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From Canada's First People - Senior Edition

All About Canada's First People

From the Commission's first days, we have been reminded repeatedly of the limited understanding of Aboriginal issues among non-Aboriginal Canadians and of the obstacles this presents to achieving reconciliation and a new relationship. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike have a common interest in creating a new relationship based on mutual respect and reconciliation.
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Volume 5; Chapter 4: Building Awareness and Understanding; pg. 92

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Authors and Producers

David Calverley PhD

David received his doctorate in First Nations/Canadian history from the University of Ottawa in 1999. From 1996-2000 he worked as a First Nations claims researcher for Indian Affairs and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. He has taught Canadian and First Nations history as a sessional instructor at Nipissing University, and grade 11 and 12 history at Crescent School in Toronto. From 2005-2006 he took a leave of absence to teach social studies and history as an Assistant Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at Nipissing University. In September 2006 returned to Crescent School as head of History. David has published a number of items relating to First Nations' history in encyclopedias, academic publications, and scholarly journals. He has presented his work at a number of conferences, and written book reviews for several history journals.

David is lead author of Canada's First People.

Alastair Sweeny PhD

Alastair is co-author of Canada's First People. He has managed research programs, produced reference and learning materials and consulted with many leading private and public sector organizations, including the Privy Council Office, Library & Archives Canada, Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canada's SchoolNet, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Apple Computer, Microsoft Encarta and eLibrary ProQuest, Nelson Thomson Learning, Quebecor Media, Electric Library Canada, CanWest Global and Bell Globemedia. He has done background research for Canadian authors such as Peter C. Newman, Richard Gwyn, Pierre Berton and Jeffrey Simpson, and is author of several histories and biographies, including George-Etienne Cartier [M&S], CanQuiz [Key Porter] and History of Canada Online (with Nick Brune).

Alastair has done contract work for the Assembly of First Nations, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the National Aboriginal Veterans Association of Canada. He wrote the first major report that dealt with the mistreatment of Aboriginal Veterans, and has also written a pioneering history of the Assiniboine people.

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