Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of dead Canadian soldiers at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885, taken shortly after the Battle of Fish Creek. A soldier is shown covering one of the corpses with a blanket.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
The Fish Lake Fight - Rebels Under Dumont Firing on Middleton's Advance
Archival » Archival Items
[Montreal Star?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
Flags of the Métis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
"Flip It Around! To Being a Good Reminder on How You’re Supposed to Live": Understanding the Role of Storytelling as a Means of Encouraging Compassionate Listening in Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Settings
Theses
Author/Creator
Toni Valenti
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2018.
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.
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land
Alternate Title
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23
Description
Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.”
Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors
Duration: 47:22
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
For Abiayala to Live, the Americas Must Die: Toward a Transhemispheric Indigeneity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emil Keme
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 42-68
Description
Beginning with the Guna understanding of “Abiayala” and the politics implicit in using the word to describe what is currently called South America, the author argues for a global Indigenous movement based in common experiences, worldview, and political standing.
A for Indigenous, by Indigenous National Housing Strategy: Addressing the Housing Needs of Indigenous Families and Individuals in the Urban, Rural and Northern Parts of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Housing Caucus Working Group
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Description
Argues that the Government of Canada's Indigenous Housing Strategy creates a large service gap for the 87 per cent of the population that does not reside on reserve and is disproportionately represented among the homeless and those in need of core housing. Proposes a Fourth Strategy to address needs not covered in the existing framework.
Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Christine Shawana
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 275-290
Description
Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
The Forgotten Story of Human Zoos: Crimes of the Colonial Era
Alternate Title
Deutsche Welle Docfilm
DW Docfilm
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pascal Blanchard
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Sophie Parrault
Catherine Marconnet
Coralie Miller
ARTE France
Bonne Pioche Télévision
Archipel
Description
Examines the history of the practice of "exhibiting" Indigenous peoples at world fairs, colonial exhibitions, zoos, freak shows, circuses, and reconstructed ethnic villages in North America, Europe and Japan.
Duration: 42:26.
The Formation of Flakes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Cotterell
Johan Kamminga
American Antiquity, vol. 52, no. 4, October 1987, pp. 675-708
Description
Discusses the mechanics of flake formation to aid in distinguishing, which is a tool and which is a flake.
[Fort Alexander Stories and Legends]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeanette Courchene
Harry Courchene
Beatrice Guimond
Peter Sinclair
Isabelle Courchene
Description
Compilation of 15 short stores originally published in 1976.
Fort Carlton, 1885
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 and the Sioux: Is the United States Honoring the Agreements it Made?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Bell
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, Winter, 2018, pp. 1-13
Description
Argues that unilateral process of building the Dakota Access Pipeline is a violation of the modified 1868 treaty.
Fort of Refuge, Prince Albert, March 31, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the Fort of Refuge built by the citizens of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to protect themselves during the Northwest Resistance.
Forty Years of Cultural Change Among the Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland: Some Reflections
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne Stenbaek
Arctic, vol. 40, no. 3, Fortieth Anniversary Special, December 1987, pp. 300-309
Description
Interviews well-know Inuit leaders about their perceptions on the major cultural changes over the past forty years.
Foster Child
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gil Cardinal
Description
Documentary about Mètis filmmaker Gil Cardinal's search for his family roots.
Duration: 43:05.
Fostering the Learner Spirituality of Students: A Teaching Narrative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Brock Education Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. 22-35
Description
The author uses their own teaching experiences to look at how educators can foster a learner spirituality in the classroom and how it can lead to student success.
[Four Sky Thunder]
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: One of the fugitive Indians (possibly Four Sky Thunder) who surrendered at Battleford instead of fleeing to the United States.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Framework for the Protection of Information Held by a Quebec First Nation Community or Organization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michel Deschênes
Yvon Gauthier
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Elisabeth Patterson
Marjolaine Sioui
Framing Indigenous Bioenergy Partnerships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Zurba
Ryan Bullock
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 5
Description
Contextualizes the issues by focusing on published literature on energy and allied renewable resources partnerships with Indigenous communities; analyzes the social, perspective and issue, and problem and solution frames.
Framing Land Governance Issues in Indigenous and Settler Media within Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Sterling Ray
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, 2021
Description
Looks at the role of the Canadian media in reconciliation by well-informing the general public of the countries colonial impact on its Indigenous populations.
Frederick Alexcee's Entangled Gazes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaitlin McCormick
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 2, The Entangled Gaze, 2018, pp. 246-264
Description
Article discusses Tsimshian artist Frederick Alexcee (1853–1939) work, the way it represented his community of Lax Kw'alaams (Fort/Port Simpson) in the 1800s and 1900s, and the implications of that narrative.
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in the Yukon: Established Practice or Untraveled Path?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily M. W. Martin
Ben Bradshaw
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 113-134
Description
Uses a process of document review and interviews with key members of governance institutions to evaluate territorial engagement with the practice of FPIC as per the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Documents Reviewed include the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) the Quartz Mining Act, the Placer Mining Act, the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act, the Environment Act, the Wildlife Act, the Yukon Waters Act, the Historic Resources Act, the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act (YESAA), the Y
Free Trade and The Indian Nations
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, Winter, 1987, pp. 2-3
Description
Implication of free trade between Canada and the United States on Aboriginal people.
Frequency of Internet Use by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data table.
Friend or Faux? Trudeau, Indigenous Issues and Canada’s Brand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, Is Canada Back?, 2018, pp. 165-181
Description
Discusses how Canada is perceived by the international community and how their contemporary relationship with its Indigenous populations effects those perceptions.
From Ambivalence to Revitalization: Negotiating Cardiovascular Health Behaviors Related to Environmental and Historical Trauma in a Northwest American Indian Community
Alternate Title
From Ambivalence to Revitalization: Negotiating Cardiovascular Health Behaviours Related to Environmental and Historical Trauma in a Northwest American Indian Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ramona Beltrán
Katie Schultz
Angela R. Fernandez
Karina L. Walters
Bonnie Duran … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 103-128
Description
Uses narrative analysis to explore attitudes toward protective cardiovascular health behaviours. Findings highlight contributing factors such as historical trauma, discrimination and forced urbanization. The authors suggest that health promotion and interventions should contextualize historic traumas and integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices.
From Blood Feud to Jury System; The Metamorphosis of Cherokee Law from 1750 to 1840
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Daniel
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description
Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.
From Documents to People: Working towards Indigenizing the BC Archives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve Weber
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 95-112
Description
Discusses the need for archivists to move away from their role as disinterested caretaker toward engaging with the people involved and outlines some of the ways this can be accomplished.
From Interstellar Imperialism to Celestial Wayfinding: Prime Directives and Colonial Time-Knots in SETI
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Lempert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 45-70
Description
Examines the parallels of James Cook's eighteenth-century expedition and the current SETI project, in particular their scientific appeal and colonial roots.
From Peace to Protagonist: Oklahoma Residents as Wartime Personages
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noah Patton
Description
A timeline and series of brief biographies of Oklahoma army veterans, many of whom are Indigenous.
From Savagery to Civilization: The Canadian North-West: Its History and Its Troubles from the Early Days ... and the Narrative of Three Insurrections
E-Books
Author/Creator
G. Mercer Adam
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Taylor McBryde
Patricia Knockwood
Joanne Schwartz
Description
A selection of "100 of the best books by Indigenous authors, many illustrated by Indigenous artists, published in Canada and currently in print". Includes titles published as of the end of December 2017.
From Sydney to Tingha: Early Days in the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Horner
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 1, 1987, pp. 33-40
Description
Author reflects on his role as Honorary Secretary of the AAF.
From the Battle in the Classroom to the Battle for the Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard C. Ellis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 255-264
Description
Using a series of interviews with Navajo and Peublo people to analyze their education needs and desires.
From the Credibility Gap to Capacity Building: An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 29-34
Description
Author looks at possibilities for research conducted by Inuit people for the benefit of Inuit communities; discusses factors including academic credibility (what counts as knowledge), harmonizing science with needs of Inuit, and the marginalization of Traditional Knowledge (TK) by the academy.
The Frontier Indian in White Art, 1820-1876: The Development of a Myth
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathryn Sweeney Hight
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 1987.
The Funeral of Louis Riel
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Société historique de Saint-Boniface = Saint Boniface Historical Society]
Description
Primarily transcripts of articles from the Daily Manitoban dated November 19th, 1885 and December 12th, 1885, and a translation of brief article from Le Métis dated December 17th, 1885.
The Fur Trade and Western Canadian Society 1670-1870
Alternate Title
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association) ; no. 43
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association)
[Fur Trade Learning Plan]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justice Education Society
Description
Intended for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Future Directions in Disseminating Research Findings to Urban Alaska Native People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aliassa L. Shane; Charlene R. Apok
Michael J. Doyle
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Denise A. Dillard
Karen Caindec
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 1, Special Issue, 2018, pp. 96-109
Description
Describes Alaska's Southcentral Foundation's Public Relations department and its communication strategies and discusses feedback from attendees to the 2016 Alaska Native Health Research Forum about these methods.
The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Ross A. Virginia
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 365-374
Description
Authors examine the hydrocarbon extraction industry on Alaska’s North Slope; use the observed and documented effects on people and communities to suggest local-to-local strategies for sustainable oil-industry development in Greenland
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonising the Anthropocene!
Alternate Title
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonizing the Anthropocene!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor Hayman
Colleen James (G̱ooch Tláa)
Mark Wedge (Aan Gooshú)
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. [76]-92
Description
Considers how Tlingit and Tagish oral traditions about the sentience of glaciers might be used to inform discussions about the effects of climate change. Argues that concepts of “slow activism” and “narrative ecologies" embedded in these traditions can help to upset mainstream perceptions of environmental realities.
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.
Gabriel Dumont - Portrait
Images » Photographs
Description
A portrait etching of Gabriel Dumont.