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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter J. Durkin
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 1, Issue 257, July-August 2007, pp. 28-29
Book reviews of: The Tipis: Traditional Native American Shelter by Adolf Hungry-Wolf. The Buffalo Hide Tipi of the Sioux by Larry Belitz. Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble. Tipis, Tepees, Teepees: History and Design of the Cloth Tipi by Linda Holley.
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A Brief History of Federal Inuit Policy Development: Lessons in Consultation and Cultural Competence

Alternate Title
A History of Treaties and Policies
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 7
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Erik Anderson
Sarah Bonesteel
Looks at shortcomings in consultation and introduction of social policies and programs designed for the south. Chapter from A History of Treaties and Policies, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
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Brief: Our Elders, Our Identity

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Discusses current situation of Elders, their relationship with their families and communities and the supports needed to ensure their quality of life.
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Brief Respecting Social Housing in Nunavik

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Report presented to the Standing Committee on Finance concerning pre-budget consultations on the housing crisis and lack of action by Canadian government.
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Brief Respecting Social Housing in Nunavik

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Report to Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development about Canada's failure to address housing needs in Nunavik.
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Bronchitis and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandima P. Karunanayake
Donna C. Rennie
Vivian R. Ramsden
Mark Fenton
Shelley Kirychuk
Children, vol. 4, no. 12, 2017, pp. [1]-10
Discusses the relationship between bronchitis and environmental factors that increase the likelihood of contracting the illness amongst Indigenous populations.
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Budget Didn't Meet Raised Expectations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 11, March 2003, p. 1

First Nations leaders contend that the federal government failed to provide funding, as promised, to poverty issues. The issues include contaminated water, black mold, and lack of funding for graduates to pursue post secondary education.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.

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Budget Pays Lip Service to Tackling Needs

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 25, 2005, p. A11
Author advocates federal governments invest more resources in economic development and education instead of just "managing poverty".
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Building a Resilient and Prosperous North: Centre for the North Five-Year Compendium Report

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; April 2015
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 6973]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Jeffrey
Adam Fiser
Natalie Brender
Brent Dowdall
Summarizes the Centre for the North’s half-decade of research on Canada’s North and provides an analysis of three priority items to be addressed.
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Building a Skiff

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies fonds
Alfred Biyette in the process of building a skiff. Dillon, Saskatchewan.
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Building an Igloo

Images » Photographs
An Inuit man poses in front of an Igloo he is building in the vicinity of Churchill, Manitoba circa the late 1920s, early 1930s.
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CAAN Research

Alternate Title
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network: Research Policy
Documents & Presentations
Lists documents published by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. Current as of 2011.
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Cache House

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
An elevated cache house at Nahanni Butte, N.W.T.
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Canada's Country Ghettos / Indian and Metis Communities on the Prairies - Anthony A Kennedy and Ove C. Simonsen. - Article. - September 1968.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony A Kennedy and Ove C. Simonsen
This article describes the findings of a study of isolated communities and reserves in the prairie provinces conducted for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, with the co-operation of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The study finds that housing conditions for aboriginals are sub-standard and properly constructed houses and housing groups would be beneficial.
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Canative Housing Corporation Certificate of Incorporation

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canative Housing Corporation
Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 112-121
Canative Housing Corporation was created to help provide and maintain residential accommodations for low-income Métis families moving to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.
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The Care of Indigenous Australians

Alternate Title
COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery: A Report for the Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Group of Eight Australia
Chapter nine in COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery: A Report for the Nation.
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Carrothers Commission

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Residents gathering for a hearing of the Carrothers Commission at Rae, N.W.T. which was studying the future directions of government in the Northwest Territories.
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Certificates of Possession and First Nations Housing : A Case Study of the Six Nations Housing Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
The Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 20, no. 2, 2005, pp. 183-205
Discusses how the Six Nations band members have accessed private property using these certificates avoid circumvent the seizure for debt restrictions in the Indian Act and acquire mortgages and own their own housing.
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A Chance to Speak

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
DT Productions
Vernon Boldick
Jordan Bzdel
Londa Bray
Documentary about poverty in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and the accompanying problems of homelessness, gang violence and sexual exploitation. Duration: 35:15.
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Changes in Aboriginal Health 1971-1996

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian Cameron
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 8-9
Some changes over the last twenty five years include less infectious diseases in children and the addition of Aboriginal organizations like the ATSIC and the Land Councils.
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The Changing Face of Homelessness

Alternate Title
Pressure Point
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brad Newcombe
Karen O'Shannacery
Doug Peat
Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men. Duration: 27:39.
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Chief Poundmaker and his Wife

Images » Photographs
Negative of a black and white photograph of Chief Poundmaker and his young wife standing before a teepee, both wrapped in Hudson's Bay Blankets.
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Chief Star Blanket mounted on a horse

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
unknown
A copy of photo of Chief Star Blanket mounted on a horse in front of two tipis. Copied from book RED INDIANS OF THE PLAINS; context suggests this is Chief Star Blanket (A-ta-kwa-koup) who met the missionaries at White Fish Lake. The caption reads: A hunter of the plains in 1874.
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Child and Youth Mental Health Intervention, Research and Community Advocacy Project in Nunavut: Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut Needs Assessment

Alternate Title
Needs Assessment of Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Overview of first phase of multi-year program includes environmental scan, questionnaires and literature review for assessment.
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Children

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Children in front of a snow-banked tent at Pangnirtung, N.W.T. [NU].
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Children Folowing Advisory Commission Members

Alternate Title
Children Following Advisory Commission Members
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Advisory Commission Members being followed by children. Fort Franklin, N.W.T. In 1993 the community was renamed Deline.
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