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"Statistics Canada releases the first analysis of data on Aboriginal peoples from the 2006 Census. New data from the 2006 Census show that the number of people who identified themselves as an Aboriginal person has surpassed the one-million mark."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2008-01-15
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"Aboriginal people are confronted with the fact that many of their languages are disappearing. Over the past 100 years or more, at least 10 once-flourishing languages have become extinct."
Creator(s): Mary Jane Norris, Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-05-15
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"A 2006 Ekos Research survey involved almost 2000 Aboriginal people in urban areas in Canada."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage, Ekos | Date Published: 2007-03-13
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"The objective of this study is to identify and discuss Aboriginal trade issues as they arise in the context of international trade. "Aboriginal trade issues" are defined as those aspects of international trade regulation that might promote or erode the sustainability of Aboriginal cultures both at home and abroad."
Creator(s): Charles M. Gastle | Date Published: 2006-09-14
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"The findings and recommendations discussed in the Final Report are organized in nine major areas: events leading to establishment of the Task Force; governance; management; planning; communications and relationships; fiscal arrangements; academic freedom; University reputation and pride; and, recruitment, retention and alumni."
Creator(s): All Chiefs' Task Force | Date Published: 2005-11-29
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"...the real essence of the project, in the eyes of the elders, is to formally link a modern home, their homeland, and their traditional ways."
Creator(s): Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) | Date Published: 2005-11
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"...the Institute On Governance (“IOG”) and JTM Consulting Inc. conducted this research study with the following purpose: to review existing Métis Nation governance structures in Canada and explore options for their future development in order to stimulate thinking among Métis and across governments."
Creator(s): Jason Madden, John Graham and Jake Wilson | Date Published: 2005-09
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"Encouraging the next generation of Canadians to take on leadership roles in this country is a challenge for decision-makers who eventually must “pass the torch”. However, the special experiences and values of Aboriginal and new Canadians mean that different methods of engagement must be found. "
Creator(s): The Centre for Research and Information on Canada (CRIC) | Date Published: 2005-07
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"As the digital age continues to change Canada’s social, political, and economic landscapes, Aboriginal peoples are responding."
Creator(s): Marcia Nickerson, Head of the KTA Aboriginal Practice Group, and Jay Kaufman, Principal in the KTA Consulting and KTA Centre for Collaborative Governance, Aboriginal Voice | Date Published: 2005-07
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"In order to provide the reader with some indications and effective methods of meaningful consultation, this project bypassed anecdotal experiences in favor of surveying a large body of Agencies and Tribes for their empirical experiences in consultations they deemed to be successful."
Creator(s): National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) | Date Published: 2005-05
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"A Struggle for the Education of Aboriginal Students, Control of Indigenous Knowledge, and Recognition of Aboriginal Institutions"
Creator(s): Canadian Race Relations Foundation | Date Published: 2005
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"This website has been developed to provide Canadians with information and documentation resulting from the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable and related follow-up activities to this historic event. The Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable held in Ottawa on April 19th, 2004 represented an unprecedented opportunity for members of the Federal Cabinet, Senate and House of Commons to engage with Aboriginal leaders from across the country."
Creator(s): Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable | Date Published: 2005
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"On April 19th 2004, Prime Minister Paul Martin brought together over 40 members of the Federal Cabinet, Senate and House of Commons in a roundtable discussion with 70 Aboriginal leaders from across the country."
Creator(s): Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Date Published: 2004
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"Linkages already exist between Aboriginal culture and tourism, both in practice and in theory."
Creator(s): Mitchell Karhakeron Diabo | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"Many indigenous peoples around the world have inherited rich cultural traditions that date back thousands of years or have extraordinary natural and man-made monuments in their midst. Foreign travellers are drawn to these communities because they know that they will find sites of great historical significance, or be awed by extraordinary dance or music performances."
Creator(s): Barbara Hager | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"John Hickes, co-owner of Sila Lodge, discusses the unique relationship between ecotourism and the support, celebration, sustainability, and promotion of aboriginal cultures, using examples from Sila and Bathurst Inlet Lodge, two world-class tourism operations located in Nunavut."
Creator(s): John Hickes | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This document was prepared so the reader may appreciate the many opportunities that the Aboriginal Heritage Garden presents."
Creator(s): Tim Dedam | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This session will explore how culture is affected and/or impacted by tourism, challenges and opportunities of tourism on Aboriginal communities. "
Creator(s): Trina Mather-Simard | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"Keeping the cultures alive while maintaining the most values aspects of that culture has been a struggle for every Indigenous Nation that has ever encountered an outsider or television or new technology."
Creator(s): Beverley O'Neil | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"This discussion paper will provide you, the audience with some background to the importance of Aboriginal sport, culture and tourism and the issues and challenges that face governments, practitioners, and Aboriginal communities in ensuring a healthier and more active Aboriginal community through sports, culture and tourism opportunities."
Creator(s): Christian Sinclair | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"These presentations described both IP and other legal mechanisms to protect Aboriginal culture and heritage. Current efforts related to the protection of Aboriginal culture and heritage were also presented. Following is a report on the presentations and discussions."
Creator(s): Industry Canada | Date Published: 2003-03-10
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"The Department of Canadian Heritage has prepared a general outline of legislative proposals for the protection of historic places, Towards a New Act: Protecting Canada’s Historic Places, as a basis for discussions with Canadians."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2002
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"The Department of Canadian Heritage is signatory to the 1998 interdepartmental Family Violence Initiative Accountability Framework and to the Reporting Framework. This evaluation contributes to the federal Family Violence Initiative five-year summary report, and offers guidance for further planning."
Creator(s): Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2002
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"This paper argues that a knowledge economy based largely on Canadian and Aboriginal cultural and multicultural traditions and practices is not possible because the global nature of the Internet is such that it precludes this as an option."
Creator(s): Frits Pannekoek | Date Published: 2001-06-01
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"To improve the lives of Aboriginal people and northerners in Canada. We launched Gathering Strength—Canada’s Aboriginal Action Plan to meet this commitment."
Creator(s): Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Date Published: 2000
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"This paper outlines current Canadian intellectual property (IP) legislation as it relates to Aboriginal people in Canada, and provides a general review of the implications and limitations of this legislation for protecting the traditional knowledge of Aboriginal people."
Creator(s): Research & Analysis Directorate | Date Published: 1999-10
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"To improve the lives of Aboriginal people and northerners in Canada. We launched Gathering Strength—Canada’s Aboriginal Action Plan to meet this commitment."
Creator(s): Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Date Published: 1998
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"This book introduces you to some of the main themes and conclusions in the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. That report is a complete statement of the Commission's opinions on, and proposed solutions to, the many complex issues raised by the 16-point mandate set out by the government of Canada in August 1991."
Creator(s): Minister of Supply and Services Canada | Date Published: 1996
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"This book introduces you to some of the main themes and conclusions in the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. That report is a complete statement of the Commission's opinions on, and proposed solutions to, the many complex issues raised by the 16-point mandate set out by the government of Canada in August 1991."
Creator(s): Minister of Supply and Services Canada | Date Published: 1996
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"The Commission, established on 26 August 1991, was given a comprehensive mandate: The Commission of Inquiry should investigate the evolution of the relationship among aboriginal peoples (Indian, Inuit and Métis), the Canadian government, and Canadian society as a whole."
Creator(s): Department of Indian and Northern Affairs | Date Published: 1996
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"The 4th World Conference on Women accepted a paragraph in the Platform of Action that agrees to "safeguard the existing intellectual property rights" of Indigenous women. Delegates also agreed to ensure that these rights and their use are protected, respected, and maintained."
Creator(s): Carmel Jorgensen | Date Published: 1995-09-14
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"The concept of Aboriginal self-government is not new. Aboriginal peoples in Canada have long expressed their aspiration to be self-governing, to chart the future of their communities, and to make their own decisions about matters related to the preservation and development of their distinctive cultures. Aboriginal peoples also maintain that they have an inherent right of Aboriginal self-government, a right which they believe should be recognized by all Canadians."
Creator(s): Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Date Published: 1995
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"This manual was written for adults and students in the Northwest Territories who want to do their own research, but need help getting started. There is a lot to learn. This manual provides you with an outline of how it can be done using audio recording equipment. "
Creator(s): Elisa Hart, Occasional Papers of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Government of the Northwest Territories | Date Published: 1995
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"UNESCO recognizes the importance of supporting indigenous communities in recovering their dignity and enabling them to transmit to future generations their distinctive knowledge, values and ways of life."
Creator(s): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | Date Published: 2006-04
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"If recent years have seen a widening interest in the contribution of different knowledge systems to the understanding of the natural environment and biodiversity management, UNESCO’s recognition of the importance of this theme dates back more than half-a-century."
Creator(s): United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs | Date Published: 2005-09
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"On appointment, the Task Force received a mandate to propose a national strategy to preserve, revitalize and promote First Nation, Inuit and Métis languages and cultures."
Creator(s): Report to the Minister of Canadian Heritage by The Task Force on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures | Date Published: 2005-06
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"The Mi'kmaw people have a rich history which can often best be understood by listening to the elders of the communities."
Creator(s): Mi'kmaq Resource Centre | Date Published: 2005
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"Several thousand indigenous peoples numbering between 300 and 400 million persons worldwide clearly distinguish themselves from other segments of society by way of historical and structural features as well as their self-identification."
Creator(s): Rodolfo Stavenhagen | Date Published: 2004-05-04
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"I have chosen to use my company, The Anishinabe Experience, as an example and relate personal experiences in a discussion on how communities can define Aboriginal cultural tourism."
Creator(s): Linda Sarazin | Date Published: 2003-10-22
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"In April 2002 the Department of Canadian Heritage contracted Consilium to conduct an evaluation of the Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage | Date Published: 2003-05-13
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"Explores the relationship between Aboriginal people, Aboriginal communities and cities, as well as the policy implications of that relationship."
Creator(s): Evelyn Peters and Katherine A.H. Graham | Date Published: 2002-12
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"This Strategic Overview has been developed for the benefit of Aboriginal people and groups interested in developing tourism enterprises, or who are currently operating tourism products within the Wet Tropics Area."
Creator(s): Sarah Ignjic, Rainforest CRC | Date Published: 2001-12
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"The five papers collected here describe the history of the Arikara Language Project and its implementation in the White Shield School in North Dakota, the Nakoda Language Program at Fort Belknap College in Montana, and the development of tools at the American Indian Studies Research Institute at Indiana University for computer language documentation and the creation of curriculum materials for these and other projects."
Creator(s): Douglas R. Parks, Julia Kushner, Wallace Hooper, Francis Flavin, Delilah Yellow Bird, Selena Ditmar | Date Published: 1999
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"Paper Presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anthropology Society, Toronto."
Creator(s): Brian Thom, PhD Student, Department of Anthropology, McGill University | Date Published: 1998
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"This paper will focus on the role that linguistics plays within the multi-disciplinary approach to studying American aboriginal origins. From a purely linguistic view point, the antiquity of American aboriginal linguistic units is largely unknown."
Creator(s): Grant D. Zazula, The University of Alberta | Date Published: 1998
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"The First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres has begun a national initiative to secure recognition and resources for the preservation, maintenance, promotion and use of Aboriginal languages in Canada."
Creator(s): The First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres | Date Published: 1997-07
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"This research report is an interdisciplinary literature review prepared for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. The objective is to compile and synthesize opinions which address a variety of issues relating to oral narratives about the past. The 50-day study commenced January 15, 1996 and ended April 5, 1996."
Creator(s): Alexander von Gernet, for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada | Date Published: 1996-04
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"This article reviews research on maintaining and renewing American Indian languages."
Creator(s): Jon Reyhner of Northern Arizona University, Edward Tennant of Educational Research Associates, The Bilingual Research Journal | Date Published: 1995-05
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"Chief Richard Malloway (Th'eláchiyatel), a direct descent of the four original ancestors of the Chilliwacks; Th'eláchiyatel, Yexwpílem, Siyemchess, and Xwexwayleq, was an important and influential Stó:lo individual who lived in the Lower Fraser Valley from 1907 to 1987. Stories of his life are remembered and told frequently in the Stó:lo community today. The objective of this paper is to compile some of his stories in the voices of the people who told them."
Creator(s): Writing by: Brian Thom. Stories Narrated by: Mrs. Edna Malloway, Chief Frank Malloway, Chief Richard Malloway. Prepared for: Stó:lo Tribal Council. March 1994 | Date Published: 1994-03
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In Focus featured from February 2006 to September 2006. In this production of In Focus, Aboriginal researchers, Yvonne Vizina and Racelle Kooy, examine benefits and challenges of developing policy concerning Indigenous Knowledge.
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