Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Florence Woolner
Joyce Timpson
Lois Mombourquette
Laurel Wood
Description
Study topics included demographics, health status, inventory of currently available services and utilization of them, and key issues and next steps.
Estimating the Population Impacts of the E-Dbendaagzijig Naaknigewin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Description
Report commissioned to assess the social, political, economic and cultural ramifications of a new set of laws governing membership in the Anishinabek Nation of Ontario.
Related material: Excerpts.
The Ethnographically Contextualized Case Study Method: Exploring Ambitious Achievement in an American Indian Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Carmela Alcántara
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 159-168
Description
Looks at methodology for psychological study of cultural values within a northern Plains American Native community.
Familial Cohesion and Colonial Atomization: Governance and Authority in a Coast Salish Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-42
Description
Looks at the strengths and limitations of the Siyá:m System of leadership, and discusses the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.
Family Violence and the Need for Prevention Research in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Andersson
Amy Nahwegahbow
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 9-33
Description
Outlines five needs that, when put together, form a prevention research agenda.
Federal Government Funding to First Nations: The Facts, the Myths, and the Way Forward
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations (AFN)]
Description
Brief document focuses on comparable services, lawful obligations, self-government, effective spending, sustainability, and jurisdiction.
Federal Spending on First Nations and Inuit Health Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Behrend
Jamie Forsyth
Description
Analysis of federal and provincial/territorial government health spending between 2011-2012 and 2018-2019 for First Nations and Inuit as well as for the general Canadian population.
File Hills Police Service Relates to Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Bell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 8, August 2010, p. 3
Description
Looks at the special constable program and the unique ways the File Hills First Nation are policing themselves.
Article found by scrolling to page 3.
Filling Up the Land with Pilalt: Countering the British Columbia Referrals Process and Reclaiming Stó:lō Ways of Being on the Land
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Michelle Tomkins
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
Final Report: Cost Analysis of Current Housing Gaps and Future Housing Needs in First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy
Description
Includes 10 case studies.
Finally We Are Growing Our Own
Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peterson Zah
Description
Simon Ortiz introduces Dr. Peterson Zah who speaks on the history of Native American education, Navajo education and student recruitment. Fifth installment of lecture series.
Duration: 1:12:14
Finding Our Way (Beyond Canada's Apartheid)
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leonie Sandercock
Description
Leonie Sandercock answers questions about her film which exposed a dark side of Canada's past history to the present situation of two First Nations communities, Burns Lake Band and the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, in north central British Columbia.
Duration: 24:09.
Finding Our Way: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leone Sandercock
Scott Graham
Description
Film about conflict between the Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake Band) and the Village of Burns Lake. In 2000 the municipality cut off water and sewage services to the reserve, which led in turn to the Band taking the Village to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
The First Canadians: A Profile of Canada's Native People Today
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauline Comeau
Aldo Santin
First Nation and Métis Consultation Policy Framework
Alternate Title
Government of Saskatchewan First Nation and Métis Consultation Policy Framework
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Replaces the Government of Saskatchewan Interim Guide for Consultation with First Nations and Métis People.
The First Nation Governance System: A Brake on Closing the Community Well-being Gap
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 36
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Description
Argues that current governance practices are responsible for the widening gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, as measured by the Community Well-being Index (CWB). Scores are based on four factors: education, housing, labour force and income.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Website contains projects, publications, journal First Peoples Child & Family Review, resources and related links.
First Nations Elections: The Choice Is Inherently Theirs: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerry St. Germain
Lillian Eva Dyck
Patrick Brazeau
Larry Campbell
Jacques Demers ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at common concerns around the governance provisions contained in the Indian Act and how they might be amended.
[First Nations Fishing Pacific Coast]
Alternate Title
Salmon Aquaculture Panel: Possible Solutions
Salmon Panel Discussions: Challenges and Possible Solutions
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Simon Lucas
Description
Simon Lucus speaks at "Salmon Aquaculture Panel: Possible Solutions" held April 27, 2010 in Vancouver.
Duration: 22:43.
First Nations Gaming as a Self-Government Imperative: Ensuring the Health of First Nations Problem Gamblers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres Nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 13-36
Description
Looks at the role First Nations play in establishing casinos and strategies to help with health related issues for gambling problems of reserve residents.
First Nations Guide to Housing Policy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Developed to assist and support development and implementation of a community-generated housing policy. Covers topics such as creating the regulatory environment, operation controls, housing program options, and home construction procedures and guidelines.
First Nations Health Status & Health Services Utilization: Summary of Key Findings 2009/09 - 2014/15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Information from the BC Ministry of Health Health System Matrix database. Includes hospital, physician, chronic conditions, home and residential care service data.
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 Remember the Star from Sandy Lake
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Laskaris
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 20
Description
Brief article on Fred Sasakamoose being honored at the Kamloops Blazers First Nations Night.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
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]
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.
Foot of the Mountain and Other Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 272, September-October 2010, p. 26
Description
Book review of: Foot of the Mountain and Other Stories by Joseph Bruchac
Forgotten and Ignored: Special Education in First Nations Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Phillips
Canadian Journal of Education Administration and Policy, no. 106, June 7, 2010, pp. 1-26
Description
Looks at the federal government's responsibility for special education programs on reserves. Provides recommendations for strategies to develop a system to support students, teachers and communities.
The Fourth Annual Aboriginal Governance Index: Recognizing Governance on Prairie First Nations
Alternate Title
Policy Series (Frontier Centre for Public Policy) ; no. 90
[Aboriginal Governance Index, 2009-2010]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joseph Quesnel
Framework for Aboriginal Capacity-Building in the Forest Sector
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harry M. Bombay
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal capacity in natural resources management involving issues that encompass governance, institutional arrangements with other levels of government, and human resource development and that promote forest sustainability, contribute to social and cultural well-being, and respond to major environmental matters such as climate change mitigation.
From Reserves to Cities (And Back): The Significance of Reserves in Registered Indian Women's Migration
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Irvine
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
The Fur Trade, Treaty No. 5 and the Fisher River First Nation
Alternate Title
Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Description
Overview of Ochekwi Sipi Cree First Nation and the treaty negotiation process.
Chapter in book: Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008 edited by Margaret Anne Lindsay and Malory Allyson Richards.
G-Men, Green Men, and Red Land: Extraterrestrial Miscreants, Federal Jurisdiction, and Exceptional Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fantasia Painter
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 123-136
Description
Using first native studies to discuss what could be expected if mankind were to meet an alien life form.
Gambling Problems in First Nations and Inuit Communities of Québec: A Brief Status Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Élisabeth Papineau
Gender Discrimination and Indian Status: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right: A Review of the McIvor Decision and Bill C-3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Devlin
Carly Chunick
Description
Reports discrimination remains in the registration provision of the Indian Act and is found in the second generation cut-off rule which was not looked at in the McIvor case.
Ghost Dance Movements: Some Thoughts on Definition Based on Cherokee History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. McLoughlin
Ethnohistory, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 25-44
Description
Discusses Cherokee ghost dances as religious revivals from 1811 to 1867.
Gitksan Cultural Retention in Christianized Houses and Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Garvey Soosay
Description
Integrated Studies project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Glucose Level, Acculturation, and Glycosylated Hemoglobin: An Example of Biocultural Interaction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emöke J. E. Szathmary
R. E. Ferrell
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 3, New Series, September 1990, pp. 315-341
Description
Study to diagnose diabetes in Dogrib adults living in several settlements in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Great Basin Indian Archives
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Great Basin College
Description
Digital resource of oral histories and songs that chronicle the history and heritage of the Great Basin Indian peoples. Includes links to archival resources and other related sites.
Haudensosaunee Team Denied by British Authorities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Laskaris
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 8
Description
Discusses the refusal by the British Consulate to allow the Iroquois Nationals senior men's field lacrosse team to enter England, due to not recognizing the team's Haudenosaunee passports.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Have Investments in On-Reserve Health Services and Initiatives Promoting Community Control Improved First Nations' Health in Manitoba?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée Gabrielle Lavoie
Evelyn L. Forget
Tara Prakash
Matt Dahl
Patricia Martens
John D. O'Neil
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 71, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 717-724
Description
Studies the connection between communities with better access to primary health care and rates of hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) in Manitoba.
He Kohikohinga Rangahau: A Bibliography of and Māori Psychology Research
Alternate Title
He Kohikohinga Rangahau: A Bibliography of and Maori Psychology Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hinekura Hollis
Erana Cooper
Virginia Braun
Pikihuia Pomare
Health Determinants for First Nations in Alberta 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
[N. Lachance
N. Hossack
C. Wijayasinghe
W. Yacoub
T. Toope]
The Health of Canada’s Aboriginal Children: Results From the First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet L. MacMillan
Ellen Jamieson
Christine Walsh
Michael Boyle
Allison Crawford
Angus MacMillan ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 158-167
Description
Discusses the data from a survey conducted on the health of First Nations and Inuit children and youth living in Canada.
The Health of First Nations Living Off-Reserve, Inuit, and Métis Adults in Canada: The Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Inequalities in Health
Alternate Title
Health Research Working Paper Series
Working Paper (Statistics Canada); no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rochelle Garner
Gisèle Carrière
Claudia Sanmartin
Longitudinal Health and Administrative Data Research Team
Help for Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John F. Clark
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 5-20
Description
Outlines the benefits of using the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and AMBER Alert systems to help protect and recover abducted Indigenous children.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 5.
Histories of Kanatha, Seen and Told: Essays and Discourses, 1991-2008
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Isabelle Auguste
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 297-298
Description
Book review of: Histories of Kanatha, Seen and Told by Georges Sioui.
Review located by scrolling to page 297.
History of Aboriginal Child and Family Service
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wendy Whitecloud
Description
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.