Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Morgan Baillergeon
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the author of North American Aboriginal Hide Tanning: The Act of Transformation and Revival which includes interviews and recipes from 15 tanners.
Duration: 28:19.
Mortality Among Children and Youth in High-Percentage First Nations Identity Areas, 2000-2002 and 2005-2007
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. A. Peters
L. N. Oliver
D. E. Kohen
Rural and Remote Health , vol. 13, 2013, pp. 1-11
Description
Compares child and youth mortality in areas with a high percentage of the population identifying as First Nations and areas with a low percentage of Aboriginal identity residents.
Music, Power, and Relations: Fiddling as a Meeting Place Between Re-Settlers and Indigenous Nations in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Giroux
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2013.
The Mystery of the Bell
Alternate Title
The Mystery of the Bell: Teacher Resource Guide
Doc Zone
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Starowicz
Wayne Chong
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
Documentary looks into the disappearance and re-appearance of the 'The Bell of Batoche' which was proported to have been seized by soldiers during the North-West Resistance. Duration: 45:09.
Related Material: Teacher Resource Guide.
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Dumas
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Negotiating Métis Culture in Michif: Disrupting Indigenous Language Shift
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 92-116
Description
Looks at how Indigenous languages has been impacted by colonization and globalization. Also discusses the challenges for culture and language revitalization.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data broken down by census divisions, metropolitan areas, health regions, and community-level subdivisions (including reserves) within each province.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Estevan, CA [Census Agglomerations] , Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
Catalogue no. 99-011-XWE2011007
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part), CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Moose Jaw, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, North Battleford, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Prince Albert, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Regina, CMA [Census Metropolitan Area], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Saskatoon, CMA [Census Metropolitan Area], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Swift Current, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, Yorkton, CA [Census Agglomeration], Saskatchewan, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
nindibaajimomin: A Digital Storytelling Project for Children of Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
indibaajimomin: The Intergenerational Digital Storytelling on the Legacy of Residential Schools
ininiwag dibaajimowag: First Nations Men’s Digital Stories on the Inter-generational Experiences of Residential Schools
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Oral History Centre
University of Winnipeg
Description
Website provides links to project and history, short videos on the legacy of residential schools, and a toolkit of guides and tutorials on the digital storytelling process.
“No Other Weapon Except Organization”: The Métis Association of Alberta and the 1938 Metis Population Betterment Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole C. O’Byrne
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 2, 2013, pp. 311-352
Description
Discusses the act that provided for Métis land settlements.
Non-insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit People: An Overview For Information Providers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessie Loyer
Marija Small Legs
Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, vol. 35, no. 1, Special Issue on Aboriginal Health Information, April 2014, pp. 24-26
Description
Provides background on the program, differing perspectives on the legal and treaty requirements for service provision, health literacy implications, and the role of a Treaty 7 NIHB Navigator in service delivery.
North America in the 21st Century: Tribal, Local, and Global
Alternate Title
North America in the Twenty-First Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 197-199
Description
Book review of: North America in the 21st Century edited by Kerstin Knopf.
Review located by scrolling to page 197.
Offering our Gifts, Partnering for Change: Decolonizing Experimentation in Winnipeg-based Settler Archives
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Story
Description
History-Archival Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
The Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework: A Case Study on its Impact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Looks at what impact the Aboriginal education program initiatives have had on participants, professionally, academically, and personally.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
An Overview of Aboriginal Health in Canada
Alternate Title
Setting the Context
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet looks at the social, economic and political determinants impacting health, policies and programs for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
Owning Ourselves: The Research Activities of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatchewan's Métis Educational and Cultural Institution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 188-197
Description
Overview of the Institute and the two main areas
of research.
Painting a Picture of the Métis Homeland: Synthesizing Knowledge about Métis Education, Employment, and Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Chris Andersen
Guido Contreras
Kelsey Dokis-Jansen
Description
Purpose of study was to look at provincial mandates and work to date and determine whether inter-provincial best practices could be developed. Sources of information were literature search, primary documents and semi-structured interviews.
Pandemic H1N1 Targeted Messaging for Manitoba Metis: An Evaluation of a Risk Communication Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Michelle Driedger
Ryan Maier
Julianne Sanguins
Sheila Carter
Judith G. Bartlett
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 112-134
Description
Evaluates the health campaign that focused on at-risk Metis in Manitoba.
Parents as First Teachers: A Resource Booklet about How Children Learn for First Nations and Métis Parents in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Provides information on culture and knowledge about early learning and lists services available to assist families.
Patient and Caregiver Perspectives of Health Provision Practices for First Nations and Métis Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Accessing Care in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 14, no. 440, 2014, pp. [1]-14
Description
Studies Aboriginal women's viewpoint of parental care received based on personal understanding of gestational diabetes.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1760-1882
Alternate Title
Studies in Environment and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
"The People Who Own Themselves": Recognition of Métis Identity in Canada: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vernon White
Lillian Eva Dyck
Lynn Beyak
Jacques Demers
Marjory LeBreton ... [et al.]
Description
Provides background information relevant to identity, summary of evidence heard, and committee's key observations and recommendations to the federal government. Includes seven community profiles.
Perceptions of the Métis and Tuberculosis: An Examination of Historical Works
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Velvet Maud
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 55-70
Description
Findings revealed historical writings that perpetuated stereotypes contributed to elevated disease rates.
Place Among the Displaced: Envisioning Preservation of a Métis Settlement in Montana
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Anne Sakariassen
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Historic Preservation Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Oregon, 2014.
Placement Decisions and Disparities Among Aboriginal Children: Further Analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect Part A: Comparisons of the 1998 and 2003 Surveys
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Martin Chabot
John Fluke
Cindy Blackstock
Bruce MacLaurin ... [et al.]
Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 37, Special Issue on Risk and Resilience in the Context of Child Maltreatment (Part 1), 2013, pp. 47-60
Description
Study results reveal that the higher the proportion of investigations of Aboriginal children, the more likely placement would occur.
Plan For 2012-13: Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Description
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, well-being for northern residents and children, land claim obligations and improvements to programs and services.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 63-68
Description
Contends that the new Liberal government needs to make renewed investment for intergovernmental relationships with First Nations.
Predictors of Obesity Among Métis Children: Socio-economic, Behavioural and Cultural Factors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin J. Cooke
Piotr Wilk
Kenneth W. Paul
Shelley L. H. Gonneville
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. 4, July/August 2013, pp. e298-e303
Description
Looks at household structure and income, parental education, food insecurity, language, cultural activities and parental residential school attendance as factors predicting obesity.
Progress Report 2013, Health Care Renewal in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Council of Canada
Description
Aboriginal information p. 32-37.
A Psychoeducational Manual for Counselling Alberta's Aboriginal Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Christie-Dawn Ladouceur
Description
Education Thesis (MC)--University of Lethbridge, 2013.
R v. Daniels: Issues of Jurisdiction, Identify, and Practical Utility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 132-149
Description
Examines the removal of the constitution as an excuse by the government when negotiating Métis Aboriginal rights and socioeconomic needs on Non-Status Indians.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Rebuilding Indigenous Nations through Constitutional Development: A Case Study of the Métis in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janique Dubois
Kelly Saunders
Nations and Nationalism, February 20, 2017, pp. 1-24
Description
Concludes that the Metis Nation must build legitimacy internally amongst members and externally with the state.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Vermette
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Blanca Tovías
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, p. 146
Description
Book review of: Rekindling the Sacred Fire by Chantal Fiola.
Remembering Will Have to Do: The Life and Times of Louise (Trottier) Moine
E-Books
Author/Creator
Louise Moine
Description
Anthology merges two previously published works: My Life in Residential School and Remembering Will Have to Do.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya: Addendum: The Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Anaya
Description
Reviews human rights issues around social and economic conditions, truth and reconciliation, missing women and girls, self-government participation and partnership, treaty negotiation and resource development. Provides recommendations.
Advance unedited version.
Reporting Métis in Urban Centres on the 1996 Census
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lorna Jantzen
vol. 1
Description
Argues that combining concepts of ethnic origin and Métis identity would provide a more complete picture of the population. Looks at statistics for Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.
Chapter five from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1 which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.