Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Loretta Secco
Michael E. K. Moffatt
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 35, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 106-126
Description
Study compares maternal psychosocial, situational, and home-environment characteristics of Métis/First Nations and Caucasian adolescent mothers.
Homelessness in First Nations Communities: New Insights to Guide Intervention
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emilie Grantham
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part I
Alternate Title
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 1
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part One
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 14, no. 3, Autumn, 1961, pp. 98-109
Description
An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 98.
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part II
Alternate Title
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 2
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part Two
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1962, pp. 30-36
Description
An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 30
Hoop House Gardening in the Wapekeka First Nation as an Extension of Land-Based Food Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A. Thompson
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 407-421
Description
Article describes a school based food security program; using a community-based participatory approach a hoop house greenhouse was constructed and a community garden was used to increase local food production, engage youth in land-based food practices, and increase community capacity and skill. Authors note considerable community buy-in and support for the project in the community of Wapekeka.
Hopis, Western Shoshones, and Southern Utes: Three Different Responses to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard O. Clemmer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, 1986, pp. 15-40
Description
Focuses on the possibility that acceptance of the legislation didn't necessarily mean appropriateness nor did it mean that it was embraced whole heartily.
Hospital Care for Heart Attacks Among First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Alternate Title
Factors Influencing Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Housing and Health in Alberta First Nations Communities: Examining the Relationship Between Enteric Disease and Environmental Factors
Theses
Author/Creator
Joan Emma Elson Yee
Description
Public Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2007.
Housing Conditions and Associations with Social Outcomes in First Nations Communities in Quebec: Report to the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
[René Iwo
Mylène Riva]
How Daystar First Nation Came To Be
Alternate Title
Common Ground
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cuthand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 6
Description
Comments on Chief Daystar signing Treaty Number Four and selecting the land for his reserve based on a vision or a dream.
Article located by scrolling to page 6.
How Does the New TANF Work Requirement "Work" in Rural Minority Communities? A Case Study of the Northern Cheyenne Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Feinauer Whiting
Carol Ward
Rita Hiwalker Villa
Judith Davis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 95-120
Description
Examination of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) law and the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) program in the United States and how it has impacted Native Americans in a reservation context, specifically the Northern Cheyenne Nation.
How Women in Remote and Rural First Nation Communities Are Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penny Carpenter
Kerri Gibson
Crystal Kakekaspan
Susan O'Donnell
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 79-97
Description
Reports results of an online survey conducted with 231 women in Northern Ontario. Respondents were asked about technology use for health and wellness and cultural preservation, and what support would be helpful for effective use of ICT. Concludes with a case study of the women in Slate Falls.
"I Should Not Be Wearing a Pilgrim Hat": Making an Indian Place in Urban Schools, 1945-75
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve Amerman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 39-62
Description
Examination of the social experiences and challenges faced by Native American children who had attended large public schools in the United States between 1945-75.
Identifying Financially Remote First Nations Reserves
Alternate Title
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada) ; 2022-11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heng Chen
Walter Engert
Kim P. Huynh
Daneal O’Habib
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada)
Description
Focusses on 49 First Nations locations that are more than 100 km away from an automated banking machine or financial institution branch, or do not have an identifiable travel route to them. Also discusses size of community population and proximity to other communities, and their scores according to the Community Well-Being index.
Identifying First Nations Students with Invisible Disabilities
Theses
Author/Creator
Gina Marie Knelsen Schall
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
The “Idiot Sticks”: Kwakwaka'wakw Carving and Cultural Resistance in Commercial Art Production on the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Davy
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 27-46
Description
Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.
Impact and Benefit Agreements: Key Issues for Communities and Industry
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ben Bradshaw
Description
Webinar provides an overview of agreements between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities with limited government interference. Also leads a discussion with participants about Aboriginal community signatories’ expectations, community consent, and the possibility of standardizing IBA negotiations.
Duration: 1:01:00.
The Impact of Influenza on the Canadian First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea K. Boggild
Lilian Yuan
Donald E. Low
Allison J. McGeer
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 5, September/October 2011, pp. 345-348
Description
Concludes that because of the elevated risk of serious illness among Aboriginal communities, future pandemic plans should include priorizing these communities.
Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2021-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Lapointe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.
The Impacts Of Climate Change On The Health And Well-being Of The Peoples Of Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Mahisha Sritharan
Description
Environmental and Urban Change Major Paper (MEUC)--York University, 2017.
Implementation of the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework
Alternate Title
Issues of Substance Conference ; November, 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carol Hopkins
Description
Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation explains how to use the strength-based Framework to support individuals with additions and mental health issues. Presentation given at the Issues of Substance Conference, 2017.
Duration: 1:18:59.
Implications of First Nations Demography: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Four Directions Consulting Group
Improving First Nations' Participation in Environmental Assessment Processes: Recommendations From the Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie L. Booth
Norman W. Skelton
Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 49-58
Description
Presents results from research into the perspectives on environmental assessments of Canadian indigenous peoples, in particular British Columbia’s West Moberly First Nations, the Halfway River First Nation and the Treaty 8 Tribal Association.
"Improving the Treaty Process" : Report of the Tripartite Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Contains suggestions for change to current approaches of the process to enable the original intent of be realized.
In Memory of Mary Rose (Pritchard) Sayers: The Last Witness
Articles » General
Author/Creator
C.D. Denney
Saskatchewan History, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 1971, pp. 63-72
Description
Describes the people and events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre (1885); includes extensive information regarding the genealogy of several Métis families and their connections through the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 63.
In Pursuit of Capable Governance: A Report to the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Cheryl Goodswimmer
Miriam Jorgensen
Description
Discusses self-government and the British Columbia Treaty Process.
Incident Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in a Manitoba First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie D. Riediger
Virginia Lukianchuk
Sharon G. Bruce
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27712
Description
Comments on the high incidence levels in young people and need for additional public health and primary care efforts to address this issue.
Index to Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes of the United States
Alternate Title
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; 152
E-Books
The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 4
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
Indian and Metis Days Parade
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 17 negatives from the Indian and Metis Days Parade, Prince Albert, SK, June 20, 1970. All 17 images depict people in traditional dress on automobiles in a parade procession, presumably in downtown Prince Albert.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre 25th Anniversary
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre 25th Anniversary Celebration
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 4 negatives from a celebration held to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Prince Albert Indian-Metis Friendship Centre. The celebration was held on July 7, 1988. The four scanned images include pictures of chuckwagon races.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Fashion Show [Prince Albert]
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from a fashion show held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 15, 1974. Images show four individuals posing for a portrait.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Official Opening [Prince Albert]
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from the Official opening of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 19, 1970. Images show four officials (including one in traditional headress) cutting the ribbon to officially open the Centre.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Princess Crowned Elizabeth Stonesand
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 7 negatives from the crowning of Elizabeth Stonesand as Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Princess on April 20, 1985. Seven scanned images show Stonesand recieving her title.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Race Relations Conference
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 11 negatives from a Race Relations Conference held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on October 3, 1983. The images show various conference participants engaged in discussion.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Receives Cheque and Pays Out Payments [Prince Albert]
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from a financial event at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 29, 1971. Images show four officials exchanging a cheque (likely a donation or sponsorship of some sort, or possibly government funding).
Indian and Metis Girls Club
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Girls Club, taken in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on April 25, 1962. The negatives show two women engaged in conversation and reading.
Indian and Metis Jamboree at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains thirty-two negatives from the Indian and Metis Jamboree at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan held on June 12, 1967. Two scanned negatives show aerial shots of a crowd on the Jamboree grounds, with the Duck Lake Wheat Pool Elevator visible in the background.
Indian and Metis Return from Vocational Training
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains four negatives showing Aboriginal students returning to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from an unspecified location on March 29, 1961. Scanned image shows a group shot of the students.
Indian and Metis Sask Association of Local Northern Govts Meeting
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 4 negatives from a meeting of the Indian and Metis Saskatchewan Association of Local Northern Governments, presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1988. Two scanned images show meeting participants at the conference table.
Indian and Metis Service Club Youth Council
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains a negative from the Indian and Metis Club Youth Council, presumably in Prince Albert, SK. The scanned image shows what appear to be Council members at a meeting.
Indian Art Display at the Friendship Centre
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1981. Negatives show a range of artwork; mainly paintings with some other mediums.
Indian Conference
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Peter Blashill
Description
22 images (five scanned here) of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people at a conference in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980. Roy Romanow appears to be hosting the conference.
Indian Head: History of Indian Head and District
E-Books
Author/Creator
History of Indian Head and District Inc.
Description
Local history includes some documentation about people from Carry the Kettle First Nation as well as Métis in this vicinity.
Indian man in ceremonial dress.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Seymour's Photo Finishers
Description
A photograph of an Indian man in ceremonial dress with sash and head dress posing with non-Native girl. Tipi and red ensign in background. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.
Indian Metis Camp at the [Little] Red River Park
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains two negatives of a camp held by Indian and Metis people (possibly the Friendship Centre) in Little Red River Park, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on June 2, 1974.
Indian Metis Construction Course
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains two negatives from the Indian Metis Construction Course held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on June 25, 1966. The images show a man receiving a diploma.
Indian Metis Days Pow Wow
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains eight negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Days Pow Wow, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, held on June 2, 1962. The first five negatives contain images of Pow Wow dancers in traditional dress. Negative six and seven contain images of a flag lowering ceremony at the Pow Wow. Image eight is a shot of a traditional tipi village at the Pow Wow.
Indian Metis Variety Night and Mayor made Honorary Chief
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains five negatives of the Prince Albert Mayor being made an honorary Chief at the Indian and Metis Variety Night on February 23, 1971, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.