks at the DREAM studies and the role of participatory research using a Home and Community Care model in treating First Nations diabetes.
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The Diary of Lieut. J.A.V. Preston, 1885

Articles » General
Author/Creator
J. A. V. Preston
Saskatchewan History, vol. 8, no. 3, Autumn, 1955, pp. 95-107
Description
Journal of the John Alexander Victor Preston, a Lieutenant in D Company of the Midland Battalion in the Canadian militia in 1885. Preston’s company arrived in Batoche on the 13th of May joining Middleton’s command and participating in extinguishing the Northwest Resistance. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
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Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
R. Lyndhurst Wadmore
Description
Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed by Wadmore on May 1885, lyrics of the Infantry School Corps fight song, and a Victoria Daily Times article from 23 June 1944 about the remaining members of the Northwest Field Force and their experiences.
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Directory of Economic Development Programs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Northern Affairs Division
Description
List of provincial government programs and services, federal government programs, other development agencies programs, and forums and training programs. PLEASE NOTE: For archival purposes only. Has not been updated.
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Disability Research Project 2018-19: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raissa Graumans
Description
Discusses yearlong community-based project undertaken by Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute, QBOW Child and Family Services and Nechapanuk Centre Child and Family Services. Highlights the need for building a stronger continuum of care and core recommendation is that agencies focus on programming, partnerships, and building capacity before, during and after a child comes into care.
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The Dispersal of the Métis

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[David Morin]
Description
Briefly explains reasons for the out-migration from Manitoba after the Red River Resistance and the 1885 Resistance, including disappearance of the bison-hunting economy, failure of agriculture, influx of settlers, racism, changes to legislation, and flaws in the Scrip system.
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Dispute Resolution Systems: Lessons from Other Jurisdictions

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Institute On Governance
Description
Discusses the community-based Touchwood File Hills Qu'Appelle Valley pilot project which was designed to deal with issues surrounding intergovernmental funding for self-government in Saskatchewan.
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District Chiefs Dissolve All Committees

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, June 15, 1975, p. 2
Description
District Chiefs from Touchwood, File Hills and Qu'Appelle meet and resolve to go to Ottawa over funding.
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