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Author/Creator
Carole Brazeau
Naomi George
Rebekah Elkerton
Description
Based on interviews with Indigenous women and Elders about relationships to the environment, observed changes, traditional practices on the land, and the health of their families and communities.
2019 General Population Survey: Results from a Saskatchewan-based Survey on Attitudes toward Reconciliation (Technical Report)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Survey consisted of 15 questions in the areas of shared understanding of history, authentic relationships, cultures and worldviews, political, economic and social systems, and racism. In addition 6 demographic questions were asked to determine the characteristics of those who responded.
Related material:
Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey.
Access to Safe and Sustainable Drinking Water Sources in First Nations Communities [Webinar]
Alternate Title
Clcahl (Hullcar) Aquifer: Splatsin Drinking Water Contamination
Creating a Blue Dialogue
POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Water Realities in Indigenous Communities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lalita Bharadwaj
Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian
Description
First presenter discusses the current state of water in First Nations communities and challenges in the areas of source water, treatment, and water supply systems.
Second speaker discusses the groundwater contamination in British Columbia's Hullcar Valley and what the crisis means for the Splatsin people.
Related Material:
Webinar Summary.
Acts of Living with: Being, Doing, and Coming to Understand Indigenous Perspectives alongside Science Curricula
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
Description
Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.
ACWS in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Alternate Title
Alberta Councial of Women's Shelters in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Building Relations Part 2: Stories from Community
Building Relationships Part 1: Lessons From Lewis
Circle Process
Foundations of Indigenous Worldviews
Indigenous Women in Indigenous Societies
Indigenous Women's Leadership
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Inquiry and Action
Treaty Relations: Spirit, Intent, and First Nations Perspectives
[In Coversation with Lewis Cardinal]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lewis Cardinal
[Tina Fox
Stephanie Harpe
Tracy Bear
Karen MacKenzie
Betty Letendre
Cora Voyageur
Ruth Scalp Lock]
Description
Series of eight hour-long videos developed to educate women's shelter workers, but equally applicable to general audiences. Videos cover wide range of topics such as: treaty relationships; Indigenous worldviews; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Indigenous women in Indigenous societies; women's leadership; and building relationships.
Applying Deloria’s Challenge: Indigenous and Mass Society’s Conceptions of Indian Self-determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2019, pp. 26-45
Description
Author draws on Vine Deloria Jr.’s work on the role that a difference in worldviews plays in communication to examine the distance between what Indigenous peoples mean by self-determination and what policy makers mean by it.
As I Remember It: Teachings (ɂɘms taɂaw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elsie Paul
Authentic First Peoples Resources: K-9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne (Jo) L. Chrona
Sara Florence Davidson
Roberta Edzerza
Nadine McSpadden
Joanne Moiese ... [et al.]
Description
Annotated list of material includes reading level, curriculum areas, themes and topics, publication dates and number of pages.
Updated version. Originally published in 2011.
ayisiyiniwak: A Communication Guide:kâ-isi-pîkiskwâtoyahk
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Office of the Treaty Commissioner
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Description
Designed to provide a basic understanding of Indigenous histories, protocols and etiquette, urban reserves, the importance of Elders and traditional practices.
2nd edition.
BCPSQC Program Sub-Topic: Cultural Safety & Humility Action Series
Alternate Title
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Program Sub-Topic: Cultural Safety & Humility Action Series
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Joe Gallagher]
[Shelley Joseph]
[Vanessa Mitchell]
[Brad Anderson]
[Evan Adams ... [et al.]]
Description
Series of 11 hour-long webinars designed for health care professionals.
Building on the Definition of Social and Emotional Wellbeing: An Indigenous (Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand) Viewpoint
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stewart Sutherland
Michael Adams
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 48-72
Description
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
The Call of the Buffalo: Exploring Kinship with the Buffalo in Indigenous Creative Expression
Theses
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2016.
Called to Learn, Act, and Reflect through Indigenous Teachings and Experiential Mathematics for Catholic Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hélène Coulombe
Amy Agostini
Ruth McNulty
Patricia McRae
Carrie Seguin
Cannibal Wihtiko Finding Native-Newcomer Common Ground
Theses
Author/Creator
Cecil Chabot
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.
Colonial Trauma: Complex, Continuous, Collective, Cumulative and Compounding Effects on the Health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Beyond
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 74-94
Description
Authors examine colonial traumas—Indigenous separation from land, culture, and relations—which occur as a result of ongoing and neo-colonial practices, as a determinant of Indigenous peoples’ physical and mental health.
Coming in Stories: Taking Our Place: Two Spirit in Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Description
Stories of Two Spirit people in Saskatchewan finding their place in the Circle.
Duration: 19:50.
Confluence: Water as an Analytic of Indigenous Feminisms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 1-40
Description
A discussion of Indigenous feminist politics and the relationship between Indigenous women and water using the Flint water crisis and NoDAPL action at Standing Rock to illustrate.
Cultural Continuity as a Determinant of Indigenous Peoples' Health: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research in Canada and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses themes coming out of study: "the connection between cultural continuity and health and well-being, conceptualizations of cultural continuity and connectedness, the role of knowledge transmission journeys of cultural (dis)continuity, and barriers to cultural continuity."
Culture and Language as Social Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health
Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Reports a good health care strategy should include: health professions communicating in the local language, combining local knowledge with modern medicine, community control and development, and use Aboriginal concepts of health in care and policy.
The Delivery of Pharmaceutical Health Care in Nunavut, Canada: Language, Culture and Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandra J. Romain
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada: Beyond the Social
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 98-100
Description
Book review: Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada: Beyond the Social edited Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay, and Charlotte Reading.
A Difficult Journey: How Participation in an Indigenous Cultural Helper Program Impacts the Practice of Settler Social Workers Supportiing Indigenous Service Users
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Slessor
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Calgary, 2019.
A Digital Bundle: Exploring the Impact of Indigenous Knowledge Online Through FourDirectionsTeachings.com
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Description
Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Consortia
Description
Website developed to provide support for educators by increasing "awareness, understanding, application of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and ways of knowing for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools education and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action for education".
Étsxe, on the Path of, Revitalizing Secwépemc Ways of Caring for Children and Families: A Community-Based Model of Child Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca L. Jules
Description
Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of Regina, 2016.
Explorations in Canadian History:; What Can We Learn about Local First Nations Families and Residential Schools from Canada’s History?
Alternate Title
Cross Curricular Unit ; Grade 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nikki Krocke
Tanya Lanigan
Tammy Stoneman
Shari Worsfold
Description
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
Fed by Spirits: Mâmâhtâwisiwin in René Highway's New Song...New Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
June Scudeler
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-23
Description
Discusses author's technique of bringing together Wood Cree ways of knowing and colonial violence.
First Nation and Métis Youth Perspectives of Health: An Indigenous Qualitative Inquiry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
JoLee Sasakamoose
Andrea Scerbe
Illa Wenaus
Amanda Scandrett
Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 22, no. 8, 2016, pp. 636-650
Description
Describes methodology and results of project involving 14 youth from Treaty 4 and 6 territories and Métis communities from across Saskatchewan which was hosted by the Fred Sasakmoose Aboriginal Youth Leadership and Wellness Program.
Food Insecurity: Reasons and Solutions for Vulnerabilities in Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Taylor Paxton-Dunn
Description
Integrated Studies Thesis (M.A.)-Athabasca University, 2016.
From Classroom to River's Edge: Tending to Reciprocal Duties Beyond the Academy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe Todd
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 90-97
Description
Discusses experiment conducted in an anthropology class where students spent a week thinking about the waterways in Ottawa and the relationships between water, rivers, fish, humans and colonization.
Gyaahlaangee diinaa iijang: Here Is My Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasḵwaan [Kun Gwaanad
Amanda Bedard]
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 111-121
Description
Author shares her personal narrative of cultural resilience and resurgence; discusses family history in the context of government prohibition of cultural and religious practices, and describes the cultural reclamation and language learning that has taken place since that prohibition ended.
Honouring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work
Alternate Title
Honoring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University nuhelot’įnethaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Description
Information arranged under eight themes: spirituality, ceremony and culture; relationships; ethical space; identity, lived experience and knowing; circles; protocol and policy; lifelong learning; and becoming an ally.
How I Came to be Raised by Wolves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denali YoungWolfe
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. [6]-7
Description
Author describes two parts of his origin story.
['I Honoured Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)]
Alternate Title
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Theses
Author/Creator
[Danielle E. Alcock]
Description
[Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2019.]
Identifying Indigenous Determinants of Health: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of Inuit Health in Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole Bilodeau
Description
Sustainability Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2016.
Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing
Alternate Title
Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katelyn Friendship
Norma Kassi
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 139-142
Description
Book review of: Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing. Volume 2 edited by Barbara Helen Miller.
Indigenous Communities [Panel] = Communautés autochtones
Alternate Title
Cultural Preservation for Indigenous Communities through Libraries & Archives
Governance of Cultural Policy Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Tasha Hubbard
Carol Greyeyes
Dorothy Myo
Description
Indigenous Studies librarian discusses cultural preservation initiatives; director of Two Worlds Colliding discusses importance of the arts; coordinator of U of S Aboriginal Theatre Program discusses role of collaboration in furthering culture; and president of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre discusses culture as a way of life.
Duration: 51:11.
Indigenous Health Primer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Health Writing Group of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon
Indigenous in the City: Contemporary Identities and Cultural Innovation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francisco Delgado
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 3, Summer, 2016, pp. 283-285
Description
Book review of: Indigenous in the City edited by Evelyn Peters and Chris Andersen.
Indigenous Perspectives on Education for Well-Being in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Jarrett Laughlin
Jaime Cidro
Tabitha Martens
Lance Guilbault
Monica Cyr ,,,
Konwanonhsiyohstha (Callie Hill)
Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill) ...
Gail Sarah Lafleur
Sean Asiqluq Topkok ... [et al.]
no. 4
Individual-and Community-level Determinants of Inuit Youth Mental Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Paul Gray
Faisca Richer
Sam Harper
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 3, 2016, pp. e251-e257
Description
Study found risk factors to wellness included not being able to participate in traditional activities, over crowding in a household, and high rates of violence.
Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth: Gender, Shamanism, and the Third Sex
Alternate Title
Contemporary studies on the north; 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
Inuit Women's Conceptualizations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Alternate Title
Inuit Women's Conceptualisations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Theses
Author/Creator
Linnaea Jasiuk
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2016.
Joining the Circle: Guide for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)
Description
Accompanying material:
Kanien'kehá:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Description
Traditional Mohawk story, sometimes known as the Sky Woman story.
Kijiikwewin aji: Sweetgrass Stories with Traditional Indigenous Women in Northern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joey-Lynn Wabie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, 10 31, 2019, pp. 54-73
Description
Author shares the Indigenous research methodology that she has created and named “sweetgrass story weaving,” and some of the stories that have been recorded through this process. Includes information on moontime stories, berry fasts, and other women’s rites of passage.
Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Prochner
Jonathan Anuik
Noella Steinhauer
Karlee D. Fellner
Harry Lafond ...
Michael Cottrell ...
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Solange Lalonde
Knowledge Translation in Indigenous Communities: A Review of the Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randy Jackson
Renée Masching
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research , vol. 8, Winter, 2016, pp. 81-104
Description
Surveys current literature related to presenting current research to Indigenous communities using Aboriginal knowledge systems and ways of knowing. Focuses on decolonization, participatory approaches, ethical responsibilities of researchers, and Indigenous self-determination.
Ku Kia’i Mauna: Warriors Rising in Kapu Aloha; Re-Branding the Hawaiian Identity through the Revival of Place Authenticity
Theses
Author/Creator
Mélodie Lirette
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2016.
Land Acknowledgment Workshop
Alternate Title
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 2019
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheila Cote-Meek
Daniel Heath Justice
Vanessa Watts
Description
Panelists discuss how to adopt meaningful acknowledgments, both personal and institutional, which extend beyond symbolic gestures.
Duration: 46:16.