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Oratory Contest Indian School PA

Images » Photographs
File contains two negatives of an Oratory Contest for Aboriginal youth held at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on March 29, 1961.
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Organizing for Community Control

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Cassidy
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 17-34
Looks at a selective review of the literature on community development and participation to assess and describe measures of control.
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Our Health Counts London

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone
Raglan Maddox
Kristen O’Brien
Chloé Xavier
Gertie Mai Muise
Brian Dokis
Janet Smylie]
Surveyed over 750 Indigenous people living, working or accessing health/social services in the city. In addition to health questions, respondents were also asked about other topics such as culture and identity, criminal justice, parenting and involvement with child protection agencies, and missing persons.
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Our Health Counts Toronto Fact Sheets

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone
Raglan Maddox
Kelly O'Brien
Chloé Xavier
Janet Smylie
Sara Wolfe … [et al.]]
Survey conducted in 2015-2016 used Respondent Driven Sampling to achieve sample size of 908. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about a wide range of topics including culture, identity, housing, school experience, and parenting.
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Our Home on Native Land: Cumberland House

Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Documentary on the Cree Nation of Northern Saskatchewan and the Village of Cumberland House. Duration: 59:43.
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Our Identities as Civic Power

Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]

Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.

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Our Land

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Cuthand
Publication of the Manitoba Metis Lands Commission, with articles on English / French explorers and fur traders, the Pemmican War, the Battle of Seven Oaks, the Manitoba Lands Act, and a questionnaire relating to the study of Metish Lands Claims.
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Our Roots: A History of La Ronge - 1981.

E-Books
The history of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, is detailed from pre-contact to the arrival of Jean Etienne Waden, first European in the La Ronge area, to present-day businesses, schools and churches in the town; numerous photographs.
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Our Roots: Stampede School

Alternate Title
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Website explores connection between the Treaty 7 First Nations and Calgary Stampede.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Trickster, The School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adrea Lawrence
Education's Histories, vol. 1, no. 1, May 1, 2014, pp. 1-19
Looks at different thoughts of the "school" by various historians and the relationship to Native American students and educational historians.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2005 Report

Alternate Title
Second Report on Indigenous Disadvantage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2007: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2011: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overqualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada

Alternate Title
Over-qualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 2
Using data from the 2011 National Household Survey, study examines match between level of education and skill level typically required for job held by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers.
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Overview: Manitoba's Aboriginal Population

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ultra Insights Planning and Research Services
General statistics and well as more detailed for language, living arrangements of children, housing and mobility, educational attainment, and labour force.
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An Overview of Registered Indian Conditions in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. H. Lithwick
Marvin Schiff
Eric Vernon
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
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An Overview of the Indigenous Economy in Canada

Alternate Title
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada) ; 2023-25
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Chernoff
Calista Cheung

Discusses characteristics such as labour market and the business sector, institutional settings, and the state of infrastructure.

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Painting a Picture of the Métis Homeland: Synthesizing Knowledge about Métis Education, Employment, and Training

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Chris Andersen
Guido Contreras
Kelsey Dokis-Jansen
Purpose of study was to look at provincial mandates and work to date and determine whether inter-provincial best practices could be developed. Sources of information were literature search, primary documents and semi-structured interviews.
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Pamphlets about Indian Reserves

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
14 images (two scanned here) of educational pamphlets about Indian reserves in Saskatchewan, taken on January 19, 1981.
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A Partnership Model in the Development and Implementation of a Collaborative, Cardiovascular Education Program for Aboriginal Health Workers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia M. Davidson
Michelle DiGiacoma
Penny Abbott
Robert Zecchin
Patricia E. Heal ... [et al.]
Australian Health Review, vol. 32, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 139-146
Discusses the successful development of an educational intervention model for coronary heart disease.
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Pasifika Youth Empowerment Programme: A Potential Public Health Approach in Tackling Obesity-health Related Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ridvan Tupai-Firestone
Anna Matheson
Danielle Prapavessis
Mischa Hamara
Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 63-72
Describes program methodology and results. Participants identified three causes of obesity: poor diet, lack of education, and lack of physical activity, and developed preventative action plans.
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Pasqua School Burns

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 5, May 1976, p. 21
Day School destroyed by fire on Friday, April 23, 1976.
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The Path to Education in a Canadian Aboriginal Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cassandra R. M. Brade
Karen A. Duncan
Laura Sokal
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 235-248
Examines the association between retention/identification and ethnicity and suggests a relationship between educational attainment and Indigenous language fluency.
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