Resources & References

ASCNWT Northern & Dene Games: Resource Manual

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Sport Circle NWT: Northern and Dene Games
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Sport Circle NWT
Description

Lists history, instructions on how to play and equipment needed for 25 games.

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Assessing HIV & Other STI Risk in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities: Participants' Manual

Alternate Title
Tribal Bear Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fransing Daisy
Lee F. Brown
Description
Presents health care providers with culturally relevant training tools to improve communication with patients regarding the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV and other STIs, and supports efforts to minimize STI impact, including HIV, on Native communities.
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Assessing HIV & Other STI Risk in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities: Trainer's Manual

Alternate Title
Tribal Bear Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fransing Daisy
Lee F. Brown
Description
Presents health care providers with culturally relevant training tools to improve communication with patients regarding the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV and other STIs, and supports efforts to minimize STI impact, including HIV, on Native communities.
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Athropolis

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Athropolis Productions
Description
Website provides links to: Arctic library, games, maps, songs, jokes, weather, and much more. Aimed towards elementary school aged children and youth.
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Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat

Alternate Title
APCFNC
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs
Description
Website offers an events calendar, Atlantic Policy Congress files, current news, media releases, employment opportunities, and links to First Nations organizations regionally and nationally.
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Australian Indigenous Law Reporter

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Law Centre
Description
Quarterly peer-reviewed publication affiliated with the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
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Australian Indigenous Resource

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 1996, pp. 19-20
Description
Discusses development of a database for various holdings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources.
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Authentic Engagement of First Nations and Métis Traditional Knowledge Keepers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Wîcihitowin Conference Committee
Description
Reports on a gathering designed to assist in the development of a protocol guide for respectful and meaningful interactions with Traditional Knowledge Keepers in Saskatchewan. Topics include protocols, offering tobacco and gifting, definition of a Traditional Knowledge Keeper and explanation of the different types, working with community agencies, and ethical research relationships.
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Ava and the Little Folk: Book Study

Alternate Title
Ava and the Little Folk: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for senior level book study meant to help learners strengthen their reading, writing, and communication skills. Developed as part of the Adult Basic Education Program at Nunavut Arctic College.
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ayisiyiniwak: A Communication Guide:kâ-isi-pîkiskwâtoyahk

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Office of the Treaty Commissioner
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Description

Designed to provide a basic understanding of Indigenous histories, protocols and etiquette, urban reserves, the importance of Elders and traditional practices. 

2nd edition.

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B.C. First Nations Clean Energy Toolkit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith Sayers
Description
"This toolkit is designed to assist First Nations in understanding the kinds of clean/renewable energy there are, how to begin looking into doing a clean energy project, pre-feasibility, feasibility, developing, financing, relationship building, opportunities, and where to find resources".
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BC Aboriginal Child Care Society

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
Description
Website contains links to training workshops, a lending library, rotating curriculum boxes, a traveling child care advisor, annual conferences, and newsletters for Aboriginal early childhood programs.
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BC Elders' Guide

Alternate Title
British Columbia Elders' Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
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The BC First Nations ActNow Toolkit 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Developed to assist communities and educators in providing a holistic curriculum for appropriate lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity to support children's well-being and development in the community and classroom environment.
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BC Treaty Commission

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
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Best Practices and Available Tools for the Use of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Adaptation, and the Application of Gender-Sensitive Approaches and Tools for Understanding and Assessing Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Technical Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Description
Includes extensive literature review and examples from different regions and sectors and from different adaptation contexts based on submissions from relevant organizations.
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Best Practices for Consultation and Accommodation: Moving to Informed Consent

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Payer
Michael Bonshor
Description
Practices based on experiences shared by First Nations leaders and managers, lawyers specializing in Indigenous law, and previous reports. Primary focus is British Columbia, but information generally applies across Canada. Updated version of Best Practices for Consultation and Accommodation by MNP.
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Best Practices in Library Services For Aboriginal Peoples in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding
Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples
World Library and Information Congress ; 74th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Deirdre Crichton
Description
Discusses both public and academic library services, including in the virtual realm.
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Bill C-92 Compliance Guide for Social Workers and Service Providers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Koren Lightning-Earle
Hadley Friedland]
Description
Bill C-92: : An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families which came into force on January 1, 2020, established national minimum standards for Child and Family Service provision to Indigenous children and families.
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Bishop Durieu's Chinook Bible History

Documents & Presentations
Description
Chinook Bible History (CBH) was translated into Chinook shorthand by Father LeJeune and published in sections in the Kamloops Wawa in it's entirety the year of Bishop Durieu's death. Similar to the newsletter format, CBH includes English titles with the main text in Chinook shorthand. The author's name is misspelled in CBH as "Bishop Durien."
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Blanket Exercise Treaty 8 and Métis (Alberta) Adaptation: Facilitator Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Teachers' Association
Description
Adapted for the Alberta context from the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, an interactive learning experience focusing on the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. Themes explored are: assimilation, discrimination, Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
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Blue Quills First Nations College

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website for an Indigenous non-profit educational institution that promotes a sense of pride in Indigenous heritage, traditional knowledge and practices.
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Boat-Shaped Artifacts of the Gulf Southwest States.- J.T. Patterson.

Documents & Presentations
Description
From foreword: "This paper will deal with the boat-shaped artifacts and certain other more or less related problematic forms from the Gulf Southwest states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. They have been alluded to... as "prehistoric objects of polished stone having somewhat the shape of a canoe, the use of which is unknown." Included are numerous illustrations of boat-shaped artifacts.
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Book Review Essay: Canadian History Textbooks For a U.S. Audience

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
C. L. Higham
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 135-144
Description
Book reviews of: The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History by J. M. Bumstead. The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History by J. M. Bumstead. Canada: A National History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel. Foundations: Readings in Pre-Confederation Canadian History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel. Nation and Society: Readings in Post-Confederation Canadian History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel. Profiles of Canada edited by Kenneth G. Pryke and Walter C.
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