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.
A Study of Northern Manitoba Principals' Perspectives Regarding New Special Education Legislation
Theses
Author/Creator
Joan Darlene Zaretsky
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.
Summary Review of the Manitoba Child Welfare System
for the Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Report: Final Submission
Documents & Presentations
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
Documents & Presentations
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.
Talk Medicine: Envisioning the Effects of Aboriginal Language Revitalization in Manitoba Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Delaine
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 65-88
Description
Looks at the seven indigenous languages of Manitoba, some more threatened then others, and the possibility of revitalizing these languages in Manitoba schools.
Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of Citizenship Development of Aboriginal High School Students in the Province of Manitoba: An Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 110, September 20, 2010, pp. [1]-33
Description
Looks at citizenship education and the need for traditional Aboriginal ways of learning to be incorporated into the curriculum to provide practical experiences in citizenship development.
Teachers' Work in Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Thomas Flanagan on the Stand: Revisiting Métis Land Claims and the Lists of Rights in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darren O'Toole
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 137-177
Description
Re-examines historical evidence used by Judge MacInnes in the case Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada
The Town that Lost Its Name: The Impact of Hydroelectric Development in Grand Rapids, Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Ramona Neckoway
Treaties and Tuberculosis: First Nations People in Late 19th-Century Western Canada, a Political and Economic Transformation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.W. Daschuk
Paul Hackett
Scott Macneil
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 307-330
Description
Discusses the sudden ecological, economic, and political changes in the Canadian west that caused an explosion of tuberculosis infections among First Nations communities.
Treaties in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
Treaty 6
Alternate Title
Treaty No. 6
Treaty No. Six
Treaty Six
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bob Beal
Description
Brief overview of Treaty Six negotiations between Lieutenant-Governor Alexander Morris and Chiefs Mistawasis and Ahtahkakoop.
Treaty Lands: Imaging a Conditional Landscape
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tim Schouten
Description
Discusses the art works created as part of the author's The Treaty Lands Project, focusing on the research conducted for the The Treaty 3 Suite (Outside Promises).
Forward and part IX from: Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008: The Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at The University of Winnipeg: May 14 to 16, 2008, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta edited by Margaret Anne Lindsay and Mallory Allyson Richard; foreword by Jennifer S. H. Brown.
Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Uncertain Margins: Métis and Saulteaux Identities in St-Paul des Saulteaux, Red River 1821 - 1870
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Manitoba History, no. 53, October 2006, pp. 2-10
Description
Describes ethnic differences between the two groups and the evolution of some similar cultural elements.
Understanding Diversity and Interculturalism Between Aboriginal Peoples and Newcomers in Winnipeg
Theses
Author/Creator
John Victor Gyepi-Garbrah
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Urban Aboriginal Households: A Profile of Demographic, Housing and Economic Conditions in Canada's Prairie and Territories Region
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Kerwin
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Looked at ten variables in nineteen cities. Primarily used data from the 2001 Census and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Urban Aboriginal Households: A Profile of Demographic, Housing and Economic Conditions in Canada’s Prairie and Territories Region
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-024
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Brett Holmes]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need.
Highlights from research report of same name.
[Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study Videos]
Alternate Title
[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important.
Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
The Use of Conditional Sentencing in Manitoba: A Snapshot of Ten Aboriginal Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Parris
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
Vanishing Spaces: Memoirs of Louis Goulet
Alternate Title
L'espace de Louis Goulet
Vanishing Spaces: Memoirs of a Prairie Métis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Guillaume Charette
Description
Translation of L'espace de Louis Goulet.
Well-Being in First Nations Communities: The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 2006: Manitoba [Map]
Alternate Title
[Community Well-Being Maps]
Documents & Presentations
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.
Wet Prairie: An Environmental History of Wetlands, Flooding and Drainage in Agricultural Manitoba, 1810-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Shannon Stunden Bower
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2006.
Willy Hodgson
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 8, November 2006, p. 26
Description
Chronicles the life of the 1994 Saskatchewan Order of Merit recipient who advocated on behalf of equality for Aboriginal people within the justice system.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
Wise to Consider Future Potential of Reserves
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 17, 2006, p. A15
Description
Discusses the decision process on behalf of isolated northern First Nation communities which tend to marginalize the residents.
Workplace and Occupational Aggression in First Nations and Inuit Health Nursing Stations in the Manitoba Region: Incidence, Types and Patterns
Theses
Author/Creator
Wendy (Hawrychuk) Ducharme
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.