First Nation/State Relationships and First Nation Health: An Exploratory Analysis of Linkage Social Capital as a Determinant of Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter James Hutchinson
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 105-118
Description
Discusses reasons for health status variations among First Nations including relationships between the Federal, Provincial and First Nations governments.
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[First Nations 101]

Alternate Title
Indigenization Speaker Series
JIBC Brown Bag Session
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lynda Gray
Description
Author speaks about her book which attempts to give readers a better understanding of the shared history of First Nations and non-First Nations people. Duration: 1:01:31.
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First Nations Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
Description
17 images (5 scanned here) of a First Nations Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in Saskatoon taken on February 13, 1976. They show meeting rooms and sleeping quarters
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First Nations and Economic Prosperity in the Coming Decade

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perrin
Thorau & Associates Ltd.
Description
Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.
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First Nations as Diverse as Europe or Africa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 2, 1996, p. A5
Description
Gives an example where the Ontario Provincial Police revealed that they had sent observers out to British Columbia to gain information on the crisis at Gustafsen Lake that they felt they could use for the occupation at the Ipperwash Provincial Park, under the assumption that these events, and people, were similar.
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First Nations Center at the University of Wisconsin-Superior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Johnson
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 81-85
Description
Centre fills three purposes: offers programing for instruction to provide information about Native Americans, recruit and retain Native American students, and provide assistance to tribes for accessing higher education
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First Nations' Data Governance: Measuring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
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First Nations Economic Development: The Meadow Lake Tribal Council

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Robert M. Bone
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 13-34
Description
Looks at the Council's focus on the role of mutually beneficial alliances between First Nations or with non-First Nations partners. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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First Nations Education and Minnis' Rentier Mentality

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 94-104, 116
Description
Examines the appropriateness of the rentier theory as an explanation for educational underachievement in First Nations in Canada.
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First Nations, First Thoughts Conference: Abstracts and Papers

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre of Canadian Studies
University of Edinburgh
Description
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
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First Nations Gaming in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bettina Schneider
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 221-222
Description
Book review of: First Nations Gaming in Canada edited by Yale D. Belanger.
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A First Nations Garden in France

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine McIntyre
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 22
Description

Describes Ohtehra Garden in France, the only First Nations garden outside of Canada, which features plants from Quebec's 11 First Nations.

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

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First Nations Heritage Planning Toolkit

Alternate Title
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs: First Nations Heritage Planning Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Working group on first nations heritage Conservation (JWG)
Description
Document designed to assist First Nations communities in developing their own heritage conservation plan.
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First Nations Identity

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Kramer
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 126-129
Description
Book reviews of: The Star-Man and Other Tales by Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George Privileging the Past: Reconstructing History in Northwest Coast Art by Judith Ostrowitz The Trickster Shift: Humour and Irony in Contemporary Native Art by Allan J. Rayan What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild Mythic Beings: Spirit of the Northwest Coast by Gary Wyatt.
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First Nations, Inuit, Métis Health Core Competencies: Curriculum Implementation Toolkit for Undergraduate Medical Education

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC)
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
Description

Designed to assist faculties of medicine in furthering the competencies as stated in the curriculum framework. Discusses rationale and process of community engagement, collaborative vision, pedagogy, implementation, and evaluation.

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First Nations Land Disputes

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Teacher Resource Guide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] Learning
News in Review, January 2015, pp. 17-22
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: January 2015.
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First Nations on View: Canadian Museums and Hybrid Representations of Culture

Alternate Title
[e-Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies]
[Intersections 2005]: Hybrid Entities
[Intersections Conference Journal 2005]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan Ashley
Description
Uses four examples to illustrate how European-style and Aboriginal-run museums are dealing with issues surrounding the presentation of identity. Paper presented at Hybrid Entities: Intersections 2005 conference hosted by the Joint York University/ Ryerson College Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture.
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First Nations People and AIDS: A Study of Social Work Knowledge in Northern Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Francois Boudreau
Adje van de Sande
Marc Roulier


Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 165-182
Description
Examines a study conducted on the level of knowledge by health and social service professionals, working with First Nations people on issues of HIV and AIDS, which suggests the need for AIDS prevention programs.
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