Indigenous Governance and Economies

This category is about the structures and processes Indigenous peoples had and have to ensure our societies operated peacefully and provided for everyone. This includes stories on treaties, traditional governance structures, reinvigorating Indigenous economies, etc. 

Philip Naniwahoo

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Community
MD of Opportunity #17
Category
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Art and Artists, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Philip Nanimahoo discusses drum making and memories of life in Wabasca.

Ida Ruth Houle

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Community
MD of Opportunity #17
Category
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Memories of life in Peerless Lake

Betty Jackson

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Community
MD of Opportunity #17
Category
Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Memories of life in Wabasca

Clifford Cardinal

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Community
MD of Opportunity #17
Category
People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Memories of life in Calling Lake

Home Fire

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
People and Personal Stories, History and Resistance, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Home Fire explores family violence and restorative justice from an Aboriginal perspective.

How to Stop Bullying: Show Your Kindness

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
People and Personal Stories, Indigenous Governance and Economies, Skills and Teachings
Summary
SHOW YOUR KINDNESS tells the story of a teenage girl bullied to the brink of suicide and her emotional journey back to family, community, and culture.

The Bang You Feel

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
People and Personal Stories, Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
The BANG You Feel follows women being released from correctional services and the challenges they face when released.

House to Home - The Buffalo Sage Wellness House

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Take a journey inside Native Counselling Services of Alberta’s minimum security facility for Aboriginal women, the Buffalo Sage Wellness House.

Journey of a Warrior - The Stan Daniels Healing Centre

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
Indigenous Governance and Economies
Summary
Learn about the healing possibilities for clients of the Stan Daniels Healing Centre.

The Right to Love

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Community
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Category
Indigenous Governance and Economies, Skills and Teachings
Summary
his inspiring video explains the traditional role of Aboriginal grandparents, the historical significance of family members being severed from one another, and what a grandparent can do to maintain connection to their grandchild in government care in Albe

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