Melting Boundaries: Rethinking Arctic Governance

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelsey Barrett
John Bryan
Jennifer Grosman
Ahnalee Herke
Zeina Hamed ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at taking action to ensure for a sustainable balance between conservation of the natural environment and socio-economic growth.
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Mentoring Tools

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Provides information for Indigenous service organizations wishing to develop a mentoring strategy, including: deciding upon guiding principles and values, applications for mentoring and mentors, contracts to work together, joint obligations, expectations, and conflict resolution.
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Métis Centre at NAHO - Our Health: Strengthened by Sharing

Alternate Title
Our Health: Strengthened by Sharing
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Website contains Métis health literature & statistical databases, publications & resources, and research to advance and promote the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
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Métis Economic Development in Regina

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Heinemann
SaskNative Economic Development Corporation
Description
Includes information on demographics, historical factors, business development, development and current status of political institutions, and government policy and programming.
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Métis Housing in Canada: A Literature Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Hughes
Description
Encompasses provincial and territorial organizations, Métis National Council affiliates, government websites, articles, mainstream search engines and previous research done by the Native Women's Association of Canada.
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Métis Housing Survey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Insightrix Research Inc.
Description
Study conducted to identify range and quality of services offered by 23 organizations.
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Metis/Indian Marching

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
Description
Eight images of a group of Aboriginal people demonstrating in Saskatoon on July 31, 1976. One sign reads: Political Asylum for Leonard Peltier.
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[Métis Registries]

Alternate Title
Wahkootowin as Methodology: How Archival Records Reveal a Metis Kinscape
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Big Historical Data: Strategies for Leveraging Colonial History]
[Métis Identification and Registry]
[The Daniels Decision, Métis Registries, and Métis Research]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda Macdougall
Mike Evans
Ryan Shackleton
Tracee Mcfeeters
Description
Presenters discuss importance of family relationships and kinship rather than just bloodlines, the Métis Nation of British Columbia's BC Métis Mapping Research Project, and administration of the Métis Nation of Alberta's identification and registration process. Duration: 1:32:26. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
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Mino Kaanjigoowin: Program Evaluation

Alternate Title
Evaluation of the Mino Kaanjigoowin Program at Na-Me-Res: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Teyohate Brant
Jessica Syrette
Description
Assessment of Native Men's Residence (Na-Me-Res), a Housing First initiative for Indigenous men who are experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental health challenges and/or substance use. Uses both quantitative (client administrative data) and qualitative (focus groups and key informant interviews) sources to evaluate the program delivery model and the Indigenous approach to providing culturally safe, relevant, and sustainable supports and services.
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Missing Pathways to Self-Governance: Aboriginal Health Policy in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
Annette J. Browne
Colleen Varcoe
Sabrina Wong
Alycia Fridkin ... [et al.]
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses the shift in health policy and self-government discussions in British Columbia, Ontario and New Zealand.
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Mixing Politics and Business in the Canadian Arctic: Inuit Corporate Governance in Nunavik and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Christopher Alcantara
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 45, no. 4, December 2012, pp. 781-804
Description
Discusses how corporate approach has allowed the Inuit to develop the economic and political capacity necessary to implement future self-government structures and arrangements.
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Modern Treaties in Canada

Alternate Title
[Land Claims Agreements Coalition Free Online Courses]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
Description

Links to six one-hour courses on comprehensive land claims agreements. Themes include general overview, modern treaties and land, self-government, and regional economics, modern treaty governments, and environment protection, regulation and assessment.

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Module 1: Self-Determination as a Contemporary Characteristic

Alternate Title
Module One: Self-Determination as a Contemporary Characteristic
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section One: Introduction to Peoples and Cultures II]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Andreyeva
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Description
Discusses concepts of self-government and self-determination, looks at developments in specific countries, and gives overview of international organizations which address problems in common across the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 8: Self-Determination throughout History

Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Eight: Self-Determination throughout History
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Montana Indians: Their History and Location

Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Division of Educational Opportunity and Equity, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Description
Brief overview of Native Americans in Montana including a chronology of important events and dates and information on the contemporary status of Indians in Montana.
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More Than One Mask: The Context of NAGPRA for Museums and Tribes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward M. Luby
Melissa K. Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 85-105
Description
Discusses the changes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) has had on museums and tribes.
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Mother of the Year Honored at Saskatchewan Indian Women Conference

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains a negative of the 1971 Saskatchewan Indian Women "Mother of the Year" (unnamed), presumably taken in Prince Albert, SK. The scanned image shows Mother of the Year having her hand shaken by what is presumably an official from the Women's organization.
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Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories

Alternate Title
Developing a Community Health Toolkit with Indigenous Health Organizations
The Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research: Knowledge Translation with Indigenous Communities
Understanding Knowledge Translation in an Urban Inuit Community
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Brenda Elias
John O'Neil
Janet Smylie
Kelly McShane
Description
Scroll to p. 9 for Aboriginal content.
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Moving Toward Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Auger
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 31-45
Description
Describes the Touchstones of Hope reconciliation movement in Canada.
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Moving Towards Saimaqatigiingniq

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bethany Scott
Julie Harris
David Joanasie
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, Literacy & Democracy, December 2013, pp. 69-76
Description
Examines how government actions into the 1970s, including the killing of sled dogs, negatively affected Inuit people. Also discusses the progress made from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s recommendations.
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The Mutuality of Citizenship and Sovereignty: The Society of American Indians and the Battle to Inherit America

Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 331-351
Description
Discusses the members' attitudes about rights and restrictions that resulted from the U.S. government's wardship of Native Americans. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 331.
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N.A.M.H.A.: The National Aboriginal Mental Health Association

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyril Hennessy
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, March 1980, pp. 10-12
Description
Recounts the events leading up to the formation of NAMHA, which was formed in part because of the large number of suicides which were occurring due to substance abuse.
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NACCHO Summary

Articles » General
Author/Creator
NAACHO National Secretariat
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 19-20, 25
Description
Provides evidence-based examples of NACCHO's achievements in the area of Aboriginal health in Australia.
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"A Nation of Artists": Alice Ravenhill and the Society for the Furtherance of British Columbia Indian Arts and Crafts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
LiLynn Wan
BC Studies, no. 178, Summer, 2013, pp. 51-70
Description
Profiles woman who was one of the main figures in revitalizing artistic production during the 1930s and was the author of the influential book A Corner Stone of Canadian Culture: An Outline of the Arts and Crafts of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia.
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 10-11
Description
Describes the mandate and priority items for the 13 member Council which is expected to guide Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait health into the 21st century.
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National Aboriginal Art Funders Gathering: Final Report

Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Art Funders Gathering Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - May 28-30, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussions focused on four main topics: arts management capacity, communication networks, professional development, and evaluation and performance measures for funders.
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