Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 1, Series 2 , Spring, 1991, pp. 8-12
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Presents a story from The Jacobs Collection of Native American materials in the University of Washington Library.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Finance and Professional Services
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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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
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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.
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
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Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
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.
BC Studies, no. 91/92, Autumn/Winter, 1991-1992, pp. 209-214
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Book review of: Baxwbakwalanusiwa as told by Gordon Robertson [to] Neville J. Lincoln, John C. Rath, Evelyn Windsor.
To read review, scroll to page 209.
This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, vol. 31, no. 21, March 17, 2003, p. 36
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Results of a 5 year study conducted with Inuit in northern Quebec, published in The Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report show exposure to mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and correlation with behaviours.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 294-298
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Looks at effective and culture-based approaches to research that is grounded in a holistic methodology from the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects, not only from the researcher's point of view, but also from the community members themselves.
Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2003. Evaluates effectiveness of BCG vaccination in communities at high risk for tuberculosis with particular attention to immunodeficiency syndromes.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 6, November/ December 1991, pp. 12-14
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Discusses withdrawal symptoms including anxiety, insomnia, difficulty concentrating and remembering, tremor and general shakiness, nausea, and loss of appetite.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1996, pp. 683-701
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Examines reincarnation of gender among the Dene Tha of northern Alberta and how dual gender identities may be created through dream interpretation and socialization.