Listening to the Marginalized to Address Inequality

Alternate Title
@ The Edge
Big Thinking Lecture Series
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Representative for Children and Youth British Columbia discusses importance of engaging vulnerable children, putting their needs first, and supporting their success. Video of presentation given at the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Duration: 58:38.
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Literature Review of the Interplay between Education, Employment, Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Remote Areas: Working towards an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Framework

Alternate Title
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation) ; CWO13
E-Books
Author/Creator
Oanh K. Nguyen
Sheree Cairney
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation)
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Living Together - Acting Together: Government Brief Submitted to the Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones
Ministère de la
Justice
Ministère de la Sécurité publique
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur
Secrétariat à la condition
Description
Discusses provincial government's past and present relationship with Aboriginal peoples, and interactions between the Aboriginal population and provincial ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, Correctional Services, Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
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Lizette Ahenakew Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
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Lloyd (Buster) Brown Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd (Buster) Brown
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses problems of non-status Indians.
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Lloyd Chief Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd Chief
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Group of White Teachers
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with the grandson of Misihew and great-grandson of Seekaskootch, Mr. Lloyd Chief. During the interview, Mr. Chief discusses a variety of subjects including: leadership qualities; intertribal wars of the Cree and Blackfoot; the power of dreams; the significance of the Northern Lights; and the powers of Cannibals.
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The Location of Knowledge: A Conversation With the Editors on Knowledge, Experience, and Place

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynette Shultz
Jennifer Kelly
Cora Weber-Pillwax
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 335-350
Description
Looks at the expansion of knowledge systems, the location of these systems and connections to teacher education programs.
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Looking at Aboriginal Mental Health in Western Australia

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, p. 51
Description
Talks about the newly formed social and cultural section of the W.A. Branch of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
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Lydia Somers Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lydia Somers
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a description of grandfather making birch bark canoes.
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"Ma'iingan is Just a Misspelling of the Word Wolf": A Case for Teaching Culture Through Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Hermes
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 43-56
Description
Contends that language immersion programs support language and cultural revitalization by allowing students a deeper understanding and fluency.
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Maggie Sette Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maggie Sette
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Maggie Sette tells of her childhood and living the traditional lifestyle.
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Maintaining the Illusion of Democracy: Policy-making and Aboriginal Education in Canada, 1946-1948

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Raptis
Samantha Bowker
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 102, March 27, 2010, pp. [1]-21
Description
Looks at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons minutes and proceedings from 1949 which recommended a move away from segregated to integrated schools for Aboriginal children.
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Managing Saskatchewan's Expanding Aboriginal Economic Gap

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marv Painter
Kelly Lendsay
Eric Howe
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 31-45
Description
Assesses the disparities in current income, employment and education between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of Manitoba
Description
Provincial government site providing links to Health and Wellness, Education and Employment, History and Culture, Northern Development Strategy (NDS), community demographics, publications and select agreements.
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Manitoba First Nations Regional Health Survey Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Description
Provides information on background of the national survey, recommendations of feasibility study, development Manitoba survey and questionnaire, and presents results of key variables in graphic form.
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Manitoba Metis Federation

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Includes links to media releases, community events, educational training, and employment opportunities.
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Maori Education: Revolution and Transformative Action

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hingangaroa Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 57-72
Description
Discusses how the Maori developed educational changes in response to the loss of their traditions.
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Margaret Charles Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Margaret Charles
Alma Roy
Indian History Film Project
Description
The interview is of a general account of Margaret Charles life.
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Maria Littlewolfe Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maria Littlewolfe
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a story of Maria Littlewolfe's grandfather who died and then returned to life.
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Marie Taylor Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Taylor
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a very brief description of life during the Depression.
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Marion Carter Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Carter
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
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Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mark (Sr.) Wolfleg
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mark Wolfleg talks about the Blackfoot interpretation of the terms of Treaty #7; also the roles of the Crowfoot and a group of Metis in taking Treaty #7. He also talks about his overseas experiences during World War II.
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