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An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security new
Joseph Paul Brewer II, Mary Kate Dennis Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22. Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Processus d’engagement des Premières Nations, Métis et Inuits dans la révision du curriculum Ontarien new
Joannie St-Pierre McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 372-378. Aims to describe Ontario’s curriculum review process related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action. Summarizes an interview with an education officer from the Ontario Ministry of Education, and outlines actions taken to respond to the Calls to Action in which FNMI Peoples are engaged. Text in French. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Relational Encounters with Indigenous Literatures new
Aubrey Jean Hanson McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 312-330. Author uses perspectives from school teachers and Indigenous writers to argue that “Indigenous literary arts can foster relational understandings between readers and Indigenous communities.” Encourages educators to draw on Indigenous literatures for inspiration and motivation in this work. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Responding to the Calls to Action: Reflections on Teaching Mandatory Indigenous Education to Teacher Candidates in Ontario new
Kaitlyn Watson, Natalie Currie-Patterson McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 362-371. Authors describe their experience teaching a mandatory course in Indigenous education at Western University; articulate the challenges, mistakes, and successes they experienced in hopes of further decolonizing the practice of teacher education. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
RezRIDERS: A Tribally-Driven, Extreme Sport Intervention & Outcomes new
Janice Tosa, Greg Tafoya, Sherwin Sando, Estevan Sando, Kaitlyn Yepa ... [et al.] Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp. [20]-41. Discusses feasibility and efficacy of Reducing Risk through Interpersonal Development, Empowerment, Resiliency, and SelfDetermination (RezRIDERS) program based on data collected during 2012-2015 pilot run in the Pueblo of Jemez. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Significance of Indigenous Knowledge in Social Work Responses to Collective Recovery: A Rwandan Case Study new
Régine Uwibereyeho King, Nimo Bokore, Suzanne Dudziak Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2017, pp. 37-63. Reports some findings from a larger research project that focused on post-genocide healing practices in Rwanda. Advocates for community-based and traditional methods for solving socio-economic problems and rebuilding social relations; examines implications for social work education and practice. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Some Scholars' Views on Reburial new
Clement W. Meighan American Antiquity, Vol. 57, No. 4, October 1992, pp. 704-710. Response to Goldstein and Kintigh’s 1990 article "Ethics and the Reburial Controversy;" argues that repatriation results in the destruction of archaeological collections and presents a serious conflict between religion and science. Asserts that archaeologists must maintain their rights and duties as scholars. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Teaching History for Truth and Reconciliation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Narrativity, Temporality, and Identity new
James Miles McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 294-311. Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
This Island, the World on the Turtle's Back new
William N. Fenton Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 75, No. 298, October-December 1962, pp. 283-300. Focuses on the Earth-grasper myth or Woman who fell from the Sky, one of the creation stories common to the nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy and considers the themes and motifs contained therein as a lens for studying the cultures of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Traditional Healing Practices in an Urban Indigenous Setting: An Autoethnography new
Natalie St-Denis, Christine A. Walsh Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, pp. [50]-64. Authors share stories and experiences integrating decolonizing frameworks into social work practices. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Transforming Graduate Studies through Decolonization: Sharing the Learning Journey of a Specialized Cohort new
Laura-Lee Kearns, Joanne Tompkins, Lisa Lunney Borden McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 233-253. Study traces the learning experiences of primarily non-Indigenous educators who created an Indigenous-focused Master of Education program to challenge the legacy of colonization in schools and who have worked to decolonize their practice through their participation in a graduate studies; asserts that decolonizing education means valuing Indigenous people, languages, and land, and building inter-cultural understanding. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Understanding Participant Driven Intervention Research through Three Vignettes new
Elizabeth J Cooper Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp. 42-57. The experiences of three different participants in an intergenerational, multi-week research workshop which explored how the concept of wellness is understood are portrayed through the lenses of a girl, a mother, and a grandmother. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Unlearning Colonial Identities While Engaging in Relationality: Settler Teachers’ Education-as-Reconciliation new
Lisa Korteweg, Tesa Fiddler McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 254-275. Longstanding teacher-education team who teach a specialized Honours BEd course, entitled Indigenizing Perspectives and Practices in Education, outline the obstacles and struggles in settler teacher education; discuss legacies of colonialism in education and systemic racism in curriculum. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Unsettling Methodologies/Decolonizing Movements new
Craig Fortier Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2017, pp. [20]-36. Author reflects on the role of non-Indigenous peoples in decolonizing research methods and cultural participation using the core themes of identity and belonging, accountability and consent, and responsibility and appropriation. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Unsettling Settler Shame in Schooling: Re-Imagining Responsible Reconciliation in Canada new
Ryan Koelwyn McGill Journal of Education, Vol. 53, No. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 276-293. Discusses “shame” in different contexts and explores the experience of shame for individuals and groups. Describes how shame was used as a tool of colonization in Indian Residential Schools and how it might be a transformative influence in the process of reconciliation following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
“We stopped sharing when we became civilized”: A Model of Colonialism as a Determinant of Indigenous Health in Canada new
Darrel Manitowabi, Marion Maar Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp. [1]-19. Study surveys members of 19 Anishinabek First Nations in northeastern Ontario, about perceived impact of devolution of federal and provincial programs and services on mino-bimaadiziwin (good health). Results suggest that interventions have reduced community solidarity, led to higher unemployment, poorer health, and reliance on materialism, technology, and social programs. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part One: An Alternate Reality new
Kenneth Feder, Bradley T. Lepper, Terry A. Barnhart, Deborah A. Bolnick Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 35, No. 5, September/October 2011, p. [?]. Offers a critical review of the documentary The Lost Civilizations of North America, examining the way ‘civilization’ is defined and the evidence of pre-contact trade and settlement in North America presented in the film. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Two: False Messages in Stone new
Bradley T. Lepper, Kenneth L. Feder, Terry A. Barnhart, Deborah A. Bolnick Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 35, No. 6, November/December 2011, p. [?]. Offers a critical review of the documentary The Lost Civilizations of North America; examines specific artifacts referred to in the film and discusses their authenticity and/or controversy surrounding them. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land new
John B. Zoe Northern Public Affairs, Vol. 6, No. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23. Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.” Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors Duration: 47:22 [Find location of Dog Rib Rae using Google Maps] [Find location of Gameti First Nation using Google Maps] [Find location of Wha Ti First Nation using Google Maps] [Find location of Yellowknives Dene First Nation using Google Maps] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Grounding Culture, Guardianship, Education, and Healing on the Land new
Meagan Wohlberg, Kyla Kakfwi Scott Northern Public Affairs, Vol. 6, No. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 7-8. Editorial introduction to Northern Public Affairs, Special Issue 1: The Pan-Territorial On-the-Land Summit. [Find location of Yellowknives Dene First Nation using Google Maps] More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Indigenous Guardians: Moccasins on the Ground & in the Boardroom new
Stephen Kakfwi, Valérie Courtois, Gloria Enzoe Northern Public Affairs, Vol. 6, No. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 24-29. Three speakers Indigenous Guardians program, which aims to exercise Indigenous sovereignty over traditional territories and to position Aboriginal leadership within environmental agencies and lobby groups in Canada. Video of conference panel discussion: Panel - Guardianship Duration: 56:29 More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Measuring Connection: Evaluating Land-Based Programs new
Debbie DeLancey, Ioana Radu, Lawrence Enosse, Stephen Ritchie Northern Public Affairs, Vol. 6, No. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 39-45. Excerpts from panel discussion about how programs work, are funded, and appropriate methods of measuring their success; participants call for communities and governments to work in partnership for best results. Video of conference panel discussion: Conversations about Evaluation Duration: 1:56:51 More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Sacred People, Sacred Communities: Relationships & the Language of Connection new
Phillip Gatensby Northern Public Affairs, Vol. 6, No. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 35-38. Discusses land-based healing, the Jackson Lake healing camp and the process as one of returning to a relationship with the land; stresses the importance language used in the process of healing. Video of conference presentation: Land-based Healing Duration: 40:30 More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Report 2012/2013 - 2016/17: How Are We Doing?: Province (Public Schools Only) new
[British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training] Data on performance of students in British Columbia. Includes demographics and assessment outcomes at provincial level More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Report 2013/14 - 2017/18: How Are We Doing?: Province (Public Schools Only) new
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