Married Couples Workshop

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ed Tax
Ernest Tootoosis
Indian History Film Project
Description
Destruction of Indian culture and religion by schools and by Christian churches. Discussion of the need to return to Indian religion and Indian values. No date given, probably late 1960's.
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Married Couples Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ed Thunderchild
Ed Laliberte
Jonas Lariviere
Felix Sugar
Alex Poorman
Morris Lewis
J. B. Stanley
James George Crooked
Joe Machiskenie
Bill Wapass
Pete Wapass
Marius Nahnepawish
Emile Piapot
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
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Martin Family Initiative [Resources]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
MAEI (The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative)
Description
Website provides access to a variety of educational resources and projects which support improved education from elementary to secondary school levels for Aboriginal students.
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Mary Englund Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Englund
Margaret Whitehead
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where the entire interview consists of Mrs. Englund's recollections of her education at the Mission Indian Residential school.
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Mary Englund Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Englund
Margaret Whitehead
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with general reminiscences of her life in the Mission Indian Residential School.
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Mary Wemigwans Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Wemigwans
Cyndy Baskin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a brief account of life in a residential school.
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Mass Testing and Underdevelopment of Inner-City Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-64
Description
Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.
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Maurice Boyer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maurice Boyer
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Description
The interview is an account of Maurice Boyer's life.
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Mavis J. Adams Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mavis J. Adams
Mick Burrs
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
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Max Ireland Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
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MDGs, Globalization and Indigenous Peoples in Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Crawhall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 6-13
Description
Outlines Millennium Development Goals, the UN's role, and examines the threat to cultural survival of the African Indigenous peoples. To access this article, scroll down to page 7.
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Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views on the Future

Alternate Title
Me Funny
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darrel J. McLeod
Minadoo Makwa Baskin
Cyndy Baskin
Norma Dunning
Romeo Saganash
Autumn Peltier
Shalan Joudry
Clarence Louie
Shelley Knott Fife
Raymond Yakeleya
Drew Hayden Taylor
Amos Key, Jr.
Tracie Léost
Lee Maracle
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[Meadow Lake Agency] Family Allowances - General

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs Branch
Department of Mines and Resources
Description
Correspondence and circulars from Indian Affairs primarily concerning family allowances.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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Measures to Preserve Indigenous Language and Culture In Te Reo Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Māori Language): Early-childhood Education Models

Alternate Title
Measures to Preserve Indigenous Language and Culture In Te Reo Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori Language): Early-childhood Education Models
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ali Glasgow
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 122-133
Description
Examines initiatives and constraints in the development of educational programmes which aim to regain traditional Cook Islands language and cultural practices.
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Measuring Changing Human Development in First Nations Populations: Preliminary Results of the 1981-2006 Registered Indian Human Development Index

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Éric Guimond
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 53-61
Description
Uses 2006 Census data to determine that some improvements exist in educational attainment but both income levels and health have remained stagnant. Scroll down to page 53 to read article.
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Measuring the Well-Being of Aboriginal People: An Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 1981-2001

Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Daniel Beavon
Mindy McHardy
vol. 1
Description

Examines data from census years 1981 to 2001 to identify whether any progress had been made in narrowing disparities in education, life expectancy, and income.

Chapter three from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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Measuring the Well-Being of Aboriginal People in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bakhtiar Moazzami
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 117-123
Description
Study concludes that the well-being of the Ontario Aboriginal population has deteriorated from 1991 to 2006 contrary to research done for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
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Mederic McDougall Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mederic McDougall
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. McDougall is descended from French and Scottish halfbreeds and is active in the Metis Society of Saskatchewan. He gives an account of the Metis way of life and philosophy, the Riel Rebellion, shares memories of WWI, WWII and the Depression. He also talks about the discrimination against native people.
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Media Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael W. Simpson
Tina Deschenie
Michael Thompson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008, p. 57
Description
Book reviews of 5 books: Does People Do It?: A Memoir by Fred Harris. People of the Whate by Linda Hogan. Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms by Victoria Pilate. Tribal Libraries in the United States: A Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Facilities by Elizabeth Peterson. Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America by Gene V. Glass.
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Medicine Keepers: Issues in Indigenous Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori A. Colomeda
Eberhard R. Wenzel
Critical Public Health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2000, pp. 243-256
Description
Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.
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Meet Bill Wilson

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cawte
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, p. 2
Description
Briefly introduces the guest editor for special issue on intoxicating substances.
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Métis Youth Health in BC

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[S. Tsuruda
A. Smith
C. Poon
C. Hoogeveen
E. Saewyc]
Description
Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).
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Milestone for Aboriginal Mental Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhona Kenyon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, p. 16
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Training Program and recent graduates.
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Mino­gondaa­gan: The Good Voice

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elissa Black Wolf Kixen
Sasha Mark
Tim Fontaine
Description
Series of twelve podcasts (approx. 45 min. each) in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous people share stories, ideas and expertise in pursuit of reconciliation. Topics include literature, identity, media, the entertainment industry, comedy, music, and education.
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Miracle Hill: The Story of a Navajo Boy

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 2, Issue 264, November-December 2008, p. 24
Description
Book review of: Miracle Hill by Blackhorse Mitchell.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 2022: Status Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Prince Edward Island
Description

Reports on past, present and future initiatives undertaken by the Prince Edward Island government in response to the Calls for Justice listed in the report Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

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[MNC 2014: Northern Hope: Aboriginal Economic Development]

Alternate Title
Manning Networking Conference, Ottawa ; 2014
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Blair Nixon
Bob Gannicott
Pierre Gratton
Description
Bob Gannicott and Pierre Gratton speak about natural resource development in the north and how communities can benefit currently and in the future. Duration: 57:59.
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Moccasin Telegraph

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
Description
Includes links to archive/museums; Canadian history and archaeology websites, genealogy websites, government/youth empowerment websites, Métis and Michif sites.
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Modeling Educational Success of First Nations Students in Canada: Community Level Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Jerry White
Paul Maxim
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 39, no. 1-2, 2007, pp. 145-167
Description
Study uses combined data from the 1996 Census and Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Education Survey for 1995/1996 to assess five categories of variables which impact educational success: isolation, school type, demographic, economic and human capital.
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Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage

Alternate Title
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Description
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
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