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Redlands Community College, El Reno (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) Rogers State University, Claremore (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) St. Gregory's University, Shawnee (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) Seminole State College, Seminole (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution)
Lynette Riley AO (born 1956) is a professor of Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Studies in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. Riley is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman from Dubbo and Moree. She is known for her promotion of Aboriginal culture, in particular her kinship presentations and the associated online ...
Provinces and territories whose official names are aboriginal in origin are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut.. Manitoba: Either derived from the Cree word manito-wapâw meaning "the strait of the spirit or manitobau" or the Assiniboine words mini and tobow meaning "Lake of the Prairie", referring to Lake Manitoba.
Name as used by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nation(s) Ethnic/national group Tribal council Treaty Area Population [274] Notes ha acre 2016 2011 % difference Carcross 4 [275] Carcross/Tagish: Tlingit / Tagish — n/a: 64.8 160.1: 35: 53-34.0%: Listed by Statistics Canada as self-government Haines Junction [276] Aishihik ...
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...
In 1916, the Exchequer Court of Canada ordered the relocation of the 125 Mi’kmaq; the first time an aboriginal community had been legally forced through the courts to relocate in Canadian history. In 1926, the Membertou Community was officially moved to its present-day location in the vicinity of Mira Road, Nova Scotia .
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a royal commission undertaken by the Government of Canada in 1991 to address issues of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. [151] It assessed past government policies toward Indigenous people, such as residential schools, and provided policy recommendations to the government. [ 152 ]
She co-authored two narratives of traditional Tagish legends and a historical document of Tagish place names for southern Yukon. For her linguistics and ethnography contributions, Sidney received the Order of Canada, [1] [2] [3] becoming the first Native woman from the Yukon to be so honoured. [4] "Well, I have no money to leave for my ...