Canadian First Nations Women's Beliefs about Pregnancy and Prenatal Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth H. Sokoloski
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27, no. 1, April 1995, pp. 89-100
Description
Findings indicate that First Nations women don't regularly attend prenatal care, with the reasons most often cited including transportation problems and communication difficulties.
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Canadian History

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains articles of historical relevance: "The Sequel to Johnny Horton's the Battle of New Orleans Canadian Style", " 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Stoney Creek", an article in the Winnipeg Tribune regarding use of Treaties as reference material, an article in the Regina Leader-Post regarding John McKay and his respect for local Indigenous persons. Also, relevant pamphlets: The Stone Fort, Selkirk's 75th Anniversary. Also includes correspondence relating to a play about Almighty Voice.
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The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper. - 1959.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Indian Affairs Branch
Description
This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
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Canadian Indian Boys Shooting at Pennies, at Lorette - Sketch. - [1875?].

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
E.R. Morse
Description
Reproduction of sketch from Harper's Weekly. Sketch shows Aboriginal boys in foreground, shooting with bows and arrows at pennies on the ground, in Lorette, [MB]. Well-dressed crowd looks on, with a man and woman riding by in a horse-drawn carriage. Buildings in background; sketch by E.R. Morse.

Historical note:

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Canadian Indian History

Alternate Title
Canadian History: A Distinct Viewpoint
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Richard Garneau
Description
Tells the story of Canada's First Nations peoples by dividing history sections using date timeframes.
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Canadian Inuit History: A Thousand-year Odyssey

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
David Morrison
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description

Chronicles the history of the Inuit people from their origins, in the prehistoric period, through to European contact and the formation of Nunavut. The article also discusses Inuit possibilities for the future.

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Canadian North West

Archival » Archival Items
Description
A copied version of the Bulger and Selkirk papers, including information pertaining to interactions with indigenous peoples during this period.
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Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.
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Canadian "Range Wars": Struggles over Indian Cowboys

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Burgess
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 3, [Crossing Borders: Issues in Native Communications], Summer, 1993, pp. [351-364]
Description
Analysis of the ramifications of Aboriginal participation in the Banff Indian Days and Calgary Stampedes' rodeos and how public performances can change identity narratives and racial categories.
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The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2021 Report

Alternate Title
The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2022 Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Reconciliation Barometer
Description

Total sample for two polls was 2,106 non-Indigenous and 1,1112 Indigenous respondents. Questions were asked about 13 indicators: good understanding of past and present; acknowledgement of government, residential school and ongoing harm, engagement, mutually respectful and nation-to-nation relationships; personal and systemic equality; Indigenous thriving; Indigenous languages; respect for natural world; and apologies.

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Canadian Savage Folk: The Native Tribes of Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alex F. Chamberlain
Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1897, pp. 24-28
Description
Book review of: Canadian Savage Folk by John Maclean. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 24.
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Canadian Versus American State Discourse on Racial Categorization in Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart and Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water

Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Wegmann-Sanchez
pp. 49-59
Description
Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.
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Canadians For a New Partnership - A Northern Idea For a Better Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Kakfwi
Mary Simon
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 3, no. 2, Building a New Partnership, March 2015, pp. 32-33
Description
Speaks about the newly created partnership, Canadians For a New Partnership based on mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and equality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada.
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Canaries in the Mines of Citizenship: Indian Women in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 34, no. 4, December 2001, pp. 715-739
Description
Explores the concept of citizenship in relation to women and discusses problems of sexist and racist policies that impair the capacity of women for full citizenship in both the colonial state and First Nations.
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CanMEDS–Family Medicine: Indigenous Health Supplement 2020

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Health Committee
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Description
Includes definitions, descriptions, and key and enabling competencies for each of seven roles: expert, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional. Supplement to CanMEDS-FM 2017 competency framework.
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Cannibals and Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Biber
Sydney Law Review, vol. 27, 2005, pp. 623-638
Description
Comments on the circumstances that led to a man's trial for the purpose of exploring the allegations of cannibalism.
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Cape Barren Island

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joyce Fuglsang
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, p. 6
Description
Brief history about origins of the first settlement south of Sydney, Australia which was located in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.
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Captured Lives: Australian Captivity Narratives

Alternate Title
Captive Aboriginal Lives: Billy, Jenny, Little Toby and Their Companions
Captivity Narratives and the Idea of "Nation"
The White Woman of Gippsland: A Frontier Myth
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 85
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 86
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 87
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kate Darian-Smith
Roslyn Poignant
Kay Schaffer
Working Papers in Australian Studies
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