Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Cook
Melanie MacKinnon
Marcia Anderson & Ian Whetter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article describes the origins and mandate of Ongomiizwin; highlights the five themes of the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ (RFHS) Reconciliation Action Plan for health science education: (1) Honoring traditional knowledge systems and practices, (2) Safe learning environments and professionalism, (3) Student support, mentorship and retention (4) Education across the spectrum and 5) Closing the gap in admissions.
A Study of Recurring Mold Problems on the Roseau River Reserve, Manitoba: Final Draft
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Boles
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Evaluation and recommended solutions for sample study of eight homes which had suffered basement seepage or flooding.
Study Orientation, Persistence and Retention of Native Students: Implications for Confluent Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
Randy Kroeker
Eldon Gade
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 3, May 1991, pp. [16-23]
Description
Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes test results indicated boys had weak study habits, some negative study attitudes, which may be a contributing factor in high dropout rate. Author suggests confluent education may be a partial solution.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Clinical, Lifestyle and Reproductive Consequences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Alan Katz
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 159, no. 4, August 25, 1998, pp. 329-334
Description
Investigates aspects of sexual abuse and health related behaviours; study found differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women sample groups.
A Tale of Two Creek Brothers: Playwright Tomson Highway Casts a Spell With His First Novel [Final Edition]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
The Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 1998, p. E3
Description
Reviews book: Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway.
Tawney Ahdeman
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 5 negatives showing Tawney Ahdeman of PA off to the Pas Manitoba for an Indian Princess Pageant, on August 8, 1991.
Tawney Ahdeman (Portrait)
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 17 negatives showing Tawney Ahdeman of Prince Albert off posing for a portrait before leaving for an Indian Princess Pageant, on August 8, 1991.
Teacher Professional Reference: Aboriginal Education Grades K-12: A Reference for Selecting Learning Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Description
Resources selected using four evaluation criteria: curriculum fit, instructional and technical design, and social considerations. Each entry contains bibliographic information and brief description of content.
A Teacher's Guide to Student Inquiry for the Graphic Novel Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
E-Books
Author/Creator
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
"These Paintings Have Spirit": Voices Found in Childhood Artwork from Indian Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adele Bibault
Description
Discusses the repatriation and exhibition of paintings produced at the Alberni Indian Residential School and the Mackay Indian Residential School by exploring the views of a Survivor, Mark Atleo, and Intergenerational Survivor, Lorilee Wastasecoot.
Anthropology Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
Towards an Understanding of Culturally Appropriate and Unique Helping Practices in an Aboriginal Family Service Agency
Theses
Author/Creator
Roma Joseph Fisher
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.
Tracking the Westernization of Urban Aboriginal Gambling in Canada's Prairie Provinces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Y. D. Belanger
R. J. Williams and S. Y. Prusak
International Gambling Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Study focused on how participation in gambling effected traditional beliefs. Involved survey of 1114 individuals in 15 cities.
Tracking the Westernization of Urban Aboriginal Gambling in Canada's Prairie Provinces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Y. D. Belanger
R. J. Williams
S. Y. Prusak
International Gambling Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Reports results of survey conducted with 1114 individuals in 15 cities.
Treaty ABC's Treaty Vocabulary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Description
Teacher resource.
Treaty Time: A Simulation Activity: Treaty No. 5 at Norway House 24 September 1875
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raymond M. Beaumont
Description
Guide and handouts for game in which students role-play significant people involved in the negotiation and signing of the treaty.
Troubling History, Troubling Law: The Question of Indigenous Genocide in Canada
Alternate Title
Arts in Action ; no. 1
Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Adam Muller
Description
Discusses the meaning of genocide and whether or not genocide occurred based on two underlying issues.
Chapter 3 from Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide edited by Scott W. Murray.
[The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendations and a Return to the Original Intent of the Treaty Relationship]
Alternate Title
McKercher Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Derek Nepinak
Description
Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.
Truth Respect and Recognition: Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Maternity Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Wanda Phillips-Beck
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 8, February 25, 2019, pp. E209-E215
Description
In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent community-led models of care.
Tuberculosis among Northern Manitoba First Nations, 2008–2012: Program Performance On- and Off-Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Andrew Basham
Brenda Elias
Anne Fanning
Pamela Orr
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 688-696
Description
Retrospective review of Tuberculosis (TB) Program performance in northern Manitoba. Information on 149 people diagnosed with TB and 3560 of their contacts was extracted from the Manitoba TB Registry and analyzed. Results indicate that program performance is dependent on residence on or off reserve and that action is needed to address multiple program performance factors.
Tuberculosis Transmission in the Indigenous Peoples of the Canadian Prairies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Smit Patel
Catherine Paulsen
Courtney Heffernan
Duncan Saunders
Meenu Sharma ... Malcolm King
Vernon Hoeppner ... Kathleen McMuffin ... Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan ... [et al.]
Plos One, vol. 12, no. 11, 11 14, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Examines tuberculosis transmission in the Canadian prairies to inform a national policy to deal with the disease.
The Turtle Lodge: Sustainable Self-Determination in Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Cameron
Dave Courchene
Sabina Ijaz
Ian Mauro
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 13-21
Description
Examines how the Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba teaches a flexible, community-based process of responsibility-based self-determination discourse; stresses respectful and reciprocal relationships, community well-being, earth guardianship, and cultural resurgence.
Twilight Dancers
Alternate Title
CBC Short Docs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Theola Ross
Paola Marino
Description
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community.
Duration: 16:31.
Understanding about Type II Diabetes Mellitus among the Nêhinaw (Cree)
Theses
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Bruyére
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.
Understanding the Experiences and Processes of Health Canada's Evacuation Policy for Pregnant First Nations Women in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Lawford
Description
Feminist and Gender Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Understanding the Needs of Urban Inuit Women: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Looks at women's experiences in Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. Research involved literature review and interviews with forty-six Inuit women, twenty-two service providers, and, when possible, focus groups. Four objectives of study were to identify motivations for migration/relocation to urban centres, examine challenges faced, discuss primary effects on roles and responsibilities, and to identify supports needed.
The Validity of Self-Report Measures in Assessing Historical Knowledge: The Case of Canada's Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Article 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg D. B. Boese
Katelin H. S. Neufeld
Katherine B. Starzyk
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses establishing a baseline to measure the public knowledge of residential schools by using the National Benchmark Survey, the Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Study and the Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples Report, all of which use self-report measures.
Views in Hudson’s Bay (1825) and Peter Rindisbacher: Constructions of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Culture in the Red River Settlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie-Ann Mercer
Description
Art Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2017.
Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laura Peers
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 79, no. 3, September 1998, pp. 611-612
Description
Book review of: Voices from Hudson Bay edited by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts.
Voices of the Grandmothers: Reclaiming a Metis Heritage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Welsh
Canadian Literature, no. 131, Discourse in Early Canada, Winter, 1991, pp. 15-24
Description
Author recounts her search for information about her female ancestors.
Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 15 to read article.
The Way We Speak: An Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Language Resources in Manitoba
Alternate Title
Renewing Education: New Directions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Native Education
"We See Hard Times Ahead of Us": York Factory and Indigenous Life in the Western Hudson Bay Region, 1880-1925
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 434-460
Description
"This article traces the transformation of the Muskego Cree and the Métis peoples of the district from independent traders, hunters, and wage labourers to a colonized people with diminished economic opportunities."
Western Perspectives
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 3, June/July 1991, pp. 57-[?]
Description
Book review of: Images of the West: Changing Perceptions of the Prairies, 1690-1960 by R. Douglas Francis.
Where They Meet: Indigenous Activism and City Planning in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason Syvixay
Description
City Planning Thesis (MCP)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Who Should Make Child Protection Decisions for the Native Community?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Zylberberg
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 11, 1991, pp. 74-106
Description
Discusses model used in the United States which depends on American Indian tribunals and protection agencies to made decisions and looks at supporting legislation as well.
Women's Right to Food in the City: Indigenous Single Mothers Confronting Unjust Foodscapes, Poverty, and Racism in Winnipeg
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Veronica Sobie
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.