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Alaska Native Knowledge Network

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Description
Website contains "Resources for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing."
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Artists with Their Work - Ruth Cuthand. - Program. - 1990.

Documents & Presentations
Description
From program: "Ruth Cuthand's art...involves painting herself and her people into their own cultural tradition. Like a storyteller, she brings the tradition to life, and in the process revitalizes it." Exhibit curated by Cindy Richmond.

Historical note:

Ruth Cuthand was born in Prince Albert, SK in 1954 and grew up near the Blood Reserve in Alberta. Her heritage is Plains Cree and Scots/Irish. Her Aboriginal culture and memories of her childhood experiences are often the inspiration for her art-making practice.
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Batoche National Historic Site / Public Comment on the Plan Alternatives - Report. - August 1981.

Documents & Presentations
Description
Results from public meetings of persons interested in the development of Batoche, site of an important battle during the Northwest Resistance. Aspects of development that are favored include a visitor's centre, preservation of nearby buildings relevant to the Battle of Batoche, and preservation of the landscape as native vegetation.

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The Battleford Post - Pamphlet. - 1949.

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Pamphlet outlining the history of Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan. Five original buildings remain as the nucleus of this national historic site.

Historical note:

Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
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Best Practices in Library Services For Aboriginal Peoples in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding
Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples
World Library and Information Congress ; 74th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Deirdre Crichton
Description
Discusses both public and academic library services, including in the virtual realm.
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CAUT Guide to Acknowledging Traditional Territory

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
Description
Provides protocols for recognizing First Nations traditional territories appropriate for each local region. Presented for academic post-secondary audience.
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The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin : A Study of the Trading Post as an Institution

E-Books
Description
Subtitled a "Study of the trading post as an insitution", this monograph is a reworking of an address to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1889 and published by Johns Hopkins Press. Turner discusses the great influence trade has had on the many great civilizations throughout history and narrows his focus from North American settlements to Wisconsin. Various comments surrounding the presence and participation of indigenous people are included.
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Chinook Rudiments, No. 1739

Documents & Presentations
Description
First two pages gives list of Kamloops Wawa citations and related texts which include information about the history of Chinook jargon. Preface quotes from the history of Chinook jargon as described in James Constantine Pilling's "Bibliography of the Chinookan Languages." Phonetic Alphabet; Pronunciation. Chinook Rudiments: I. Numerals; II. Adjectives; III. Pronouns; IV. Verbs; V. Adverbs; VI. Ononmatopaeia. Remarks - Chinook Vocabulary: 1. The 163 original words; 2. Other Chinook Words; 3. H. B. French words; 4. Religious words; 5. Common English Words; 6.
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Close to Home: An Indigenist Project of Story Gathering

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen E. Absolon
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 9, no. 1, Indigenous Research Methodologies, 2020
Description
Author uses the example of collecting stories from her mother over a period of three years to describe an Indigenous methodology for research that is rooted in relationality, seasonal progressions, and wholistic worldviews and that focuses on research through memory and story-telling.
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Coast Salish - Booklet. - 1966.

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Booklet relating to the coast Salish people of coastal British Columbia, describing various aspects of Coast Salish culture such as daily subsistence, religion, shamanism, family life and legends.
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Development? Native Attitudes and Perceptions in the Mackenzie District - Richard F. Salisbury, Nathan Elberg and Robert H. Schneider. - Report. - October 1974.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert H. Schneider
Richard F. Salisbury
Elberg
Nathan
Description
This study describes what aboriginal attitudes to the concept of development in the Mackenzie District of Canada. It shows "there are different ideas in different groups as to what 'development' is, as well as different enthusiasms about development."

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Diocese of Athabasca

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missionary Society Church of England in Canada
Description
Informational publication on the progress of the Church of England's missionary work in Canada. Includes maps of the Diocese of Athabasca and of aerial routes into northern Canada. Also some scenic images of the Diocese. Includes images of a confirmation service and various group photos.

Historical note:

In 1955 the Church of England in Canada became the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Diocese of Caledonia

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missionary Society Church of England in Canada
Description
Informational publication on the progress of the Church of England's missionary work in Canada. Includes a map of the Diocese of Caledonia and some scenic images of the Diocese. Includes images of churches and various group photos.

Historical note:

In 1955 the Church of England in Canada became the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Diocese of Calgary

Alternate Title
Popular Series (Missionary Society Church of England in Canada) ; no. 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missionary Society Church of England in Canada
Description
Informational publication on the progress of the Church of England's missionary work in Canada. Includes a map of the Diocese of Caledonia and some scenic images of the Diocese. Includes images of churches and various group photos.

Historical note:

In 1955 the Church of England in Canada became the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Diocese of Edmonton

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missionary Society Church of England in Canada
Description
Informational publication on the progress of the Church of England's missionary work in Canada. Includes a map of the Diocese of Edmonton and some scenic images of the Diocese. Includes images of churches and various group photos.

Historical note:

In 1955 the Church of England in Canada became the Anglican Church of Canada.
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English Manual. or, Prayers and Catechism in English Typography

Documents & Presentations
Description
Prayers and Catechism in English Typography; Catechism; Prayers and Catechism in English (Phonography); English Prayers; English Catechism; Chinook Manual; Latin Manual or Hymns and Chants in use by the Indians of British Columbia; and Latin Manual of Hymns and Chants in Use by the Indians of British Columbia.

Historical note:

Attributed to Father LeJeune "With the approbation of Right Rev. P. Durieu" (Bibliography of British Columbia).
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Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1956.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
National Parks Branch
Description
A brief guide to the history and buildings comprising Fort Battleford, located at Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
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Fort Carlton / A Saskatchewan Historic Site - Pamphlet. - 1967.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Natural Resources
Description
A brief guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, where an important scene of battle took place during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

Historical note:

Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well.
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Fort Carlton Historic Park - Pamphlet. - 1979.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Museum of Natural History
Description
A detailed guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, and was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
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Fort Pitt Historic Park - Pamphlet.. - 1967.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources
Description
A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

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From Our Hands / An Exhibition of Native Hand Crafts. - 12 November - 5 December 1982. - Program.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Art Gallery at Harbourfront
Description
Program booklet of a primarily Ontario native hand crafts exhibition in Toronto, ON. Short articles on the various aspects of hand crafts precede lists of exhibitors and their works. Hand crafts include basketry, beadwork, clothing, headdresses, dolls, footwear, snowshoes, pipes and rattles.
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Fur Trading Posts in Saskatchewan - [194-?].

Documents & Presentations
Description
Document listing books with illustrations and diagrams of Saskatchewan fur trading posts. Forts include Pelly and Touchwood Hills, Fort Qu'Appelle, Fort Ellice, For Walsh and Fort Carlton.
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GIS Resources for Native Studies

Alternate Title
GIS (Geographic Information System) Resources for Native Studies
LibGuides: GIS Resources for Native Studies
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jasmine Hoover
Robert Alary
Description
Links to several mapping resources: historical, reserve communities, land claim settlements, demographic, aerial, satelllite imagery, and others.
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Guidelines for Research With Aboriginal Women

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzy Basile
Description
Provides an overview of tools, principles and methods to be applied when conducting research involving Aboriginal women. Includes a checklist and bibliography.
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Health Professionals Working with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline

Alternate Title
Consensus Clinical Practice Guideline ; no. 293, June 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Wilson
Sandra de la Ronde
Simon Brascoupé
Alisha Nicole Apale
Lucy Barney ...
Ojistoh Horn
Robin Johnson ... [et al.]
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 35, no. 6, Supplement 2 - Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline, June 2013, pp. S1-S52
Description
Gives Canadian professionals knowledge to better provide culturally safe and improved health care.
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Indian Boulder Effigies - Thomas F. Kehoe. - Booklet. - 1963.

Alternate Title
Popular Series (Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History) ; no. 12
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Kehoe
Description
This booklet lists Aboriginal boulder effigy sites in North America, with emphasis on Saskatchewan. Sites included are Minton, Onion Lake and Ogema, all in Saskatchewan, and Steveville and Cluny, in Alberta. It also lists other stone configurations made on the soil.
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Indian Department Canada, 1860

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian House of Commons
Description
Subtitled: "Copies or Extracts of recent Correspondence respecting Alterations in the Organization of the Indian Department in Canada (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 247, of Session 1856)." Includes map of land purchases between Lake Huron and Lake Simcoe.
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Indian Rock Art - Selwyn Dewdney. - Booklet. - 1976.

Alternate Title
Popular Series (Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History) ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Selwyn Dewdney
Description
This booklet lists primitive pictograph and petroglyph sites in Saskatchewan, the majority found in northern Saskatchewan. It details the discovery and conditions of the sites.
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Indians of British Columbia - Booklet. - 1969.

Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
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Indians of British Columbia. - Booklet. - November 1964.

Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs Branch
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
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Indians of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories - Booklet. - March 1966.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, Confederation to World War I, World War I to World War II, post-war years, missions and education.
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