Cultural Critique, no. 87, Spring, 2014, pp. 84-143
Description
Discusses motives behind experimental relocation project where Inuit families were re-established in settlements in the remote High Arctic in the 1950's.
A short article on Louis Riel's defeat and capture in the Northwest Resistance and a large sketch of a steamer. Description and accompanying sketch possibly depicts the attack on the Northcote at Batoche, although the vessel's name is not given.
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
Investigate review into the circumstances surrounding the death of a two-week-old infant whose family was involved with Alberta's child intervention system.
Brief overview of First Nations people in British Columbia including totem poles, glossary of terms related to school programs, and terms related to First Nations issues.
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, The Governance of Indigenous Information, 2014, pp. 1-11
Description
Looks at the type of obstacles (legal, knowledge and capacity, and institutional) that obstruct OCAP (ownership, control, access, and possession) and the supports available (legal, policy, and knowledge) specifically in the context of data holdings.
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 199-222
Description
Study results identifies requirements for improving economic and social welfare including effective governance, community capacity, and involving communities to build regional self-reliance for sustainability. Looks at literature from Scandinavian and Canadian experiences.
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, vol. 27, no. 1, 2014, pp. 89-112
Description
Uses an online survey to gather data from Aboriginal women who are living on and off reserve and are entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. Concludes with recommendations.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Demographics provided include, health, education, social conditions, housing, self-government of First Nations and Canadians living north of the 60th parallel.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 459-478
Description
Author details several methods for teaching Indigenous Studies in a way that engages both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students which he has developed through 16 years of experience teaching “Native history, culture, and current events.
Alberta History, vol. 62, no. 4, Autumn, 2014, pp. 10-17
Description
Article contains three separate accounts of the battle between the Blackfoot and Cree that occurred in January 1866 just east of the present day Hobbema, Alberta.
A large coloured illustration depicting the Battle of Batoche reproduced from the Canadian Illustrated War News. Published in the series The Opening of the West by Encyclopedia Britannica.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 1885, p. 196
Description
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A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance, including four sketches: 1. The fort at Battleford; 2. The South Saskatchewan; 3. Steamers loading at Medicine Hat; 4. The Revolt of the Half-Breeds.