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Steven Bittle
Nathalie Quann
Tina Hattem
Danielle Muise
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Statistics include demographic information, most serious offences and charges, sentence length, responses to geographic questions, mobility patterns, and conclusions. National results as well as provincial and territorial.
[Oral History Lesson Plan]
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[Métis Culture and Traditions]
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[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description
Created for Grade 4.
The Original Intentions of the Indian Act
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Joan Holmes
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Brief document provides historical context for the development of the Act.
Our Betrayed Wards: A Story of "Chicanery, Infidelity and the Prostitution of Trust"
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R. N. Wilson
Chris Willmore
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Originally published in 1921. This version transcribed, curated and with additions. The author was the Indian Agent for the "Blood and Peigan" Indians from 1898 to 1911.
Our Children: Keepers of the Sacred Knowledge: Final Report of the Minister's National Working Group on Education
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Minster's National Working Group on Education
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Identifies issues and makes recommendations in several areas: Indigenous knowledge, language and culture, parental and community participation, early childhood development, special needs and gifted programs, and teacher recruitment, training and retention.
Our Relationship with the Stars and How We Came To Be
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Indigenous Knowledge and Science
Indigenous Peoples' Curriculum Resources
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[Science Teachers' Association of Ontario (STAO)]
Description
Lesson plans suitable for Grades 4 to 6.
Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19
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Kristin Masten
Tara Maudrie
Victoria O'Keefe
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Storybook designed to be read by caregivers, parents, and teachers to children affected by the pandemic.
Pandemic Experiences and Impacts of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Indigenous Communities: Preliminary Knowledge Synthesis
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Alanaise Goodwill
Jeannie Morgan
Corinne Mckay
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Looks at previous experiences of contagious disease, impact of social determinants of health, gendered experiences of mental health, effect of physical distancing and quarantine, and existing MHSU (Mental Health and Substance Use Services) and how they might inform COVID-19 health services.
Related material: Executive Lay Summary Report: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health and Substance Use.
Parent and Education Engagement Partnership Project: A Discussion Paper
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R. A. Malatest & Associates
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Identifies several communication-related factors interfering with parent involvement in the public school system.
A Parent's Duty: Government's Obligation to Youth Transitioning into Adulthood
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Jennifer Charlesworth
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Describes the outcomes for youth who are no longer in the child welfare system when they turn 19, and makes recommendations for supports to improve their chances for success as they transition.
Partnerships in Practice: Case Studies in Municipal and First Nations' Economic Development Co-operation
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Municipal-Aboriginal Adjacent Community Cooperation Project
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Presents research overview, case studies, and strategies for success.
A Passionate Paper
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Reflection Paper (National Gathering on Aboriginal Artistic Expression)
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Joane Cardinal-Schubert
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Reflection paper from the National Gathering on Aboriginal Artistic Expression.
A Path Forward: Toward Respectful Governance of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Data Housed at CIHI
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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
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Explains how the institute is working toward aligning its organizational policies and procedures with the principle of Indigenous data sovereignty.
"Updated August 2020".
Pathways To Community Healing: HIV/AIDS Education Model
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Red Road HIV/AIDS Network Society
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Discusses strategies for creating an effective, culturally appropriate workshop to address HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention.
[Paul v. Canada, 2002 FCT 615]
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Federal Court of Canada
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Case involved request for an interlocutory injunction of the final land claim agreement in order that the independence of the North Slave Métis Alliance could be established.
Pekiwewin (Coming Home): Clinical Guidelines for Health and Social Service Providers Working with Indigenous People Experiencing Homelessness: Executive Summary
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[Jesse Thistle
Nancy Laliberte
Gary Bloch
Michelle Firestone
Andrew Bond
Janet Smylie
Maria Campbell]
Description
Research focused on data collection in Saskatoon and Winnipeg and consisted of literature review, interviews with people with lived experience of homelessness, and service providers. Concludes with four protocols based on situating one's self, visiting - Keeoukaywin, hospitality, and treating people as you would treat your own relative.
Perceptions of Crime and Notions of Neighbourhood and Community Among Aboriginal Persons in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver: Final Report
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Author/Creator
Curt Taylor Griffiths
Description
Sample consisted of 195 respondents, most of whom fell in 31-50 age range.
Perceptions of Safety of Indigenous People During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
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Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Tara Hahmann
Vivian O’Donnell
StatCan COVID-19
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Participants were asked about concerns regarding the impact of confinement on family stress and violence in the home, their sense of safety in their neighbourhood, and whether they felt that people were being harassed or attacked because of ethnicity or skin colour. Based on information from two crowdsourcing data collecting initiatives : Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians–Mental Health and Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians–Perceptions of Safety.
Performance Measurement, Development Indicators and Aboriginal Economic Development
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Author/Creator
Mike Lewis
R. A. Lockhart
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Report finds low accountability and confusing and inadequate performance measures by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada in regards to economic development.
Plant Wisdom = Dechı̨tah t’ahsı́ı nezheh met’áhodéɂá
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Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
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Media » Film and Video
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Dehcho First Nations
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Describes uses of moss and the soapberry bush.
Police Services and Inuit in Nunavik (Arctic Québec): Knowing Each Other Better to Help Each Other Better
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Marie-Ève Marchand
Pascale Laneuville
Caroline Hervé
Francis Lévesque
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Discusses the history of policing in the area, main characteristics and challenges of the Kativik Regional Police Force, and Nunavimmiut perceptions and experiences of law enforcement. Concludes with specific action priorities to improve relations.
Position Paper on Aboriginal Literacy
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The National Aboriginal Design Committee
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Looks at the National Aboriginal Design Committee's (NADC) role in establishing a national organization to address issues raised in the report Knowledge Matters.
The Post Genocide Trauma Stress Syndrome is Inerasable for a Long Long Time
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Author/Creator
Jacques Coulardeau
Description
Comments on Native American plays by Diane Glancy which center on women.
The Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Inuit Nunangat
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
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Discusses factors which could make the Inuit more susceptible to the disease such as overcrowded housing, access to healthcare, and Tuberculosis, as well as how the disease may affect education, livelihoods, and increase family violence.
The Powwow Trail
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Floating In Land
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Author/Creator
Heather Elton
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Discusses the social and spiritual power of traditional and contemporary dance.
Practitioner Standards Model Development Project
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Author/Creator
Kate Thompson
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Objectives were to identify training needs of Aboriginal literacy workers, provide manual for evaluating skills, abilities and knowledge needed to qualify for funding from the Literacy and Basic Skills program and develop a job description.
Preparing Teachers to Support American Indian and Alaska Native Student Success and Cultural Heritage
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ED 459990
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Author/Creator
Don Trent Jacobs
Jon Reyhner
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Brief summary of literature related to preparing educators to bring about student success and discusses what success means to the students and their families.
Presentation to the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform
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Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office
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Discusses observations relating to advocacy work and concerns voiced to Children's Advocate Office by youth in custody.
Presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Issue 22 - Evidence
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Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
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[Matthew Coon Come
Ginger Gosnell
Terry Young
Jean Larose]
Thelma J. Chilfoux ... [et al.]
Description
Presentations focus on issues affecting urban Aboriginal youth.
"First Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001-02."
Prevention, Containment, and Management of COVID-19 Cases in Indigenous Territories
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Social Policies in Response to COVID-19
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Inter-American Development Bank
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Brief discussion of the considerations governments should take into account when coordinating with communities.
Annex contains information used to prepare report.
Program Related Work Experience and Academic Success for Indigenous Post-Secondary Learners
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Author/Creator
Whitney Wolfe
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Uses the results of the National Education Survey to examine whether there is a relationship between PRWE and student outcomes, its impact on satisfaction with current employment opportunity, and how participation might have effected annual income.
Projections of Long Term Care Needs in Indian Health Service Areas
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Author/Creator
Richard Ludtke
Leander R. McDonald
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Series of data tables showing projections for number of people at various levels of functional limitation in 5 year increments to the year 2020.
Promise and Prosperity: The 2020 Ontario Aboriginal Business Survey
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Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
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Based on telephone interviews with 200 businesses conducted from January 20 to February 14, 2020. Respondents were asked questions about business characteristics, objectives and success to date, profitability and growth, growth factors, and government procurement.
The Quest to Slay the Indian Act: An Impossible Dream?
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Peter W. Hutchins
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Examines the various attempts that have been made to abolish the Act and implement self-government.
Racism's Frontier: The Untold Story of Discrimination and Division in Alaska
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Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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Reports on education, economic opportunity and employment, and administration of justice regarding Alaskan Natives. Provides recommendations for change.
Rapid Review: What Factors May Help Protect Indigenous Peoples and Communities in Canada and Internationally from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impacts?
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National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH)
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Produced to support public health decision makers' responses to the pandemic by identifying, appraising, and summarizing emerging evidence. Lists single studies, expert opinions and grey literature.
Current as of October, 2020.
Rapid Review: What is Known about the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Communities in Canada?
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Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
Raven Makes Drum: Taken from Skokomish Stories as Told by Bruce Miller
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Author/Creator
Roy Deboer
Bruce Miller
Description
Northwest Coast traditional story. For use with primary school students.
Related Material:
RE: Standing Committee Hearings on Bill C-6, "The Specific Claims Resolution Act".
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Alliance of Tribal Nations
Edna M. Louis
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Comments on the perceived shortcomings of the proposed legislation which would potentially have an adverse impact on the settlement of specific claims.
Reading List 2020
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Indigenous Feminist Collective
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Compiled by researchers from the University of Alberta.
Reading Sheet: Coyote Places the Stars
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Description
Retelling of traditional story.
Rebuilding First Nations: Tools, Traditions and Relationships
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Accountability and Governance Conference ; 2002
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John McBridem Yvonne Tashoots
Liz Logan
Kathi Dickie
Patricia Sterritt ... [et al.]
Description
Comments on the three key elements needed to realize good governance as discussed at "A Vision for the Future" conference held in Vancouver, June 10-11, 2002.
Recognition of Inherent Rights Through Legislative Initiatives
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David C. Nahwegahbow
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Discusses the proposed First Nations Governance Act, Bill C7 as an example of legislative initiatives.
Recommendations for Decolonizing British Columbia’s Heritage-Related Processes and Legislation
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David M. Schaepe
George Nicholas
Kierstin Dolata
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Study consisted of reviewing province's Heritage Branch policies, programs, guidelines and laws, research on the handling of Indigenous cultural heritage in other juristictions and development of a set of recommendations.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Women: Changing the Story of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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[Cora McGuire-Cyrette
Ingrid Green
Joan Riggs]
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Makes recommendations for action based on a combination of research, community submissions and the expertise of the Ontario Native Women's Association.
Reference Guide for Distance Learning
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First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
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Discusses common considerations about household and school employees' connectivity and equipment, as well as the requirements in four different scenarios: teachers and students return to school but some individuals must remain at home due to health fragility reasons; students and teachers partially back to school; teachers in school, students at home; and neither teachers nor students are at school.
Reflections on Implementing Traditional Dene Teaching Methods, Skills and Values: Success Redefined
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McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 48
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
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Author/Creator
Ann Alphonse
Sheena Koops
Joyce Mercredi
McDowell Foundation Research Project
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Documents the process of implementing recommendations developed through previous research conducted at the Father Porte Memorial Dene School in Black Lake, Saskatchewan.
Initial report
Report Card on Government Follow-up to Reclaiming Power and Place: Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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[NWAC Report Card]
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Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
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Rates governments' actions in terms of the right to culture, health, security and justice.
Report Concerning Relations Between Local Governments and First Nation Governments
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Tamera Services Ltd.
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Urban economic development; different tax treatment of Aboriginal lands; and cost recovery for municipalities has lead to a more complicated relationship. Discusses principles and recommendations for provinces and territories to help local governments and First Nations evade conflicts.
Report: Indigenous Population of Canada Faces Severe Economic Challenges in COVID-19 Era
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Association for Canadian Studies
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Statistics from web survey conducted from May 1 to May 10, 2020. There were responses from 19,959 Canadians, including an Indigenous oversample of 450.