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 Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands

Alternate Title
Report on the Queen Charlotte Islands
Vocabulary of the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands
E-Books
Author/Creator
George M. Dawson
Description
Appendix A and B from Report on the Queen Charlotte Islands published as part of the Geologic Survey of Canada.
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Ontario Ministry of Education Policy and Aboriginal Learners' Epistemologies: A Fundamental Disconnect

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Cherubini
John Hodson
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 79, August 2, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Overview of policy documents and Aboriginal achievement in publicly funded education and discussion regarding provincial assessments, teacher education and meaningful engagement.
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Opening Address

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma LaRocque
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 11-18
Description
Introductory remarks to delegates attending 'For the Love of Words': Aboriginal Writers of Canada conference held in Winnipeg in 2004.
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Opinion on First Nations and Inuit Language Difficulties in the Workplace

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labor Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]
Description

Discusses language as a socio-economic characteristic, a determining factor with respect to the labour market, and barriers created by reduced fluency in English and/or French. Concludes with recommendations and courses of action.

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Our Home on Native Land: Kitcisakik

Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Danielle Young
Description
Documentary on Algonquin community of Kitcisakik in northern Quebec. Duration: 57:59.
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Our Lady of Lourdes

Documents & Presentations
Description
Chinook text with headings in English as follows: Introduction; I. Lourdes, etc.; II. First Apparition; III. Second Apparition; IV. Third Apparition; V. 4th & 5th Apparition; VI. Sixth Apparition; VII. Mr. Joccomet; VIII. Bernadette goes to the grottoe [grotto] for the seventh time; IX. Seventh Apparition; X. Eighth Apparition; XI. Ninth Apparition; XII. First Miracle, Louis Bourriette; XIII. Monseigneur Laurence; XIV. Fruitless Temptation; XV. End of the forth night; XVI. Another Cure; XVII. I am the Immaculate Conception; XVIII. Bernadette called insane; XIX. Jacomet at the Grotto; XX.
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Our World - Our Way of Life

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Scot Nickels
Eric Loring
Brian Higgins
Lucille Bell
Nathalie Macfarlane ... [et al.]
Description
Features two cultures, the Inuit and the Haida, and their history, language, community life, self-government, and their relationship with the land, hunting and the sea.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2005 Report

Alternate Title
Second Report on Indigenous Disadvantage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2007: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2011: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overview: Manitoba's Aboriginal Population

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ultra Insights Planning and Research Services
Description
General statistics and well as more detailed for language, living arrangements of children, housing and mobility, educational attainment, and labour force.
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An Overview of Registered Indian Conditions in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. H. Lithwick
Marvin Schiff
Eric Vernon
Description
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
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The Pacific Eskimo

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Description
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands. Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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The Papers of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate. Volume Two, Aboriginal Vocabularies: South East Australia, 1839-1852

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephen Moray
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Aboriginality in Southeastern Australia, 2001, pp. 292-294
Description
Book review of: The Papers of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate: Volume Two edited by Ian Clark. Review located by scrolling to page 292.
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[Parlons Tchouktche: Une langue de Sibérie]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Willem J. de Reuse
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 275-279
Description
Book review of: Parlons Tchouktche by Charles Weinstein.
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The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Saami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts

Alternate Title
The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Sami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
Joshua Wilbur
Nordic Journal of Linguistics, vol. 34, no. 3, December 2011, pp. 295-329
Description
Discusses reason for decline in Pite Sami language spoken around the Arjeplog municipality in Northern Sweden.
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Patient Navigators Becoming the Norm in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Walkinshaw
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 183, no. 15, October 18, 2011, pp. E1109-E1110
Description
Looks at the need for peer navigators to help patients with special language needs such as First Nations patients.
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Persistance Through Pedagogy

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Canadian Literature, no. 198, Autumn, 2008, pp. 176-178
Description
Book reviews of: The New Buffalo: The Struggle for Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education in Canada by Blair Stonechild and Healing Wounded Hearts by Fyre Jean Graveline. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 176.
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Phonetic Elements of the Mohave Language

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.10, no.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
A. L. Kroeber
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology vol. 10, (pp6-20).
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The Phonetic Elements of the Northern Paiute Language

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.10, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
T. T. Waterman
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 10, (pp13-44).
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Pitch Accent in Hupa

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.23, no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 23, (pp333-338).
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Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life

Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
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Plain Talk 9: Cultural Competency

Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Explores the customs, history, values and languages that contribute to the identity and heritage of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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Plains Cree Kinship Terms

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Truman Michelson
American Anthropologist, vol. 40, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1938, pp. 531-532
Description
Letter argues that the list compiled by Alanson Skinner (American Anthropologist Vol. 16, 1914, p. 73-74) in Saskatchewan differs so much from other published schedules that it should not be accepted until verified.
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