Organizations

Discusses performance improvements made by British Columbia, BC First Nations, and the Federal Government to enhance educational success for Aboriginal students over the past twenty years.

Researches concepts, initiatives, common themes, regional differences, jurisdiction, and challenges faced by First Nations health management organizations.

Results of interviews conducted with 63 principal householders involved in the program. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Provides information about the Aboriginal cancer control strategy to identify key gaps and help set future directions for collaborative action.

Details gaps for Aboriginal student in Ontario schools and makes recommendations for changes.

Looks at relevant theoretical beliefs, ideas, and principles in design to evaluate current organizational arrangements.

Brief description of the history of the Regional Longitudinal Health Survey and the code of ethics associated with it.

70 images (15 scanned here) of First Nations and government officials signing a land treaty agreement in Prince Albert on May 26 1981.

Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.

Foundation dedicated to Aboriginal language revitalization; has information about First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council, and language and cultural initiatives.

Website dedicated to equipping Indigenous Peoples with assets (physical, natural, financial, etc.), resources and strategies to help put an end to injustices. The website includes links to programs, grants, resources and more.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the construction and rituals connected with Holy Lodges. Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.

Chronicles the life and works of Elsie Knott, the first woman in Canada to be elected as a First Nation chief.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.

Alvin Tolley, an Algonquin who attended a residential school, forms Organization of United Reborn Survivors with the goal of forming alliance with churches to demand establishment of independent tribunal.

Discusses the significance of the bear in Chippewa belief systems, Grand Medicine Society and orders of the midewin, and how the author uses these elements as plot devices. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.

Profiles an association which advocates for land rights, housing requirements, employment projects and other social issues on the island with an Aboriginal population of 120 located of the north east coast of Tasmania.

Consists of an interview that tells of the origin of the Fly Society.

Author examines text and video about the Honor the Earth environmental organization's campaign against Enbridge pipeline projects to understand how the organization represents itself to the public, and how it’s represented by other media outlets. Finds a cultural and a procedural narrative are both present in the discourse.

Looks at an agency designed to a provide service for Aboriginal men on achieving a healthy self-sufficient lifestyle.

A Federation of Saskatchewan Indians conference in Regina pays tribute to past Chiefs John Tootoosis, David Knight, Wilfred Bellegarde and Walter Deiter.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1975.

Provides links to extension program clusters, annual work plans and reports, business activities and other client services.

Discusses the conditions of Native American life in California, and the need to break old patterns and embrace new changes.

Article traces the development of the World Bank's social and environmental policies. To access this article scroll down to page 54.

Looks at the processes used in areas of research, program and service development and implementation and policy development.

File contains 4 negatives of men pouring the foundation for the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, on July 19, 1986.

Focus group results reports reflect Aboriginal insights for developing a best practice model. Lists recommendations for prevention education.

Autobiographical account of a Yup'ik educator describing the establishment of a teacher-leader group, the Ciulistet, which combines cultural identity and the role of culture for Alaskan Native people.

Discusses the social and cultural contexts of the founding of the Society of American Indians. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.

Contains personal reflections from conference participants who attended from across Australia.

Describes two Canadian cases and a brief about Canada's Constitutional revision process made on behalf of the First Nations of Canada Delegation.

Consists of an interview that tells of the origin of the Fox Society.

Outlines four major change agents operating on Aboriginal political organizations on the prairies: external politics; internal politics; negotiation of ethno-Aboriginal identities; perceived effectiveness of the organizations.

Describes and reports the results of the consultation process for developing an agreement, similar those of ACTRA and Equity, specifically tailored to the needs of the Indigenous creators, performers and productions.

Scanned image shows a group of women and a child posing for a portrait at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre fashion show held on February 19, 1976.

Focuses on specific examples in the fields of board governance, executive leadership, staffing, volunteers, strategic planning, and evaluation.

File contains 12 negatives showing traditional dancers at a pow wow on November 14, 2008. The dancers range from adults to children and are clothed in traditional garb. The pow wow was held at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre from November 14, 1990.

File contains 12 negatives showing traditional dancers at a pow wow on November 14, 2008. The dancers range from adults to children and are clothed in traditional garb. The pow wow was held at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre from November 14, 1990.

Focuses on the experiences, possibilities, contradictions and influence on urban Aboriginal activism of Friendship Centres.

Discusses the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 by students and the American Indian Studies Department at the San Francisco State University.

Looks at the Tlingit socio-political structure in southeast Alaska and it's complex transformation encompassing over two centuries of European contact.

Looks at how an Elders group contributed to social capital and community capacity building.

Comments on the Arctic Council, inaugurated to facilitate circumpolar cooperation on sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

Background paper for Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence symposium held December 1-2, 2011 hosted by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University.

Briefly examines the history of the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples and the birth of the Idle No More movement.

File contains 4 negatives from a Federation of Saskatchewan Indians convention held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on March 30, 1971. Four scanned negatives show various scenes of participants at the conference.

Describes the functions of the Pigeon Society