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Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
An Adventurer from Hudson Bay: Journal of Matthew Cocking, from York Factory to the Blackfeet Country, 1772-73.
Communicated by Wilfred Campbell and read May 26th, 1908.
Artists' Connection 5: Indigenous Perspectives
Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.
The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Backgrounder: Self-determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Bead by Bead : Constitutional Rights and Métis Community
"A better place to live": National Mythologies, Canadian History Textbooks, and the Reproduction of White Supremacy
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World
Discusses the importance of the Indigenous invention in the development of Canada.
Additional Material: The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World: 21st Century Curriculum Connections and Video Resource for Manitoba Teachers (Grades 5-9).
Calls to Action: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Rights for Supportive Decision-Making in Healthcare
Examines what is needed to improve equitable health care for Indigenous populations in urban settings.
Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Regina, 2021.
The Centrality of Education for Indigenous Income Mobility in Canada
Examines the impact of education and identity in predicting the socioeconomic mobility of Indigenous populations.
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
Children’s Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
The Chinook Jargon and How to Use It: A Complete and Exhaustive Lexicon of the Oldest Trade Language of the American Continent
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Climbing the Mountain: Reconciliation in Workplaces: Participant Guidebook
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.
Close, Very Close, a B'gwus Howls": The Contingency of Execution in Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach
Argues that the limitations of the medium or cultural materials and the offered resistance fuel the creative tension in the novel.
Community Journey of Change Through Relational Determinants of Health
Discusses ways to both address colonization and create a culturally relevant means to improve Indigenous health.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Invoking the Famine and Pestilence Clause to be Paired with the Medicine Chest Clause from the Numbered Treaties
Examines the use of treaty-based strategies to address the inequalities faced by Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Action Research: How One School Community Lives Out The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Regina, 2021.
Decolonizing Curricular Resources: A Bibliography for Teaching and Learning Native American and Indigenous Studies in New England
Resources categorized by grade level and subject matter.
Defining Indigenous Businesses in Canada
Looks at Canadian comparators in a number of juristictions and international comparators in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii.
Detailed Results: Canadians React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential Schools
Results of a survey conducted with 3,00 Canadian adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
Dreaming in Indian : Contemporary Native American Voices
Excerpt from the book briefly highlights Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Martin Sensmeier, Priscella Rose, Kelli Clifton, and Tom Greyeyes.
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
Educating Medical Students’ “Hearts and Minds”: A Humanities-Informed Cultural Immersion Program in Indigenous Experiential Community Learning
Examines the First Nations Community Education Program as a collaborative effort to address Indigenous health inequalities in Canada.
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
English - Seneca Dictionary
Entsisewata’karí:teke (You Will Be Healthy Again): Clinical Outcomes of Returning to a Traditional Haudenosaunee Diet
Looks at the results of a 90-day dietary challenge, consisting of pre-contact food, by members of the Six Nations of the Grand River.
“especially in this free Country:” Webs of Empire, Slavery and the Fur Trade
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2021.
First Nations Diary: Documenting Daily Life
Resource for teaching about the impact of settlement and colonization.
Suitable for use with Grade 7 and 8 students.
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward
Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
Framing Land Governance Issues in Indigenous and Settler Media within Canada
Looks at the role of the Canadian media in reconciliation by well-informing the general public of the countries colonial impact on its Indigenous populations.
[Fur Trade Learning Plan]
Intended for Grade 4 Social Studies.
The Gehl Report: Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities and Gender-Based Violence
Intersectional analysis of key literature and research projects.
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Gum yan asing Kaangas giidaay han hll guudang gas ga. I Will Never Again Feel That I Am Less Than: Indigenous Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Ending Racism in Health Care
Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.
Hlk’yak’ii: To Start a Fire
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name.
L'hôte maladroit: La matière du mythe
Housing Needs and Challenges for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
"I Used to be Scared to Even Like Stand Beside Somebody Who Had It": HIV Risk Behaviours and Perceptions among Indigenous People Who Use Drugs
Looks at the lack of education provided for Indigenous people living HIV and how that limits their access to proper supports and testing.
Indigenous Agriculture and Agri-Food: The Path Forward Supporting the Business Management Needs of Indigenous Producers: Final Report
Analyzes results of environmental scan of existing research and programs, national survey, consultations with focus groups and interviews and makes recommendations based on findings.
Indigenous Celebrity : Entanglements with Fame
Indigenous End-of-Life Doula Course: Bringing the Culture Home
Examines a doula training course that teaches palliative care specifically for Indigenous seniors.
Indigenous Plant Guide
Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.
Indigenous Research within the Discipline of Geography: An Evaluation of Three Decades of Graduate Thesis Research in Canada
Geography Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2021.
Indigenous Trauma Intervention Research in Canada: A Narrative Literature Review
Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.