Articles » General
Author/Creator
Desarae Eashappie
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 15
Description
Brief profile of Charlie Bird's accomplishments as a Canadian soldier in the Second World War and the importance of learning from First Nations veterans as their numbers are diminishing.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan - Progress Report: January 2008 - March 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Looks at Canada's 2009 Economic Action Plan, and focuses on building or upgrading 18 water and wastewater infrastructure projects on reserves.
First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education: Findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelly Milligan
Evelyne Bougie
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, vol. 6, no. 4, October 28, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Statistics on women aged 25 to 64.
First Nations Women and Postsecondary Education in Canada: Snapshots from the Census
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelly Milligan
Evelyne Bougie
Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, vol. 6, no. 4, October 28, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Data from 2001 and 2006 censuses.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Peoples Child and Family Review, Special Issue: Celebrating 15 Years of Wisdom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc St. Dennis
Cindy Blackstock
Raven Sinclair
Kathy Absolon
Suzanne Stewart... Margaret Kovach... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 14, no. 1, June 06, 2019
Description
Issue features 15 of the most popular contributions that we have published since volume 1 in 2004.
[First] Report of the Committee Consisting of Dr. E.B. Tylor, Dr. G.M. Dawson, General Sir J.H. Lefroy, Dr. Daniel Wilson, Mr. Horatio Hale, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. George W. Bloxam (Secretary): Appointed for the Purpose of Investigating and Publish
Alternate Title
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia D. Monture
Patricia D. McGuire
Beverley Jacobs
Alice Olsen Williams
Nora Bothwell
Lana Whiskeyjack ...
Kim Anderson
Renée E. Mzinegiizhigo-kwe Bédard
Lina Sunseri ...
Joane Cardinal-Shubert
Alex Wilson ...
Rita Joe ...
Deborah McGregor ...
Winona LaDuke ...
Monique Mojica ...
Michelle Cameron
Mary Sillet
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
Carol Leclair ...
Rosemarie Kuptana
Caroline L. Tait ...
Apryl Gladue ...
Sharon D. McIvor
Fran Sugar ...
Shirley Ida Williams-Pheasant
Osennontion
Skonaganleh:rá
Fish Creek Dead
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of dead Canadian soldiers at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885, taken shortly after the Battle of Fish Creek. A soldier is shown covering one of the corpses with a blanket.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
The Fish Lake Fight - Rebels Under Dumont Firing on Middleton's Advance
Archival » Archival Items
[Montreal Star?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
Fish Soup for the Indigenous Soul: A Tool Kit For Siem Smun'eem Research and Training Network For Indigenous Well-Being. "Honoring Indigenous Knowledge and Practice"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacquie Green
Rebecca Taylor
Description
Looks at a research network developed through the collaboration of universities, agencies and communities in British Columbia to provide research training and resources for Indigenous people working in Indigenous child well-being and research.
Fleury's Book Opens New Chapter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 1,31
Description
Profiles Métis hockey player, Theo Fleury, and his new book which reveals his abuse, addictions, and fight for sobriety.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 31.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
FNUC Must Make Students, Academics Priority
Alternate Title
First Nations University of Canada Must Make Students, Academics Priority
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 26, 2009, p. A11
Description
Discusses the need to make students and academic excellence the first priority above political and financial issues at the First Nations University of Canada.
Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census [Aboriginal Peoples]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Statistics Canada]
Description
Statistics on Aboriginal identity, distribution by population centre size, registered Indian status by residence on or off reserve, Inuit population by residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat, age distribution, and language indicators.
Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts
Alternate Title
Focusing Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s Post Secondary Education Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Description
Discusses causes of current disparities in educational attainment, future goals for enrolment and graduation, and economic gains from higher education.
Final draft.
Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Description
Looks at the enrolment gap between First Nation people and other Canadians and the need for improvement in high school completion as a precondition for greater participation in post-secondary education.
Follow-up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador
E-Books
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay Consulting
Donald McRae
Description
Related material: 2002 Report.
Fontaine Leaves AFN With Strong Foundation
Alternate Title
Fontaine Leaves Assembly of First Nations With Strong Foundation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, July 10, 2009, p. A7
Description
Discusses the task of electing a new national chief for the Assembly of First Nations formerly filled by Phil Fontaine. Fontaine was the first high-profile First Nations leader to reveal the abuse he suffered in a residential school which eventually led to compensation payments and an official apology from the Prime Minister.
Fontaine Says Audience With Pope Closes The Circle
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 7
Description
Comments on the historic meeting of First Nations delegates with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the abuse some children experienced in residential schools and the need for reconciliation.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Food Innovation in Canada's North: The Case for a Social Enterprise Cluster
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Laurence
Geneviève Chabot
Julien Valmary
Madeleine Lyons
Petros Kusmu
Description
Study looked at the feasibility of an innovation cluster which would increase access to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy food as well as encourage in new production methods, value chains, and governance models.
Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview
Alternate Title
In Brief (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2019-18-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau
Description
Brief discussion of causes and consequences and current federal, provincial/territorial, regional and local initiatives.
The Food Mail Pilot Projects: Achievements and Challenges
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jody B. Glacken
Frederick Hill
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
Food Security in Nunavut: A Knowledge Sharing Tool for Policy and Decision-makers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qaujigiartiit Arctic Health Research Network Nunavut (AHRN)
Description
Contains a review of the literature, summary of programs and initiatives, list of individuals working to address food insecurity, media reports, and references and resources.
Food Sharing Networks and Subsistence in Uklukhaktok, NT, Canada
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
Description
Study suggests that young hunters are not under pressure to produce very much food due to provisions made by parents and older siblings.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Food Stories: A Labrador Inuit-Metis Community Speaks about Global Change
Theses
Author/Creator
Debbie Holly Martin
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2009.
{footprints} Oscar Lathlin
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 10, January 2009, p. 30
Description
Biography of Oscar Lathlin, who went from working a trap line in northern Manitoba to becoming a cabinet minister in Manitoba's NDP government.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
"For Home and Country": Education, Activism, and Agency in Alberta Native Homemakers' Clubs, 1942-1970
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Magee
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 27-49
Description
Looks at the history of Alberta's Native Homemakers' Clubs and the significant contributions of other smaller, localized Native organizations.
For So Long...
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Gabriel
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, p. 8
Description
Discusses discrimination and Indigenous identity.
Forearm Bone Density is not elevated in Inuit Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nihal A. Natour
Suzanne N. Morin
Grace M. Egeland
Hope A. Weiler
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Discusses findings that while bone density of Inuit is decreased in women with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2D) is reduced the risk of osteoporosis is mitigated.
Foreword
Alternate Title
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Georges Henry Erasmus
Description
Introduces the subject of the book.
Foreword from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
To locate article, scroll to page xi.
Forging New Partnerships: Coast Salish Communities and Museums
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon Michelle Fortney
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2009.
The Forks National Historic Site of Canada
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
Site of national significance for transportation, trade, and settlement as well as the history of the Canadian West. Site includes natural resources, fur trade, Aboriginal settlement, immigration, online tour, activities, interpretive programs, and visitor information.
A Form and Function Study of Precontact Pottery from Atlantic Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Kora Stapelfeldt
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009.
Formal Opinion to Support the Employment Development of First Nations and Inuits in Social Economy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labor Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]
Description
Discusses existing social enterprises generally as well as Indigenous initiatives and organizations, identifies challenges, obstacles in promoting Aboriginal participation and common characteristics of best practices, makes recommendations for courses of action and solutions, and lists specific proposals for the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.
"Formalizing" Land Tenure in First Nations: Evaluating the Case for Reserve Tenure Reform
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie Baxter
Michael Trebilcock
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2009, pp. 45-122
Description
Examines the implications of a national First Nations Land Title System (FNLTS) as it relates to economic development. The article also compares and looks at other Indigenous communities internationally.
Formative Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evaluation Directorate
Strategic Policy and Research
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Former Student Gives Settlement to Homeless
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 5, May 2009, p. 3,10
Description
Discusses the donation a former student of the Elkhorn Indian Residential School has made to a homeless shelter in Winnipeg.
Formulating Aboriginal Criteria and Indicator Frameworks
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Christine Adam
Daniel Kneeshaw
Description
Determines whether the criteria and indicator process, a tool used to conceptualize, evaluate and implement sustainable forest management globally, is appropriate to Aboriginal communities.
Fort Carlton, 1885
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Fort of Refuge, Prince Albert, March 31, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the Fort of Refuge built by the citizens of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to protect themselves during the Northwest Resistance.
Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site of Canada
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site is a former symbol of the alliance between the British and First Nations. Site includes history, natural resources, archaeology, virtual tour, photo gallery, recreational activities, and visitor information.
Fort Walsh Townsite (1875-1883): Early Settlement in the Cypress Hills
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Aaron Wutzke
Description
Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
Forts, Curriculum, and Indigenous Métissage: Imagining Decolonization of Aboriginal-Canadian Relations in Educational Contexts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dwayne Trevor Donald
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-24
Description
Argues that the fort is a significant mythic symbol that reinforces colonial divides that continue to affect Aboriginal-Canada relations.
Foster Home Survivor, Dr. Jaqueline Maurice Wants Kids Placed First
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 8
Description
Dr. Jaqueline Marie Maurice reflects on her own foster home experiences when presenting doctoral work to nurses, social services workers and students.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.