First Nations

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First Nations Post-Secondary Education Review: Institutions Costing

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Medow Consulting
Description
Presents high-level costing model built following analysis of regional selection of three First Nations Institutes, review of systems in the United States and New Zealand/Aotearoa, and examination of cost-drivers of post-secondary education.
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First Nations Privacy and Modern Health Care Delivery

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Williams
Megan Vis-Dunbar
Jens Weber
Indigenous law Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2011, pp. 101-132
Description
Concerns raised by Canada's First Nations in the use of electronic health records and the principles of Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP)
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First Nations Should Start Taxing Tobacco Products

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 11, 2008, p. A11
Description
Suggests that First Nations boost on-reserve tobacco prices through taxation as a means of creating revenue and providing a deterrent to smokers.
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First Nations' Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management

Alternate Title
Project Reports (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2003/2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
E. Krcmar
H. Nelson
G. C. van Kooten
I. Vertinsky
Description
Determines whether the socio-economic needs of the Little Red River/Tall Cree First Nations can be met using the natural resources to which they have access, and discusses appropriate management strategies for the forestlands.
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First Nations’ Survivance and Sovereignty in Canada during a Time of COVID-19

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn K. Rowe
Julia Rowat
Jennifer D. Walker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples, Part 1, 2020, pp. 89-99
Description
A discussion of community responses to the pandemic that asserted sovereignty and ensured the safety of their members by keeping infection rates low, and how this challenges the stereotype of Indigenous groups being helpless.
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Alice Sabourin
Christine Simard
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Data findings demonstrate that promoting health and well-being in First nations women, begins with improving and understanding socio-economic conditions.
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First Peoples in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 137-140
Description
Book review of: First Peoples in Canada by Alan D. McMillan and Eldon Yellowhorn.
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Fiscal Management Law Major Native Milestone

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 6, 2002, p. A19
Description
Explains how the proposed First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act could be an option for economic development.
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Flooding Hope and Livelihoods: Lake St. Martin First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Myrle Ballard
Shirley Thompson
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 43-65
Description
Examines the consequences of community displacement on sustainable livelihoods, homes, health and socio-cultural integrity.
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Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land

Alternate Title
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23
Description
Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.” Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors Duration: 47:22
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Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Métis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada

Alternate Title
Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Metis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mylène Ratelle
Kelly Skinner
Sara Packull-McCormick
Brian Laird
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1760071, May 13, 2020
Description
Article describes the refinement and implementation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in Dene/Métis Communities to assess what traditionally harvested foods are being consumed and what the potential is for exposure to environmental contaminants as a result.
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Forging the Future

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how tribal colleges and universities are initiating new innovative apprenticeship and workforce training programs.
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Foucault and Colonial Strategy in Douglas C. Jone's Arrest Sitting Bull

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Murphy
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 47-65
Description
Demonstates how the novel incorporates Natives, soldiers, civilians, and the press into the political process of suppressing the culture and will of Native American people.
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Framework for Aboriginal Capacity-Building in the Forest Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harry M. Bombay
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal capacity in natural resources management involving issues that encompass governance, institutional arrangements with other levels of government, and human resource development and that promote forest sustainability, contribute to social and cultural well-being, and respond to major environmental matters such as climate change mitigation.
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A Framework for Effective Industry/First Nations Collaboration: A Case Study of the Partnership Between the Alexis First Nation and Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

Alternate Title
A Framework for Effective Industry / First Nations Collaboration: A Case Study of the Partnership Between the Alexis First Nation and Millar Western Forest Products Ltd
Theses
Author/Creator
Pia Wilkinson Chapman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2004.
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Framing Indigenous Bioenergy Partnerships

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Zurba
Ryan Bullock
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 5
Description
Contextualizes the issues by focusing on published literature on energy and allied renewable resources partnerships with Indigenous communities; analyzes the social, perspective and issue, and problem and solution frames.
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Free Fatty Acid-Mediated Impairment of Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Nondiabetic Oji-Cree Individuals From the Sandy Lake Community of Ontario, Canada: A Population at Very High Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
André Carpentier
Bernard Zinman
Nathalie Leung
Adria Giacca
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Stewart B. Harris
Robert A. Hegele
Gary F. Lewis
Diabetes, vol. 52, June 2003, pp. 1485-1495
Description
Studies the ß-cell response to elevation of plasma free fatty acids and to compare this response to that of nondiabetic Caucasian subjects.
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Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in the Yukon: Established Practice or Untraveled Path?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily M. W. Martin
Ben Bradshaw
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 113-134
Description
Uses a process of document review and interviews with key members of governance institutions to evaluate territorial engagement with the practice of FPIC as per the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Documents Reviewed include the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) the Quartz Mining Act, the Placer Mining Act, the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act, the Environment Act, the Wildlife Act, the Yukon Waters Act, the Historic Resources Act, the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act (YESAA), the Y
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Free Road Series

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Angelina McLeod
Paula Kelly
Alicia Smith
David Christensen
Description
Five-part documentary series about the Shoal Lake 40 Anishinaabe Nation's battle to build a road after their community was forcibly relocated and cut off from the mainland so that water could be supplied to the city of Winnipeg. Related material: Mini-Lesson.
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From Clan to Kwéan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization

Alternate Title
From Clan to Ḵwáan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Examines Tlingit politics in Alaska and the link between Indigenous political systems and ecological factors.
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From Recognition to Reconciliation: Essays on the Constitutional Entrenchment of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights; From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neil Vallance
BC Studies, no. 192, Nikkei History, Winter, 2016/2017, pp. 150-152
Description
Book reviews of: From Recognition to Reconciliation by Patrick Macklem, Douglas Sanderson. From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer, Ken. S. Coates. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 150.
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Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonising the Anthropocene!

Alternate Title
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonizing the Anthropocene!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor Hayman
Colleen James (G̱ooch Tláa)
Mark Wedge (Aan Gooshú)
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. [76]-92
Description
Considers how Tlingit and Tagish oral traditions about the sentience of glaciers might be used to inform discussions about the effects of climate change. Argues that concepts of “slow activism” and “narrative ecologies" embedded in these traditions can help to upset mainstream perceptions of environmental realities.
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