Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centers and Trading Posts: Continuity in a Cree Social Geography

Alternate Title
Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centres and Trading Posts Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Paul C. Thistle
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 403-444
Description
Evidence indicates six sites in the River valley have been used continuously as gathering places by Indigenous peoples from early to contemporary times.
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Saskatchewan’s First Indian Agent: M.G. Dickieson

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A.J. Looy
Saskatchewan History, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1979, pp. 104-119
Description
Describes the legislative changes made by the Mackenzie government in 1875 and 1876 and the resulting role of the Indian Agents in the North-West Territories. Discusses how the transition was managed by David Laird, First Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and Indian Superintendent for the North-West and his appointed Assistant to the Indian Superintendent M.G. Dickieson. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.104.
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Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Act

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Canada. Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan
Description
Statute regarding settlement of land entitlement of select First Nations in Saskatchewan including: Keeseekoose, Muskowekwan, Ochapowace, Okanese, Piapot, Star Blanket, Yellowquill, Beardy's & Okemasis, Flying Dust, Little Pine, Moosomin, Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head, Muskeg Lake, One Arrow, Pelican Lake, Red Pheasant, Saulteaux, Sweetgrass, Thunderchild, Witchekan Lake, Canoe Lake and English River and Nekaneet First Nation.
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Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre Day Care Request

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday May 5, 1980 related to a request by the Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre to establish a Day Care facility in the city.
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[Satsan on Reconciliation. Part 3]

Alternate Title
Symposium on Reconciliation ; Toronto, Ontario February, 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[Herb George]
Description
Satsan (Herb George), President of the National Centre for First Nations Governance, speaks at the Symposium on Reconciliation in Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011. Duration: 4:37. Part 3 of 5.
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Saulteaux Workshop 4

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Douglas Shingoose
Andrew Shingoose
Pat Severite
John James Cappo
Dorothy Crowe
James Crowe
Albert Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders discuss: problems for present day Indians including alcoholism; failure to educate the young in traditional ways; influence of white education.
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Sayisi-Dene First Nation: Nu Ho Ni Yeh (Our Story)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Samagalski
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pp. 391-393
Description
Review of the video: Sayisi-Dene First Nation: Nu Ho Ni Yeh (Our Story) produced by Alan and Mary Code. This video is about the relocation of the Duck Lake, or Churchill, Band of Caribou-eater Chipewyan (the Sayisi-Dene) from the bush to the port town of Churchill, Manitoba in 1958.
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Scents of Place: The Dysplacement of a First Nations Community in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Davis Jackson
American Anthropologist, vol. 113, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 606-618
Description
Looks at the feeling of displacement the residents of Anishinaabek First Nations community in Ontario experience on their ancestral landscape due to extraordinary levels of pollution.
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School Dropouts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Richards
Inroads, vol. 25, Summer/Fall, 2009, pp. 90-99
Description
Statistics show Aboriginal males living on the prairies have a higher drop out rate.
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Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in James Bay, Ontario: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Maberley
Hugh Walker
Anita Koushik
Alan Cruess
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 168, no. 2, January 21, 2003, pp. 160-164
Description
Compares two screening programs that ran concurrently for 5 years. Findings indicated the camera-based program was more cost effective than the specialist-based option.
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A Screening Mechanism to Recognize and Support At-Risk Aboriginal Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy L. Young
Diane Jacko
Mary Jo Wabano
Lauren Hawthorne
Sarah Seabrook ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 4-5, 2016, pp. e399-e403
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of the Aboriginal Children's Health and Well-Being Measure (ACHWM) screening process.
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Searching for Haknip Achukma (Good Health): Challenges to Food Sovereignty Initiatives in Oklahoma

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon Mihesuah
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Looks at reasons for the population's poor health and difficulties encountered when a tribes try to control production, quality and distribution of food. Some of the issues include definition of "traditional food", access, environmental degradation, poaching and invasive species.
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Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act

Alternate Title
An Act relating to self-government for the Sechelt Indian Band
Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act, 1986, c. 27, S-6.6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Federal statute providing the Sechelt First Nation with management and administrative controls concerning specific land.
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Securing Navajo National Boundaries: War, Patriotism, Tradition, and the Diné Marriage Act of 2005

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Nez Denetdale
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 24, no. 2, Native Feminism, Fall, 2009, pp. 131-148
Description
"... examines the conflation of American and Navajo nationalisms by scrutinizing the intersections of war, gender, and Diné tradition and the ways in which the Diné have drawn upon tradition to support U.S. militarism ...
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Seizing the Sky: Redefining American Art

Alternate Title
Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kate Morris
Jessica L. Horton
Lisa Roberts Seppi
Robert Houle
Joelene Rickard ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium honoring Kay WalkingStick held at the National Museum of the American Indian November 5, 2015. Features 12 symposium videos divided into 2 sessions. The first session discusses Kay's personal approach to making art. The second session discusses the larger context of her work in art, history, society and culture. Session 1 - Duration: 81:40 Session 2 - Duration: 127.25
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