Canada

Discusses the history of Indigenous engagement with media and telecommunication policy and looks at how a consortium composed of academic researchers and First Nations technology organizations used hearings held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to bring three issues to the forefront: open access to transport networks; subsidy support for First Nations community networks; and the need for consultation with Indigenous communities about infrastructure development and service upgrades taking place in their territories.

Brief list.

Examines the response to the COVID pandemic by Canadian Indigenous communities as an example of their continued resilience.

Includes sample policy, privacy breach procedures, public privacy notice, safeguards, access, correction and lockbox procedures, and an example of virtual visit consent form.

Using interviews with first-language speaking Elders to improve the understanding of Indigenous worldviews on health and well-being in order to improve health programs within Indigenous communities.

Examines a doula training course that teaches palliative care specifically for Indigenous seniors. 

Looks at the arctic indigenous communities participation and perspectives on the ethical guidelines regarding research amongst their populations. 

Focus is on use of shelters. Uses data from the National Homelessness Database and the 2016 Census.

Related Material: Report Summary published in 2023

For use with Grades 5-12.

Results of literature review of academic and other publicly available literature, including policy documents and program reports are discussed under five themes: Indigenous self-determination, health and well-being, environmental stewardship, reconciliation and climate justice and evaluation methodologies.

Search strategy involved academic databases, search engine queries, targeted website review, and reference tracking. Forty-four sources were located. Definitions of land-based healing, Indigenous and Western frameworks, wise practices, and characteristics of specific programs are discussed.

Goal of initiative is to ensure that health systems are designed by, with and for Indigenous populations. Offers guidance on assessing level of community impact, selecting appropriate type and method of community engagement, developing engagenment and data sovereignty plans, and implementation of plan.

Designed for teachers of English as a Second Language.

Includes discussion questions and activity ideas for each volume of the atlas.

Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.

Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.

To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.

Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.

Geography Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2021.

Examines the changes to the delivery of Indigenous land based services to urban Indigenous communities during the COVID pandemic. 

Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.  

Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.

Additional material:

Video.

Examines maternal and child health from an Indigenous perspectives.

Links to pages for Sylix, Salteaux, Anishinabemowin (Algonquin), Cree, and Inuktitut languages, and Every Child Matters.

Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.

Historical background information and instructions for various ball games, lacrosse, target games, and wrestling.

Topics include the medicine wheel, circle of life, the sacred tree, relationship with the land, oral traditions, examples of plants and their uses, and traditional tobacco usages.

Primarily list of resources and excerpts from other documents.

A literature review on Indigenous fathers and their impact on the health of Indigenous children.  

Power point and slide notes. 

Indigenous Language Revitalization Project (MILR) -- University of Victoria, 2018.

Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.

Includes instructions for 13 traditional games. Recommended for Grade Five.

Describes games played throughout the Arctic with special emphasis on the Keewatin Region. Includes information on how to teach games and the equipment needed.

Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5.

Education Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.

"Reprint of a work which was issued in two pts. in the 21st (1899-1900) and 43d (1925-1926) Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology."

Includes Onondaga, Seneca and Mohawk version.

Student handout.