Old Bella Bella, Genesis and Exodus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip M. Hobler
Urban History Review, vol. 28, no. 2, March 2000, pp. 6-18
Description
Overview of the three phases in the 66 year history of Heiltsuk coastal village, known as Qelc, Old Town, or Old Bella Bella.
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Old Swan, Big Man and the Siksika Bands, 1794-1815

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theodore Binnema
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 77, no. 1, March 1996, pp. 1-31
Description
Argues that the scant knowledge of the First Peoples of Western Canada has resulted in generalizations.
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The Old Woman: The Mudungkala Myth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louis A. Allen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, September 1987, pp. 3-6
Description
Discusses the creation story of the Tiwi tribe on Bathurst and Melville Islands.
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Olive's Initiation to Academia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelius J. Jaenen
Native Studies Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 59-62
Description
Looks at Olive Dickason's academic career and contribution to field of Native history in Canada.
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Oliver Adams and Livina Lightbrown

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Oliver Adams
Lavina Lightbrown
Lavina Lightbown
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that discusses the changes occurring in Haida culture. NOTE: Lavina Lightbrown probably Lavina Lightbown
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Omaha Images of Renewal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 149-164
Description
Reviews a 1911 study, one of the last ethnographies of a Northern Plain society and then examines change and renewal in the Omaha peoples.
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On-reserve Housing and Infrastructure: Recommendations for Change

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Glen Patterson
Lillian Eva Dyck
Lynn Beyak
Tobias C. Enverga
Sandra Lovelace Nicholas ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses lack of adequate funding from federal government and other options that might provide access to financial resources needed by communities.
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On-reserve Housing Policy Impact Assessment: 1996-2000

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norbert Koeck
Description
Assessment based on sample of approved housing proposals from First Nations which had been under policy for at least two years, visits to two Indian and Northern Affairs regional offices and nine communities, and analysis of INAC data.
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On Reserve Status Indian Voter Participation in the Maritimes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Bedford
Sidney Pobihushchy
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 255-278
Description
Reviews First Nation voter turnout for federal, provincial and First Nation elections and compares patterns to those of other voters.
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On the Fringe: News Representations of the Sami

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sari Pietikäinen
Social Identities, vol. 7, no. 4, December 2001, pp. 637-657
Description
Looks at how the Sami are represented in Finnish mainstream media using the newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat as an example.
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On the Indian Tribes Inhabiting the North-West Coast of America

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Scouler
Journal of the Ethnological Society of London (1848-1856), vol. 1, 1848, pp. 228-252
Description
Examines the classification of the tribes between the Behring's Straits and the Columbia River and the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
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On the Stone Implements of Newfoundland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. G. B. Lloyd
Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 5, 1876, pp. 233-248
Description
Archaeological remains of the Beothuk people.
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On Values

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles E. Minton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 2, no. 3, October 1962, pp. [19-24]
Description
Thoughts about the book, Black Elk Speaks: the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.
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Only surviving sons of Poundmaker and Big Bear

Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White photograph of the only remaining sons of Chiefs Poundmaker and Big Bear. Poundmaker's Son Sakamatayenew is on the left, and Big Bear's son Horse Child is on the right. Both wear western clothing.
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Opening Many Doors: A Final Report on Creating Conditions for Success of First Nation, Métis and Inuit Students in the Simcoe County District School Board

Alternate Title
Internal Evaluation: the Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project Simcoe County District School Board
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Haig-Brown Research & Consulting
Description
"Internal Evaluation: The Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project Simcoe County District School Board." Addresses three central questions: How true to the guiding principles has this project been? How successful was the project team in implementing the aspects laid out in the original plan? and What is the model that results from assessment and analysis of this pilot project?
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Operation Kanyengehaga: An American Indian Cross Cultural Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert N. Wells
Minerva White
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 1, no. 3, 1975, pp. 22-28
Description
Chronicles the events which led to the establishment of a tutoring program in collaboration with St. Lawrence University and cultural centre on the St. Regis Reserve in upper New York.
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Operation Water Spirit

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
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Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
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