Online Resources - Aboriginal And First Nations

November 4, 2011
Do you identify yourself as an Aboriginal person? Do you help people who do? This site has information and publications about the issues that are important to Aboriginal people and the help that...
Aboriginal and First Nations, child protection, harvesting rights, Legal Info (PLEI), reserve, residential school, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides, Services
July 6, 2011
The FNSDS is a non-profit society that provides support services to the Band Social Development Workers of BC who administer Income Assistance On-reserve for BC First Nation Communities. They provide...
Aboriginal and First Nations, income assistance on reserve, Welfare, welfare on reserve, Manuals and guides, Organizations
June 13, 2011
Legal Services Society Aboriginal section is dedicated to issues important to Aboriginal people. It provides legal information and resources, and community news. It also links to people who can help...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Legal Assistance, British Columbia, General resources, Manuals and guides, Research and education
June 1, 2011
Nunatsiaq News is an English-Inuktitut weekly newspaper that has served the people of [Nunavut] and the Nunavik region of Arctic Quebec since 1973.
Aboriginal and First Nations, General resources, Nunavut
June 1, 2011
National Inuit Youth Council website gives youth and other visitors a chance to connect, open communications, raise awareness, hear what people think and feel and help each other. News, photos,...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Organizations, Québec
May 30, 2011
Spirit of Warrior Harriet Nahanee is a blog dedicated to actions and analysis surrounding the legacy of Harriet Nahanee, an elder who died working to expose and resist the destruction of the Olympics...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Blogs, Organizing, British Columbia
May 30, 2011
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies is an association of self-governing, community-based Elizabeth Fry Societies that work with and for women and girls in the justice system, particularly...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Prisoners' Rights, Organizations, All of Canada
May 30, 2011
Indigenous Action Media is a volunteer collective of experienced Indigenous media makers & activists out of Arizona that work together on a project by project basis for media justice.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Organizations, United States
May 30, 2011
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
May 30, 2011
Redwire Native Youth Media Society is a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Media, British Columbia, General resources
May 30, 2011
Think NDN is a weekly hour-long radio show on Co-op radio in Vancouver for and by Vancouver's Aboriginal community. Archives of the show are available at Coop Radio's website.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Media, British Columbia, General resources
May 30, 2011
Intercontinental Cry is a blog with an extensive international list of blogs, media, technology and news sites with an focus on indigenous issues.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Blogs, Media, International
May 30, 2011
First Nations and Land Rights and Environmentalism in BC.
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, General resources
May 29, 2011
A group of young First Nations people dedicated to resisting colonialism and exposing the racism of canada.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Organizing, Ontario, Organizations
May 29, 2011
The Aboriginal Directory of Resources on the Library and Archives Canada site contains contact information for a variety of libraries, archives, friendship centres, native newspapers and newsletters...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Government information, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
Aboriginal Housing Association (NAHA) website offers resources related to Aboriginal/FirstNations houing/homelessness issues. Mission: "To build safe and healthy Aboriginal communities by supporting...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Housing, Tenants' Rights, Organizations, All of Canada
May 29, 2011
Legal Services Society produced the publications in this directory for Aboriginal People dealing with the justice system in BC.
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Reports and documents
May 29, 2011
The online resource for a group of aborginal peoples concerned with environmental and economic justice issues.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Organizations, United States
May 29, 2011
"The mission of the United Native Nations Society is to promote the continuation and advancement of Indigenous peoples; to protect our Spiritual and Cultural Heritage; to foster unity, friendship,...
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
A group of the St'at'imc nation which banded together to resist the establishment of a ski resort in a neighbouring mountain.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Organizing, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
The website of the Council of the Haida Nation.
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
The website of the Nuxalk Nation in British Columbia.
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
An Aboriginal run centre in Winnipeg that provides culturally relevant prevention and support based programs and services to the Aboriginal community.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Manitoba, Organizations
May 29, 2011
BC 211 is British Columbia's directory of community, social and government services. Available online or by dialling 211, where staff are available 24/7 to assist those looking for services.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Government Policy, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
May 29, 2011
Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of Manitoba works "[t]o promote, protect and support the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being of all Aboriginal women and children in Manitoba."
Aboriginal and First Nations, Women, Manitoba, Organizations
May 27, 2011
Despite the fact Aboriginal peoples offer diverse skills to the workforce, their participation in the labour force is lower and their unemployment rate higher than that of non-Aboriginal Canadians....
Aboriginal and First Nations, Unemployment, Manuals and guides, All of Canada
May 27, 2011
The Centre for Native Policy and Research "is a non-partisan, social justice, progressive Aboriginal think tank on the social, economic, and environmental policy and research concerns of Aboriginal...
Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Organizations
May 25, 2011
A membership-based organization, NAHA/ANHA represents the interests of non-reserve Aboriginal housing providers in cities, towns and the north.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Housing, Organizations, All of Canada
May 25, 2011
Information on treaties, economic development. Social development program includes income support reform, children's issues, poverty and disabilities.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Organizing, Organizations, All of Canada
May 25, 2011
This federal government website is a window to Canadian Aboriginal online resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Gateways, All of Canada
May 25, 2011
BCANDS provides a variety of support services and resources to help B.C.'s aboriginal people with disabilities, and others associated with the disabled.
Aboriginal and First Nations, Disability, British Columbia, Organizations
May 18, 2011
Numerous links to aboriginal organizations in Canada and the United States, treaty negotiations, schools, conferences, government studies, self government, etc.
aboriginal, Aboriginal and First Nations, first nations, General resources, International
April 14, 2011
The Friendship Centre movement is built on community support, trust, strong leadership, tradition and faith and is mandated to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal Peoples throughout Canada....
Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Family, friendship centres, indigenous, British Columbia, Directories, Organizations, Programs and courses, Services
March 30, 2011
The Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction brings together those who fight to reduce poverty in our territory. The Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction was created in the summer of 2010 as a...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Inuit, Organizing, poverty reduction, Poverty Research, Campaigns and initiatives, Nunavut, Reports and documents
February 14, 2011
"Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside" is a short film that documents the 20 year history of the annual women's memorial march for missing and murdered women in...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Downtown Eastside, missing women, Women, women's march, British Columbia, Multimedia
January 12, 2011
LawCentral Alberta is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose is to create an educated...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Alberta, Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, justice, Legal Assistance, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), legal issues, LGBTQ, PLEI, portal, Prisoners' Rights, public legal education and information, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways
January 12, 2011
LawCentral Canada is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Canadians. Our purpose is to create an educated...
Aboriginal and First Nations, charter rights, civil law, criminal law, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, family law, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), Prisoners' Rights, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Workers' Rights, Directories, All of Canada
January 12, 2011
LawCentral Français est un portail ou une collection de liens vers des renseignements en matière juridique ainsi que des ressources éducatives concernant la justice et les enjeux juridiques d’intérêt...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Debt and Consumer Law, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), PLEI, portal, public legal education and information, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Directories, Gateways, All of Canada
January 7, 2011
The Union of BC Indian Chiefs has a great website with resources, a research archive, event listings, as well as links to the UBCIC Twitter feed, UBCIC Youtube channel, and Facebook page. About UBCIC...
Aboriginal and First Nations, aboriginal rights, aboriginal title, indigenous, British Columbia, Organizations
January 7, 2011
MEDIA INDIGENA is an interactive, multimedia magazine dedicated to Indigenous news, views and creative expression. From the battlefield of politics and policy to the beauty of arts and culture, we...
Aboriginal and First Nations, Art and Culture, Children and Youth, indigenous, Technology, Multimedia, All of Canada