Discusses the repatriation and exhibition of paintings produced at the Alberni Indian Residential School and the Mackay Indian Residential School by exploring the views of a Survivor, Mark Atleo, and Intergenerational Survivor, Lorilee Wastasecoot.
Anthropology Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
Welcoming remarks and keynote presentation by artistic director of the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and a participant in the theatre's Circle of Voices program.
Duration: 1:09:19.
Winner of Coast Mental Health's 2013 Courage to Come Back Award in the category of Social Adversity speaks about his work with youth at risk and special needs children.
Duration: 21:01.
Noted lacrosse player speaks about the importance of the game in his community's cultural traditions and beliefs, and his personal life.
Duration: 24:30.
Young woman speaks about her personal story of healing and empowerment, and her time as the representative for missing and murdered women.
Duration: 22:58.
Indian Teacher Education Program student speaks about education, how teachers can balance Western and Indigenous knowledge, and the importance of self-care.
Duration: 11:19.
Speaker discusses the importance of Indigenizing and decolonizing post-secondary education with particular reference to the University of Regina.
Duration:21:21.
Short documentary focuses on the organization Drag the Red which searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Duration: 19:00.
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 141-160
Description
Authors describe their process of decolonizing their research practice in British Columbia over an extended period of time. Highlights the need for researchers to develop collaborative partnerships with Indigenous communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [9]
Description
Links to a short video biography of Little Thunder Woman (Katrina Harrison) in which the narrator discusses her experiences and the teachings she has received as a two-spirit person.
Thunder Finder
Duration: 3:10
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 31-44
Description
Author uses a personal essay to discuss basic tenets of Indigenous knowledge, ways of knowing, and ontological constructs; uses Líl̓wat language concepts to help illustrate her points. Highlights experiential and action based teaching and learning, relational understanding, and the concepts of flux, balance.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 27-32
Description
Combined presentations by Roger William at the Free, Prior and Informed Consent Forum in 2015 about the historic judgment given to the Tsilhgot'in Nation for lands claimed outside of a reserve.
Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta reports on seven suicides which took place in 2013-2014. Each individual was either involved with Child Intervention Services at the time of their death, or had been within the previous two years. Includes 12 recommendations for improvements to provincial services and programs.
Indigenous Working Group of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
Description
Objectives: encourage dialogue, raise awareness regarding history and future of First Nations peoples in Canada, promote recognition of impacts of colonization, work towards respectful and meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and promote the Commission's recommendations to advocate for systemic change.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Article draws on a multi-year collaborative community study to articulate Indigenous understandings of and perspectives on the practice of FPIC in a Canadian Context.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 101-126
Description
Looks at report prepared for the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council regarding affordable housing and cultural services for Aboriginal people in urban centres.
Applies after- tax Low-income Measure to data from the 2006 Census, the 2011 National Household Survey, and the 2016 Census to track trends, compare results for provinces and urban centres. Data for population as whole and broken down by Aboriginal group (status First Nations on and off-reserve, non-status, Inuit, and Métis).