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, Rednecks, and Radicals: Re-thinking the 'Sides' of Resource Conflict in Rural British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Wellburn
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University Victoria, 2012.
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10: Alberta Report 2012
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deborah Pace
Anita E. Konczi
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10: National Report on Adults Living in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10: National Report on Adults, Youth and Children Living in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10: National Report on Children Living in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10: National Report on Youth Living in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 2 (2008/10) Ontario Region Final Report: Ontario Region Report on the Adult, Youth and Children Living in First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Chiefs of Ontario?]
Description
Statistics based on responses of 2,870 individuals from 24 First Nations.
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 2 (2008-2010): Manitoba Regional Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC)
Description
Statistics based on responses of 3390 individuals from 34 First Nations.
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 Research Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Archives
Description
Resource for finding material on British Columbia's First Nations at Archives and materials located elsewhere.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
First Nations Right to Timber With Respect to the Management of Lands for Hunting, Fishing & Livelihood, and Housing: Case Law Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. Dawn Mills
Description
Case law summary of the major Aboriginal rights and title litigation, and an outline of the resulting forest and range agreements that British Columbia has entered into with community members.
First Nations' Self-Government, Indigenous Self-Determination: On the Transformative Role of Agonistic Indigeneity in Challenging the Conceptual Limits of Sovereignty
Theses
Author/Creator
Tanya Andrusieczko
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
First Nations Social Development Policy and Programs Comparability Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. Peterson Consulting
Description
Examines social development policies, human resources, client assessment practices, services and programs, data management resources and research opportunities on reserves.
First Nations Summit Submission to CERD - 80th Session February 13 - March 9, 2012
Alternate Title
First Nations Summit Submission to Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Summit
Description
Shadow report submitted to the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination regarding Canada's 19th and 20th reports on the United Nations' International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
First Nations Traditional Models of Wellness [Traditional Medicines and Practices]: Environmental Scan in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Society
Description
Survey conducted between September 2009 and March 2010 gathered information from 123 First Nations Health Centers.
First Nations Traditional Models of Wellness [Traditional Medicines and Practices]: Environmental Scan in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FN Health Society
Description
Results of the scan demonstrate that many community respondents define traditional models of wellness as 'having a healthy mind, body and spirit' with a connection to the land, culture and beliefs.
First Nations University of Canada Governance Plan: An Opportunity to Lead the World in First Nations Higher Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. A. Begay II & Associates
LLC
Description
Makes recommendations based on successful practices employed in the administration of higher education institutions and First Nations governments.
[First Nations Water Rights at the Centre for Human Rights Research]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Helen Fallding
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Manager of the Centre discusses the issue of lack of both running and sanitary water in northern Manitoba communities.
Duration: 34:29.
First Nations Women's Knowledge of Menopause: Experiences and Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharen Madden
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Len Kelly
Helen Cromarty
Barbara Linkewich ... [et al.]
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 56, September 2010, pp. e331-e337
Description
Study confirms that menopause is not typically discussed by First Nations women with others including their health care providers.
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Peoples' Heritage, Language & Culture Council
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples’ Heritage
Language and Culture Council
Description
Website contains consultation, guidance, support and funding for First Nations’ people of British Columbia’s communities for language, arts and culture projects.
First Peoples Worldwide
Alternate Title
First Peoples Worldwide, an Indigenous-Led Development Organization
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Adamson
Description
Website dedicated to equipping Indigenous Peoples with assets (physical, natural, financial, etc.), resources and strategies to help put an end to injustices. The website includes links to programs, grants, resources and more.
First Person Plural: Aboriginal Storytelling and the Ethics of Collaborative Authorship
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Agnieszka Pawlowska
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 190-191
Description
Book review of: First Person Plural by Sophie McCall.
Book review located by scrolling to page 190.
[First] Report of the Committee Consisting of Dr. E.B. Tylor, Dr. G.M. Dawson, General Sir J.H. Lefroy, Dr. Daniel Wilson, Mr. Horatio Hale, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. George W. Bloxam (Secretary): Appointed for the Purpose of Investigating and Publish
Alternate Title
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Whitehead
Stephanie Mosher
Description
Video highlights efforts to increase number of Ojibwe speakers through establishment of immersion schools and by recording elders' stories. Focuses on two schools: Niigaane School in Minnesota and Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School in Wisconsin.
Duration: 56:41.
First Sports Teams, Now Hamburgers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, October 2012, p. 12
Description
Comments on a restaurant that offered a hamburger new to the menu with an offensive and disparaging name.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
The First Strawberries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Retelling of traditional Cherokee story which illustrates to importance of respect. Recommended for preschool and Kindergarten.
First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 429-430
Description
Book review of: First Voices edited by Patricia A. Monture, Patricia C. McGuire.
The First Year Counts: Cancer Survival Among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders, 1997-2006
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanna M. Cramb
Gail Garvey
Patricia C. Valery
John D. Williamson
Peter D. Baade
Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 196, no. 4, 2012, pp. 270-274
Description
Study shows a need to identify the factors leading to poor outcomes early after diagnosis among Indigenous people with cancer.
Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lisa Brooks
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 2012, pp. 164-167
Description
Book review of: Firsting and Lasting by Jean M. O'Brien.
Review located by scrolling to page 164.
Fish Creek Dead
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.
Fisheries and First Nations: Report From Research Stay in Canada: March-July 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Camilla Brattland
Description
Looks at Mi'kmaq fisheries in Atlantic Canada and salmon farming in British Columbia.
Fishing for Foresters: A New Institutional Analysis of Community Participation in an Aboriginal-Owned Forest Company
Theses
Author/Creator
Darryn Anne DiFrancesco
Description
Globalization and International Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.
Fishing for Put-Ups
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Elementary teacher resource for use with I Like Who I Am by Tara White.
The Flemish Bastard and the Former Indians: Métis and Identity in Seventeenth-Century New York
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Arne Midtrød
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 83-108
Description
Examines the lives of three Metis people, Smits Jan, Jacques van Slyck, and Hilletie van Olinda, in seventeenth-century New York.
The Flesh Coloured Bandaid: Whiteness, Dominance and Pākehā Cultural Normativity in Television News
Theses
Author/Creator
Madeline King
Description
Film, Television and Media Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Auckland, 2012.
Flooding Sustainable Livelihoods of the Lake St. Martin First Nation: The Need to Enhance the Role of Gender and Language in Anishinaabe Knowledge Systems
Theses
Author/Creator
Myrle Ballard
Description
Natural Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Flourishing in a World of Disasters: An Indigenous Perspective on Historical Trauma
Alternate Title
Inver Hills Community College's Student/Faculty Conference
Living in a Global Community: Addressing Critical Global Issues
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anton Treuer
Description
Discusses the ramifications of past American assimilationist policies as manifested in the residential school system.
Duration: 1:30:52.
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]
FNUC Students Continue to Fight for Their 'Home'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Delaney Windigo
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 4, April 2010, p. 9
Description
Comments on how students staged a "live-in" to try to convince the federal government to restore funding for the First Nations University of Canada.
Article found by scrolling to page 9.
Focus Inuit Research Agenda on Best Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Cunningham
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 3, February 23, 2010, pp. 228-229
Description
Comments on research articles by Luo Zhong-Cheng on birth outcomes and food insecurity by Grace M. Egeland.
Focus on Literacy: Policy Landscape: Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Education Association
Description
Brief descriptions of literacy in the Aboriginal context, present situation, historical context, central goals, etc.
A Focus on Māori Nutrition: Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sally Mackay
Anne-Louise Heath
Rachel Brown
Winsome Parnell
Noela Wilson ... [et al.]
Focusing on Long-Term Language Goals in Challenging Times: A Yup'ik Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leisy Wyman
Patrick Marlow
Fannie Cikuyaq Andrew
Gayle Sheppard Miller
Rachel Cikigaq Nicholai ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 28-49
Description
"This article evidences how bilingual programming and academic achievement in English can go hand in hand".
Follow-up of Our December 2006 Report: Audit of the Child and Family Services Division Pre-Devolution Child in Care Processes and Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Bellringer
Description
Summarizes information from the first report and discusses the progress being made on the initiative to improve the child and family services system.
Material presented as exhibit 43 from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.