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Evelyn Peters
Shelly Craig
Description
Study interviewed 32 homeless people to gain an understanding of their situation and social service agencies to gauge their familiarity with homeless population, services they provided, and changes in the previous five years. Makes eight recommendations for policy responses.
Aboriginal Language Indicators for Métis Children Under the Age of Six in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Cloutier
Evelyne Bougie
Heather Tait
Description
This survey provides information on children’s Aboriginal language knowledge, and their ability to express their needs in an Aboriginal language or to understand an Aboriginal language when someone speaks it to them.
Aboriginal Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Migration, Mobility and Health Research Project: Winnipeg Final Report, November 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janice Ristock
Art Zoccole
Description
Examines experiences of relocation from reserve communities to urban or rural communities and the impact on health and acceptance.
Anishinaabe Pedagogy: Deconstructing the Notion of Aboriginal Education by Illuminating Local Anishinaabe Pedagogy
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Author/Creator
Rebecca Chartrand
Description
Discusses definitions of "aboriginal education", how aboriginal ways of knowing can be integrated into the curriculum, and shares some of the authors own learning experiences by educators and elders.
Brief Administrative History of the Residential Schools & The Presbyterian Church in Canada's Healing and Reconciliation Efforts
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Author/Creator
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives
Description
Summary of the Church's goals of assimilation and Christianization of Aboriginal children into mainstream society and statements of regret for role in the administration of residential schools. Includes list of schools operated by Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Bringing Our Children Home: Report and Recommendations
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Author/Creator
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Description
Discusses the current failing child welfare system and offers ten recommendations for improvement.
Business Planning Workbook
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Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Business Service Network]
Description
Created to assist Aboriginal entrepreneurs in their efforts to establish successful enterprises.
Case Study: Transforming Curriculum, Transforming Consciousness? Initiatives Within the Formal Education System
Alternate Title
A Case Study of Treaty Education in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Transforming Relations: A Collaborative Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Lloyd
Description
Discusses Saskatchewan's mandatory treaty education program, called Teaching Treaty in the Classroom and Manitoba's Treaty Education Initiative.
Celebrating Strengths: Aboriginal Students and Their Stories of Success in Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Committee
Lina Arruda
Betty Ash
Amy Carpenter
Jeremy Daniels
Sherri Denysuik ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on the Seven Oaks School Division study on Aboriginal perspectives of education by former students.
Child Welfare Devolution in Manitoba: A Bumpy But Necessary Road to Justice
Alternate Title
Fast Facts (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Shauna MacKinnon]
Description
Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.
Creating Opportunities: Environment, Economy, Employment
Alternate Title
Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
Manitoba First Nations: Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
[Creating Environmental Economic Opportunities]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Lane
Anupam Sharma
Robert Daniels
Description
Resource for exploring realistic and practical environmental economic opportunities.
The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) and Sustainability Education in First Nations Schools in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Swayze
Description
Looks into what progress has been made towards encouraging and supporting First Nations Schools to undertake sustainability programming and initiatives.
Defining Food Security for Urban Aboriginal People: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaime Cidro
Evelyn Peters
Jim Sinclair
Description
Using Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a case study, looked at concept of food security, challenges of maintaining access to culturally valued food, and made recommendations concerning policy which would facilitate access. Information gathered through interviews and focus groups.
[Final Report of the Inquest into the Death of Brian Sinclair]
Alternate Title
In the Province of Manitoba, In the Matter of: The Fatality Inquiries Act and in the Matter of: Brian Sinclair, Deceased
[Inquest into the Death of Brian Sinclair]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Timothy J. Preston ]
Description
Sinclair was a 45-year-old Aboriginal man who died after sitting for 34 hours waiting for medical attention at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre's emergency department.
From the Past Into the Future: Manitoba Métis Policy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Manitoba
Description
Based on five principles: recognition, partnership, comprehensiveness, capacity and accountability. Developed as a result of the findings of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
A History of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia / Le Conseil du Gouvernenment Provisoire
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norma Hall
Clifford P. Hall
Erin Verrier
Description
Body was formed during the Red River Resistance and functioned from March 9th to June 24th, 1870.
Housing, Long Term Care Facilities, and Services for Homeless and Low-Income Urban Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series; 04-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed.
Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.
ID Fusion Software
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
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Author/Creator
Rachel Marsch
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Case study of Aboriginal technology company located in St. Boniface area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Improving the Economic Success of Urban Additions to Reserves: Achieving Benefits for First Nations and Local Governments: Stage II Economic and Fiscal Benefits Generated in Urban ATRs
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Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Builds on five factors from stage I report: infrastructure and services, governance, land management regime, own source revenues, and community support. Examines eight Additions to Reserves..
Stage I Report: Identifying Success Factors in Urban First Nations.
Improving the Economic Success of Urban Additions to Reserves: Stage 1: Identifying Success Factors in Urban First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fiscal Realities Economists
Description
Assesses economic and fiscal benefits for urban reserves and neighboring municipalities located in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Stage 2 Report: Economic and Fiscal Benefits Generated in Urban ATRs .
Is Healthy Food on the Table in Northern Manitoba?: Evaluating Northern Healthy Foods Initiative for Sustainability and Food Access
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Thompson
Asfia Gulrukh Kamal
Kimlee Wong
Description
Presents generally positive assessment of programming and program delivery, with recommendations for increased funding to maintain and improve upon initial community capacity building.
Jurisdictional Comparisons of Child Welfare System Design
Alternate Title
Towards Sustainable Child Welfare in Ontario: First Report of the Commission ; working paper no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Commission to Promote Sustainable Child Welfare
Description
Looks at systems in four provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Manitoba) and England. One section specific to Aboriginal children.
Keeyask Generation Project: Report on Public Hearing
Documents & Presentations
Description
This report contained a list of recommendations for the construction and operation of the Keeyask Generation Project.
Leaving for the City: Documenting the Experience of First Nations Relocating for Medical Services in Manitoba, 2007-2013
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Author/Creator
Josée Lavoie
Sharon S. Mah
Joe Kaufert
Annette Brown
John O'Neil
Description
Looks at the policies that impact or relate to medical relocation, the estimated number of individuals who relocate for medical reasons, and community medical facilities.
Louis Prince: A Mediator of the Higher Powers
Alternate Title
Powers Defy White Man: Witch Doctor’s Rites ‘Raise’ Lost Bodies
Mashkokiipines--Louis Prince: A Mediator of the Higher Powers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dave Hunt
Description
Originally published in the Winnipeg Tribune on July 28, 1954 under the title "Powers Defy White Man: Witch Doctor’s Rites ‘Raise’ Lost Bodies". Article is about Louis Prince, a healer and clairvoyant from Manitoba.
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.
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.
North End Food Assessment Report Winnipeg
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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.
Overview: Manitoba's Aboriginal Population
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ultra Insights Planning and Research Services
Description
General statistics and well as more detailed for language, living arrangements of children, housing and mobility, educational attainment, and labour force.
Policies and Procedures: Guidelines for Shelters
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Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence (NACAFV)
Description
Aid for developing all aspects of a policies and procedures manual for development, design, planning and delivery of shelter services.
RBC Aboriginal Partnership Report: A Chosen Journey
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Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Description
Report features stories of initiatives that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have undertaken in communities across Canada.
The Reality of the Social Economy and Its Empowering Potential for Boreal Anishinaabek Communities in Eastern Manitoba
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alon Weinberg
Research Report Series (Institute of Urban Studies)
Description
Examines the concept of the social economy and how it can serve as a guide for Aboriginal communities looking to better their members' lives.
Relying on Their Own Resources: Building an Anishinaabek-Run, Sustainable Economy in the East Side Boreal - Waabanong - of Lake Winnipeg
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14 / 03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alon Weinberg
Research Report Series (Institute of Urban Studies)
Description
Compares the vision of the Government of Manitoba to that of the board members of the Waabanong Anishinaabe Interpretive Centre.
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
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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.
The Role of the Public Sector in Northern Governance
Alternate Title
ICNGD (International Centre for Northern Governance and Deveopment) Report
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; August 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6338]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner-Pirot
Joe Garcea
Thierry Rodon
Rebecca Schiff
Graham White Gary Wilson
Description
Examines the transitions in governance in the territories and Northern provincial regions; and discusses the accomplishments, challenges and opportunities facing organizations in Northern communities.
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
Smudging Protocol and Guidelines for School Divisions
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Author/Creator
Dino Altieri
Lisa Amyotte Hunter
Robert Apetagon
Karen Courchene
Marti Ford ... [et al.]
Description
Developed for use in Manitoba schools.
Someone's Mother, Sister or Daughter: Street Sex Workers, Their Families and Transitioning Out of Street Sex Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan Strega
Leslie Brown
Sinéad Charbonneau
Sohki Aski Esquao (Jeannine Carriére)
Caitlin Janzen
Qwul'sih'yah'maht (Robina Thomas)
Description
Project consisted of analysis of print media coverage and interviews. Five topics came to the forefront: leadership, mothering, families and transitioning out of sex work, ethical and effective service, and the media.
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.
Starting a Business in a First Nation Community
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business Service Network
Community Futures Manitoba
Description
Some information for Canada in general, some only applies to Manitoba.
Subverting the Local Food Economy Status Quo: The Intrinsic Relationship of Regionalized Ethics to the Practice and Discourse of Food Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maximilian Aulinger
Description
Literature review and case study of project involving Elders and youth producing a cookbook of traditional recipes.
Summary Review of the Manitoba Child Welfare System
for the Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Report: Final Submission
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Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Description
Short history of the circumstances that motivated the changes which have taken place in the Manitoba system.
Sustainable Cattle Management: A Case Study with Birdtail Sioux First Nation
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Author/Creator
First Nations Fish Habitat Program
Description
Looks at cattle raising impacts on fish habitats in Birdtail Sioux First Nation, located in Manitoba, and examines sustainable solutions.
"Water Is a Living Thing": Environmental and Human Health Implications of the Athabasca Oil Sands for the Mikisew Cree First Nation and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation In Northern Alberta. Phase Two Report: July 7, 2014
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Author/Creator
Stéphane M. McLachlan
Description
Looks at the impacts of upstream industrial activity on wildlife, the environment and human health.
Well-Being in First Nations Communities: The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 2006: Manitoba [Map]
Alternate Title
[Community Well-Being Maps]
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Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation. Data from Statistics Canada Census of Population, 2006.