Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development: Terminology
The following terminology is intended to provide a general understanding of some terms generally used by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). The list focuses on some of the important aspects of the relationship between AANDC and the people it serves — First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014642/1100100014643
The following terminology is intended to provide a general understanding of some terms generally used by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). The list focuses on some of the important aspects of the relationship between AANDC and the people it serves — First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014642/1100100014643
Aboriginal languages in Canada
The 2011 Census of Population recorded over 60 Aboriginal languages grouped into 12 distinct language families – an indication of the diversity of Aboriginal languages in Canada. According to the 2011 Census, almost 213,500 people reported an Aboriginal mother tongue and nearly 213,400 people reported speaking an Aboriginal language most often or regularly at home.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-314-x/98-314-x2011003_3-eng.cfm
The 2011 Census of Population recorded over 60 Aboriginal languages grouped into 12 distinct language families – an indication of the diversity of Aboriginal languages in Canada. According to the 2011 Census, almost 213,500 people reported an Aboriginal mother tongue and nearly 213,400 people reported speaking an Aboriginal language most often or regularly at home.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-314-x/98-314-x2011003_3-eng.cfm
Aboriginal languages of Canada
Communities where Aboriginal languages are spoken are found in all regions of Canada. There are around 60 distinct Indigenous languages in Canada, falling into 10 separate language families.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-languages/
Communities where Aboriginal languages are spoken are found in all regions of Canada. There are around 60 distinct Indigenous languages in Canada, falling into 10 separate language families.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-languages/
Book: Indigenous Knowledges, Development and Education
Indigenous knowledges are the subject of much discussion and debate in many contemporary academic fields. This is no less true in the fields of education and development studies – two fields with long histories of interaction with indigenous knowledges and peoples. Yet, despite this similar level of interest and interaction, there has yet to emerge a book that draws together the two fields as they interact with and learn from indigenous epistemologies. This then is the starting point of this book. Drawing together a selection of authors whose work speaks to the interconnection of the three areas of knowledge, the chapters examine how these knowledges co-exist in a number of specific sites. The collection includes: a decolonizing critique of the fields and practice of development and education; a discussion of indigenous knowledge as a source of learning for the teaching of development studies; an examination of the use of local/traditional/indigenous knowledges in sustainable livelihoods projects; a reflection on building collaboration towards the emergence of an indigenous research methodology; a thinking-through of the linkages between language, development and education in an indigenous Canadian community; a personalized account of the impact of indigenous knowledges on the formation of a young medical student; and, a reflection on dialogue between western health practitioners and traditional bonesetters in northern Ghana. With each of these contributions the book aims not to define the terrain, and thereby limit the rich debate around each of the terms in the book’s title, but rather to allow for an interplay of ideas. Ultimately, the book is an attempt to provide varied examples of how different epistemologies can inform each other and contribute to knowledge production that reflects diverse ways of knowing about Indigenous knowledges, development and education.
https://www.sensepublishers.com/catalogs/bookseries/transgressions-cultural-studies-and-education/indigenous-knowledges-development-and-education/
Indigenous knowledges are the subject of much discussion and debate in many contemporary academic fields. This is no less true in the fields of education and development studies – two fields with long histories of interaction with indigenous knowledges and peoples. Yet, despite this similar level of interest and interaction, there has yet to emerge a book that draws together the two fields as they interact with and learn from indigenous epistemologies. This then is the starting point of this book. Drawing together a selection of authors whose work speaks to the interconnection of the three areas of knowledge, the chapters examine how these knowledges co-exist in a number of specific sites. The collection includes: a decolonizing critique of the fields and practice of development and education; a discussion of indigenous knowledge as a source of learning for the teaching of development studies; an examination of the use of local/traditional/indigenous knowledges in sustainable livelihoods projects; a reflection on building collaboration towards the emergence of an indigenous research methodology; a thinking-through of the linkages between language, development and education in an indigenous Canadian community; a personalized account of the impact of indigenous knowledges on the formation of a young medical student; and, a reflection on dialogue between western health practitioners and traditional bonesetters in northern Ghana. With each of these contributions the book aims not to define the terrain, and thereby limit the rich debate around each of the terms in the book’s title, but rather to allow for an interplay of ideas. Ultimately, the book is an attempt to provide varied examples of how different epistemologies can inform each other and contribute to knowledge production that reflects diverse ways of knowing about Indigenous knowledges, development and education.
https://www.sensepublishers.com/catalogs/bookseries/transgressions-cultural-studies-and-education/indigenous-knowledges-development-and-education/
Canada’s Aboriginal Languages Interactive Map
CBC News offers an interactive map of Canada's Aboriginal Languages, detailing the languages spoken in different regions as well as the number of speakers for each language.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/map-aboriginal-language/
CBC News offers an interactive map of Canada's Aboriginal Languages, detailing the languages spoken in different regions as well as the number of speakers for each language.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/map-aboriginal-language/
Canada's First Peoples
Canada's First Nations have been in the country we now call Canada for at least 12,000 years, perhaps much longer. For almost all that time, they survived very well in a harsh environment, making everything they needed without polluting the water, or air, and without destroying the land or decimating the animal populations. Each First Nation had self-government and recognized the sovereignty of other First Nations. They all developed unique systems of government, and complex material cultures (tools, clothing, shelter, transportation, etc.)
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_subarctic1.html
Canada's First Nations have been in the country we now call Canada for at least 12,000 years, perhaps much longer. For almost all that time, they survived very well in a harsh environment, making everything they needed without polluting the water, or air, and without destroying the land or decimating the animal populations. Each First Nation had self-government and recognized the sovereignty of other First Nations. They all developed unique systems of government, and complex material cultures (tools, clothing, shelter, transportation, etc.)
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_subarctic1.html
Deepening Knowledge: Resources For and About Aboriginal Education
The Deepening Knowledge Project seeks to infuse Aboriginal peoples' histories, knowledges and pedagogies into all levels of education in Canada. The project is a part of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, which is located on the territories of Anishinaabe and Onkwehonwe peoples.
On this site you'll find information about the history and traditions of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Native American cultures, information about the challenges facing Aboriginal communities today, and curricula for incorporating this information into your teaching practice.
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/deepeningknowledge/index.html
The Deepening Knowledge Project seeks to infuse Aboriginal peoples' histories, knowledges and pedagogies into all levels of education in Canada. The project is a part of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, which is located on the territories of Anishinaabe and Onkwehonwe peoples.
On this site you'll find information about the history and traditions of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Native American cultures, information about the challenges facing Aboriginal communities today, and curricula for incorporating this information into your teaching practice.
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/deepeningknowledge/index.html
First Voices: Language Archives Celebrating World Indigenous Cultures
FirstVoices is a suite of web-based tools and services designed to support Aboriginal people engaged in language archiving, language teaching & culture revitalization. The FirstVoices Language Archive contains thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures and videos. A companion set of interactive online games is designed to present the archived FirstVoices language data in creative learning activities. Some language archives at FirstVoices are publicly accessible, while others are password protected at the request of the language community.
http://www.firstvoices.com
FirstVoices is a suite of web-based tools and services designed to support Aboriginal people engaged in language archiving, language teaching & culture revitalization. The FirstVoices Language Archive contains thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures and videos. A companion set of interactive online games is designed to present the archived FirstVoices language data in creative learning activities. Some language archives at FirstVoices are publicly accessible, while others are password protected at the request of the language community.
http://www.firstvoices.com
Highway of Tears
From 1989 to 2006, nine young women went missing or were found murdered along the 724 kilometre length of highway 16 – now commonly referred to as the Highway of Tears. All but one of these victims were Aboriginal women. In October 2007, the RCMP expanded the number of women in their investigation to 18 and increased the total kilometre to approximately 1500, which included the Highway of Tears and parts of Highway 97 and highway 5. There is still much debate over the exact number of women who have gone missing in northern BC, but many people living in the north believe that the number exceeds 30. In 2006, a symposium to raise public awareness and create a call for action took place. More than 500 people were in attendance, including service providers, First Nations community members and victims’ family members. 33 recommendations came out of this important meeting covering four key areas: Victim Prevention, Emergency Readiness, Victim Family Support and Community Development. Each of these recommendations come first from the understanding that the communities along the highway share a situation of colonization resulting in experiences of poverty, violence, cultural genocide, residential school impacts, addictions and displacement from land.
http://highwayoftears.org
From 1989 to 2006, nine young women went missing or were found murdered along the 724 kilometre length of highway 16 – now commonly referred to as the Highway of Tears. All but one of these victims were Aboriginal women. In October 2007, the RCMP expanded the number of women in their investigation to 18 and increased the total kilometre to approximately 1500, which included the Highway of Tears and parts of Highway 97 and highway 5. There is still much debate over the exact number of women who have gone missing in northern BC, but many people living in the north believe that the number exceeds 30. In 2006, a symposium to raise public awareness and create a call for action took place. More than 500 people were in attendance, including service providers, First Nations community members and victims’ family members. 33 recommendations came out of this important meeting covering four key areas: Victim Prevention, Emergency Readiness, Victim Family Support and Community Development. Each of these recommendations come first from the understanding that the communities along the highway share a situation of colonization resulting in experiences of poverty, violence, cultural genocide, residential school impacts, addictions and displacement from land.
http://highwayoftears.org
Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, Inc.
For 40 years the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc. (NFCM) has provided continuous quality services to the urban Aboriginal population of Montreal and their families and is the only comprehensive service and referral point in the Greater Montreal Area (GMA) in relation to health, social services, legal, orientation/information, education, training, and employment referral for those migrating to or through the city including those from across Quebec, Canada, and the Americas.
http://nfcm.org
For 40 years the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Inc. (NFCM) has provided continuous quality services to the urban Aboriginal population of Montreal and their families and is the only comprehensive service and referral point in the Greater Montreal Area (GMA) in relation to health, social services, legal, orientation/information, education, training, and employment referral for those migrating to or through the city including those from across Quebec, Canada, and the Americas.
http://nfcm.org
Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) works to advance the well-being of Aboriginal women and girls, as well as their families and communities through activism, policy analysis and advocacy. Aboriginal women continue to experience discrimination on multiple grounds and in various complex forms and from various sources, including from individuals, businesses, and governments. NWAC was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs) whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada.
http://www.nwac.ca/about-nwac
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) works to advance the well-being of Aboriginal women and girls, as well as their families and communities through activism, policy analysis and advocacy. Aboriginal women continue to experience discrimination on multiple grounds and in various complex forms and from various sources, including from individuals, businesses, and governments. NWAC was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs) whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada.
http://www.nwac.ca/about-nwac
Oblates in the West
Information about the role and impact of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Western Canada is important not only for a better understanding of Canada’s colonial past but also of the present. Discover 100 years of Oblate history and the Congregation’s impact on Aboriginal and Métis Peoples as well as Francophone communities. The Oblates in the West Website is the result of a partnership between the Heritage Community Foundation and l’Institut pour le Patrimoine, Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta.
http://oblatesinthewest.library.ualberta.ca/eng/media/m-distribution.html
Information about the role and impact of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Western Canada is important not only for a better understanding of Canada’s colonial past but also of the present. Discover 100 years of Oblate history and the Congregation’s impact on Aboriginal and Métis Peoples as well as Francophone communities. The Oblates in the West Website is the result of a partnership between the Heritage Community Foundation and l’Institut pour le Patrimoine, Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta.
http://oblatesinthewest.library.ualberta.ca/eng/media/m-distribution.html
Québec Aboriginal Tourism
The Aboriginals of Québec have been known since time immemorial for their deep-rooted values of hospitality and sharing. Across the vast expanses of their beautiful landscape, the 55 Aboriginal communities of Quebec invite all to discover an aboriginal experience peppered with the diverse flavours of their regions, nations and cultures. Enjoy an authentic and unique experience while they welcome you to their traditional and contemporary cultures.
http://www.quebecaboriginal.com
The Aboriginals of Québec have been known since time immemorial for their deep-rooted values of hospitality and sharing. Across the vast expanses of their beautiful landscape, the 55 Aboriginal communities of Quebec invite all to discover an aboriginal experience peppered with the diverse flavours of their regions, nations and cultures. Enjoy an authentic and unique experience while they welcome you to their traditional and contemporary cultures.
http://www.quebecaboriginal.com