History

Aboriginal Constable

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of an Aboriginal (Cree) man wearing a military style outfit and holding a rifle. He wears a gun belt with ammunition and a revolver on his right hip. The gun belt and revolver are probably George Mann Jr's property, and it is likely that he staged this photograph.
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Aboriginal-Crown Treaty-Making in Canada: A Many-Splendoured Thing

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jim R. Miller
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 7
Description

Looks at commercial compacts, peace and friendship treaties, territorial treaties, differing interpretations of treaty history, and difference between history and legal history. Chapter one from A History of Treaties and Policies, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training: Participant's Manual

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Workforce Strategy
IERHA Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Human Resources
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
[Robert Maytwayashing]
Description
Uses the four directions concept to inform staff about history, contemporary issues, and stereotypes in order to develop a culturally competent work environment.
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Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Description
Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.
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Aboriginal Documentary Heritage: Historical Collections of the Canadian Government

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Description
Website deals with the relationship between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples from the late 1700s to the mid-20th century. Site is divided into three sections: Red and Black Series, Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements, and Aboriginal Soldiers in the First World War.
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Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Postcolonial Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malreddy Pavan Kumar
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 42-57
Description
Looks at the colonization and assimilation of Aboriginal peoples in the education system; and discusses the problems, prospects, and future direction of Aboriginal learning in Canada.
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Aboriginal Family by Teepee

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of a Metis? man with a Cree? woman and her child standing outside a teepee. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
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Aboriginal Family Outside Teepee

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of an Aboriginal man, woman and child outside their teepee. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
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Aboriginal Governance in Australia

Alternate Title
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry Reynolds
Description
Traces government policies and legislation and activities of Aboriginal organizations from the colonial period to the 1990s.
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Aboriginal Group Photo

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of a group of Aboriginal (Cree) people standing in a row. Two of the women hold infants. They are well dressed in western style clothing: long dresses on the women and jackets and vests for the two men. Most of them have braided hair. A tent and wagon are visible in the background.
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Aboriginal Health Timelines in Canada

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
College of Nursing
University of Saskatchewan
Description
Chronology of Canadian Aboriginal health that is searchable by year or by topic. Site includes links to references and has a search engine.
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Aboriginal History: A Reader

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Strang
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 164-166
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal History edited by Kristin Burnett and Geoff Read.
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[Aboriginal History: A Reader]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Strang
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 164-166
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal History edited by Kristin Burnett and Geoff Read.
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Aboriginal History Month an Idea That Gained Acceptance Quickly

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Morgan Beaudry
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 8, August 2007, p. 13
Description
Looks at the record time in which the Regina Aboriginal Professionals Association were able to have June proclaimed Aboriginal History Month in Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 13.
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Aboriginal Identity: A Perspective on Hegemony and the Implications for Canadian Citizenship

Alternate Title
Ministry of Advanced Education's 3rd Annual Post Secondary Education Forum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
in education exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the hegemonic value system imposed on Aboriginal peoples, the impact on cultural identity, and the connection to citizenship in the realm of education.
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Aboriginal Identity in Canadian Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Frideres
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 313-342
Description
Looks at three approaches to the study of identity and the historical conditions which effected its development.
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Aboriginal Law 101

Alternate Title
Saturday Morning at the Law School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Description
Power point provides overview of history, facts about current situation, Constitutional rights, the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate, and Canada's international obligations.
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Aboriginal Life and Death in Australian Settler Nationhood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Bird Rose
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [148]-162
Description
Paper explores three themes: disappearance, subjugated bodies, and banality.
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The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Victoria Grieves
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 137-138
Description
Book review of: The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World by Shino Konishi. Scroll down to page 137 to read review.
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Aboriginal Mental Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyril Coaby
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 21-27
Description
Looks at how historical past practices have effected the mental health of Aboriginal people .
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Aboriginal Micmac Population: A Review of the Evidence

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Mi'kmaq Population: A Review of the Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Virginia P. Miller
Ethnohistory, vol. 23, no. 2, spring, 1976, pp. 117-127
Description
Disputes the frequently accepted figure of 3,500 people in the1600's, and suggests the pre-contact population would have been more than 35,000.
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Aboriginal Mobility and Migration: Trends, Recent Patterns, andImplications: 1971–2001

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Mary Jane Norris
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 4
Description

Explores various trends: reserve and rural-urban movement, role of migration in Aboriginal populations growth, mobility and turnover. Chapter thirteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the  second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Aboriginal Oral Traditions of Australian Impact Craters

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane W. Hamacher
John Goldsmith
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, vol. 16, no. 3, [2013], pp. 295-311
Description
Examines how Aboriginal stories and artworks relate to scientific accounts of Australian meteorite craters.
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Aboriginal People at Ceremony

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
George Mann Jr. (photographer)
Description
A photograph of a group of Aboriginal women and children sitting in the shade of a car with a ceremonial lodge? visible on the right, possibly near Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. Cut trees lie in the foreground. Picture probably taken by George Mann Jr. family who homesteaded in the area. Mann Jr was a telegraph line man for the Government of Canada and would often visit Onion Lake when he checked the line.
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