Powerful Communities, Health Communities: A Twenty Year Journal of Healing and Wellness

Alternate Title
[Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, November 2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Amy Bombay
Christopher Mushquash
William Mussell
Description
Paper given at the Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, dialog and conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 2-3, 2016.
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The Powwow of the Thunderbird American-Indian Dancers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Marie Shea
Atay Citron
Drama Review: TDR, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 1982, pp. 73-88
Description
Describes the origin of the Thunderbird American-Indian Dancers, made up of Cherokee and Hopis Native Americans, who operate out of New York City, often holding powwows at the YMCA.
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Practicing Historical Geography: On Cole Harris

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Don Mitchell
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [93]-97
Description
Book review of the first four chapters of Making Native Space by Cole Harris.
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Prayer for a Good Day

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Description
Short film looks at how a daughter copes with her father's depression. Duration: 12:14.
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Preconditions Leading to Market Housing on Reserve

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 09-011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study involving eight First Nations communities selected on the basis of innovative approaches to promoting home ownership and developing support programs. A minimum of six interviews was conducted at each site with community leaders, housing professionals and home owners.
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Prehistoric Evidence for Pawnee Cosmology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. O'Brien
American Anthropologist, vol. 88, no. 4, New Series, December 1986, pp. 939-946
Description
Argues that archaeological evidence can be used to discover the nature of prehistoric astronomical knowledge and ideas.
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Preliminary Report on the Torngat Archaeological Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Fitzhugh
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, 1980, pp. 585-606
Description
Looks at project studying the Pre-Dorset, Dorset, Thule and Labrador Inuit, and Northern Aboriginal cultures in northern Labrador.
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A Preliminary Sketch of the Yaqui Language

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Alden Mason
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp195-212).
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Premières Nations au Canada = First Nations in Canada [Map, 2012]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing. Insets for certain areas of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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Premières Nations au Canada = First Nations in Canada [Map, 2013]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing. Insets for certain areas of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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Preparing an Aboriginal Rights Case: An Overview for Defence Counsel

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja P. Brown
Bruce Stadfeld McIvor
Description
Provides resource for defence counsel that needs a legal aid referral where an Aboriginal right is used as a defence. Looks at treaty rights, Gladue rights, restorative justice etc. Information provided not for legal advice.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising Among Aboriginal Youths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 12, September 4, 2012, pp. e647-e648
Description
Examines the inappropriate use of medically prescribed drugs by young Aboriginals.
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Prevalence of Anemia Among James Bay Cree Infants of Northern Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Johanne Morel
Katherine Gray-Donald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 3, February 8, 2000, pp. 323-326
Description
Discusses a screening program for anemia for 9 month old infants which was done between January 1995 and October 1998.
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Diabetes-related Complications in First Nations Communities in Northern Quebec (Eeyou Istchee), Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dannenbaum
Elena Kuzmina
Pierre Lejeune
Jill Torrie
Marcellin Gangbe
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 32, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 46-52
Description
Discusses a study of factors affecting the prevalence of diabetes among a Cree population in Northern Quebec and presents concerns from clinical and public health perspectives.
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The Price of a Gift

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, September 1, 2000, pp. 657-658
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
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Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Experiences of 2 Aboriginal Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann C. Macaulay
Stewart B. Harris
Lucie Lévesque
Margaret Cargo
Elizabeth Ford
Jon Salsberg
Alex McComber
Rod Fiddler
Rhonda Kirby
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Louise Potvin
Bernard Zinman
Joel Gittelsohn
Kathryn Phillips
Olivier Receveur
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, December 2003, pp. 464-475
Description
Discussion of diabetes in the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake and the Oji-Cree community of Ne gaaw saga'igan (Sandy Lake) in Northwestern Ontario.
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Primitive Concepts of Disease

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.32, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Forrest E. Clements
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 32, (pp185-252).
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Primitivism in Missinippi Cree Historical Consciousness

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Brightman
Man, vol. 25, no. 1, New Series, March 1990, pp. 108-128
Description
Missinippi Crees of northwestern Manitoba tell of an ancient 'races' or peoples. Article examines how this story has changed in modern times.
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Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [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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Prince Albert Grand Council

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Prince Albert Grand Council
Description
Discusses the vision, mission and value of the Prince Albert Grand Council, and includes information on the 12 surrounding bands, and various departments.
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Prince Max Meets the Mandan: The Story of How a German Prince and a Swiss Artist Saved the Cultural Heritage of the Mandan Indians

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shirley Frey
Description
Reviews the ethnological expedition of Prince Maximilian of Wied, and artist Karl Bodmer, and discusses how both men were crucial to preserving the Mandan tribe’s history, culture, and customs.
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Principles of Indian Government

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 6, June/July 1977, p. 8
Description
Sixteen principles of First Nation government released by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSIN).
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Prioritizing Interventions and Research to Address the Cancer Disparities of Arizona's American Indian Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman J. Petersen
Sujata Joshi
Tim Flood
Kathryn Coe
Mel Zuckerman
Enid Zuckerman
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 70-76
Description
Describes worksheets developed to assist tribal communities with setting guidelines for an implementation plan to prioritize activities around cancer.
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"Privatize Reserve Lands? No. Improve Economic Development Conditions on Canadian Indian Reserves? Yes"

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Discussion and Debate: "Privatize Reserve Lands?"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 421-427
Description
A Response to Susan Campbell's "On 'Modest Proposals' to Further Reduce the Aboriginal Landbase by Privatizing Reserve Land" in The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol. 27, no. 2, 2007 on pages 219 to 246; suggests that this article was inaccurate.
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A Process for Creating the Aboriginal Children's Health and Well-Being Measure (ACHWM)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy L. Young
Mary Jo Wabano
Tricia A. Burke
Stephen D. Ritchie
Debbie Mishibinijima ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. 2, March/April 2013, pp. e136-e141
Description
Describes concepts identified as being important to well-being for child development and culturally appropriate monitoring of health.
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