Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Description
Looks to situate the problems of Aboriginal peoples within the larger context of suicide in Canadian society.
"A Report Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples".
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Summaries of Reports by Federal Bodies and Aboriginal Organizations
Alternate Title
Public Policy and Aboriginal Peoples, 1965-1992 ; vol. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy and Program Assessment
School of Public Administration
Carleton University
Summaries of Reports by Provincial and Territorial Bodies and Other Organizations
Alternate Title
Public Policy and Aboriginal Peoples, 1965-1992 ; vol. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy and Program Assessment
School of Public Administration
Carleton University
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.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Summary Report of the Case Study of South East Child and Family Services Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency by Pete Hudson
Alternate Title
Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce B. Timpson
Pete Hudson
Description
Examines internal and intergovernmental relationships through review of documents produced by the agency, its governing body and non-First Nations governments, and key informant interviews.
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Survey of Aboriginal Land Claims
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William B. Henderson
Derek T. Ground
Ottawa Law Review, vol. 26, no. 1, 1994, pp. 187-235
Description
Reviews the Indian Specific Claims Commission and history of the claims process.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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Survivance, Signs, and Media Art Histories: New Temporalities and Productive Tensions in Dana Claxton’s Made To Be Ready: A Review Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Polyck-O'Neill
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 129-144
Description
Review of exhibition held at Simon Fraser University's Audain Gallery in 2016.
Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
Susan Point: Spindle Whorl: Teacher's Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Art Gallery
Description
Although designed to accompany class visit to an exhibition of the Musqueam artist's work, can be used alone.
Sweet Grass Visions: The Combination of Trickster and Theatre for the Transmission of Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Amethyst First Rider
Description
Drama Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Calgary, 1994.
T'shama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ron Purvis
p.
Table 477-0133: Employment Status by Sex, Aboriginal Status and Immigrant Status, Canada: Occasional
Alternate Title
National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM) table uses information from 2015 National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) .
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, employment and demographic characteristics.
Tails on the Trails
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie McCartney
Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 35-54
Description
Discusses the Biographies of Prominent Elders project as a method for using oral histories to preserve and promote Gwich'in culture, traditional knowledge and values. Includes five short stories told by project participants.
'Take Precautions Against The Natives': Life as a Sick Indian at Lytton, BC, 1910-1940
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Bromley
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1994.
Taking the Field: 50 Years of Indigenous Politics in the CJPS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 50, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 163-179
Description
Looks at the disconnect between Indigenous politics, journal content, and research methodology.
Talking Story with Vital Voices: Making Knowledge with Indigenous Language
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla
Alanaise Goodwill
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 67-75
Description
Authors discuss their research practice using Indigenous Storywork principles.
Tammarniit (Mistakes): Inuit Relocation in the Eastern Arctic, 1939-63
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Peter Kulchyski
Taylor to Direct Native Theatre Company
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 12, no. 1, 1994, p. 8
Description
Announcement of Drew Hayden Taylor as the new Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts Company.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 8.
Teacher Professional Reference: Aboriginal Education Grades K-12: A Reference for Selecting Learning Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Description
Resources selected using four evaluation criteria: curriculum fit, instructional and technical design, and social considerations. Each entry contains bibliographic information and brief description of content.
A Teacher's Guide to Student Inquiry for the Graphic Novel Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
E-Books
Author/Creator
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
"Teachers Amongst Their Own People": Kanyen'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Women Teachers in Nineteenth-Century Tyendinaga and Grand River, Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Norman
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring 2017, pp. 32-56
Description
Comments on the women who persisted as teachers despite gender and material barriers.
Ten-Year Experience of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Diagnostic and Resource Challenges in Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Banerji
Chandrakant Shah
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 22, no. 3, 2017, pp. 143-147
Description
Study looked at 49 cases of FASD diagnosed at Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) between 2002 and 2012. Multidisciplinary team assessed neurodevelopmental abnormalities, facial features and growth abnormalities, and inquired about maternal alcohol consumption, current custody and involvement with the criminal justice system.
Them Eskimo Mob: International Implications of Nunavut: An Essay Commissioned by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Ottawa, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Rev. 2nd edition.
"There Are No Shortcuts": The Long Road to Treaty 7 Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tarisa Dawn Little
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
“There Is a Difference”: Mi'kmaw Students' Perceptions and Experiences in a Public School and in a Band-Operated School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Daniel B. Robinson
Lisa Lunney Borden
Jennifer Tinkham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 55-80
Description
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
"There's a River to Consider": Heid E. Erdrich's "Pre-Occupied"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 38-55
Description
Discusses a poem written for a blog and a short film.
"These Rascally Spackaloids": The Rise of Gispaxlots Hegemony at Fort Simpson, 1832-40
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan R. Dean
BC Studies, no. 101, The First Nations in British Columbia, Spring, 1994, pp. 41-78
Description
Examines the relationship between the Coast Tsimshians, Chief Legaic and the Hudson Bay Company.
"They Knew How to Respect Children": Life Histories and Culturally Appropriate Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Leavitt
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Educating: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 182-192
Description
Looks at life histories of Maliseet and Micmac university students and Bolivian Aymara, Quechua, and Uru women to help students realize their own identity and potential.
"They Treated Me Like Crap and I Know It Was Because I Was Native": The Healthcare Experiences of Aboriginal Peoples Living in Vancouver's Inner City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Goodman
Kim Fleming
Nicole Markwick
Tracey Morrison
Louise Lagimodiere ... [et al.]
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 178, April 2017, pp. 87-94
Description
Looks at the healthcare experiences of Aboriginal peoples who use illicit substances.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Andrea Landry
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Landry
Description
Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017.
Duration: 20:43.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Angie Caron
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Angie Caron
Description
Presenter discusses her Métis roots and her role as an educator.
Duration: 23:16.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Francois Paulette
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Francois Paulette
Description
Speaker discusses lifelong learning and caring for Mother Earth.
Duration: 38:05.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Harold Johnson
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harold Johnson
Description
Keynote speaker discusses the importance of knowing how to live off the land and the confidence these skills give you in other aspects of life.
Duration: 38:23.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Kevin Lewis
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Lewis
Description
Presenter speaks about education and promotes immersion schools for language preservation.
Duration: 26:31.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Maria Linklater
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maria Linklater
Description
Speaker tells her life story and speaks about youth.
Duration: 23:17.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Max Fineday
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Max Fineday
Description
Presenter speaks about his life story, his work and what he sees happening with youth today.
Duration: 21:08.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Ryan McMahon
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ryan McMahon
Description
Welcoming remarks by Aboriginal comedian to the third annual conference.
Duration: 23:13.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Sheryl Kimbley
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheryl Kimbley
Description
Speaker discusses her work with indigenous youth through the shows Voices of the North and Northern Spirits.
Duration: 24:27.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Simon Bird
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simon Bird
Description
Speaker discusses the importance of educators building relationships with students and staff.
Duration: 28:02.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: T. J. Warren, Omiyosiw Warren
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
T.J. Warren
Omiyosiw Warren
Description
Father and daughter speak about family and kinship.
Duration: 31:54.
Thinking About Aboriginal Justice: Myths and Revolution
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patricia Monture-Okanee
Description
Article from a 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses how despite some changes, the non-Aboriginal justice system fails Aboriginal Peoples at every turn; justice she concludes is a human problem and the answers are in the women of communities.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Thinking Food Security "Outside the Box"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Johanna Tuglavina
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 42-43
Description
Comments on locals needing the same good quality food as the employees living and working at the mine site.
Thinking with Nunangat in Proposing Pedagogies for/with Inuit Early Childhood Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2017.
"This is a Continuation of Genocide": Examining the Pathologization of Indigeneity in the 2016 Suicide Crisis and State of Emergency in Attawapiskat First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Chantal Persad
Description
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES)--York University, 2017.