Michif Foodways: A Remembrance by Elder Sandra Houle
A personal reflection by a Métis elder on traditional Michif food.
A personal reflection by a Métis elder on traditional Michif food.
Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led movement to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and children. Site includes links to teacher resources such as a curriculum guide, lesson plans, and videos.
Tells some of the traditional stories associated with astronomical features of the night sky.
Discusses physical capital gaps in communities, limited access to conventional sources of finance, First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA) and the network of Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs), and proposals to strengthen the existing system.
Children's book.
Primary reading level storybook.
International Relations Thesis (MLA) -- Harvard University, 2023
Discusses characteristics such as labour market and the business sector, institutional settings, and the state of infrastructure.
A poem about Métis ways of knowing.
A poem and accompanying photocollage that address Métis identity in connection with the landscape.
Discusses the barriers to healthy active living for Indigenous mothers from the Six Nations of the Grand River.
Looks at patterns for those residing in remote areas, on reserve, and communities across Inuit Nunangat.
Examines personal reflections of two 2SLGBTQ+ Métis people and their roles towards decolonization.
A personal reflection on providing a Métis perspective to land acknowledgments.
A poem about Métis identity.
Information for communities about existing Acts and policies which could affect attempts to regain ownership of cultural objects and some options when no such policies exist.
Reports results of online survey conducted September 22-24, 2023 with 1652 Canadians 18 years or older randomly selected from Leger's online opinion panel. Responses were weighted according to age, gender, mother tongue, region, education and presence of children in the household.
Looks at the research on Métis spirituality and how it relates to their nationhood.
Examines the ideas of rest and art being used to combat the effects of colonization.
Documentary looks at the little-known story of Indigenous influences on and contributions to the evolution of contemporary rock and blues music. Artists profiled include Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, and Taboo.
Examines the use of Métis women-specific methodology to improve research within Métis communities.
Curatorial essay which accompanied exhibition of the same name.
Looks at the mental and emotional toll of trauma-based research for Indigenous researchers and provides a pathway for copying.
Each month children take part in an activity which fosters cross-cultural understanding.
Discusses the need for Métis centered approached to feminism to create a new form of knowledge.
A poem about the connection between clothing and culture.
Primary reading level storybook.
Three thematic activities which explore knowledge transfer: learning through objects and tools, learning through making and learning through land and community.
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.
Literature reviews focused on overall wellbeing, health governance, patient intake, coordinated discharge, aging, and palliative care.
Special focus on Mi'kmaw culture and history. Lesson plans for Grades 4-9.
Involves an alien race arriving to inhabit earth and that the only hope for their continued existence is to sign a treaty. Students need to decide what aspects of their lifestyle they want to preserve and include them in the treaty terms. Leaders sign a document written in symbols they don't understand and subsequently legislation is enacted which makes the original inhabitants wards of the state.
Additional material:
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.