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A Missense Mutation (R565W) in Cirhin (FLJ14728) in North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre Chagnon
Jacques Michaud
Grant Mitchell
Jocelyne Mercier
Marion Jean-Francois
et al.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 71, no. 6, December 2002, pp. 1443-1449
Study concludes that a single gene mutation causes North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis, a distinct and severe form of familial cholestasis, which occurs in aboriginal children in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.
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Missing and Dead Residential School Children

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, p. 24

Discusses the role chief coroners and chief medical officers can play in assisting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help bring closure to families of children gone missing from residential schools.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.

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Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia, Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
University of Miami School of Law Human Rights Clinic
"Briefing Paper for Thematic Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 144th Period of Sessions, March 28, 2012."
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Historiographical Paper

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue". Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.] Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: The Importance of Collaborative Research in Addressing a Complex National Crisis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marsha Axford
Victims of Crime Research Digest, no. 10, 2017, pp. 23-28
Discusses the collaboration between Statistics Canada's Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) and the Department of Justice Canada's Research and Statistics Division (RSD) on a special analysis of Homicide Survey data with the goal to further examine specific aspects of "casual acquaintance" murders. Scroll to p. 23.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis: Technological Dimensions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Bailey
Sara Shayan
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 28, no. 2, [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], 2016, pp. 321-341
Looks at how technology can facilitate multiple forms of violence against women, including stalking, human trafficking, and abuse of child images.
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Missing Children & Unmarked Burials: Research Recommendations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Working Group on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
Paper's purpose was to make recommendations to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission regarding research for the Missing Children Research project . The project is to consider four questions: how many students died?, what did they die from?, where are they buried?, and who went missing?
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Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Spencer Miller
Includes introduction, summary, close reading questions, and classroom activities. Picture book by Melanie Florence and illustrated by François Thisdale tells the story of a young girl growing up without her mother and was inspired the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Missing Persons and Social Exclusion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Kiepal
Peter J. Carrington
Myrna Dawson
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 37, no. 2, 2012, pp. 137-168
Comments on alternatives to choosing to go missing including counseling and crisis intervention.
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MissingKids.ca Builds Awareness on First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 22

Looks at the disproportionate rate of First Nations children and adults that go missing and the need for public awareness.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Mission at Metlakatla

Images » Photographs
Children with adults (teachers?) pose for group photo on steps of the mission at Metlakatla, BC.
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Mission Girls and Loving Protection?

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ros Kidd
Australian Humanities Review, no. 25, March 2002, p. [?]
Book reviews of: Mission Girls: Aboriginal Women on Catholic Missions in the Kimberley, Western Australia, 1900-1950 by Christine Choo and Loving Protection?: Australian Feminism and Aboriginal Women's Rights 1919-1939 by Fiona Paisley.
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Mistatim: Study Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Gilodo
Created to accompany play. Includes curriculum connections and expectations, brief information on residential schools, and pre- and post-show questions.
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Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 23 2003. - Slides.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch
Three elevated views of Aboriginal war veterans and young Aboriginal women marching during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.

Historical note:

The Mistawasis First Nation is located approximately 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.
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Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Portrait of female Aboriginal child dancing during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.

Historical note:

The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.
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Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow Aug. 24 2003. - Slide.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Portrait of young Aboriginal boy taken during the Mistawasin [Mistawasis] Pow Wow.

Historical note:

The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.
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Mitho-Pimachesowin (Earning a Good Living): Training Indigenous Youth for Readiness in a Blended Economy + Mitho-Pimachesowin: Oskayak Takisinwahamacik Atoskewina Ta Isi Pimachesocik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory Seib
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, p. 125–138

Examines the use of Indigenous knowledge in the training and education of Indigenous youth to prepare them for the job market.

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Mixed Messages: American Indian Achievement Before and Since the Implementation of No Child Left Behind

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Garcia
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 136-154
Study examines academic rates of American Indian students as a group, the rates of American Indian students relative to White students, and the rates of Black and Hispanic students relative to White students.
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Modern-day Sunday School is Wired

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 3, March 2008, p. 1,10
Comments on the launch of a virtual Sunday School which consists of weekly lessons aimed at children in rural and aboriginal communities.
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Mohawk Girls

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tracey Deer
Documentary about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face. Duration: 62:48. Educational Resource.
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Mohawk Girls: Educational Resource

Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Teacher's guide for use with Mohawk Girls, a documentary by Tracey Deer about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face. Documentary.
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More Than a Food Fight: Intellectual Traditions and Cultural Continuity in Chilocco's Indian School Journal, 1902-1918

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Bess
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2013, pp. 77-110
Examines ways that federal assimilation policies were actualized in the cultivation and consumption of food at the boarding school and the how the newsletter helped the students keep their identities.
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Morning Star: A Short Story

Alternate Title
A Seneca Indian Praise
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellenore "Star"Attwood
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 169-173
Short story, set in a village along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, about a Mohawk girl and her struggles before and after she becomes a woman. Attached to the short story here is a poem: A Seneca Indian Praise by Twylah Nitsch (Yey-Wen-Node).
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Mother Earth's Children's Charter School in Canada: Imagining a New Story of School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marni Pearce
Charlene Crowe
Martha Letendre
Charlie Letendre
Lola Baydala
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 343-348
Looks at inspiration behind school and the philosophy which focuses on respect for Mother Earth and medicine wheel teachings.
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Mother Tongue: Old Debates and New Initiatives in San Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maitseo Bolaane
Sidsel Saugestad
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the New Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 46-54
Citing examples from research done in Botswana, article discusses several factors effecting education: spatial distance, cultural distance and a failure to accommodate local language and culture. To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
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