Contemporary Life

Psychology Thesis, (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1964.

Study uses oral interviews to engage Métis understandings of Marian apparitions and shrines in and surrounding Sakitawak (Île-à-la-Crosse); authors work to discuss Métis spirituality in a way that makes sense to community members and that also challenges outsiders presumptions about the relationship between the Métis and Mary. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 29.

Art Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Quebec at Montreal, 2008. Text in French.

Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2005.

Data collected from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (15 or older).Looks at participation in traditional activities, events, Métis specific organizations, spiritual practices, and language acquisition.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Federal government will fund only combined First Nation and Métis communication projects.

Canadian Plains Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2009.

Describes the accomplishments of the renowned Métis musician from Saskatchewan, John Arcand.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.

Examines the legal criteria for Métis identity, including self-identification, connections to a historic community, and acceptance by a community.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2003.

Article describes the refinement and implementation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in Dene/Métis Communities to assess what traditionally harvested foods are being consumed and what the potential is for exposure to environmental contaminants as a result.

Overview of the history of the Métis and a description of the Powley case, which involved two Métis who were charged with hunting without a licence.

A Copy of the Canada-Métis Nation Accord, 2017, the signing of which makes official a Nation-to-Nation relationship between Canada and the Métis Nation.

Examines the experiences of Métis and First Nations peoples with diabetes in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Developed by the Government of Saskatchewan to help identify priorities and future actions concerning Aboriginal people in the areas of education, training, employment and community well-being.

Provides an update on strategies to coordinate Aboriginal services and programs in Saskatchewan.

Book review of: From New Peoples to New Nations by Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 152.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.

Examines the socio-political development of Ontario Métis through an analysis of four major political organizations: Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association (OMAA), Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Canadian Métis Council (CMC) and the Métis Women's Circle.

Based on five principles: recognition, partnership, comprehensiveness, capacity and accountability. Developed as a result of the findings of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.

Overview of the three-day cultural conference, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, which was attended by approximately 350 people and featured a keynote address by Maria Campbell. Article found by scrolling to page 16.

Looks at GDI's 30th year celebration along with the 125th anniversary of the 1885 Resistance and trial of Louis Riel, the 105th anniversary of Saskatchewan's entrance into Confederation, and the 40th anniversary of the Back to Batoche festival. Article found by scrolling to page 16.

Guest Editor, Keith Thor Carlson, introduces the issue, and discusses the community centered research. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.

Investigates Campbell's work for anticolonial qualities and subsequent responses. Chapter from Maria Campbell: Essays on Her Works edited by Jolene Armstrong.

Survey found that perceptions of health centred around physical issues, while well-being was a more holistic concept.

Data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey. Study found that social determinants of health included parental education, household income, breastfeeding, perceived housing conditions, and community health care facilities.

Promotes June as Aboriginal History Month to profile First Nations and Métis heritage, history, and cultural contributions to Canadian society. Article located by scrolling to page 16.

Study compares maternal psychosocial, situational, and home-environment characteristics of Métis/First Nations and Caucasian adolescent mothers.

Book reviews of: I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield. Red Blood: One (Mostly) White Guy's Encounters with the Native World by Robert Hunter. The Visions and Revelations of St. Louis the Métis edited by David Day.

Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.

Uses spatial history research to examine the way that cemeteries as present-day manifestations of the way that a people recall their history can help scholars and communities to recognize how a person’s memory can affect contemporary social understandings of that person. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.

Discusses how individuals, with diabetes, reported activity limitations at work, home and in leisure activities.This same group were also at greater risk for suffering heart disease.

Originally published by Talonbooks, 2006.

Looks at the history, the services provided, and the programs offered at the Friendship Centre as it celebrates a milestone anniversary. Article located by scrolling to page 3.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Book review of: Indigenous in the City edited by Evelyn Peters and Chris Andersen.

Argues that there is a fundamental relationship between the geophysical environment and Métis well-being, which is being threatened by government regulations and industrial development.

Examines the wage income of rural northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities and how Indigenous groups used this wage incomes as an adaptive strategy to preserve themselves in the contemporary world.

Looks at the continued success of an annual fiddle festival held outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 25.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Book review of: The Long Journal of a Forgotten People edited by Ute Lischke and David T. McNab.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.