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Eskasoni First Nation Governance 4 of 4

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eskasoni First Nation Governance
Looks at capable Governing Institutions, stable government and the legacy of Indian Affairs and the Indian Act. Duration: 8:00.
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Establishing a First Nations Auditor General: A Research Paper

Alternate Title
CAAF Research Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Audit & Accountability Foundation
Examines the need for an auditor general, potential benefits, and options for design and establishment of the institution as part of a new fiscal relationship between First Nations and the Government of Canada.
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Exploring Water Governance and Management in Oneida Nation of the Thames (Ontario, Canada): An Application of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kate Cave
Ryan Plummer
Rob de Loë
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, 2013, pp. 1-27
Attempts to explore institutions associated with water in First Nation communities and their effects on water governance and management.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Boy with Giant Turnips

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs

Black and white photograph of a boy with two large turnips. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

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The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - Indian Children

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs

Image of two Indigenous children, a boy and a girl, very young taken on Cold Lake Reserve. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

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The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Mother with Infant

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Peter McKenzie

Black and white photograph of a woman and infant, subtitled "a 'Papoose'".From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides. 

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The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - The Indian as He Is Today: Moostoos, (Cree) Chief of Sucker Creek Reserve

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Ernest Brown

Black and white photograph intended to portray the assimilation of the Indigenous people, featuring Moostoos, the Cree Chief of Sucker Creek Reserve near Edmonton Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

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The Face Pullers - SAB pictures - Chief Harry Atcheynum and Wife

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Black and white photograph of Chief Harry Atcheynum, son of Strike-Him-On-The-Back, and his wife. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - SAB pictures - Indigenous Women with Children

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Black and White photograph of a large group of indigenous women and children sitting in front of a large pile of wooden posts. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Chief Fine Day and His Son Calf Child

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Geraldine Moodie (photographer)
Black and white photograph of Chief Fine Day and his son Calf Child with Rifle and some traditional costumes. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - Chief Pakan

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Black and white photograph of Chief Pakan, seated in western clothes and pose. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Cree Indians Trading at H.B. Cos Fort Pitt 1884""

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Black and white photograph of a group of five Cree men trading at Fort Pitt. They are from Left, Four Sky Thunder, Sky Bird, Matoose, Napasis, and Big Bear. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Dairying, Industrial School, St. Albert"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Black and white photograph of a group of two indigenous boys and two indigenous girls in western clothing learning to produce dairy products at St. Alberts Industrial School. None of them look very happy. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Indian Tea Dancers"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous men and women, with some non-indigenous spectators holding a tea dance ceremony. Most wear traditional clothing. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Knitting and Spinning Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Black and white photograph of a group of young indigenous girls learning spinning and knitting in the St. Albert Industrial School. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Preparing for a Tea Dance"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous men prior to a tea dance. Some wear traditional costumes or crowns of foliage. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Spring Chief

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Harry Pollard (photographer)
Black and white photograph of an indigenous man in profile. He is wrapped in a striped blanket. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Sun Dance. Inside Medicine Lodge"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers
Black and white photograph of a sun dance taken inside of a medicine lodge. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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Fact Sheet: First Nations Chiefs Salaries

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Published by the Assembly of First Nations in response to government and the media's representation of figures which came out as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. Argues that the focus on the top four salaries has left the impression that this was the reality across Canada. Presents graphs showing the distribution and average salary by community size and location.
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Federal Government Executive - The Prime Minister of Canada- Personal - Invitations- Honours and Awards- Kainai Chieftainship

Archival » Archival Items
Folder containing correspondence relating to financial difficulties, organization of activities, Diefenbaker's visits in the area, Diefenbaker's becoming an honorary chief of the Blood tribe, ceremonies, specifically the Kainai Chieftainship Ceremony, and communications relating to the organization of that ceremony.
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Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare

Archival » Archival Items
Containing correspondence pertaining to various indigenous issues including: education and educational facilities in the north; the sale of liquor to indigenous people; the right to vote (Blackfoot); the health and welfare of indigenous and Inuit communities; honorary chieftainship; request for enfranchisement; related to an Eskimo Affairs Committee meeting. Handwritten letters from young students at the Spanish River Reserve, Massey Ontario. Discussion of the Catholic church and its operations/influence, especially with regards to residential schools.
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Federation of Sask Indians Meeting

Images » Photographs
File contains 2 negatives from a Federation of Saskatchewan Indians Meeting held in 1969, presumably in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
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Federation of Sask Indians Meeting Guest Speaker

Images » Photographs
File contains 2 negatives of a guest speaker and two other unidentified inviduals at a meeting of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on October 28, 1969.
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Female First Nations Chiefs and the Colonial Legacy in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora J. Voyageur
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 59-78
Looks at women leading First Nation communities and their experiences with the social, political, economic, and cultural effects of colonization.
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Fifth Annual Native American Bilingual Education Conference

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Peter Blashill (photographer)
Images from the fifth annual Native American Bilingual Education Conference, held at Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium. Shown is National Indian Brotherhood president Noel Starblanket, and Federation of Saskatchewan Indians president David Ahenakew, May 16, 1977.
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Alberta: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Atlantic Provinces: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: British Columbia: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Manitoba: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Ontario: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Quebec: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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The First Nation Governance System: A Brake on Closing the Community Well-being Gap

Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 36
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Argues that current governance practices are responsible for the widening gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, as measured by the Community Well-being Index (CWB). Scores are based on four factors: education, housing, labour force and income.
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First Nations Chiefs Speaking

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Glen Berger (photographer)
50 images (12 of which have been scanned here) of First Nations leaders speaking to guests at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon on April 22, 1976. Many wear full head dresses. It appears to be a gathering to discuss treaty issues led by Federation of Saskatchewan Indians Chief David Ahenakew.
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