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Alberta Indigenous Tourism Demand Report
Statistics on tourist expenditures, average length of stay, and characteristics of domestic, US and overseas visitors along with brief discussion of surveys and research conducted by Indigenous Tourism Alberta and Destination Canada.
Alberta Indigenous Tourism Supplier/Provider Research
Analysis of 2019 survey, site visits, and inventory database, and Indigenous Tourism Canada's 2017 research on Alberta and Canada's supplier sector.
Anishinaabe & Climate Justice: An Indigenous Food Sovereignty Approach
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES) -- York University, 2019.
Anishinaabe Treaty-Making in the 18th-and-19th-Century Northern Great Lakes: From Shared Meanings to Epistemological Chasms
History Thesis (PhD) - York University, 2019.
Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 2006-2016
Compares Registered Indians to Canada's general population in three components: life expectancy, education and income.
Bat Steals the Moon
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
The Battle of Seven Oaks: The Debate over Métis Independence
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Beads, they're sewn so tight: Resource Guide
Developed in conjunction with an exhibition featuring works by Bev Koski, Katie Longboat, Jean Marhsall, and Olivia Whetung.
The Beavers' Big House
Children's story teaches lessons about cooperation and preparedness.
Related Material: Michif Version. Michif Narration.
Beyond the Border: Buffalo and Blackfoot Tenure on Traditional Territories
Geography Thesis (MA) -- York University, 2019.
Bineshiiyag - Birds
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi
Closing the Circle: Discussing Indigenous Homelessness in Canada: What We Heard at the National Indigenous Gathering in Winnipeg
Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship: Report to Parliament
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
A Dictionary of the Cree Language as Spoken by the Indians of the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories
Educator's Guide: Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
Uses chapters from book by Daniel Heath Justice as a tool to educate teachers.
Embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into My Practice: A Self-Study
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Vancouver Island University, 2019.
An Exploration of the Colonial Impacts of the Indian Act on Indigenous Women in Canada
Legal Studies Thesis (M.A) -- Carleton University. 2019.
An Exploration of the Selkirk Treaty
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2019.
Exploring How Current Federal Provincial and First Nations Government Policies Support and Promote Healthy Aging Among Older Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia
Health Thesis (MA) -- Dalhousie University, 2019.
First Nation Literature Unit: Fatty Legs - A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amimi-Homes
Book is Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's memoir about attending residential school for two years. This lesson plan uses Grade 6 Program Learning Outcome (PLO)s.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Care Priorities A Document Review of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Care Engagement (2011-2018) to Inform the Refresh of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control
Review of 48 documents relating to challenges, priorities and promising practices.
First Nations Youth Suicide Prevention Curriculum
Fur Trader Game
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
"Field Validation Version."
A Guide to the Louis Riel Papers
Discusses documents found in the Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Archives de l'Archevêché de Saint-Boniface, Public Archives of Canada, Archives de la Chancellerie de l’Archevêché de Montréal, and Les Archives du Séminaire de Québec and the periods in Riel's life which are not represented in any collections. Two appendices list documents and the repositories in which they are found. Research was conducted as part of the Riel Project and published as The Collected Papers of Louis Riel.
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves: The Contrapuntal Rantings of a Halfbreed Girl
Native Studies Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2019.
How Coyote Created the Sun
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
How Coyote Made the Stars
Retelling of a traditional story.
Iihksiisiinatsiistostiimao Nipaitapiitsiin
Contemporary Arts Project (MA) -- Simon Fraser University, 2019.
Indigenous Comics Studies Bibliography: Scholarly Journal Articles & Books
Brief list.
Indigenous Doulas: A Literature Review Exploring Their Role and Practice in Western Maternity Care
Indigenous Homelessness
Focus is on use of shelters. Uses data from the National Homelessness Database and the 2016 Census.
Related Material: Report Summary published in 2023
Indigenous Land-Based Healing Programs in Canada: A Scoping Review
Search strategy involved academic databases, search engine queries, targeted website review, and reference tracking. Forty-four sources were located. Definitions of land-based healing, Indigenous and Western frameworks, wise practices, and characteristics of specific programs are discussed.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Initiative for Knowledge Co-creation in Collaboration with Indigenous Communities: Basic Approach: Ethics of Research
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
Lagimodiere and Their Descendants, 1635 to 1885
The Last Battle of Seven Oaks Puppet Play
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
The Last Divide: The Fur Trade and the Exploration of the Far Northwest 1821-1852
History Theses (PhD) -- Loyola University, 1980.
Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline
Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"
Mazinigwaasowin = Beadwork
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
The Métis
Intended for use with elementary school students. Some language is outdated due year of publication (1980).
Oviloo Tunnillie: Life & Work
Paquin / Pocha: The Origins of a Family in the Canadian Fur Trade, 1634-1896
Province of Canada, Documents Relating to the North-West Territories (1865)
Primary topic is negotiations between the British government and the Hudson's Bay Company for the cession of of the Company's rights back to the Crown and the Government of Canada's desire to annex the lands granted in the Charter of the Company.
Source: Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865 at 44-57.