Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
Discusses governance and health system transformation, building partnerships, community engagement, and the establishment of the First Nations Health Authority.
Case involved a three-year-old who suffered physical and emotional abuse and neglect at the hands of her grandparents. She had initially been under the care of British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development, but subsequently became the responsibility of a First Nations agency and the Saskatchewan Dept. of Social Services.
Annual ReSDA [Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic] Conference ; 3rd, 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Ziegler
Description
Discusses process to talk about engaging the public through community sessions and building on themes for action in regional roundtable discussions.
Duration: 16:07.
Makes recommendations for legislative changes in Saskatchewan and the processes to achieve them. Concludes that the best model to follow would be that of the Northwest Territories.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 1, April 2013, pp. 4-17
Description
Examines issues surrounding the controversial series of paintings which depict murdered and missing women (predominately Aboriginal) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
[Harvest of Hope: A Symposium of Reconciliation ; pt. 8]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Gower
Phil Fontaine
[Caroline Davis
Victor Montejo
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Gabrielle Tayac]
Description
Speakers from symposium discuss significance of apologies, reparations, and restorative justice. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 32:40.
The Paq'tnkek M'ikmaq and Kat (American Eel) A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Micmac and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Mik'maq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Davis
John Wagner
Kerry Prosper
Mary Jane Paulette
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 357-388
Description
Provides a review of the culturally important relationship the Mi'kmaq share with the American eel, including for food, ceremonial practices, medicinal purposes, and traditional relations of reciprocity.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Border Crossings, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 86-89
Description
Review of the exhibition curated by Marie Bouchard, which celebrated the reconstruction of a bridge in St. Boniface, Manitoba, event included performance of Collette Jacques of northern Ontario.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 50, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 221-235
Description
Parental involvement is categorized in four types: family support, parent education and school, parenthood, education and home, and parent involvement/parent participation.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Calls on researchers and policy-makers to engage young people in the development of policies regarding water use and protection.
Study of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and the Province of Saskatchewan gaming partnership and how the structure may apply to providing housing.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: Voices From the Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. [51-55]
Description
Examines several factors behind migration of Indigenous northerners to urban centres: concentration of economic opportunities in urban centres and scarcity of housing in small northern settlements.
Looks at information and literature to help ascertain the impact of common social determinants on Indigenous peoples' health in Canada and other developed countries.
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2004, pp. 29-44
Description
Describes how researchers incorporated the concept of Wâhkôhtowin, which means kinship or the state of being and is fundamental for understanding Indigenous culture, into their research project comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous literacy learning.
Research conducted to obtain a profile of residents and to record opinions and experiences of those who live in the neighbourhood. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Unless You Listen, You Can't Hear Me: Manitoba's Children's Advocate Annual Report: April 1st, 2002-March 31st, 2003, April 1st, 2003-March 31st, 2004
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Office of the Children's Advocate of Manitoba
Description
Eleven recommendations were made to Southeast Child and Family Services to deal with the issue of solvent abuse.
Excerpt from: Manitoba's Children's Advocate Annual Report.
To locate report, scroll to page 11.