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An Aboriginal Languages Act: Reconsidering Equality on the 40th Anniversary of Canada's Official Languages Act.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Galley
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 35-42
Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation. Scroll down to page 35 to read article.
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Aboriginal Languages in Canada

Alternate Title
Census in Brief ; no. 3
Language, 2011 Census of Population
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Langlois
Annie Turner
Statistics on number of languages, main languages within families and number of speakers, geographic concentration and distribution of speakers, and number who speak their mother-tongue at home.
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Aboriginal Languages within Canada's Friendship Centre Areas: State, Diversity, Prospects and Implications, 2006 Census

Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Norris
Focuses on language learning, maintenance, and revitalization in 304 communities across the country. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.
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Aboriginal People in Manitoba [2012]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal and Northern Affairs]
Based on Manitoba government program data and statistics gathered from Government of Canada's 2006 Census.
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Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
Information on the Beothuks, Innu, Mi'kmaq and Inuit of Newfoundland and Labrador. Topics include history, culture, land use, land claims and impact of non-Aboriginal activities.
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Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Official website of APTN, a national TV network in Canada, where programming is dedicated to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, including documentaries, news, drama, education and entertainment. Some programs are in Indigenous languages including Cree, Dene and Inuktitut with occasional use of subtitles and French.

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[Aboriginal Perspectives: The Teacher's Toolkit]

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Education Strategy: Practical Teaching Strategies for the Elementary Classroom
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Education Office], Ontario Ministry of Education

Contains links to individual lesson plans for Grades 1-8 covering subject areas of language, social studies, history, and treaties.

Related material: Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit

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Aboriginal Research Resources

Web Sites » Organizations
Portal "brings together inter-disciplinary sources and information relating to Indigenous Studies and Native-newcomer relations at the University of Saskatchewan". Contains links to library & archive holdings, other collections, scholarly output, etc.
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Aboriginal Seniors in Canada

Alternate Title
A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin Turcotte
Grant Schellenberg
Statistics on demographic trends, culture and language, continuous learning, work and participation in society, living arrangements and housing, and health and well-being. Chapter six of A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006. Scroll to page 221 to read chapter.
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Aboriginal Ways of Using English

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Samantha Disbray
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 37, no. 3, 2014, pp. 276-279
Book review of: Aboriginal Ways of Using English by Diana Eades.
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Aboriginal Youth at Risk: The Role of Education, Mobility, Housing, Employment, and Language as Protective Factors for Problem and Criminal Behaviours

Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Raymond R. Corrado
Irwin M. Cohen
Combines data from the 2006 census involving risk and protective factors with literature review to form basis for policy/program recommendations. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.
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Aborigine, Indian, Indigenous or First Nations?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[Michael A. Peters
Carl T. Mika]
Educational Philosophy and Theory, vol. 49, no. 13, 2017, pp. 1229-1234
Looks at problems concerning terminology when referring to First Peoples.
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Action Plan for Sami Languages

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norwegian Government Administration Services
Principle focus of the plan is to create the right conditions to increase the number of people actively using the Sami languages.
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Advancing Aboriginal English

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Fadden
Jenna LaFrance
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 143-155
Looks at a sociolinguistic view of Aboriginal English; approaches to minority dialects in institutional settings; dialectal damage; a modified immersion model to address Aboriginal English needs; and Aboriginal English in British Columbia schools.
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Ahkameyimok: Enhancing Personal Resilience

Alternate Title
Ahkameyimok: Resilience
Indigenous Health Lecture Series, November 2018
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Holly Graham
In this video, Dr. Graham discusses the five Ws and H (who, what, where, why, when, and how) related to the Cree word ahkameyimok. Duration: 58:55.
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Aia Iā Kākou Nā Hā'ina - The Answers Are Within Us: Language Rights in Tandem With Language Survival

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Larry L. Kimura
Comments on the Native American Languages Act (NALA). Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
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Alaska EARTH Study Data Summary 2008

Alternate Title
Alaska EARTH (Education and Research Towards Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Lanier
Alaska EARTH Research Team

Data identifies protective and risk factors for chronic diseases based on 3,828 Alaskan Native and American Indian participants.

Related Material: Full Report.

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Alex Cywink Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
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Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
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