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Aboriginal Health, Healing, and Wellness in the Downtown Eastside Study
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Author/Creator
Kinwa Bluesky
Description
Goal of study was to gather information on extent of culturally appropriate health supports and to make recommendations that would increase integration of traditional, spiritual and cultural practices into existing services and programming.
Aboriginal Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. 2011 Supplement.
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Instructional Resources Branch
Educational Resources Branch
Manitoba Education
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Includes: printed and audiovisual materials, kits, and posters and games. Updated version of 2006 edition with the same name..
Aboriginal Peoples' Wellness in Canada: Scaling Up the Knowledge: Cultural Context and Community Aspirations
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Summary report from roundtable held in Ottawa March 3rd and 4th, 2011.
Aboriginal Women’s Program Family Violence Initiative Learning Circle March 16 and 17, 2002: Report
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Author/Creator
Jamieson Hart Graves Consulting
Description
Discusses a learning circle held to share knowledge and information, evaluate lessons learned, and gather community-level insight on violence issues and determine a direction for the future.
Access to Health Services as a Social Determinant of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health
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Social Determinants of Health
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National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
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Looks at geographic, socio-economic, and cultural barriers to health services and strategies to improve services.
Bibliography [Project for the Protection and Repatriation of First Nation Cultural Heritage in Canada]
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Description
Organized by articles, conference papers, organizations' publications, and information on legislation and case law. International in scope.
Revised version.
Building Best Practices With Community
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Overview of national plan to develop alternative choices for tobacco products in a cultural appropriate and sustainable way.
Coast Salish Culture: An Outline Bibliography
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Author/Creator
Brian Thom
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List of scholarly research on historic and contemporary Coast Salish cultures, current as of March 29, 2011.
Community Guide to End Violence against Aboriginal Women
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Author/Creator
Donna Grau
Tannis Smith
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Covers different types of violence, best practices, and culturally relevant resources to help Aboriginal women.
Conducting Research on HIV among Indigenous Peoples: Values, Approaches and Guidelines
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[Alexandra King
Clive Aspin
Trevor Stratton
José Yac
Pilar Montalvo … [et al.]]
Description
Protocol is comprised of six key principles: self-determination and inclusion in all stages of the research process; acting in good faith; understanding determinants of health; recognition of culture and vision and culturally-grounded research and solutions; respect for local peoples and their ways of knowing, Elders and ancestral understandings; and incorporating Two-Eyed Seeing into process.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
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Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Cultural Awareness Training Handbook
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Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC)
Description
Provides overview of First Nation history, cultures, values, and basic teachings, and promotes further discussions of contemporary issues.
Culture and Wellness in the Workplace: Developing Your Own Culture and Wellness Plan
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Culture and Wellness in the Workplace: A Guidebook
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Author/Creator
Imagination FX
Nene Kraneveldt Consulting
Description
Developed to help employees, teams, volunteers, board members, and social service organizations as a whole. Information is divided into three sections: take care of yourself, take care of each other, and take care of this place.
The Culture of Well-Being: Guide to Mental Health Services and Resources for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in Winnipeg
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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Aboriginal Health Program
Regional Mental Health Program
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3rd edition. Provides overview and directory.
Customary Food, Feasting and Legal Identities at Paq'tnkek First Nation
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Author/Creator
Samantha R. McKenzie
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Anthropology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2011.
First Nations Child and Family Services and Indigenous Knowledge as a Framework for Research, Policy and Practice
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Partnerships for Children and Families Project
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Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Discussion of the difficulties involved in delivering culturally relevant programs while operating under policies and legislation determined by provincial governments. Highlights the Caring for First Nations Children Society Aboriginal Social Worker Training Program, the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry-Child Welfare Initiative, Social Work Program at the University of Manitoba and the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency as examples of successful innovations.
First Nations Languages and Culture Impacts on Literacy and Student Achievement Outcomes: Review of Literature
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Author/Creator
Rose-Alma J. McDonald
Description
Review cites recent publications and makes recommendations for future actions.
Fourth World Film: Politics of Indigenous Representation in Mainstream and Indigenous Cinema
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Author/Creator
Laura Herrington
Description
Examines effects of both mainstream and Indigenous cinema on Indigenous peoples, stereotyping, and concepts of geography, land, history and language.
Anthropology and Humanities Honors Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado, 2011.
Garden Hill Comprehensive Community Planning Project: Process Report, December 2011
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Author/Creator
Jill Collinson
Johnathan Hildebrand
Laura Remple
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Discusses the University of Manitoba City Planning Department and four Manitoba First Nations' partnership to work on community development and issues. Themes identified were: housing development, commercial activity, natural and traditional preservation areas, recreation, water and waste management transportation, community services and culture.
The Great Winter Dance
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Author/Creator
Patrick Finley-Bragg Marich
Lynn E. Bragg
Description
Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
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Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
Honouring the Voices of Aboriginal Knowledge Keepers in the South Selkirks Region: Perspectives on Climate Change
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Report: Climate Change Adaptation Research For Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems - Resiliency Implications at the Landscape Level
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Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
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Looks at the effects of climate change on forest management from an Aboriginal, ecological, social, cultural and economic standpoint.
Idaa Trail: Lessons from the Land: Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plans
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[Wendy Stephenson
Barb Cameron
Ray Lake
Donna Mulders. Mark Heyck]
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For use with website featuring a collection of online explorations based on travel routes of Northwest Territories' Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Futures: Research Sovereignty in a Changing Social Science Landscape
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Author/Creator
Michelle L. Dion
Chelsea Gabel
Claudia M. Diaz Rios
Kelsey Leonard
Description
Literature review conducted to explore three topics: primary methodological approaches used by researchers, extent of participation by Indigenous peoples and organizations, and institutional, organizational, and human capital competencies and gaps in Canada, and how they compare to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Indigenous Worldviews: A Comparative Study
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Author/Creator
Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Description
Interviews and conversations conducted in the United States and Canada with indigenous scholars.
Kainai Photovoice: Speaking to the Past: An Exploration of a Healthy School Environment for Alberta First Nations Secondary Students Through Photovoice
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Kainai Moving Forward
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Author/Creator
Brian Torrance
Johnathan McGavock
Description
Students used photographs to create a media narrative about their perspectives of the positive and negative influences of a healthy school environment.
Kinoomawaaying g'E'kinoomaagenig Kinoomawaaying gdo Kinoomaagnag Anishnaabe Ganawaamdamig = Educating Our Educators, Educating our Students: An Aboriginal Focus: A Guide for Staff
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Algoma District School Board
Description
Covers topics such as supporting students, terminology, history, treaty rights, and Aboriginal worldview.
Kuthlath IR#3 as a Natural, Historic, Settlement, and Spiritual Site
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Author/Creator
David Sulz
Description
Report studies the abandoned settlement near the present town of Yale, British Columbia.
The Kwakwaka'wakw: A Study of a North Pacific Coast People and the Potlatch
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National Museum of the American Indian [Smithsonian Institute]
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Lesson plan for students in Grades 6-8 focusing on traditions and values.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
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2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
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Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
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Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
Linking Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and Western Science in Natural Resource Management: Conference Proceedings
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SIFERP series ; 4
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Author/Creator
Jeanette Armstrong
Dick Cannings
Fred Fortier
Lauretta Prince
Ken Lertzman ... [et al.]
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Discusses perspectives regarding natural resources and working toward common principles of sustainability based on Indigenous and western approaches.
Many Voices, Many Journeys: Symposium Report
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Canadian Teachers’ Federation Symposium on Aboriginal Issues in Education
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Author/Creator
David Rattray
Rita Bouvier
Jackie Moore Daigle
David Anderson
Marie Battiste
Doug Willard
Deborah Jeffrey
Celia-Haig Brown
Kaaren Dannenmann
Julius Buski
Cam Willett
Shawneen Pete-Willett
Description
Presentation titles included The Aboriginal Worldview and the Four Goals of Aboriginal Education, Learning About Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Studies in Canadian Classrooms, Bringing Aboriginal Education into the Mainstream, Role and Challenges for CTF and Member Organizations, and Creating a Different Vision of Education.
Maori Perspectives on Collaboration and Colonisation in Contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand Child and Family Welfare Policies and Practices
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Partnerships for Children and Families Project
Positive Systems of Child Welfare Conference
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Author/Creator
Catherine Love
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Argues that while authorities claim that focus is on well-being and family, state child protection is based on colonial and racist mentalities which prevent real systemic change.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
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Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Model Teaching Unit - Language Arts - Grades 4-8 for Larry Loyie's As Long as the Rivers Flow
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Indian Education for All
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Author/Creator
Tammy Elser
Description
Teacher resource for children's book about the last summer a boy spent with his family before being sent to residential school.
Native Life
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CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
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Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
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Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
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Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Plants and Connection to Place
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Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
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Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
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Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
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Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
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Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
The Powwow Trail
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Floating In Land
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Author/Creator
Heather Elton
Description
Discusses the social and spiritual power of traditional and contemporary dance.
A Promise Is a Promise: Lesson Plan
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Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.
Reanimating Storywork: Indigenous Elders' Reflections on Leadership
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Author/Creator
N"kixw'stn James
Description
Interview with Elder working at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning.
Reanimating Storywork: Indigenous Elders' Reflections on Leadership
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Author/Creator
John O'Leary (Sahnbadis)
Description
Interview with Elder working at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning.
Reanimating Storywork: Indigenous Elders' Reflections on Leadership
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Author/Creator
Doreen Sinclair (White Cloud)
Description
Interview with Elder working at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning.
Reanimating Storywork: Indigenous Elders' Reflections on Leadership
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Author/Creator
Shane Pointe (Ti'te-in)
Description
Interview with Elder working at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning.
Reanimating Storywork: Indigenous Elders' Reflections on Leadership
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Author/Creator
Larry Grant
Description
Interview with Elder working at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning.