Links

Please note:  these links are provided for information purposes only.  Site content accessed via these links is the sole responsibility of the Web site owners and has not been authorized by the Province of Manitoba.

Provincial

• Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
  An excellent resource from the Government of Manitoba, featuring brochures, newsletters, treaties, community profiles, Treaty Land Entitlements, and a wealth of other information.
  
  

• Aboriginal Education Directorate
  The Aboriginal Education Directorate provides leadership and co-ordination for departmental initiatives in Aboriginal education and training as part of the Government of Manitoba Department of Education, Citizenship and Youth and Manitoba Advanced Education and Literacy.

Federal

• Aboriginal Canada Portal
  "The Aboriginal Canada Portal is your single window to First Nations, Métis and Inuit online resources and government programs and services."

• Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy
  "Human Resources and Social Development (HRSDC) carries out its responsibility for Aboriginal employment program policies, designs, and operations through the Aboriginal People Directorate. Together, they work in close collaboration with Aboriginal organizations and communities, and with Service Canada Regional offices, to develop the employability of Aboriginal people and create meaningful job opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians wherever they may be -- on reserve, or in rural or urban areas."

• Health Canada - First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
  "The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch supports the delivery of public health and health promotion services on-reserve and in Inuit communities. It also provides drug, dental and ancillary health services to First Nations and Inuit people regardless of residence. The Branch also provides primary care services on-reserve in remote and isolated areas, where there are no provincial services readily available."

• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
  "INAC has primary, but not exclusive, responsibility for meeting the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Northerners. To fulfill this mandate, INAC must work collaboratively with First Nations, Inuit and Northerners, as well as with other federal departments and agencies, provinces and territories."

• National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
  The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) is an Aboriginal-designed and -controlled body committed to influencing and advancing the health and well-being of Aboriginal Peoples by carrying out knowledge-based strategies.

Aboriginal

• Aboriginal Connections
  Includes links to topics such as Aboriginal Rights , Treaty Status, and Government; Communication and the Media; Culture; Education and Training; Employment; Gathering Places; Health; Justice System; Professional Services; Support Services, Child Care and Housing; Youth and Recreation.
  
  
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
  "The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) was created in 1988 by First Nations in Manitoba to coordinate political action and technical work on common issues.  It is a product of political and social developments that have been underway for decades."

• Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
  "The CAHR is a joint initiative of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and the Foundations for Health.  The CAHR will initiate, coordinate and support research activities designed to assist First Nations and Aboriginal communities and organizations in their efforts to promote healing, wellness and improved health services in their communities.  The research program will integrate scientific and traditional Aboriginal approaches to producing new knowledge about health and health care in First Nations and Aboriginal communities."
  
  
• Manitoba Keewatinook Ininew Okimowin
  Includes information about Housing, Health, Justice, Child and Family Jurisdiction, Natural Resources, Policing, Social Services, and more.

• Manitoba Metis Federation
  The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) is the political representative organization for the Metis people of Manitoba.

• Many Hands, One Dream
  New perspectives on the health of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children and youth.  "...a collaborative initiative aimed at building a new vision of health that has children, youth, and families at its core."

• Southern Chiefs' Organization
  The Southern Chiefs' Organization was established as an independent political forum to protect, preserve, promote, and enhance First Nations peoples' inherent rights, languages, customs, and traditions through the application and implementation of the spirit and intent of the Treaty-making process.

International

• World Health Organization
  
  
• U.S.A.
  Association of American Indian Physicians
  
  
• New Zealand
  Maori Health
  
  
• Government of Western Australia
  Office of Aboriginal Health