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Mid-Term National Review for the Strategic Evaluation of the Implementation of the Enhanced Prevention Focused Approach for the First Nations Child and Family Services Program: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch. Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Purpose is to look at jurisdictions several years after the approach has been implemented to address relevance, performance, efficiency, effectiveness and alternatives.
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Midland and Medina: Health Work in Perth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gino Silvani
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 15-21
Description
Describes the social support programs available to assist Aboriginal Australians who have alcohol issues.
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Midwives, Women and Their Families: A Māori Gaze: Towards Partnerships for Maternity Care in Aotearoa New Zealand

Alternate Title
Midwives, Women and Their Families: A Maori Gaze: Towards Partnerships for Maternity Care in Aotearoa New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Kenney
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 123-137
Description
Discusses a bi-cultural partnership model that would be in line with current health legislation.
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Miengun’s Children: Tales from a Mixed-Race Family

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan E. Gray
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 146-185
Description
Presents a multi-generational biography of the Wolfe family lineage based on an array of personal narratives, diaries, memoirs and oral interviews with descendants.
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Mildred Redmond Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mildred Redmond
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of one of her ancestors, captured during the War of 1812, married into the tribe. Early organizer of native groups in Toronto.
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A Million Tears: One Woman's Story

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carol-Ann Bell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 23-25
Description
Autobiographical essay of a woman's journey through childbirth, removal from the family, and re-acquaintance with her daughter.
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'Milliya Rumurra - Brand New Day'

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diedre Ikin
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 11-14
Description
Describes the challenges of operating an alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre located in an remote community in Western Australia where 80% of the prison population is comprised of prisoners serving drug and alcohol related offences.
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Mind, Memory, and the Five-Year-Old

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gary F. Dorr
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 2, Genocide Special Issue, December 30, 2018, pp. 132-135
Description
Creative non-fiction piece in which the Indigenous author reflects on the process of becoming a member of their white adoptive family.
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Mino­gondaa­gan: The Good Voice

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elissa Black Wolf Kixen
Sasha Mark
Tim Fontaine
Description
Series of twelve podcasts (approx. 45 min. each) in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous people share stories, ideas and expertise in pursuit of reconciliation. Topics include literature, identity, media, the entertainment industry, comedy, music, and education.
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Mino-Yaa-Daa: An Urban Community-based Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 55-67
Description
Looks at a community-based program that provides education, prevention and healing services to those affected by family violence and substance abuse, through circles, ceremonies and workshops.
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Miracle Hill: The Story of a Navajo Boy

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 2, Issue 264, November-December 2008, p. 24
Description
Book review of: Miracle Hill by Blackhorse Mitchell.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Working with Families to Prepare for the National Inquiry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Magen Cywink
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 4-5, 2016, pp. e342-e346
Description
Recommendations: to provide enough counselling and services for trauma recovery; community response teams to deal with victims, families and perpetrators; community led protection for families; specialized resource packages for families and service providers.
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Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Spencer Miller
Description
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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Mister Neville: A Biography

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Isobel White
Aboriginal History, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of: Mister Neville by Pat Jacobs. Review located by scrolling to page 155.
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Mistreatment of Older People in Aboriginal Communities Project: An Investigation into Elder Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Public Advocate
[Western Australia]
Description
Project methodology included a review relevant literature, developing communication material to raise awareness of the problem, consultation with Aboriginal people and organizations, analysis of demographic data and information gathered through the consultations.
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Mistress Madeleine

Alternate Title
Daughters of the Country
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Aaron Kim Johnston
Description
Tells the story of a Métis woman who appears to be quite happy and content in her common-law marriage to a Hudson's Bay Company clerk until he deserts her because of her background and company policy. Duration: 57:01
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Mitakuye Oyasin (We Are All Related): Connecting Communication and Culture of the Lakota

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel P. Modaff
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 4, Fall, 2019, pp. 341-362
Description
Uses elder interviews, archival analysis, and behavioral observation to explore the cultural and communications practices of the Lakota people; relates those practices to the core cultural values of kinship and relationality; the idea that all people/things are related.
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Mobilising across Colour Lines: Intimate Encounters between Aboriginal Women and African American and Other Allied Servicemen on the World War II Australian Home Front

Alternate Title
Mobilising Across Color Lines:
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Hughes
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 47-70
Description
Article examines oral histories and archival content to reveal the lived experiences of Aboriginal women in Australia who formed relationships with the allied service men stationed there during WWII. Discusses how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and African American, Native American and other servicemen of colour were often drawn together in the face of shared experiences of colonial discrimination and oppression.
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Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage

Alternate Title
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Description
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
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Module 1: Primer on Touchstones for Leadership

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles.This module discusses the goals and hopes of the reconciliation movement to re-develop community-developed visions of healthy children and families. Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Module 10: Education, Recreation, and Family

Alternate Title
Module Ten: Education, Recreation, and Family
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Description
Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and northern Scandinavia. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 3: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East

Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Three: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Russia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 4: Education, Recreation, and Family

Alternate Title
Module Four: Education, Recreation, and Family
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Two: Expressions of Self-Determination in North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Description
Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in northern Canada and the United States. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module 7: The Education, Recreation, and Family of the Small-Numbered Peoples of Russia

Alternate Title
Module Seven: The Education, Recreation, and Family of the Small-Numbered Peoples of Russia
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Three: Expressions of Self-Determination in Northwest Russia, Siberia, and Northern Asia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sardana Boyakova
Liya Vinokurova
Description
Discusses impact of communist policies and changes communities have made in an attempt to revitalize their cultures, languages and traditional social structures. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Module III: West (Transformations) — Focusing on the Self-Determination Touchstones

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module focuses on initiative aimed to build on collaboration among the child welfare system and Aboriginal communities in the context of traditional Aboriginal worldviews to reconciliation and healing. Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Module IV: North (Inward Reflections) — Focusing on the Non Discrimination Touchstone

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores the process and goals for reconciliation against racial discrimination as they apply to child welfare. Materials presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Module lI: South (Beginnings) -- Focusing on the Culture, Language and Holism Touchstones

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores worldview approaches that reflect and reinforce the intrinsic and distinct aspects of Aboriginal cultures, customs and languages. Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Module V: East (Wisdom) — Focusing on the Structural Interventions Touchstone

Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores proactive strategies to identify and address systemic and structural barriers that impact the well-being of Indigenous children, families and communities. Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
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Moehewa: Death, Lifestyle & Sexuality in the Māori World

Alternate Title
Moehewa: Death, Lifestyle & Sexuality in the Maori World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Waimarie Nikora
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2016, pp. 2-8
Description
Looks at Māori death rites in a same sex relationship or for a gay, lesbian or transsexual family member.
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Mohawk Girls

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

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jill Kliener
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 29-31
Description
Chronicles the changes in the diet and lifestyle of Australian Aboriginals since the arrival of Europeans.
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Moon

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the Blood legend about the origin of the moon, sun and morning star.
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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
Description
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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Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kim McCaul
Aboriginal History, vol. 33, 2009, pp. 278-280
Description
Book review of: Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia edited by Katie Glaskin, Myrna Tonkinson, Yasmine Musharbash and Victoria Burbank. Review located by scrolling to page 278.
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