Strategies to Revive Traditional Decision-Making in the Context of Child Protection in Northern British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara Ney
Carla Bortoletto
Maureen Maloney
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 2, [2012], pp. 60-72
Description
Article examines some of the challenges experienced by an urban community attempting to develop a culturally relevant traditional decision making process regarding child protection.
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Strengthening Aboriginal Health Through a Place-Based Learning Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John F. Anderson
Basia Pakula
Victoria Smye
Virginia Peters (Siyamex)
Leslie Schroeder
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, pp. 42-54
Description
Looks at the Sts’ailes Primary Health Care Project, a participatory community-academic research partnership, that provides programs and services to identify and meet the primary health care and wellness needs of the Aboriginal clients who reside in the region.
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"Stronger Together": A Burnaby School District 41 Teacher-Inquiry Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Pare
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 41-[42]
Description
Looks at integrating Aboriginal stories, world-views, and principles of learning into the classroom experience. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 41.
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Structural Patterning in Kwakiutl Art and Ritual

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Abraham Rosman
Paula G. Rubel
Man, vol. 25, no. 4, December 1990, pp. 620-639
Description
Shows that the stylistic and representational contrasts in art correspond with the division of the Kwakiutl year based on notions of secular and sacred.
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Stseptekwle – Stories of the Secwepemc

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Links to text and audio recordings of five legends: Coyote and Grizzly Bear Make the Seasons and Night and Day, Wolf and Wolverine, Story of Hunger (Famine), Wala and the Moon and Coyote and the Salmon.
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Student Performance Data and Research Tools to Ensure Aboriginal Student Success

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Morin
Description

Overview of accountability measures that have aided in student success.

Chapter ten from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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Students Cooking Their Way into the Job Market

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Bruner
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 17
Description

Discusses how, in an effort to improve the health and well-being of Aboriginals, Chef Andrew George revamped the employment training program in culinary arts.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.

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A Study of Education in Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Richard Atleo
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 104-123
Description
Summarizes a study of aboriginal educational achievements and factors affecting those achievements.
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Study of the Hawthorn Report

Alternate Title
[A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Dennis Madill]
no. Second Edition
Description
Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it. Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.
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Subsistence and Resistance on the British Columbia Coast: Kingcome Village’s Estuarine Gardens as Contested Space

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Deur
Nancy J. Turner
Kim Recalma-Clutesi (OQWILOWGWA)
Adam Dick (KWAXSISTALLA)
Daisy Sewid-Smith (MAYANILTH)
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 13-37
Description
Uses specific example to illustrate the impact of displacement from important resource harvest sites and efforts to eliminate traditional gardening activities.
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Success in the City: Examining Aboriginal Youth Moving From Rural to Urban Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Native Health Society
Description
Study undertaken to assess the reasons for the poor transition and make suggestions to mitigate the situation. The study consisted of information gathered through a literature review, use of focus groups, community forums and questionnaires given to relevant members of the community and service providers.
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Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital

E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
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Summary Report: SD #91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment

Alternate Title
Summary Report: School District Number 91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment
[Report of the Aboriginal Education Task Force: Appendix One]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Malatest
Irene Huse
Sharon Krebs
Mary Bumstead
Description
Summarizes results of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Highlights responses to questions in the areas of overall perceptions, curriculum, communication, support programs, staffing, and transition / retention.
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Support for First Nations' Land Claims Amongst Members of the Wilderness Preservation Movement: the Potential for an Environmental Justice Movement in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna L. Robinson
D. B. Tindall
Erin Seldat
Gabriela Pechlaner
Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 579-598
Description
Examines the relationship between identification with the environmental movement and support for First Nations' land claims in order to determine the potential for an environmental justice movement in British Columbia.
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Supporting Aboriginal Parents: Teachings for the Future

Alternate Title
'Messages From the Heart': A Showcase on Aboriginal Childrearing – Caring for Our Children and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn Irvine
Description
Discusses the crisis facing Aboriginal parents in Canada and the need to create more culturally appropriate and relevant programs, resources and services.
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The Supreme Court's Indian Residential Schools Cases: The Beatings Continue

Alternate Title
Supreme Court's IRS cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas L. McMahon
Description
Discussion of 8 cases: R. v. O'Connor, 1995 John Doe v. Bennett, 2004 Gardypie v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 Blackwater v. Plint2005 E.B. v. Order of the [Roman Catholic] Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia,2005 Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017
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