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Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia Debates: Comprising the period from the ninth of March, 1870 to the twenty-fourth of June, 1870

Alternate Title
Reconstituted Debates of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia, 1870
Documents & Presentations
Description

Synthesized from three sources: the journal of Thomas Bunn, the New Nation newspaper, and the Report of the Law Committee, written by Curtis James Bird. The Assembly was formed after the Convention of Forty.

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New Nation [Newspaper]

Archival » Archival Items
Description

"The New Nation was published weekly from January 7, 1870 to September 3, 1870. Formed by the merger of the Red River Pioneer with the Nor'Wester, it was an organ of the provisional government headed by Louis Riel. It reported in great detail the debates and discussions of the provisional government."

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American Indians and the Santa Fe Trail

E-Books
Author/Creator
James Riding
Description

Includes annotated bibliography of fifteen hundred primary and secondary sources and spread sheets of interactions with information about date, place, participants, numbers injured, type of encounter, significance and source.

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Northern Studies 10: Module 3: Northern Economy

E-Books
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment
Description

Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.

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The Métis

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barry Karp
Description

Intended for use with elementary school students. Some language is outdated due year of publication (1980).

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Battle of Seven Oaks: 1816

Alternate Title
Snapshots of 19th Century Canada Blackline Master #10A
[Critical Challenges across the Curriculum]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Critical Thinking Cooperative
Description

The battle was a confrontation between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company during the Pemmican War which was precipitated by a proclamation that no pemmican could be exported from the Red River Colony. The North West contingent was led by Cuthbert Grant and included a large number of Métis.

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Watching the Skies: An Overview of Indigenous Astronomy Curricula for Canadian K-12 Teachers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael O'Shea
Pratishtha Kohli
Hilding Neilson
Description

After review of existing literature authors conducted systematic survey of electronic curricular resources pertinent to the Ontario context and readily available to educators. Google, YouTube and university databases were searched. Eighty-two sources were identified, 60% of which were by an Indigenous author/partner/illustrator.

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What about the Men?: Northern Men's Research Project: Final Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Bob Patles
Steven Kormendy
Allie Winton
Mike Nitsiza ... [et al.]
Description

Research conducted to document men's feelings about learning, work and well-being. Methods used were interviews (33 participants), closed questionnaires (166), workshop with the community-based researchers and Indigenous male role models (11).

Related Material: Summary and Recommendations.

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Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders

Alternate Title
Canadian Issues ; Spring/Summer 2021
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Wardhaugh
James Mochoruk
Barry Ferguson
Frank J. Tough
David Chartrand ... [et al.]
Description

Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.

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Road Allowance Era

Alternate Title
A Girl Called Echo ; vol. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherena Vermette
Description

Excerpt from graphic novel focuses on the trial and execution of Louis Riel.

"Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy."

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Manitoba Métis Road Allowance Communities

Alternate Title
1958 Survey of Métis Road Allowance Communities on Fringe of White Settlement
1958 Survey of Métis Communities along the Hudson’s Bay and Lynn Lake C.N.R. Lines
1958 Survey of Métis Road Allowance Communities on Fringe of Indian Reserves
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Description

These communities were ones where the Métis lived on unused Municipal or Crown land or road allowances. They were characterized by pour housing and lack of collection of taxes and provision of government services. Information compiled from A Study of the Population of Indian Ancestry Living in Manitoba, under the direction of Jean H. Lagasse.

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Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up

Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
Unit 3: After Confederation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees
Darrell Anderson Gerrits
Gratien Allaire]
Description

Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.

Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.

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The Violence of Colonization and the Importance of Decolonizing Therapeutic Relationship: The Role of Helper in Centring Indigenous Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Riel Dupuis-Rossi
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 108-117
Description

Looks at the impact of decolonization within the mental health community amongst Canadian Indigenous populations.

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Comparative Analysis of Coloured Gangs in Cape Town and Indigenous Gangs on Canada’s Prairies: Connecting Localized Opposition to Globalized Grievances Through Street Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dariusz Dziewanski
Robert Henry
Critical Criminology , vol. 31, no. 1, 2023, pp. 239 -258
Description

Discusses how discrimination, disenfranchisement, and disempowerment creates the environment that make gangs a enticing option for coloured and Indigenous people in South Africa and Canada.  

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Improving Dementia Care for Gitxsan First Nations People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David McAtackney
Gina Gaspard
Debbie Sullivan
Lisa Bourque-Bearskin
Mavis Sebastian
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 118-145
Description

Identifies ways of incorporating Gitxsan knowledge of dementia to help nurses incorporate more culturally safe practices to deal with Indigenous elderly patients in British Columbia.

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Paddling Together for Culturally Safe Emergency Care for Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leena Hasan
Janice Johnson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 146-164
Description

Addresses the reluctance of Nuu-chah-nulth elders to seek health care through a two day workshop between the Nuu-chah-nulth people and BC health care providers to brainstorm recommendations to improve emergency care. 

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Creating a Future of Our Own Design: The International Indigenous HealthFusion Team Challenge as a Promising Practice to Support Indigenous Students in Health Fields

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shandryn Kozin
Hailey Matheson
Tatyana Daniels
Brittany Mullin
Bret Watts ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 180-190
Description

Using the experience of Indigenous UBC health student's participation at the 2018 International Indigenous HealthFusion Team Challenge to discuss opportunities for Indigenous students to become health leaders and contribute to reconciliation in Canada. 

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Collaborative and Systems Approach to Transforming Primary Health Care in Manitoba First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace Kyoon-Achan
Kathi Avery Kinew
Wanda Phillips-Beck
Josée Lavoie
Alan Katz
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 191-207
Description

Looks at the use of a more borderless health care system for Indigenous communities to meet their specific needs.

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Characteristics of Rocks, Their Uses and Local Landforms: A Two-Way Science Learning Unit for Qikiqtani Elementary Students

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Manitoba Centre for Research, Youth, Science Teaching and Learning
Description

Topics explored include characteristics of rocks found in Nunavut, how these characteristics determine their uses, how they are classified, what they show about local geological history, and how they are changed by natural processes. 

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A Cheyenne Odyssey

Alternate Title
Mission US Mission 3
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Mission US
Description

Role-playing game for middle school grades. This mission focuses on changes to the Northern Cheyenne's way of life from 1866 to 1876 due to encroachment of United Sates military expeditions, railway builders and white settlers. Students assume the role of Little Fox and influence the outcomes of the game by the choices they make.

Teacher's Guide.

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Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide

Alternate Title
Canada on Screen
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cinematheque
Description

Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.

Additional material:

Video.

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Hadiwënoda:je's (Thunder Beings)

Documents & Presentations
Description

Traditional stories include: A Man Entertained by The Thunderers; The Horned Serpent Runs Away With A Girl Who Is Rescued By The Thunderer; Niagara Falls and the Thunderbeings; and The Thunder Beings and the Hunter.

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Hodinohsyo:nih Star Knowledge

Alternate Title
Haudenosaunee Star Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Description

Traditional stories include: The Seven Brothers (Big Dipper); Nya-Gwa-Ih, The Celestial Bear; The Seven Star Dancers; The Seven Brothers of the Star Cluster (Pleiades), Ga-Do-Waas and His Star Belt (Milky Way); and The Man-Eating Wife, the Little Old Woman and the Morning Star.

Haudenosaunee refers to the six nations (Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk), Onayotekaono (Oneida), Onandaga, Guyohkohnyoh (Cayuga), Onondowahgah (Seneca), and Skaruhreh (Tuscarora)) which comprise the Iroquois Confederacy.

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The Fur Trade

Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees
Darrell Anderson Gerrits
Gratien Allaire]
Description

Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.

Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.

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The Fur Trade in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Red Lake Museum]
Description

Timeline of significant dates and events from 1497 to 2006 with main focus being the Hudson's Bay Company.

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Fur Trade

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justice Education Society
Description

Intended for Grade 4 Social Studies.

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Educating Medical Students’ “Hearts and Minds”: A Humanities-Informed Cultural Immersion Program in Indigenous Experiential Community Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah de Leeuw
Roseann Larstone
Bryndel Fell
Nicole Cross
Margo Greenwood ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 87-107
Description

Examines the First Nations Community Education Program as a collaborative effort to address Indigenous health inequalities in Canada.

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The Right Space: The Impact of Meaningful Dialogue in Informing Culturally Safe Care in the Emergency Department in a Rural Northern Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria Carter
Theresa Healy
Semiguul (Fanny Nelson)
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 72-86
Description

Looks at a project that interweaves Indigenous and Western point-of-views to improve emergency care for northern communities.

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Findings Associated With a Novel Program Designed to Support Indigenous Faculty Members of U.S. Health Professions Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Carney
Cynthia Taylor
Allison Empey
Dove Spector
Amanda Bruegl ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 54-71
Description

Looks at the development of a program created to address the challenges of Indigenous faculty at American colleges. 

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Adaptations to the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Be More Culturally Safe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Beddard-Huber
Gina Gaspard
Kathleen Yue
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 38-53
Description

Using sharing circles to identify ways to make the tools used in palliative care to be more culturally relevant for Indigenous patients.   

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Gum yan asing Kaangas giidaay han hll guudang gas ga. I Will Never Again Feel That I Am Less Than: Indigenous Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Ending Racism in Health Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
Cornelia (Nel) Wieman
Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Becky C. Palmer
Lauren Brown ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 13-20
Description

Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.

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From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description

Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.  

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A Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) Intervention Designed by and for Incarcerated Indigenous Women and Gender-Diverse People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Hollie Sabourin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 108-118
Description

Looks at cultural relevant programs, such as the RED Path project, to address Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) prevention.

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“The land is a healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MétisseRedvers
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 90-107
Description

Looks at the experiences of Indigenous practitioners from the three territories to discuss how a strong land relationship can lead to better mental health for Indigenous communities. 

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Cree Youth Engagement in Health Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nickoo Merati
Jonathan Salsberg
Joey Saganash
Joshua Iserhoff
Kaitlynn Hester Moses ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 73-89
Description

Using interviews with Cree youth and Indigenous youth coordinators to look at ways to engage Indigenous youth towards healthier lifestyles.   

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Governmental Fiduciary Failure in Indigenous Environmental Health Justice: The Case of Pictou Landing First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Lewis
Heather Castleden
Richard Apostle
Sheila Francis
Kim Francis-Strickland
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 61-72
Description

Examines the correlation between the dumping of pulp and paper mill effluent near the Pictou Landing First Nation and the high levels of cancer amongst its Indigenous population.   

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Kidnapped Stó:lō Boys

Alternate Title
The Kidnapping of Stó:lō Boys During the Fraser River Gold Rush
The Kidnapping of Sto:lo Boys During the Fraser River Gold Rush
Kidnapped Sto:lo Boys
Lost Stories Project
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lost Stories Project
Sandra Bonner-Pederson
Ronald Rudin
Bear Image Productions
Description

Video tells the story of Sto:lo boys who were taken from their homes by prospectors for the purpose of using them as labourers in the California goldfields and the community's commemoration of the event.

Duration: 19:38.

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Choosing and Using Indigenous Film Resources

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Julie Ship
Description

Contains links to lists of: film for screening; production/media; film festivals; curricular supports; projects/others and check list for assessing films.

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Misconduct, Missing, and Murdered: The Experiences of Anti-Indigenous Racism in Reproductive Healthcare among Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender Diverse People, and the MMIWG2S+ Genocide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description

Five cases studies involving sexual health, pregnancy and after-birth care to illustrate the connections between MMIWG2S+ and systemic racism in the healthcare system.

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The Advantages of Mingling Indians with Whites

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction at the Nineteenth Annual Session Held in Denver, Col., June 23-29, 1892
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. H. Pratt
Description

Speech given by Pratt, who established Carlisle Indian Industrial School, the first of the Indian residential schools in the United States, in 1879. Taken from The Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, Nineteenth Annual Session.

Related Material: Excerpt.

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Exploring the Stories Behind Native American Boarding Schools

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
Description

Lesson plan involves students looking at primary source documents about people (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) who participated in the schools and then assuming their identity and writing a journal.

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Survey of Native American Literature

E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Dickinson
Description

"This survey textbook overviews Native American literature from its origins in poems and creation myths of the continent's hundreds of Native cultures. Texts are organized with major sections on creation myths, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction/memoir."

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Our Mother Corn

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description

Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.

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Clothing Styles

Alternate Title
Hodinohso:ni Art Lesson ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rick Hill]
[Roxanne Sky]
Description

Discusses how European fashion influenced Hodinohso:ni styles.

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