31 Indigenous Studies
Bloomfield’s Texts
Licence: Public Domain
This website presents the texts collected by Leonard Bloomfield in 1930. The website contains links to over eighty stories that are written in both Cree and English. Since these texts were part of the public domain, the Internet Archive made them available, but this new presentation represents another strategy to further collect, preserve, and make available these stories which is an endeavor that began nearly a hundred years ago. Leonard Bloomfield was a linguist who was commissioned by the National Museum of Canada to record stories from master speakers and storytellers which became the book that was published in the 1930s called Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree. Aaron Fay [who programmed and presented this website] is skilled at programming and at presenting information which has allowed these stories to be archived in this user-friendly fashion. Information pertaining to Aaron was difficult to locate, but Aaron is likely Indigenous and the Cree Literacy Network states that Aaron is heavily committed to learning the Cree language.
Formats: Online
Suggested for: INST 111
Building a Competitive First Nation Investment Climate
Licence: CC BY-NC
This textbook has been designed for those interested in First Nation and tribal governments building an investment climate that is strong and competitive. Topics within the textbook include introducing institutional and Indigenous economies. It covers the investment climate and transaction costs as well as how to establish property rights systems to facilitate investment and the legal framework that is necessary to support investment. Finally, it covers three elements of a competitive First Nation investment climate which are a fiscal framework, a building infrastructure framework, and an administration framework.
Formats: PDF
Suggested for: INST 440
Cree Dictionary of Mathematical Terms with Visual Examples
Licence: CC BY
This dictionary is the continuation of prior work by the authors on composing Cree equivalents of mathematics terms. The glossary of mathematics terms was developed considering the topics of school curriculums of Canadian provinces. The dictionary provides Cree equivalents of 176 mathematics terms and their definitions in English. The visual examples mainly contain Indigenous elements. The dictionary was reviewed by Elders, Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, and Cree-speaking educators.
Formats: Online, EPUB
Suggested for: INST 111
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
Anya Hageman and Pauline Galoustian
2020
Licence: CC BY
This text explores the economic history and economic potential of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It discusses which institutional arrangements hold them back economically and which institutions assist them going forward, and considers which norms Indigenous communities hold that inform their priorities and economic behaviour.
Formats: Online, PDF, EPUB, and more
Histories of Indigenous P