First Nations
Quick Facts from the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Features select data and text from the full report Now Is the Time: Our Data, Our Stories, Our Future: The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education, and Employment Survey.
Recent Geographical Research on Indians and Inuit in the United States and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Rundstrom
Douglas Deur
Kate Berry
Dick Winchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 85-110
Description
Comments on complexity of issues related to geographical studies concerning Indigenous communities in Canada and the United States, and the constant need to revise understandings of the environment.
Reclaiming the Reservation: The Geopolitics of Wisconsin Anishinaabe Resource Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven E. Silvern
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 131-153
Description
Provides background and potential resolution to struggles of the Anishinaabe of Wisconsin which emerged in 1910-1953 and have continued over rights and control their lands and resources.
Recommendations on Financing First Nations Infrastructure
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Recommends that focus should be on increasing access to alternative financing options, strengthening capacity to leverage different sources of financing, and comprehensive community planning for capital assets.
Reconciliation in Action: The Power of First Nation-Industry Partnerships in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Business Council of British Columbia
Indigenous Business and Investment Council
Description
Discusses specific partnerships from across British Columbia in numerous industry sectors including forestry, fisheries, renewable energy, and hospitality. Looks at how relationships were started and critical turning points that served as a catalyst for change.
Reconstituting the Chumash: A Review Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Nabokov
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 535-543
Description
Reviews various scholarly work on the Chumash based on the notes from linguistic-ethnographer John Harrington.
Red River Cart at Calgary
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
E. Roper
Description
Photograph of a painting. Images depicts Indigenous man in European dress with family in Red River Cart passing by man and woman in traditional dress. The caption on back reads: "'Savage' and 'Civilised' Indians meeting."
Historical note:
Redesign of Indian Government Support
Documents & Presentations
Description
Secret document giving Associate Deputy Minister's approval to draft a memorandum to Cabinet seeking both mandate and funding to consult First Nations peoples regarding the consolidation and redesign of support programs for core Indian government operations.
Reduced Early Insulin Secretion in the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pima Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifton Bogardus
P. Antonio Tataranni
Diabetes, vol. 51, no. suppl.1, February 2002, pp. S262-S265
Description
Discusses Type 2 diabetes mellitus of the Pima Indians of Arizona including why they are susceptible and why rate of incidence is among highest in the world.
Reference Guide: First Nations Employment and Retention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Québec (FNHRDCQ)
Description
Collection of best practices used by companies. Provides information on context, workforce awareness, advantages to workforce diversity, employment challenges, and the elements of a successful integration strategy.