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Mrs. Mary Ann Ross Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann (Mrs.) Ross
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.
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National Conference on Indian and Northern Education Saskatoon 1967

Alternate Title
Centennial Conference on Indian and Northern Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sidney Fineday
Hattie Ferguson
Michael Mitchell
Mary Ann Lavalle
Elijah Menarik
Ed Lavallee
Celestino Makpah
Mary Carpenter
Roderick Bishop
Marie Baker

Theme of the Conference was "We Listen, They Speak" and featured speakers were Inuit, First Nations and Metis.

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Note on the Shingwauk Industrial Home for Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Donald Wilson
Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1, 1974, pp. 66-71
Describes the policies, practises and curriculum of the school, as well as the philosophy of its founder, Rev. E. F. Wilson. Brief mention of the the Wawanosh School for girls.
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[Nunavut Census Educational Attainment by Region and Community, 2006 (2 tables)]

Alternate Title
Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2006 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2006 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
2 statistical tables. Definitions found on third tab. Source: 2006 Census of Population.
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Occupational and Skill Parity of Aboriginal Canadians

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Costa Kapsalis
Analyzes labour market performance using 2001 Census information. Compares Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in terms of type of employment, impact on wages, and main factors contributing to differences.
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Our Living Treasures

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Doug Cuthand
A 58.24-minute video of the 1994 Elders Gathering. Involved in making the video were director Marjorie Beaucage, producer and writer Doug Cuthand, director of photography Glen Markwart, and music by Edmond Bell and Ed Beardy. Special thanks were given to Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, the NFB, Studio 1, and Wawatay Communications.

Historical note:

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Overqualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada

Alternate Title
Over-qualification among Aboriginal Workers in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 2
Using data from the 2011 National Household Survey, study examines match between level of education and skill level typically required for job held by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers.
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Paper on First Nations Education Funding

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Discusses the financial resources needed to provide acceptable, quality education for students of all levels.
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Partners Team Up to Train Chemical Technicians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 26

Reports on a group of Aboriginal students, from northern Saskatchewan, that are taking part in a program that allows them to take the first year of a two-year chemical technology course without having to leave the North.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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Plan Trains Aboriginal Workers for Mining Careers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 3, July 2001, p. 33

Reports on a Multi-Party Training Plan for preparing Aboriginal workers for mining careers in northern Saskatchewan, where 40% of the employees are Aboriginal.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.

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Promoting Essential Skills and Apprenticeship Training in Aboriginal Communities across Canada: A Summary of Discussion Findings

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

Presents key findings from 29 workshops held from December 2010 to June 2011. Participants included employment counsellors who worked with Aboriginal clients, economic development officers, apprenticeship counsellors, and trades program coordinators.

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Provincial Archives of Alberta: Bakery

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
(photographer)
One non-indigenous man in between two indigenous boys in a bakery. Large oven and loaves of bread visible in the foreground.
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Racial-Settler Capitalism: Character Building and the Accumulation of Land and Labor in the Late Nineteenth Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. K. Fong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], May 2019, pp. 25-48
Using a comparative approach to the two institutions argues that their primary goal was to mold Indigenous and Black students into a labor force for U.S. racial-settler capitalism.
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Red Crow Community College

Web Sites » Organizations
Website for a community college that provides adult, post-secondary, community, vocational, and technical education.
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Registered Indian Status (3), Area of Residence (6), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (238), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.
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Registered Indian Status (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (13), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14), Attendance at School (3), Area of Residence (6), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-560-XCB2006038
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Statistical table.
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Registered Indian Status (3), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (14), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs, 2000 (14), Area of Residence (6), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 97-560-XCB2006029
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada.
Statistical table.
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Report on Industrial Schools For Indians and Half-Breeds

Alternate Title
Davin Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Flood Davin
Report submitted in 1879 to the Canadian Minister of the Interior. Describes system used in the United States and makes recommendations regarding the possible establishment of similar institutions in the North-West Territories of the Dominion of Canada.
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A Review of Training and Delivery Options Concerning Aboriginal Housing

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-033
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Associates
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Includes research highlight and full report.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Aboriginal Participation in the Minerals Industry: Part I

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans Matthews
Includes industry profile and discussion of education and training, employment, environmental concerns, access to minerals, claim areas, access to capital for exploration and development and maintaining business income. Makes recommendations for governments, Aboriginal groups, labour and corporations.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Alain Vachon (Via Translator)

Documents & Presentations
File contains an individual presentation by Alain Vachon relating to Aboriginal people in the construction industry and the problems they encounter. He states that in his experience, Aboriginals may be passed over for a project in their own community and non-Aboriginal workers may only be hired. He also expresses frustration with earning a lower wage than a non-Aboriginal worker may earn, and says that female construction workers also face discrimination. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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