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Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Artists' Connection 5: Indigenous Perspectives
Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Backgrounder: Self-determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Calls to Action: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Rights for Supportive Decision-Making in Healthcare
Examines what is needed to improve equitable health care for Indigenous populations in urban settings.
Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Regina, 2021.
The Centrality of Education for Indigenous Income Mobility in Canada
Examines the impact of education and identity in predicting the socioeconomic mobility of Indigenous populations.
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
Children’s Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Climbing the Mountain: Reconciliation in Workplaces: Participant Guidebook
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.
Community Journey of Change Through Relational Determinants of Health
Discusses ways to both address colonization and create a culturally relevant means to improve Indigenous health.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Invoking the Famine and Pestilence Clause to be Paired with the Medicine Chest Clause from the Numbered Treaties
Examines the use of treaty-based strategies to address the inequalities faced by Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Action Research: How One School Community Lives Out The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Regina, 2021.
Decolonizing Curricular Resources: A Bibliography for Teaching and Learning Native American and Indigenous Studies in New England
Resources categorized by grade level and subject matter.
Defining Indigenous Businesses in Canada
Looks at Canadian comparators in a number of juristictions and international comparators in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii.
Detailed Results: Canadians React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential Schools
Results of a survey conducted with 3,00 Canadian adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
Educating Medical Students’ “Hearts and Minds”: A Humanities-Informed Cultural Immersion Program in Indigenous Experiential Community Learning
Examines the First Nations Community Education Program as a collaborative effort to address Indigenous health inequalities in Canada.
Education for Subordination: Redressing the Adverse Effects of Residential Schooling
Focus is on the fiduciary obligations of the government and the churches.
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
Entsisewata’karí:teke (You Will Be Healthy Again): Clinical Outcomes of Returning to a Traditional Haudenosaunee Diet
Looks at the results of a 90-day dietary challenge, consisting of pre-contact food, by members of the Six Nations of the Grand River.
“especially in this free Country:” Webs of Empire, Slavery and the Fur Trade
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2021.
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward
Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
Framing Land Governance Issues in Indigenous and Settler Media within Canada
Looks at the role of the Canadian media in reconciliation by well-informing the general public of the countries colonial impact on its Indigenous populations.
[Fur Trade Learning Plan]
Intended for Grade 4 Social Studies.
The Gehl Report: Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities and Gender-Based Violence
Intersectional analysis of key literature and research projects.
Gum yan asing Kaangas giidaay han hll guudang gas ga. I Will Never Again Feel That I Am Less Than: Indigenous Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Ending Racism in Health Care
Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.
Hlk’yak’ii: To Start a Fire
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name.
Housing Needs and Challenges for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
"I Used to be Scared to Even Like Stand Beside Somebody Who Had It": HIV Risk Behaviours and Perceptions among Indigenous People Who Use Drugs
Looks at the lack of education provided for Indigenous people living HIV and how that limits their access to proper supports and testing.
Indigenous Agriculture and Agri-Food: The Path Forward Supporting the Business Management Needs of Indigenous Producers: Final Report
Analyzes results of environmental scan of existing research and programs, national survey, consultations with focus groups and interviews and makes recommendations based on findings.
Indigenous End-of-Life Doula Course: Bringing the Culture Home
Examines a doula training course that teaches palliative care specifically for Indigenous seniors.
Indigenous Plant Guide
Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.
Indigenous Research within the Discipline of Geography: An Evaluation of Three Decades of Graduate Thesis Research in Canada
Geography Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2021.
Indigenous Trauma Intervention Research in Canada: A Narrative Literature Review
Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.
Indigenous Women’s Stress and Postpartum Depression: Discussions from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous Maternity Narratives
Examines maternal and child health from an Indigenous perspectives.
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Power point and slide notes.
Inuit Students' Journeys from High School into Post-Secondary Education
Education Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.
"Is Water a Human Right?": Priming Water as a Human Right Increases Support for Government Action
An investigation into whether framing water as a human right could increase support to provide cleaner water for the Indigenous communities.
It’s a Journey Not a Check Box: Indigenous Cultural Safety From Training to Transformation
Discusses educational and training approaches being employed to address racism experienced by Indigenous people seeking health care.
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina = Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence; Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Guide to the Plains Cree Edition
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.
Let's Learn Michif!
Colouring book teaches words in Northern and Heritage Michif and English.
Literature Review for the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples: Off-Reserve Indigenous Housing Needs and Challenges in Canada
Review conducted to "identify the relationships, correlations, and possible causations between housing and four socio-economic outcomes: education, health, the labour market, and Indigenous languages."
Living Language, Resurgent Radio: A Survey of Indigenous Language Broadcasting Initiatives
Looks at examples of community-led and community-based and state-sponsored community-run broadcasting systems from around the world.
Maawndoonganan: Anishinaabe Resource Manual to Accompany the State Michigan Social Studies Standards
List of resources grouped by Grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12. Some are specific to Michigan, but most are general.
Making a Whole Person: Traditional Inuit Education: Teaching Guide
Mamâhtâwisiwin
Education Capstone Project (MEd) -- University of Alberta, 2021.