Modern-day Sunday School is Wired

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 3, March 2008, p. 1,10
Description
Comments on the launch of a virtual Sunday School which consists of weekly lessons aimed at children in rural and aboriginal communities.
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Module 2: Identity and Language

Alternate Title
Module Two: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Two: Expressions of Self-Determination in North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Description
Reviews concepts of identity and culture and discusses the importance Indigenous languages, reasons they are threatened, and efforts that have been made to revitalize them in northern Canada and United States. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 5: Identity and Language

Alternate Title
Module Five: Identity and Language
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Nina Vasilieva
Description
Discusses concept of ethnicity and socio-linguistics of Indigenous peoples of northern Russia, lists languages spoken, gives reasons for assimilation process, and looks at current language usage and policies. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Moonjuality

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gningala Clanton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, p. 8
Description
Presents culturally appropriate training curriculum developed for health workers to fight the spread of STDs in Australia.
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Mother Tongue: Old Debates and New Initiatives in San Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maitseo Bolaane
Sidsel Saugestad
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the New Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 46-54
Description
Citing examples from research done in Botswana, article discusses several factors effecting education: spatial distance, cultural distance and a failure to accommodate local language and culture. To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
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Motivation: A 'Disease' Worth Spreading

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elaine Berlin
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 48-51
Description
Discusses some of the various health education promotion campaigns underway in Murgon, Queensland, Australia.
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The Mount Druitt Support Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Support Program Workers
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 48-54
Description
Reports on a program designed to create Aboriginal employment for youth.
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Moving Forward Together: Aboriginal Health Programs Strategy 2011- 2016

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Health Programs Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Description
Outlines program's five strategic directions: enhances patient experiences and access, improve quality and integration, foster public engagement, awareness and communication, support a positive work environment, enhance structure and sustainability.
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Mr. George Clutesi #1 and Mrs. Annie Hayes

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Clutesi
Mrs. Annie Hayes
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where George Clutesi discusses at length his role in the cultural reawakening of his people, particularly the dance group he organized. There is also discussion of the preparation of bark clothing.
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Mrs. A. Hart

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. A. Hart
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. A. Hart gives her views on the Hudson's Bay Company, education and alcohol. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
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Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ada (Mrs.) Ladue
Christine Welsh
Beatrice Nightraveller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
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Mrs. Adelaide Ranger

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adelaide (Mrs.) Ranger
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Ranger was born in Batoche around 1892. She gives an account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as told by her mother, shares childhood memories of Gabriel Dumont, the effects on the Metis community by the Depression and the two world wars and gives her impressions of how the Metis are treated by various outside groups.
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Mrs. Agnes Cranmer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Agnes Cranmer
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the suppression of potlatches.
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Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.
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Mrs Diefenbaker Opens Library at All Saints Indian School

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains a single negative from Olive Diefenbaker's official opening of a library at the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1964. Scanned image shows Mrs. Diefenbaker sitting and talking with a variety of male and female students in uniform.
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Mrs. Edward Joyce Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edward Joyce
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.
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Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Keeshig
Lucinda (Mrs.) Froman
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.
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Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
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Mrs. Martha Bennett Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Martha Bennett
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of her life, closing of the local school and transportation problems in the community. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
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Mrs. Mary Ann Ross Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann (Mrs.) Ross
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.
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Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
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Mrs. Nora Soney

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Nora Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Mrs. Nora Soney giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
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Mrs. Paul Hayes (Annie) Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Hayes
Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired their songs. She also tells a creation myth and a flood legend of her people.
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Mrs. Ralph Hall (Lisette) Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Ralph Hall
Lisette Hall
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of an encounter between James Douglas and the Indians. She also discusses various early missionaries who came to her people.
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Mrs. Susan Shagonaby

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Susan Shagonaby
Earl DeLaVergne
Warner
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of Susan Shagonaby's life with Earl DeLaVergne as interpreter. Interview conducted by Warner (unsure if this is first or last name).
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Mrs. Winifred David Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Winifred David
W.J. Langlois
B. Efrat
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses the ceremonies and customs connected with potlatches.
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Multiliteracies Pedagogy in Language Teaching: An Example from an Innu Community in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Constance Lavoie
Mela Sarkar
Marie-Paul Mark
Brigitte Jenniss
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies: Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 194-210, 222-224
Description
Discusses how a multiplicity of discourses and forms such as oral, written, digital as well as multiple languages can be applied to teaching in Canadian Indigenous contexts.
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Multiple Jeopardy: A Socio-economic Comparison of Men and Women among the Indian, Metis and Inuit Peoples of Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Gerber
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 69-84
Description
Uses 1986 census data to show disadvantages across all three Aboriginal groups and especially for women who are behind on socio-economic measurements.
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Muriel Ross Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Muriel Ross
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Muriel Ross shares her experiences of her childhood in the bush and at the residential school.
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National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shane Houston
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 7-8
Description
Major problems identified include lack of co-ordination between health, housing, employment and education systems and the Government and State/Territories and community agencies .
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