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B.C. Aboriginals Healthier, Study Says

Articles » General
Globe and Mail, October 29, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Provincial report compiled over two years found significant improvements, but Aboriginal leaders still not impressed.
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Banff Sparkles With Creativity, Quality Instruction

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Debora Steel
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 5, September 2002, p. 32
Description

Focuses on the uniqueness of the Banff Centre's six-week Aboriginal Arts Program and the positive impact it has had on the Aboriginal community.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.

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Bartleman's Efforts Continue to Benefit Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Suthers
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 6, September 2007, pp. 26-27
Description

Relates James Bartleman’s initiatives to institute educational programs that provide more learning opportunities, suicide counseling, and promote literacy and education to the youth.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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The Base Requirements, Community, and Regional Levels of Northern Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee A. Swanson
David D. Zhang
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 199-222
Description
Study results identifies requirements for improving economic and social welfare including effective governance, community capacity, and involving communities to build regional self-reliance for sustainability. Looks at literature from Scandinavian and Canadian experiences.
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The BC First Nations ActNow Toolkit 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Developed to assist communities and educators in providing a holistic curriculum for appropriate lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity to support children's well-being and development in the community and classroom environment.
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Being Idle No More: The Women Behind the Movement

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Febna Caven
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the grassroots movement that is challenging the legislative onslaught upon Indigenous treaty rights, sovereignty, and the environment.
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Benchmarking Métis Economic and Social Development

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jasmin Thomas
CSLS Research Report
Description
Comparison with non-Aboriginals using statistics on employment, income and education, as well as suggestions for developing three new indicators: governance, land and resources, and entrepreneurship and business development.
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Best Practices on Creating a Successful Internship Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses the planning and communication needed for tribal colleges and universities to create collaborative internship programs with non-profit organizations.
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Big Bear: Mistahimaskwa, a Hero Worth Commemorating

Alternate Title
Big Bear Mistahimuskwa, a Hero Worth Commemorating
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Wastasecoot
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, pp. 52-53
Description
Profile of the Cree leader and his resistance to the control and subjugation of his people by the Crown.
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A Big Thanks to All the Women in Our Lives

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 3, March 2007, p. 8
Description
Author reflects on the strong women in her family in this special Women's Issue of Eagle Feather News. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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Bill C-7: The First Nations Governance Act

Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Law and Government Division, Library of Parliament) ; LS-435E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
Legislative summary concerning the Act meant to reform the Indian Act.
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Bill Meawasige Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bill Meawasige
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Bill Meawasige where he gives a general account of his life.
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Billy Day Awarded NAAA

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mosha Folger
Inuktitut, no. 100, Spring, 2006, pp. 6-7
Description
National Aboriginal Achievement Award (NAAA) presented to Inuvialut Elder who advocated for Arctic environmental preservation.
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Black Elk's Legacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 2, Issue 258, 2007, pp. 14-18
Description
Looks at an American Indian icon who converted to Christianity but remained true to his Lakota beliefs.
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Blue Sky Indigenous Nation Community Trust

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jan Bearclaw
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief discussion of issues which arose when Chief and Council were asked to ratify new trustees who had not been selected using the usual process.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Prairie Forum, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 266-269
Description
Book review of 3 books: Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan: Our Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day be Clearly Recognized as Nations by Harold Cardinal and Walter Hildebrandt. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur Ray and Jim Miller. Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William J. Stilwell
E. Peers
Agnes Grant
Lynn Whidden
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 277-282
Description
Book reviews of 4 books: Treaties on Trial by Fay G. Cohen. The Canadian Prairies: A History by Gerald Friesen. New Native American Drama: Three Plays by Hanay Geiogamah. The three plays are entitled Foghorn, 49, and Body Indian. A Homeland for the Cree by Richard F. Salisbury.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 186-187
Description
Book review of: The Oglala People, 1841-1879: A Political History by Catherine Price.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 124-126
Description
Review of: Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence by Leanne Simpson.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jack Smith
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 1993-1994, pp. 1993-1994
Description
Review of: Surviving as Indians: The Challenge of Self-Government by Menno Boldt.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brittany Luby
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 205-207
Description
Review of The Assassination of Hole in the Day by Anton Treuer.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
K. Wilson
Scott Clark
Ken Hanly
George F. G. Stanley
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 217-257
Description
Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.
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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David J. Norton
Massimiliano Carocci
Scott R. Trevithick
Guy Lanoue
Allan J. Ryan
Claire R. Farrer
Laurie Milne
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 193-211
Description
Book review of: The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by Carl Benn. The Lakota Ritual and the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice by Raymond Bucko. The Legacy of Shingwaukonse: A Century of Native Leadership by Janet E. Chute. The Social Life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory by Julie Cruikshank. Looking North: Art from the University of Alaska Museum by Aldona Jonaitis (Editor).
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Bottom Up and Top Down: Analysis of Participatory Processes for Sustainability Indicator Identification as a Pathway to Community Empowerment and Sustainable Environmental Management

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan D. G. Fraser
Andrew J. Dougill
Warren E. Mabee
Mark Reed
Patrick McAlpine
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 78, no. 2, January 2006, pp. 114-127
Description
Paper assesses the participatory process of three different case studies and comes to three common conclusions, one being that community empowerment is vital.
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