Community

A First Nations camp in the vicinity of Yorkton, SK in 1908. Several tipis and Red River Carts are in evidence.

Looks at the implementation and service development constraints of the delegated authority model for First Nations agencies.

Full potential of child agencies is not realized due to reluctance to acknowledge difficulties and barriers and limited control faced by agencies.

Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.

Focuses on six key areas: prevention, treatment, education, policy development, research, and surveillance.

Magazine providing access to current and archived issues including articles covering government, history, environmental issues, the arts and business.

Report identifies elements in a community that influence educational success, by using data from the 1996 Census and Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Education Survey.

Compilation of 14 case study reports of initiatives in areas of education, economic development, community problem-solving, environmental and organizational management, service delivery, housing, and conducting negotiations.

Provides province wide guidance to support development of strategies and plans regarding community health plans, models of care, and support to achieve appropriate skill and distribution levels of staffing,

Researches concepts, initiatives, common themes, regional differences, jurisdiction, and challenges faced by First Nations health management organizations.

Illustrates the correlation between First Nations lifelong learning and community well-being and how it can be used as a framework for measuring success.

Final report for the “Aboriginal Human Rights Project” explains how the Tsleil-Waututh Community and Elders came up with ways to address human rights complaints within the community by incorporating legal traditions and customary law.

Spreadsheet contains information on: community names, reserve names, locations, affiliations, languages, and applicable treaty/agreement/settlement. Can be limited by individual provinces or territories.

Suggests that there is a need for First Nations to begin seeing reserves in a more positive light by looking for the opportunities around them.

Related material: Summary of Findings.

Comments on the educational attainment disparity between First Nations people and Canadians in general.

Revised second edition.

Data findings demonstrate that promoting health and well-being in First nations women, begins with improving and understanding socio-economic conditions.

Uses a map from AD1671 of the Swedish forest-Sami district to compare different forest Sami groups. Concludes that settlements are all close to rivers and lakes showing they fish as opposed to hunt.

Father Charles Gamache recalls fifty-four years in Fond du Lac. Page one: portrait of Father Charles Gamache and Brother Jean Marie Labonte. Page two: picture of church.

Presents a keynote address by Chief Billy Diamond describing how to ensure economic development has a positive impact on the future of Aboriginal communities in Canada.

Using the principal of community-based participatory research, study explores quality of life for students to understand factors of academic success.

Determines whether the criteria and indicator process, a tool used to conceptualize, evaluate and implement sustainable forest management globally, is appropriate to Aboriginal communities.

Book review of: Fort Clark and Its Indian Neighbors: A Trading Post on the Upper Missouri by W. Raymond Wood, William J. Hunt, Randy H. Williams.

Image of Fort Pitt with tent and foliage in foreground, Fort Pitt in background.

This site describes the history and geography of the Northern Tutchone (Selkirk First Nation) homeland, and current efforts to “preserve and maintain the townsite". Includes link to Teacher's Corner, which contains list of further readings.

File contains 4 negatives of men pouring the foundation for the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, on July 19, 1986.

Audio recording of Métis author speaking about community and the importance of storytelling. Duration: 55:06.

Study of attitudes toward and use of programs with a goal of ensuring wide participation from AI/AN communities.

Interior Design Thesis (M.I.D)--University of Manitoba, 2013

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2007.

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.

Article profiles the creation of a new community garden in the Spirit Lake Dakota community; discusses issues of food education, food security, and food sovereignty.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2001.

Looks at the difference in cultural characteristics and the ramifications on Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) with the Thule ways of life.

Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.

Interview with Chief regarding youth vandalizing the town. Duration: 7:54.

Health workers use painting stories in a traditional way to educate Aboriginal people about health issues.

Shows that archivists need to sustain principles which keep materials intact as well as adopt principles which keep materials within their context.

Report from a seminar in Kárášjohka, Norway, November 23-24, 2006. Looks at the process of establishing ethics standards for Sámi research.

Looks at growth plans the ninth president of FNU has for the university including working with industry and the community. Article located by scrolling to page 17.