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Historian's View of S. 705: The Sioux Nation Black Hills Bill

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 55-59
Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
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A Historic Addendum on the Relationship of Anthropologists and Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. V. (Jay) Powell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 211-214
Presents a letter, protesting the nonrenewal of Morris Swadesh's contract by the City College of New York in 1949, signed by the chief of the Mowachat band. Morris Swadesh, who taught people how to write their language (Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka), was much appreciated by the Aht people, thus his nonrenewal caused great concern.
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Historic Origins of the Mount Tabor Indian Community of Rusk County, Texas

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patrick Pynes
Author traces the participation of the Cherokees in the assassination of Major Ridge, along with their subsequent move to East Texas.
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Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States ...

Alternate Title
Information Respecting the History, Condition, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States
Ethnological Researches Respecting the Red Man of America
E-Books
E-Books
Author/Creator
Henry R. Schoolcraft

Title varies from volume to volume.

part 2; part 3; part 4; vol. 5; part 6

Related Material: Index to Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes of the United States.

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History Month Recognizes Aboriginal Contributions in Saskatchewan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2008, p. 16
Promotes June as Aboriginal History Month to profile First Nations and Métis heritage, history, and cultural contributions to Canadian society. Article located by scrolling to page 16.
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History of Little Red River Reserve

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Angus Merasty
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 6, June 1972, p. 10
Discusses formation of the reserve by Montreal Lake and LaRonge First Nations.
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History of the Cypress Hills

Documents & Presentations
Mr. Shepherd was a farmer, author and curator of the Western Development Museum, Saskatoon. His papers consist of personal correspondence, 1938-1977, subject files, 1933-1977; books, 1961-1977 and newspapers. Among the subject files are ones on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Cypress Hills area, Sioux Indians, and the Western Development Museum. The Books section is mainly about books he wrote.
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Hockey Star Gives Back to First Nation Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 11, 2006, p. A11
Comments on community contributions by Gino Odjick, a hockey player from Maniwaki, Quebec, Billy Two Rivers, a former wrestler from Kahnawake, and Darren Zack, a fastball pitcher from Garden River First Nation.
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Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning; Lheidli T’enneh, and the Rethinking of a Local Museum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa Tobin
Tracy Calogheros
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 33-43
Describes relationship-building process which led to the creation of the Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning gallery at the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre in Prince George, BC. The gallery, a collaboration between the city and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, received a Governor General's Award in Community Programming. The Gallery “serves as a model for how Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities can work together to reclaim traditional spaces, protect cultural assets, and promote a greater understanding and respect for Indigenous history and experiences.”
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Holistic Community Development: Wellness for the Collective Body

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerin Gould
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 59-74
Explores the well-being and health of First Nation's communities and suggests an holistic healing approach to counter pressures brought on by colonization.
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Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part I

Alternate Title
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 1
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part One
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 14, no. 3, Autumn, 1961, pp. 98-109

An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 98.

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Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part II

Alternate Title
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part 2
Homestead Venture, 1883-1892 An Ayrshire Man’s Letters Home, Part Two
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Gibson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1962, pp. 30-36

An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 30

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Hoop House Gardening in the Wapekeka First Nation as an Extension of Land-Based Food Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A. Thompson
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 407-421
Article describes a school based food security program; using a community-based participatory approach a hoop house greenhouse was constructed and a community garden was used to increase local food production, engage youth in land-based food practices, and increase community capacity and skill. Authors note considerable community buy-in and support for the project in the community of Wapekeka.
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How Daystar First Nation Came To Be

Alternate Title
Common Ground
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cuthand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 6
Comments on Chief Daystar signing Treaty Number Four and selecting the land for his reserve based on a vision or a dream. Article located by scrolling to page 6.
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How Does the New TANF Work Requirement "Work" in Rural Minority Communities? A Case Study of the Northern Cheyenne Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Feinauer Whiting
Carol Ward
Rita Hiwalker Villa
Judith Davis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 95-120
Examination of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) law and the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) program in the United States and how it has impacted Native Americans in a reservation context, specifically the Northern Cheyenne Nation.
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How Women in Remote and Rural First Nation Communities Are Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penny Carpenter
Kerri Gibson
Crystal Kakekaspan
Susan O'Donnell
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 79-97
Reports results of an online survey conducted with 231 women in Northern Ontario. Respondents were asked about technology use for health and wellness and cultural preservation, and what support would be helpful for effective use of ICT. Concludes with a case study of the women in Slate Falls.
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Huron-Wendat: The Heritage of the Circle

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Theodore Binnema
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Sharing Aboriginal Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing, Fall, 2000, pp. 650-651
Book review of: Huron-Wendat: the Heritage of the Circle by Georges E. Sioui.
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Identifying Financially Remote First Nations Reserves

Alternate Title
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada) ; 2022-11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heng Chen
Walter Engert
Kim P. Huynh
Daneal O’Habib
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada)
Focusses on 49 First Nations locations that are more than 100 km away from an automated banking machine or financial institution branch, or do not have an identifiable travel route to them. Also discusses size of community population and proximity to other communities, and their scores according to the Community Well-Being index.
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The “Idiot Sticks”: Kwakwaka'wakw Carving and Cultural Resistance in Commercial Art Production on the Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Davy
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 27-46
Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.
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Impact and Benefit Agreements: Key Issues for Communities and Industry

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ben Bradshaw
Webinar provides an overview of agreements between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities with limited government interference. Also leads a discussion with participants about Aboriginal community signatories’ expectations, community consent, and the possibility of standardizing IBA negotiations. Duration: 1:01:00.
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The Impact of Influenza on the Canadian First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea K. Boggild
Lilian Yuan
Donald E. Low
Allison J. McGeer
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 5, September/October 2011, pp. 345-348
Concludes that because of the elevated risk of serious illness among Aboriginal communities, future pandemic plans should include priorizing these communities.
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Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2021-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Lapointe
CSLS Research Report
Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.
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Implementation of the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework

Alternate Title
Issues of Substance Conference ; November, 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carol Hopkins
Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation explains how to use the strength-based Framework to support individuals with additions and mental health issues. Presentation given at the Issues of Substance Conference, 2017. Duration: 1:18:59.
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Improving First Nations' Participation in Environmental Assessment Processes: Recommendations From the Field

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie L. Booth
Norman W. Skelton
Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 49-58
Presents results from research into the perspectives on environmental assessments of Canadian indigenous peoples, in particular British Columbia’s West Moberly First Nations, the Halfway River First Nation and the Treaty 8 Tribal Association.
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Improving Health Equity For First Nations, Inuit and Métis People: Ontario's Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alethea Kewayosh
Loraine Marrett
Usman Aslam
Richard Steiner
Margaret Moy Lum-Kwong ... [et al.]
Healthcare Quarterly, vol. 17, Special Issue: Stronger Together: Quality, Performance and Partnership, January 2015, pp. 33-40
Looks at cancer incidence and gives overview of Ontario's strategy to improve cancer outcomes.
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In Memory of Mary Rose (Pritchard) Sayers: The Last Witness

Articles » General
Author/Creator
C.D. Denney
Saskatchewan History, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 1971, pp. 63-72
Describes the people and events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre (1885); includes extensive information regarding the genealogy of several Métis families and their connections through the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 63.
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Incident Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in a Manitoba First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie D. Riediger
Virginia Lukianchuk
Sharon G. Bruce
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27712
Comments on the high incidence levels in young people and need for additional public health and primary care efforts to address this issue.
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Indian and Metis Days Parade

Images » Photographs
File contains 17 negatives from the Indian and Metis Days Parade, Prince Albert, SK, June 20, 1970. All 17 images depict people in traditional dress on automobiles in a parade procession, presumably in downtown Prince Albert.
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Indian and Metis Friendship Centre 25th Anniversary

Images » Photographs
File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.
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