Alexander

Alternate Names
Alexander First Nation
Latitude
53.80385891
Longitude
-113.9205546
Province
Alberta
Region
Alberta
Type
First Nation Location
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The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - The Roaming Hunter Tribes, Warlike and Fierce

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers
Description
Entitled: "The Roaming Hunter Tribes, Warlike and Fierce". Photo taken with man posing in front of teepee. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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Impact of School Gardening on Cree Children's Knowledge and Attitudes toward Vegetables and Fruit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mahitab A. Hanbazaza
Lucila Triador
Geoff D. C. Ball
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, vol. 76, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 133-139
Description
Study conducted with 116 students in Grades 1-6 from Alexander First Nation. Found that despite intervention, children did not increase consumption of fruits and vegetables over the long term. Results suggest that improving diet quality must involve home and community food environments.
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"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
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Métis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles

Alternate Title
Métis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles
Profiles: Métis Settlements and First Nations
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Indigenous Relations
Government of Alberta]
Description
Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta including population, land base, location and community contacts. Contains links to both superseded and current versions published between 2010 and April 2022.
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Regional Longitudinal Health Survey Report: Alberta 2002-2003

Alternate Title
Alberta First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rhonda King Blood
Description
Statistics gathered from nine First Nations: Alexander First Nation, Kapawe’no First Nation, Siksika Nation, Blood Tribe, Nakoda Bearspaw Nation, Sucker Creek First Nation, Driftpile First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Swan River First Nation. Response divided into adults, youth and children.
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Restoring the Blessings of the Morning Star: Childbirth and Maternal-Infant Health for First Nations Near Edmonton, Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Dawn Wiebe
Sylvia Barton
Laura Auger
Em Pijl-Zieber
Caroline Foster-Boucher
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, pp. 47-68
Description
Interviewed 75 Cree and Stoney women and found a feeling of loss and geographic separation from elders, family and community as pregnancy care moved out of the community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Youth Circle - Individual Presentation by Maggie Paul, Elder

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maggie Paul
Description
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains an individual presentation by Maggie Paul. Her presentation focuses on the Alexander First Nation in Alberta, where social problems abounded in the 1980s. The residents joined together to hold cultural and recreational events in an abandoned school building on the First Nation.
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Through the Lens of Our Cameras: Children's Lived Experience with Food Security in a Canadian Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. K. Genuis
N. Willows
Alexander First Nation
C. Jardine
Child, vol. 41, no. 4, July 2015, pp. 600-610
Description
Discusses results from Photovoice study involving 26 elementary school children. Five findings emerged: dualistic understanding of health vs. unhealthy foods; packaged foods predominated; importance of family; traditional foods viewed as healthier, but few appeared in photographs; despite lack of photographs, children liked to eat fruits and vegetables when available at home.
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