From Poverty to Prosperity: Opportunities to Invest in First Nations: Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

Alternate Title
INAC Cost Drivers Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Argues for resource revenue sharing, reform of tax system, elimination of 2% cap on funding growth for core services and programs, improvements in accountability, structural reforms and greater autonomy in decision-making. Presented prior to the 2008-09 federal budget.
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From the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees

Alternate Title
First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-5-6
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noah Brooks
Description
Chapter thirteen in book: First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks.
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FSIN Election 2000

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 31, no. 1, winter, 2001, p. 10
Description
Results of the election.
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FSIN Summer Assembly a Success

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 21, no. 6, September 1992, p. 1, 3
Description
Special legislative assembly for the Chiefs of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations held on the James Smith Reserve.
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Fulbright Establishes Historic Link Between O'odham of Mexico and U.S.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ofelia Zepeda
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Profiles Rafael Garcia, a language teacher, who confirms that the O'odham in Mexico and in the United States are the same people who share the same history and language.
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Functional Families of the Patwin

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.13, no.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. C. McKern
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (pp235-258).
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The Fundamental Elements of Northern Yana

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.13, no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. Sapir
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (215-234).
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The Fur Industry: Massey-Harris Document

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Massey -Harris Company
Description
Newsletter regarding the state of the Canadian fur industry, suggesting ways in which the government, Indigenous peoples and trappers could maintain their livelihood without depleting the industry.
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The Fur Trade, Treaty No. 5 and the Fisher River First Nation

Alternate Title
Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Description
Overview of Ochekwi Sipi Cree First Nation and the treaty negotiation process. Chapter in book: Papers of the Rupert's Land Colloquium 2008 edited by Margaret Anne Lindsay and Malory Allyson Richards.
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Further Documentation of "Stone Piling" During the Plateau Vision Quest

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren W. Caldwell
Roy L. Carlson
American Anthropologist, vol. 56, no. 3, New Series, June 1954, pp. 441-442
Description
Suggests alternate explanation for the monuments constructed was physical and spiritual preparation for ceremonies related to approaching adulthood.
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Gabriel Stoney Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Gabriel Stoney
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project
Description
Establishment of the Ermineskin, Louis Bull, Montana and Samson Reserves ; sale of Louis Bull Reserve land.
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Gains Are Being Made in Language and Culture Retention

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 20
Description

Comments on the findings from the First Nations Regional Health Survey (FHS) which offers an accurate picture of health and living conditions in First Nations communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.

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Gamblers First Nation Inquiry Treaty Land Entitlement Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether has an outstanding reserve land debt to the First Nation (formerly Fort Ellice) under the terms of Treaty 4. ICC recommended that calculation of the amount of land owed, be based on 1877 date of first survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Games of Silence: Indian Boarding Schools in Louise Erdrich's Novels

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Schacht
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 62-79
Description
Discusses how Erdrich's approach to boarding schools is one of safe haven not the historical negative effects on Native communities. Suggests instructors supplement teaching so students get a complete picture of boarding school experiences.
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Garden River Resource Centre

Alternate Title
800m Ahead: Small Public Libraries in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ernie Ingles
Allison Sivak
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 233-235
Description
Comments on the Resource Centre which is composed of books, videos, archives and a computer lab.
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Gathering of Pioneers, 1883-1889.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
John W. Gibson
Description
A photograph taken on August 8, 1933 at the Saskatoon Exhibition of a gathering of pioneers from the 1883-1889 era. Lieutenant Governor Hugh Edwin Munroe is making an address. An Aboriginal woman is seated at the centre, while a group of seven Aboriginal Chiefs in head-dresses stands at the right. There is a full orchestra behind the group and they are all on an elaborately decorated stage.
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Gender, Culture and Northern Fisheries

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 62
E-Books
Author/Creator
Katherine Reedy-Maschner
Virginia Mulle
Sine Anahita
Martina Tyrrell
Anna Karlsdóttir ... [et al.]
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Gender Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Smoking Among First Nations Adolescents

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorraine Greaves
Joy Johnson
Annie Qu
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Natalie Hemsing ... [et al.]
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 37-46
Description
Contends that understanding the gendered and cultural aspects of smoking may be instrumental in advancing prevention and cessation efforts.
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