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1885 / Fur Trade - 1970-1985. - Folder 1.

Alternate Title
Alberta's Past Comes Alive During Visit to Fort Pitt
Frog Lake - The North/South Conflict
Frog Lake and How It Really Happened
Frog Lake Massacre Story Retold
Oldtimer Recalls Oxcart, Indian Days
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
J. S. Buller
John M Reoch
Grant MacEwan
Eugene Steinhauer
Mrs. Andrews
File contains newspaper articles, journal article, and personal narrative relating to the Frog Lake Massacre and the Frog Lake Reserve.
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The 1990 Alberta Metis Settlements Legislation: An Overview

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Letha MacLachlan
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 33, Winter, 1991, pp. [1]-8
Comments on the first time in Canada that the Metis people have ever been granted ownership over lands on a collective basis.
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2016 Report and Recommendations and Government of Alberta Response

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Women's Council on Economic Security
Government of Alberta
Focuses on women's issues in the areas of leadership and empowerment, professional development, restorative justice, access to justice, post-secondary education and upgrading, and Indigenous representation on school boards.
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2019 Labour Market Information Report

Alternate Title
2019 Labor Market Information Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Looks at the global, Canadian, and Alberta economic outlook and statistics on the employment rate and occupational skills gaps for Métis in the province. Related material: 2016-2017 Report. 2015 Report.
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9-Year-Old Bonita Serious Injury: An Investigative Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Del Graff
Case of child who was admitted to hospital with septic shock due to untreated dental abscesses which required emergency surgery. She was also suffering from malnutrition. Subsequently she and her two older siblings were apprehended.
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Abdominal Adiposity and Physical Activity in Cree First Nations Children Living On-Reserve in an Alberta Community

Alternate Title
Original Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashlee-Ann E. Pigford
Dia Sanou
Geoff D. C. Ball
David Dyck Fehderau
Noreen D. Willows
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 35, no. 4, September 2011, pp. 328-333
Looks at a study of Cree First Nations children, aged 5 to 12, to determine predisposition to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes coupled with level of physical activity.
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Aboriginal and Rural Under-representation in Canada's Medical Schools

Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.
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Aboriginal Astronomer Credited with Comet Find

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 19

Brief profile of role model Rob Cardinal, a Blackfoot astronomer credited with discovering Comet Cardinal.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.19.

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Aboriginal Business Planning Workbook

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Albertans in Business Series
Aboriginal Business Services Guide ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Business Link
Aboriginal Business Development Services
Guide provides a step-by-step approach in developing a business plan.
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Aboriginal Community-Based Criteria & Indicators: A Localised Approach

Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 28
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristin Kopra
Marc Stevenson
Looks at a project that developed a set of criteria and indicators (C&I) that were specific to a land base subject to a cooperative management planning agreement between the Province of Alberta and the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta.
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Aboriginal Courts in Canada

Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Whonnock

Research paper looks at federal and provincial legislation, inherent Aboriginal rights and negotiated agreements, and different Aboriginal courts in Canada.

Related Material: Fact Sheet.

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Aboriginal Family by Teepee

Images » Photographs
A photograph of a Metis? man with a Cree? woman and her child standing outside a teepee. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
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Aboriginal Federal Offender Surveys: A Synopsis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph C. Johnston
FORUM on Corrections Research , vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 25-27
Presents findings from two studies of male offenders serving federal sentences and some of the differences between these two studies.
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Aboriginal Financing Options in Alberta

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Albertans in Business Series
Aboriginal Business Services Guide ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business Services
Business Link
Presents an informative guide, designed for Aboriginal Albertans, that provides a step-by-step approach to an appropriate lending agency.
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Aboriginal Governance Project: Paper Prepared as Part of the Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Settlements General Council
Focuses on the structure and functions of the Métis Settlements General Council, which was established by legislation enacted by the Alberta legislature in 1990. Based on series of interviews with the executive, members, administrators, and individuals involved in framing of settlements legislation.
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Aboriginal-Held Forest Tenures In Canada: 2002-2003

Documents & Presentations
Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.
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Aboriginal Households in Canada, by Aboriginal Identity, Location and Tenure, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011, [2006, 2001]

Alternate Title
Canadian Housing Observer
[Aboriginal Housing Conditions]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab. Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
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Aboriginal Injury Prevention Model: Alberta

Alternate Title
Alberta Urban/Rural Aboriginal Model for Action on Injury
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Aboriginal and Rural Métis Settlement Injury Prevention Project Working Group
Looks at background work, framework for action, and important characteristics using a holistic perspective. Concludes with recommendations.
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The Aboriginal Issue in Canadian Foreign Policy, 1985-1994

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [107]-134
Looks at the links between foreign policy, Indigenous peoples and Quebec. Scroll down to page 107 to read article.
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The Aboriginal Labour Force in Western Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Luffman
Deborah Sussman
Perspectives on Labour and Income, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 13-27
Examines Aboriginal people's labour market experiences and the challenges and opportunities for their future employment growth.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Database

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Presents 33 tables showing economic indicators by Canada, by province, by gender, by age group, and employment by industry, occupation and educational attainment.
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Aboriginal Law 2016: Year in Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norton Rose Fulbright [Canada LLP]
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
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Aboriginal Legal Education Needs Survey 2006-2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Nadine Callihoo
Racquel Fraser
Kristin Raworth
Results of 38 interviews with Aboriginal courtworkers, crown prosecutors, judges, city police and RCMP officers in Alberta.
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Aboriginal Participation in the DOVE Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelli Ralph-Campbell
Sheri L. Pohar
Lisa M. Guirguis
Ellen L. Toth
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 305-[?]
Diabetes Outreach Van Enhancement (DOVE) study conducted to determine whether demographic or clinical differences existed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Resource Development in Northern Alberta

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; no. 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique M. Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Discusses Treaty 8, provincial government policies and initiatives to accommodate Aboriginal rights and interests, and initiatives of the resource sector.
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Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Alberta

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Data from the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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