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Cree Camp at Sandy Lake

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Description
A Cree camp at the Sandy Lake Reserve, probably sometime around the end of the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries. Picture shows several tipis and horses.
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Cree Camp on the Prairies

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A photograph of a camp of Cree people on the prairie, probably sometime between 1890 and 1930. Many wear western clothing, some women with formal dresses and caps. A man with his back to camera wears some traditional clothing adorned with feathers. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
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Cree Indian encampment.

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Author/Creator
Ralph Dill
Description
Cree Indian encampment near Saskatoon. There are wagons, teepees and tents with horses grazing nearby.
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"Cree Indians and Camp"

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An image of two Aboriginal men wrapped in blankets, posing in front of a camp of teepees. They are wearing wide-brimmed western style hats and one of them sits on a horse. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.
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"Cree Indians, Carlyle Sask."

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Image of two Aboriginal men, two women and three children posing in front of a large tipi. One man wears a headdress and there is a Union Jack attached to a pole on the tipi.
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Cree Man Near Teepees

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A photograph of a Cree man and child beside three teepees, perhaps near Onion Lake North West Territories.
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Critical Choices: Rural Women, Violence and Homelessness

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Molly Wickham
Description
Study examined factors which influence decisions to leave or stay in communities and assessed the availability of appropriate services. Focus is on Aboriginal women living in Northern British Columbia.
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A Critical Review of Canadian First Nations and Aboriginal Housing Policy, 1867 - Present

Alternate Title
Exploring Effective Systems Responses To Homelessness
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Description
Gives overview of reserve housing conditions tracked through government and academic reports dating to the 1930s, looks at the impacts of the Indian Act, and discusses how jurisdictional disputes over responsibility and subsequent legal and policy separations have contributed to the current housing crisis. Chapter from Exploring Effective Systems Responses To Homelessness edited by Naomi Nichols and Carey Doberstein.
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CUMFI, One Arrow Strengthen Saskatoon's Inner City

Alternate Title
Central Urban Métis Federation Inc., One Arrow Strengthen Saskatoon's Inner City
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 5
Description
Comments on the opening of two affordable housing projects that are owned by Aboriginal groups with contributions coming from various levels of government. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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CUMFI Quietly Became a Force in the Community

Alternate Title
Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated Quietly Became a Force in the Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 14
Description
Looks at the many worthwhile services and programs offered by the Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated including providing safe affordable housing. Article located by scrolling to page 14.
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[Davis Inlet: 'A Well-Intentioned Bumbling']

Alternate Title
As It Happens ; February 1, 1993
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Georg Henriksen
Michael Enright
Alan Maitland
Description
Describes how the Innu gave up the remnants of their nomadic culture to settle in half-built houses on the northeast coast of Labrador. Duration: 8:11.
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Decolonizing Policy Processes: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis of Policy Processes Surrounding the Kelowna Accord

Alternate Title
An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alycia Fridkin
Description
Argues that inclusion of Indigenous peoples in policy decision-making is essential for developing policies that address health inequalities. Paper from An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework edited by Olena Hankivsky.
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Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
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Demographic Profile of First Nations in Canada

Alternate Title
Canada Lecture
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Keith Conn
Description
Chief Operation Officer of the First Nations Statistical Institute summarizes data gathered from a variety of sources including 2006 Census, 2009 General Social Survey, 2009 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, and Health Canada. Duration: 59:12.
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Demographic Profile of Indian Country

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NCAI Policy Research Center
Description
Looks at population, tribal economies, tribal lands, public safety and security, energy on tribal lands, housing and infrastructure, forestry, health disparities, and education.
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Demolition of Old Buildings at Student Residence

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Description
File contains four negatives showing the demolition of the old buildings at the Aboriginal Student Residence in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on October 1, 1971. Scanned negatives hows an image of one of the buildings, partially demolished.
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Detailed Plan of Action Comes Out of FMM [First Ministers' Meeting]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 10, January 2006, p. 8
Description

Prime Minister Paul Martin met with premiers and Aboriginal leaders to discuss plans to improve health, education, housing, and economic opportunities for Aboriginal people in Canada.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.

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Developing a First Nations Community Well-Being Partnership On-Site Dialogue Project: Preliminary Findings From A Validation Study of the First Nations Community Well-Being Index in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tina Dewache
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 63-68
Description
Presents findings from first FNCWB case study based on three objectives: accuracy and agreement with community members, identification of factors affecting quality of life, establishment of communities willing to act as role models. Scroll down to page 63 to read article.
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Development? Native Attitudes and Perceptions in the Mackenzie District - Richard F. Salisbury, Nathan Elberg and Robert H. Schneider. - Report. - October 1974.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert H. Schneider
Richard F. Salisbury
Elberg
Nathan
Description
This study describes what aboriginal attitudes to the concept of development in the Mackenzie District of Canada. It shows "there are different ideas in different groups as to what 'development' is, as well as different enthusiasms about development."

Historical note:

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Differences in Homeownership Rates Between Aboriginal Peoples and White Canadians in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area: Does Race Matter?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe T. Darden
Sameh M. Kamel
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 55-81
Description
Research conducted on distribution of housing market opportunities show race matters in CMA housing market after excluding age, marital status, family type, education, occupation and income levels.
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Disability Services and Carer [sic] Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title
Disability Services and Career Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Ashley Eibeck
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 99-132
Description
Report summarized research conducted on the gaps in disability and career program services provided to Indigenous Australians. Questionnaires were administered to each of 10 program managers, gaps were noted in transportation, housing, outreach services, residential respite, and career support, as well as for assessment, treatment, counseling, and case management.
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Don't Look the Other Way: Homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit Persons Milton-Parc Area in Montréal: Investigation Report and Recommendations

Alternate Title
Investigation Report and Recommendations: Homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit Persons Milton-Parc Area in Montréal: Don’t Look the Other Way
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nadine Mailloux
Description

Investigation was undertaken due to ongoing complaints about the escalating violence, prostitution and sale of drugs in the inner city neighbourhood.

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Doorways to Home: Indigenous/Newcomer Neighbourhood Dialogues

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Sutherland
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 11-14
Description
Focuses on program to address everyday challenges, such as housing, abuse, and loneliness in British Columbia. To access article scroll to p. 11.
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The Downtown Eastside and Aboriginal Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawna Narayan
Selina Demetrick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 165-168
Description
Authors examine the intersecting social, economic, racial, and colonial/systemic factors that create a reality for Indigenous women living in the Vancouver DTES that includes elevated incidences of poverty, violence, substance use, and health concerns. Provide commentary and recommendations surrounding the creation of policy, programs, and interventions.
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[Duck Lake Agency] Outgoing Correspondence Ledger

Documents & Presentations
Description
A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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[Duck Lake Agency] - Photographs - Lovilette's House

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This file contains correspondence and two photographs showing the Duck Lake, Saskatchewan home of Charlie Lovilette, police scout. On backs of photographs: "Duck Lake Sask. / Charlie Lovilettes house / Built in 1891 or 1892 / Police Scout." The letter is from the Glenbow-Alberta Institute returning the photographs to Harold Nelson Woodsworth, who was then stationed in Ottawa.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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