Media Consumption, Media Preferences and Communication Channels of Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Audiences: Summary
Alternate Title
Radio: Audience, Preferences and Technologies
Remote Indigenous Media and Communications: Radio Listenership Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Remote Communications Association (IRCA)
Description
Statistics for the remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander radio service such as: stations listened to regularly, rates of listenership, rates by population groups, language and content preferences, impact of mobile connectivity, sources of Government information, and listener demographics.
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.
Medicine through Comics: Wheels Are Turning on the Road to Healing: Native Americans through the Lens of Francophone Graphic Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Bleser
Description
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2017.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Geddes
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, pp. 54-55
Description
Book review of Medicine Unbundled by Gary Geddes.
Meerreeng Wanga: Aboriginal Inclusion Plan, 2014 – 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries
Melbourne
The Melhagen Site: A Besant Bison Kill in South Central Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Allyson M. Ramsay
Description
Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1991.
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.
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 Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity Through Two Centuries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sergei Kan
Memory, Meaning, and Imaginary Time: The Construction of Knowledge in White and Chipewyan Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnohistory, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 149-175
Description
Examination of cultural contact in the context of a confrontation between a schoolteacher and a Dene named Charley.
Men's Fancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Jones
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 41-43
Description
Photographs of the participants and comments on the dress and dance styles at the event.
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.
The Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Critical Review of Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Nelson
Kathi Wilson
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 176, March 2017, pp. 93-112
Description
Discusses the disproportionate burden of mental illness faced by Indigenous populations across the globe.
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 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 Tools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Provides information for Indigenous service organizations wishing to develop a mentoring strategy, including: deciding upon guiding principles and values, applications for mentoring and mentors, contracts to work together, joint obligations, expectations, and conflict resolution.
Mentorship & Professional Development in the Aboriginal Non-profit Sector
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Presents findings and recommendations resulting from six regional Sharing Circles, 23 key informant interviews, survey of 81 respondents, and a focused literature review.
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.
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.
Métis Action, Canadian Law and Historical Research: Preliminary Thoughts about Strategies for Current Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Signa A. Daum Shanks
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 132-141
Description
Argues the volume of research needs to increase; recognition of importance of distinction between "historic" and "historical" is needed by legal practitioners; lawyers need to be more candid with clients about probability of a litigation's success; and clearer communication needs to take place about understandings of what an "economic" role is.
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
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.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
E-Books
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.
Metis Lands in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Métis Matriarchs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doris Jeanne Mackinnon
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 6, December-January 2017-2018, pp. 38-43
Description
Looks at the lives of Bella Hardisty (later Lady Lougheed) and Buckskin Mary (Marie Rose Delorme).
The Métis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 1973.
"Métis": Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
[Métis Registries]
Alternate Title
Wahkootowin as Methodology: How Archival Records Reveal a Metis Kinscape
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Big Historical Data: Strategies for Leveraging Colonial History]
[Métis Identification and Registry]
[The Daniels Decision, Métis Registries, and Métis Research]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda Macdougall
Mike Evans
Ryan Shackleton
Tracee Mcfeeters
Description
Presenters discuss importance of family relationships and kinship rather than just bloodlines, the Métis Nation of British Columbia's BC Métis Mapping Research Project, and administration of the Métis Nation of Alberta's identification and registration process.
Duration: 1:32:26.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Métis Remembrances of Education: Bridging History With Memory
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the IDEAS: Rising to Challenge Conference
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
D. Lyn Daniels
Description
Looks at what significant Indigenous memories are missing from official histories and what it might mean to hear these memories.
Chapter from Proceedings of the IDEAS: Rising to Challenge Conference edited by Paulino Preciado Babb.
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
Métis Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles: April, 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Government of Alberta] Aboriginal Relations
Description
Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta.
Metis Society Auxillary Fashion Show
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 1 negative from the Metis Society Auxillary Fashion Show held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on June 6, 1973. The image shows four Metis women in contemporary clothing at the show.
Métis-specific Bibliography for the BCcampus Indigenization Project
Alternate Title
BCcampus Indigenization Project
[Indigenization Project: Process Documents and Resources]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief list of resources divided into four sections: kinship, land relations, tools and impacts of colonization, calls to action.
Métis Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Alternate Title
Metis Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, vol. 153, 2014
Description
Using an online survey and interviews with Ontario school administrators to explore how the Ontario Education system has fostered a more welcoming environment for students to self declare their Indigenous status. These changes are implementation from the 2007 Ontario First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework.
Métis Training to Employment: Client Labour Market Self-Sufficiency Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie McCaffrey
Rachel Rose
Sherrill Johnson
Description
Comprised of literature review, secondary review of client database, and interviews with 21 clients.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
A Metissage: Learning in Nature with Indigenous Ways - Environmental Studies, Culture and 'Play' - Lessons That Meet PLO's
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Louise Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs
Alternate Title
[Carved in Stone: Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs Recorded by George Creed 1887-88]
[Carved in Stone: Mi'kmaw Petroglyphs Recorded by George Creed: 1887-88]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Museum of Cultural History
Description
Site provides general information about petroglyphs, how they are recorded, and includes biographical information about George Creed who traced and documented a number of petroglyph sites in Nova Scotia.
Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey: Supporting Student Success
Alternate Title
Nurturing Capacity Projects
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Description
Discusses facilitating and assisting the jurisdiction of education for the Mi'kmaw Nation communities.
Mi'Kmaw Shamans and Acadian Sorcerers: A Study in Cultural Transmissions, Transferences and Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Janet Harmon
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Maine, 2014.
Michelle Grand Gambie (a.k.a.) Michael Grandjambe Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Michael Grandjambe
Alexis Simon
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
A very brief interview about the procedure followed at the signing of Treaty #8.
Michif Determiner Phrases
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Strader
Description
Linguistics Thesis (MA) -- University of Manitoba, 2014.