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A Totem Pole in Victoria

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
T.R. Melville-Ness
Description
A colour photograph of a large totem pole in Victoria B.C. taken in the mid 20th century.
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Urban Indigenous People: Not Just Passing Through

Alternate Title
Urban Indigenous People: 2019 Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary reasons for migration to urban centres, the lack recognition of an urban presence based on the belief that identity and cities are incompatible because Indigeneity is solely defined by a relationship to the land, and how this attitude, coupled with government policy, has resulted in the lack of culturally appropriate supports and services available.
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We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For: Towards the Development of an Indigenous Educational Advocacy Organization for Indigenous Children in Canada's Custody

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Indian Control of Indian Education--40 Years Later, 2013, pp. 126-145
Description
Briefly discuses the applicability of the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education policy statement for urban Aboriginal students who are in the child protection system, reports results of interviews conducted with 14 individuals involved in the system, and argues for an agency specifically mandated to eliminate educational gap between those in care and those who are not.
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