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Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ivana Nad'ová]
Description
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
The Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research: Knowledge Translation with Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
John O'Neil
Healthcare Policy, vol. 1, no. 4, May 2006, pp. 44-49
Description
Discusses the incorporation of evidence-based decision-making in many First Nations communities.
Manitoba First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) Report (2002/03)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
Jeff LaPlante
Description
Statistics for adults, youth and children.
Manitoba Metis Federation
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Includes links to media releases, community events, educational training, and employment opportunities.
Manitoba's Demographic Challenge: Why Improving Aboriginal Education Outcomes is Vital for Economic Prosperity
Alternate Title
E-Brief (C.D. Howe Institute). Economic Growth and Innovation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Busby
Description
Argues that while Aboriginals constitute the source of most new additions to the workforce, their potential contributions will go unrealized because of the gap in educational attainment.
The Métis
Alternate Title
[Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Daniel Francis]
Description
Chapter 8 in Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada, a Grade 7 Social Studies textbook.
Métis Identity: Sharing Traditional Knowledge and Healing Practices at Métis Elders' Gatherings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lois Edge
Tom McCallum
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 83-115
Description
Examines factors, other than physical well-being, that may contribute to health and wellness.
Métis Killed During the 1885 Resistance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
List based on names taken from monument at Batoche National Historic Park, with further information from Lawrence J. Barkwell of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
Mind, Body, Spirit: Promising Practices in First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Canadian Home Care Association
Description
Looks at programs and practices from eight regions.
Misconceived Expectations: Aboriginal Women's Experiences with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the Urban Context of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
Alternate Title
Developing a Community Health Toolkit with Indigenous Health Organizations
The Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research: Knowledge Translation with Indigenous Communities
Understanding Knowledge Translation in an Urban Inuit Community
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Brenda Elias
John O'Neil
Janet Smylie
Kelly McShane
Description
Scroll to p. 9 for Aboriginal content.
My Indian Name
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Darryl Nepinak
Description
Short film follows filmmaker as he receives his Indian name.
Duration: 6:32.
Native Studies Middle Years (Grades 5 to 8): A Teacher's Resource Book
Alternate Title
Renewing Education: New Directions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dan Thomas
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among First Nations and Non-First Nations in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zhong-Cheng Luo
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Patricia Martens
Janet Smylie ... [et al.]
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 55-61
Description
Assesses birth outcomes and infant mortality, by neighborhood socioeconomic status, among First Nations and non-First Nations in Manitoba.
Nganawendaanan Nd'ing: I Keep Them In My Heart
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shannon Letandre
Description
Short film depicts the sharing of traditional knowledge.
Duration: 6:23.
North End Food Assessment Report Winnipeg
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Malabar
Kaye Grant
Description
Assessment focuses on developing a community profile of the local food system in order to provide a base for capacity building for food related security initiatives.
Related material: Appendices.
North-South Gradients in Adverse Birth Outcomes for First Nations and Others in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. Martens
Maureen Heaman
Lyna Hart
Russell Wilkins
Janet Smylie
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 46-54
Description
Concludes that North-South place of residence does matter in regards to adverse birth outcomes, but the effects may differ by ethnicity and this situation could require different intervention strategies.
Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities in a Canadian First Nation Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. G. Bruce
N. D. Riediger
J. M. Zacharias
T. K. Young
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 27-32
Description
Looks at obesity in a Manitoba First Nation community and the need for interventions to help prevent the high rate of obesity-related illnesses.
Police Launch Criminal Investigation into Actions of Emergency Department
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Lett
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 18, December 14, 2010, pp. E817-E818
Description
Comments on the investigation into the death of a homeless man as a result of being left untreated in a Winnipeg hospital emergency room.
Predictors of Self-Rated Health in a Manitoba First Nation Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Elaine Bombak
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Prevalence of Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Two Canadian Provinces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz
Helen Coo
C. T. Yu
Albert E. Chudley
Andrea Noonan
Marlene Breitenbach
Nasreen Ramji
Talia Prosick
Angela Bedard
Jeanette J. A. Holden
Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, vol. 3, no. 3, 2006, pp. 164-172
Description
Focuses on pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in Manitoba and Prince Edward Island; findings indicate very low counts among Aboriginal children
Preventing and Eradicating Abuse of Our Children and Youth: Regional Team Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Cook
Description
Discusses project and provides assessment of research findings in order to help develop prevention and interventions methods.
Profile of Effective Practice: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendan Reimer
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 14-21
Description
Looks at Canada's first and largest major urban First Nations child and family support program in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Marten
Judith Bartlett
Elaine Burland
Heather Prior
Charles Burchill ... [et al.]
Promising Practices in First Nations Child Welfare: Kinosao Sipi Minisowin Agency: Creating a Community Response for Special Needs Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlene Ducharme
Doreen Muskego
Alfred Muswagon
Clarence Paupanekis
Mike Muswagon ... [et al.]
Description
Highlights factors which led to the creation of the program, conditions and indicators of success, and challenges involved in delivery of services.
Provisional Government of Assiniboia: Acknowledging the Contribution of Original North American Peoples to the Creation of Manitoba
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Norma J. Hall
Description
Website contains links to detailed chronology, historical documents, bibliography of online published primary sources, laws, bills, and terminology.
Quarantined Within a New Colonial Order: The 1876-1877 Lake Winnipeg Smallpox Epidemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Eyford
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 17, no. 1, 2006, pp. 55-78
Description
Looks at factors contributing to the smallpox epidemic and quarantine in Sandy Bay which took a toll on the Aboriginal population resulting in the loss of land and resources.
Quest for Cultural Safety: A Grounded Theory Study of Cultural Spaces Between Aboriginal Patients and Hospital Nurses
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Helen Foster-Boucher
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Re-Inventing Art Practices: Indigenous Women Artists Building Community Through Art and Activism in Rural and Remote Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie Nagam
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Reconciling Indigenous Need With the Urban Welfare State? Evidence of Culturally-appropriate Services and Spaces for Aboriginals in Winnipeg, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoffrey DeVerteuil
Kathi Wilson
Geoforum, vol. 41, no. 3, May 2010, pp. 498-507
Description
Discussion on the effectiveness of a non-Aboriginal recovery system and the provision of culturally appropriate
services and programs to meet the needs of Aboriginal people.
Reconsidering Riel: A Necessary Exercise
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
INDITERRA, no. 2, [Trajectoires plurielles de Premiers Peuples], 2010, pp. [35]-43
Description
Focuses on Louis Riel's years in exile in Montana and his involvement with the Métis.
Red River Rendezvous
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julijana Capone
The Beaver, vol. 90, no. 1, February/March 2010, p. 27
Description
Description of the annual event, Festival du Voyageur, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba's French Quarter to celebrate the fur trade era.
Red River's Anglophone Community: The Conflicting Views of John Christian Schultz and Alexander Begg
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grant W. Grams
Manitoba History, vol. 64, Fall, 2010, pp. 10-17
Description
Discusses how the two men's writings illustrate the two views points about the best option for Red River settlement's future: those who were in favour of annexation by Canada and those who felt that it would not be in the settlement's best interests since terms and conditions of it's future would be dictated by eastern Canadians.
The Relationship of Workplace Empowerment and Organizational Commitment Among First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Nurses
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Scott
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Renwick - For Urban Shaman
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Loren Roberts
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 3, June 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses Arthur Renwick's exhibit featuring wildlife and landscape photographs.
Report by Lieut. William F. Butler (69th Regt.) of His Journey from Fort Garry to Rocky Mountain House and Back, During the Winter of 1870-71. to Hon. Adams G. Archibald Lieut. Gov. Manitoba, 10th March, 1871.
Alternate Title
Great Lone Land
On Security and Policing in the Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William F. Butler
Description
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
Report on the Section 4 Review of Southeast Child and Family Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern First Nations Network of Care
Description
Review was triggered when a fourteen year girl from Little Grand Rapids First Nation hung herself in a garage in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was in the care of the Agency, which had placed her in the city. Both service delivery and operations were examined.
Resiliency Factors and Substance Use Among Manitoba First Nation Girls Living on Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Rhonda Dawn Campbell
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Safety and Security Issues in Winnipeg's Inner-city Communities: Bridging the Community-Police Divide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Comack
Jim Silver
Saint-Laurent, Manitoba: Evolving Métis Identities, 1850–1914
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gerhard J. Ens
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 1, March 2006, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of: Saint-Laurent, Manitoba by Nicole St-Onge.
Searching for Aboriginal/Indigenous Self-Determination: Urban Citizenship in the Winnipeg Low-Cost-Housing Sector, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Walker
Environment and Planning A, vol. 38, no. 12, 2006, pp. 2345-2364
Description
Explores urban citizenship and the pursuit of self-determination. Provides recommendations for improvement.
Self-Determination in Health: A Road to Community Wellness? A Critical Look at Island Lake's Evolving Model of Health Service Delivery
Theses
Author/Creator
Deborah L. Grimes
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andy Thomas
Florence Paynter
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 48-64
Description
Looks at the Traditional Names Mapping Project with one goal being to educate the public of the five distinct language groups in Manitoba.
Social Network Analysis in Tuberculosis Control Among the Aboriginal Population of Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Assaad Al-Mouaida Al-Azem
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Spirit Menders: The Expression of Trauma in Art Practices by Manitoba Aboriginal Women Artists
Theses
Author/Creator
Leah Marisa Fontaine
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Antony Caruso
Description
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.
State of the Inner City 2010: We're in It for the Long Haul
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives--Manitoba
[Brigette DePape
Lynne Fernandez
Ellen Smirl]
Description
Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Strengthen the Commitment: An External Review of the Child Welfare System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Hardy
Billie Schibler
Irene Hamilton
Description
Recommendations that came from a review prompted by the death of a child in the welfare system.