Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Davis
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2008, pp. 89-90
Description
Book review of: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples: Exploring Their Past, Present, and Future, by John Roberts.
First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: A Curriculum Framework for Undergraduate Medical Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IPAC [Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada]-AFMC [Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada] Aboriginal Health Curriculum Subcommittee
Description
Intention of competencies is to provide medical educators with broad thematic domains around Aboriginal health knowledge, skills and delivery of health care.
First Nations/Inuit/Métis Health Human Resource Inventory:
First Nations, Inuit & Métis Education History From a HHR Perspective
Alternate Title
First Nations, Inuit & Métis Education History From a HHR Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion on the failure of western educational approaches resulting in the need to adapt a curriculum that supports the development of culturally relevant training and education programs.
First Nations Lag Behind in Connectivity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 7, April 04, 2008
Description
Discusses the need for better connectivity to First Nations reserves, such as telephone lines,underground cables, and cellphone towers to provide Internet and other communication services.
First Nations Land Rights and Environmentalism in British Columbia
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen Wonders
Description
Website looks at First Nation relationships with the land, natural resource and development. Provides links to First Nations Bands - Tribes, Councils, Alliances, education centres and First Nations organizations in British Columbia.
First Nations Must Seize Control of Own Destiny
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 8, 2008, p. A11
Description
Suggests that there is a need for First Nations to begin seeing reserves in a more positive light by looking for the opportunities around them.
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/03: Environmental Health Impact Assessment Survey: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Description
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
First Nations Owed Share of Resource Revenues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, October 10, 2008, p. A13
Description
Suggests that a resource revenue agreement between Saskatchewan and First Nations could produce positive economic outcomes.
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
First Nations Post-Secondary Education and Training Literature Review and Best Practices: Leading Towards Recommendations for Comprehensive Post-Secondary Planning and Evaluation Framework for Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Crystal Roberts
Megan Ross
Description
Topics include: key documents and reports, history, demographics, issues and challenges, barriers to higher education, and recommendations aimed at improving recruitment and retention.
First Nations Registration (Status) and Membership Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AFN [Assembly of First Nations]-INAC [Indian and Northern Affairs] Joint Technical Working Group
Description
Includes: brief history of issues, observations on the current state of affairs, review of existing research and information, and identification of areas for future investigation.
First Nations' Reporting to the Federal Government: Challenges of Process and Accountability
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique D. Woroniak
Description
Library Science and Information Studies Thesis(M.L.I.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2008.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
First Nations Schools Association: Annual Report 2008/2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Schools Association
Description
Presents a wide range of activities and programs that reflect the FNSA's goal of ensuring culturally appropriate educational opportunities for First Nations students.
First Nations See Opportunity in Oil and Gas Act
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 13, June 27, 2008
Description
Discusses proposed changes to the law covering oil and gas activity on First Nations reserves which will enable more bands to get involved in the petroleum industry.
First Nations Should Start Taxing Tobacco Products
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 11, 2008, p. A11
Description
Suggests that First Nations boost on-reserve tobacco prices through taxation as a means of creating revenue and providing a deterrent to smokers.
The First Nations Struggle to Be Recognized: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 5
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
First Nations to Benefit from Improved Internet Access
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie White
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 21
Description
Reports on the joint venture of three Indigenous organizations that created the first inter-provincial community-owned-and-operated broadband satellite in Canada to serve northern Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
First Nations: Why an Apology is Wrong, and Deceptive:
Bringing Humanity to Bear on the Residential School Atrocity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Annett
Description
Discusses the crimes against humanity in Indian residential schools and appropriate measures that could be implemented to address those injustices.
First Nations Women and Information and Communication Technologies
Theses
Author/Creator
Sonja Perley
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed)--University of New Brunswick, 2008.
First Nations Women's Mental Health: Results from an Ontario Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet L. MacMillan
Ellen Jamieson
Christine A. Walsh
Maria Y.-Y. Wong
Emily J. Faries ... [et al.]
Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 109-115
Description
Compared results of First Nations women living on reserve to those from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and found higher rates of depression but lower rates of alcohol consumption.
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Peoples' Grant Writing Handbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Peoples’ Heritage
Language and Culture Council Arts Outreach Program
Description
Focuses on applications for arts grants.
First Peoples' Map of B.C.
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC)
Description
Website contains index of languages, First Nations and brief biographies of community leaders. Includes audio links to key phrases in various languages.
[First] Report of the Committee Consisting of Dr. E.B. Tylor, Dr. G.M. Dawson, General Sir J.H. Lefroy, Dr. Daniel Wilson, Mr. Horatio Hale, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. George W. Bloxam (Secretary): Appointed for the Purpose of Investigating and Publish
Alternate Title
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
Fish Creek Dead
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of dead Canadian soldiers at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885, taken shortly after the Battle of Fish Creek. A soldier is shown covering one of the corpses with a blanket.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
The Fish Lake Fight - Rebels Under Dumont Firing on Middleton's Advance
Archival » Archival Items
[Montreal Star?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
"A Fishery Zone in Finnmark?"
Theses
Author/Creator
Aslaug Kleppe Lyngra
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2008.
Examines Sami fishing rights.
Five Aboriginal Mothers' Views on the Role of Parents in Secondary School Improvement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Stelmach
EAF Journal: Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations , vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Using the perceptions of Indigenous mothers to discuss the best approaches for Indigenous children's success in education and the role that parents and educators can play in that success.
Five-Year Plan for Reinforcing a First Nations Educational System by Implementing Essential Services in Support of the FNEC Member Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Description
Overview of the action plan which regroups the essential services into ten distinct categories.
The Flavours of the Indigenous: Branding Native Food Products in Contemporary Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Craw
Sites, vol. 5, no. 1, New Series, 2008, pp. 41-62
Description
Using examples of commercial packaging, investigates why connections to Aboriginality might be considered desirable when branding and marketing foods which are native to the continent.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Focus Group Report on Membership and Indian Status
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Participants consisted of members of Assembly of First Nations' Elder's, Youth and Women's Councils. and representatives from the National Association of Friendship Centres. Provides summary of discussions held over two days of sessions.
A Focus on Feathers: Sioux Specialties' Guide to Feather Craft
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lance S. Harris
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 2, Issue 264, November-December 2008, p. 24
Description
Book review of: A Focus on Feathers by J. Andrew Forsythe.
Follow the Bunny: A Responsive Essay by Marlene Milne to: Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Milne
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 5, June 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the conscious, subconscious and superconscious images that appear in the work of artist Linus Woods.
Follow-up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador
E-Books
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay Consulting
Donald McRae
Description
Related material: 2002 Report.
Food Policy: The Native Women's Association of Canada Engagement Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of project was to inform development of Canadian Government's National Food Policy, which focused on four themes: access of affordable foods; improving health and food safety; conserving soil, water, and air; and growing more high-quality food. Reports on results gathered from roundtable discussion, grassroots engagement sessions and social media and online survey.
Food-Related Behavior, Physical Activity, and Dietary Intake in First Nations - A Population at High Risk For Diabetes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lara Ho
Joel Gittelsohn
Sangita Sharma
Xia Cao
Margarita Treuth ... [et al.]
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 13, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 335-349
Description
Concludes that diabetes prevention programs should focus on improving physical activity and dietary intake by looking at the needs of the specific risk group.
Food-related Behavior, Physical Activity, and Dietary Intake in First Nations: A Population at High Risk for Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lara Ho
Joel Gittelsohn
Sangita Sharma
Xia Cao
Margarita Treuth
et al.
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 13, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 335-349
Description
Describes determinants of diet and physical activity in First Nations for development of culturally appropriate diabetes prevention programs.
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
{footprints} Dr. Dale Auger
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 26
Description
Depicts the life of Dr. Dale Auger, winner of the Aboriginal Children's Book of the Year award in 2006 and the 2007 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ramona Peters
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Burma Burning, Spring, 2008
Description
Book review of: For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook edited by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson, Michael Yellow Bird, and Angela Cavender Wilson.
For Kayla John
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robina Thomas
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 208-212
Description
Author recalls her childhood in a small, isolated Vancouver Island community and some of the changes that lead to the death of a 13 year old resident.
Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Christine Shawana
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 275-290
Description
Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
Forcible Removals: The Case of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Palmiste
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 75-88
Description
Discusses the assimilation policies regarding child removal in the United States and Australia.
Forest Tenures and Their Implications for Exercising Aboriginal and Treaty Rights on the Kaska Traditional Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalie Dawn Swaak
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2008.
Forestry a Growth Opportunity for First Nations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 3, February 08, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the opportunities and challenges for First Nations to participate in the forestry industry.
Foreword [Indigenous Law Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2008]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Martin
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2008, pp. vii-x
Description
Introductory essay to articles in this issue, plus a commentary on the former Prime Minister's life experiences and on what he sees as the challenges facing Aboriginal Canadians.