Media Coverage of Organized Crime: Impact on Public Opinion?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith Dubois
Description
Examination of how media coverage of organized crime related events influences public opinion.
Media Matters: Visual Representations of Aboriginal Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Françoise Dussart
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1-2, March 2005, pp. 5-10
Description
Introduces the eight essays focused on scrutiny of the anthropology of all types of media-performance.
Media Notes
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2005
Description
This section of the journal includes media notes, useful web sites, and announcements.
Mediating Indigeneity, Indigenizing Media
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Kilroy
Parallax, vol. 20, no. 3, Diffracted Worlds Diffractive Readings: Onto-epistemologies and the Critical Humanities, 2014, pp. 288-291
Description
Book review of: The Fourth Eye: Māori Media in Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Brendan Hokowhitu and Vijay Devadas.
Medicare Not Same As 'Medicine Chest' Clause
Articles » General
Author/Creator
W. B. Mutlow
StarPhoenix, Forum, February 15, 2002, p. A13
Description
Responding to the February 1st StarPhoenix article by Doug Cuthand this author argues that the "medicine chest" clause in Treaty 6 did not mean provision of free medical services.
Medicine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Barnes
Atlantis , vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, p. 138
Description
Presents a poem.
'Medicine Chest' Clause Stirs Treaty 6: Health-Care Pledges Sought Before Reserves Will Sign Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Gregoire
Edmonton Journal, March 29, 2002, p. A6
Description
Two-thirds of the First Nations in Treaty Six refuse to sign annual financial agreement with Health Canada.
Medicine Wheels and the Media: Seeking Journalistic Balance From a Native Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
David Forbes
Description
Journalism Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2002.
Meenoostahtan Minisiwin: First Nations Family Justice "Pathways to Peace"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Pintarics
Karen Sveinunggaard
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 67-88
Description
Presents a new way of addressing conflict in child and family matters.
Meerreeng Wanga: Aboriginal Inclusion Plan, 2014 – 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries
Melbourne
The Melting Ice Cellar: What Native Traditional Knowledge is Teaching Us About Global Warming and Environmental Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Longley Cochran
Alyson L. Geller
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 92, no. 9, September 2002, pp. 1404-1409
Description
Argues that environmental problems have often been observed by Alaska native communities decades before they have been confirmed by scientific research.
Memengwaawid, To Be A Butterfly: An Indigenous Exploration of Northwestern Ontario Anishinawbe and Muskego Ininiw Sacred Stories and Teachings in a Contemporary Novel
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy Lynn Farrell-Morneau
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lakehead University, 2014.
Memorandum: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Legal Strategies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Long
Alessandra Hollands
Description
Discusses possible legal avenues for addressing the issue of violence. Includes both domestic and international instruments and cites specific cases.
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of Saskatchewan Represented by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Represented by The President of the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Métis Nation - Saskatchewan
Description
Memorandum to implement the Process clause of The Métis Act.
Memories Hold Hands: Perceptions of Historical Trauma and Associated Behavioral and Emotional Responses Among Four Generations of American Indian (Cherokee) Descendants
Alternate Title
Perceptions of Historical Trauma Among American Indian Descendants
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathryn England Aytes
Description
[Educational Leadership] Thesis (D.Ed.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2014.
"Memory Alive": Race, Religion, and Métis Identities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carole Leclair
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 75, Winter, 2002, pp. 159-176
Description
Author explores the various aspects of culture and experience that shape the meaning of what it is to be Métis.
Memory and Place in Rudy Wiebe's A Discovery of Strangers
Alternate Title
Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives=Lieu et Mémoire au Canada: Perspectives Globales
[Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies ; 3rd]
[International Conference of Central European Canadianists ; 3rd]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Monica Bottez
Description
Conference paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives: 3rd Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies and 3rd International Conference of Central European Canadianists, April 30-May 3, 2004, Cracow, Poland edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak.
Discusses book about the Franklin overland expedition 1819 to 1821.
Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity Through Two Centuries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sergei Kan
Men in front of Humboldt Telegraph Station
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of Humboldt Telegraph Station, likely during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: From left to right: Sergeant Mickey Farren of Winnipeg, who was supply officer for the troops during the Reil (sic) Rebellion of 1885; Tom Sanderson, who was taken prisoner at Hoods Mail Station, and who was afterwards sent by Reil (sic) with messages to Major Crozier at Carelton (sic); the man in the door is Tom Pike, operator of Humboldt Mail Station; seated is Wm. Scott, in charge of the Mail Station; and standing are two Metis who had been caught stealing summer supplies."
Menominee and Maya: Indigenous Cultures and Their Forests Inspire and Support Each Other
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
Description
Looks at agreement signed between the Sustainable Development Institute at the College of Menominee Nation (CNM) and Galen University of San Ignacio to foster collaborative research in sustainable development.
Mental Health & Addictions Project: Literature Review, 2014: Alberta Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann Gladue-Buffalo
Description
Review identifies the health inequalities between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals and comments on the efforts that must be made to address these disparities.
Mental Health Care in Aboriginals is Neglected
Alternate Title
Letter : Correspondence: Mental Health Care in Aboriginals is Neglected
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene E. Hunter
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 48, March 2002, p. 459
Description
Correspondence regarding the December 2001 issue of Canadian Family Physician.
Mental Health Care Providers' Perception of Giving Culturally Responsive Care to American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor E. Yurkovich
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, vol. 38, no. 4, October-December 2002, pp. 147-157
Description
Qualitative study finds recognition of both providers' own culture and diverse Native American cultures necessary to mental health care.
Mental Health of Rural Mi'kmaw Youth: Community Based Participatory Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Adele Ruth Vukic
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2014.
Mental Health Perspectives From an Indigenous Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juanita Sherwood
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 28-29
Description
Brief autobiographical sketch describing experiences coping with physical and mental issues.
Mental Wellness Teams: Key Learnings from 8 Projects
Alternate Title
Mental Wellness Teams: Key Learnings from Eight Projects
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Mentored Research in a Tribal College Setting: The Northern Cheyenne Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Ward
Kacey Widdison Jones
Ryan Coles
Loren Rich
Stan Knapp
Robert Madsen
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 29, no. 3, 2014, pp. 1-17
Description
Findings indicate the importance of mentoring experiences for empowerment and success of academic goals.
Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, MAWA: Urban Aboriginal Advisory Committee Final Report, 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheyenne Henry
Description
Reports on the obstacles for increasing participation by Aboriginal women within the arts industry and gives recommendations.
Mentoring in Multiple Dimensions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverly Patchell
Journal of Cultural Diversity, vol. 12, no. 2, Summer, 2005, pp. 56-58
Description
Examines mentoring from a multi-dimensional perspective, with those dimensions encompassing the generational history, family belief system, cultural archetypes, individual learning style, and physical challenges.
Mentoring Programs for Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Klinck
Chantelle Cardinal
Karen Edwards
Nancy Gibson
Jeffrey Bisanz
Jose Da Costa
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2005, pp. 109-130
Description
Identifies key factors that would help in the development of a mentoring program.
Merriam's Palewyami Vocabulary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Berman
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 68, no. 4, October 2002, pp. 428-447
Description
Palewyami is a dialect of Yokuts and the author explores the reconstruction of the Proto-Yokuts language.
Mesnmimk Wasatek: Catching a Drop of Light: Understanding the Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canada’s Child Welfare System: An Analysis of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2003)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nico Trocmé Bruce MacLaurin
Barbara Fallon
Della Knoke
Lisa Pitman
Megan McCormack
Messages from Mtigwaki: Lynn Johnston's Cartoons and Their Impact on Canadian Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Schreyer
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 181-196
Description
Looks at impact of story line involving fictional Ojibway community. Thirty surveys were conducted with non-Aboriginals to investigate whether readers had learned anything about Ojibway culture from the comic strips and if it was considered a realistic portrayal.
Metaphysics and Materiality: Landscape Painting and the Art of Kay Walkingstick
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Ann Seppi
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
Methods for Improving the Quality and Completeness of Mortality Data for American Indians and Alaska Native
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David K. Espey
Melissa A. Jim
Thomas B. Richards
Crystal Begay
Don Haverkamp ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S286-S294
Description
Looks at improving race classification data and analyzing deaths by region in order to plan programs for reducing health disparities.
Methods to Help Communities Investigate Environmental Health Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ella Haley
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 1, 2005, pp. 33-58
Description
Examines those communities that succeed, or fail, in getting their environmental health problems addressed.
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism 677C>T is Associated With Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca L. Pollex
Mary Mamakeesick
Bernard Zinman
Stewart B. Harris
Anthony J. G. Hanley
et al.
Cardiovascular Diabetology, vol. 4, no. 17, November 2005
Description
Contends that the Oji-Cree genetic influence of the MTHFR 677C>T genotype on diabetic peripheral arterial disease is a major risk factor compared to traditional risk factors.
Métis Aboriginal Rights in the Twenty-First Century: Looking Beyond Powley
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa D. Chartrand
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.
Métis Cancer Control in Canada Baseline Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Looks at cancer control practices and models of care based on environmental scans from 2012.
Metis casualty
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
James Peters
Description
Metis casualty, identified as John Ross shown lying dead on the ground. He was the Metis who shot and killed General Strange, commander of platoon of scouts at Batoche. The scouts lassoed this man and dragged him behind horses until his body was mutilated as shown. He was believed to be 18 years old. [Source: Wes Fineday. Another source says he shot Capt. French.
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
E-Books
Métis Governance in Saskatchewan for the 21st Century: Views and Visions of the Métis People: A Report Prepared by The Métis Electoral Consultation Panel
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria Campbell
Donna Heimbecker
Joe Daigneault
Ron Rivard
Joseph Garcea
Roger Maaka
Description
Focuses on Métis Nation-Saskatchewan elections and the need to reform the electoral, citizenship and governance systems.
Metis Harvesting Rights Upheld in Ontario Court
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 12, April 2002, p. 9
Description
Comments on how the Metis successfully attained the right to hunt and fish for food in Ontario.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law and Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 141-142
Description
Book review of Métis in Canada edited by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl, and Ian Peach.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 141.
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 231-237
Description
Book review of: Métis in Canada edited by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl and Ian Peach.
A Métis Métier: Transportation in Rupert's Land
Theses
Author/Creator
James McKillip
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2005.
The Metis of Mediation: An Application of Classical Rhetoric to Alternative Dispute Resolution
Theses
Author/Creator
C. L. Costello
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2005.