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Enterprise Regions in the North: What We Heard

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Northern Economic Programs and Policy
Northern Affairs Division
Results from community and stakeholder discussions regarding support for new Enterprise Regions program.
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An Episode of the North-West Rebellion 1885

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[George Johnstone] Kinnaird
Saskatchewan History, vol. 20, no. 2, Spring, 1967, pp. 71-75
An account written by George Johnstone Kinnaird, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) who was living in Fort Ellice, Manitoba at the time of the conflict. Contains commentary on the Métis and different First Nations involved in the uprising from military and HBC perspectives. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 71.
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Establishment of Community Liaison Committee in Saskatoon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 24, 1977 regarding a motion to establish a Community Liaison Committee to highlight issues of importance to understanding and co-operation between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Saskatoon.
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Estimating Institutionalization and Homelessness for Status First Nations in Canada: A Method and Implications

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna L. Feir
Randall Akee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 2
Uses a combination data from 2001 and 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey, and the Indian Register to calculate incidence and demographics for the two groups. Comments on implications of the high rates for young First Nations men, which could result in distortion of the male-female gender ratio and affect the continued legal existence of Status First Nations.
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The Ethics of Research in American Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Murray L. Wax
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 431-456
Article presents data collected on the evaluation of biomedical research ethics in Indigenous communities. Author draws on interviews with researchers, tribal officials, and research subjects to understand the ethical issues surrounding the research process.
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An Evaluation of Naotkamegwanning First Nation’s Wiisokotaatiwin Pilot Program

Alternate Title
Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sevan Nadin
Mary Lou Kelley
Holly Prince
Maxine Crow
Discusses the palliative care program developed by the community through the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations research project. Evaluation looks at implementation (resources, essential activities, participants, and services), accountability/success indicators, and value of the program. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via Weekly Client Tracking Forms, questionnaires, focus group/interviews, and program documents.
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Exemplary Punishment: T.R.L. MacInnes, the Department of Indian Affairs, and Indigenous Executions, 1936–52

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Briggs
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 398-438
Discusses how Department of Indian Affairs (DIA) Secretary (1936-52), Thomas Robert Loftus (T.R.L.) MacInnes created and used racializing narratives to respond to Indigenous peoples’ resistance to assimilation and promoted “Indian executions” as a means to address “the problem.”
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Explaining the Variability in Cardiovascular Risk Factors among First Nations Communities in Canada: A Population-based Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonia S. Anand
Sylvia Abonyi
Laura Arbour
Jeff Brook
Sharon Bruce ... James Irvine ... Kathleen McMullin … [et al.]
Lancet Planetary Health, vol. 3, December 2019, pp. e511-e520
Methods consisted of questionnaires, physical measures, blood samples, MRI of preclinical vascular disease and community audits which combined to produce an INTERHEART risk score. Eight communities took part and sample size was 1302.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Substance Use and Economic Development in Atlantic First Nation Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fred Wien
Lisa Perley-Dutcher
Debbie Martin
Carla Moore
Aislin Mushquash
Chris Mushquash
Report combines information gathered from in-depth qualitative interviews in three case study communities and quantitative data about patterns of non-prescription substance use and non-insured health benefits prescribed medications.
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F.S.I.'s Bellegarde and Sanderson Expose Fraud and Corruption in Turn of the Century Land Surrenders

Alternate Title
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian's Bellegarde and Sanderson Expose Fraud and Corruption in Turn of the Century Land Surrenders
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 9, no. 1, January 1979, pp. 2-3
Describes results of research commissioned by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI) on improper land surrenders taken by government officials.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Crees at Reserve near Duck Lake

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Black and white photograph of a group of three Cree including one woman standing in bush on a Reserve near Duck Lake. Unused photograph from The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides
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Factor Analysis of Ethnic Variation in the Multiple Metabolic (Insulin Resistance) Syndrome in Three Canadian Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Daniel Chateau
Min Zhang
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 14, no. 5, September 2002, pp. 649-658
Of the three groups studied (Aboriginals, Inuit, non-Aboriginals) for obesity, blood pressure and lipid/glucose factors, Aboriginals had the highest scores with Inuit scores not much higher than non-Aboriginals.
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Facts and Myths of AIDS and Native American Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene S. Vernon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 93-110
Examines the women's vulnerability to the disease, noting women are increasingly influencing the development of resources, identifying, addressing concerns and increasing community awareness.
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Fairclough, Ellen

Documents & Presentations
File includes a letter from Ellen Fairclough to Prime Minister Diefenbaker mentioning that she would like to talk to him about Saskatchewan Indians.
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“Fake Vegans”: Indigenous Solidarity and Animal Liberation Activism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Marie Legge
Rasha Taha
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 63-81
Discusses the experiences of members of the Hamilton-Halton Animal Liberation Team (HALT) while demonstrating in support of Haudenosaunee-negotiated hunting rights in Short Hills Provincial Park in Ontario which are being protested against by local property owners and animal rights activists.
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The Far North

E-Books
Author/Creator
C.W. Mathers
This book contains photographs of people and places in the Canadian Far North, taken while Mathers was "on a trip from Edmonton to the mouth of the MacKenzie River". There are a number of images of "Esquimaux" wearing traditional clothing and stone lip ornaments, as well as of Native people carrying out tasks at various forts along the Athabasca and Slave Rivers.
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Feasibility and Outcomes of a Community-Based Taper-to-Low-Dose-Maintenance Suboxone Treatment Program for Prescription Opioid Dependence in a Remote First Nations Community in Northern Ontario

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mae Katt
Claudette Chase
Andriy V. Samokhvalov
Elena Argento
Jürgen Rehm ... [et al.]
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 52-59
Studies the use of opioid substitution therapy as treatment for prescription dependence. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
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Federal Court Tactics Abused the Abused

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 9, December 2004, p. 8

Contends that the federal government's residential school Alternative Dispute Resolution process is inadequate and problematic to First Nations survivors.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Federal Spending on First Nations and Inuit Health Care

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Behrend
Jamie Forsyth

Analysis of federal and provincial/territorial government health spending between 2011-2012 and 2018-2019 for First Nations and Inuit as well as for the general Canadian population.

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File Hills Police Service Relates to Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Bell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 8, August 2010, p. 3
Looks at the special constable program and the unique ways the File Hills First Nation are policing themselves. Article found by scrolling to page 3.
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Final Report: Social and Economic Review of the Impact of Land Survey and Registration Systems on Canada Lands

Alternate Title
Social and Economic Review of the Impact of Land Survey and Registration Systems on Canada Lands: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hickling Arthurs Low Technology Management and Economics
Paper's information based on: literature review, interviews, case studies and a workshop. Primary focus is First Nations groups but also includes information on the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), offshore and national parks.
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Finding Common Ground: A Critical Review of Land Use and Resource Management Policies in Ontario, Canada and their Intersection with First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser McLeod
Leela Viswanathan
Graham S. Whitelaw
Jared Macbeth
Carolyn King ... [et al.]
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-23
Examines current provincial policies and identifies changes needed to improve relations between municipalities and Aboriginal communities.
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