Alternate Title
New Relationships with Aboriginal People and Communities in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation [British Columbia]
Description
Measures and reports on five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities. Includes data for Métis and urban Aboriginal people.
Related material: Annual Report on Progress, 2010-2011.
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Alternate Title
[CBC Docs POV]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooing of Cree man Colton Boushie.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Classroom Version]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Tasha Hubbard
George Hupka
Jon Montes
Bonnie Thompson
Downstream Documentary Productions
Description
Documentary about treatment of the case of Colton Boushie, a young Cree man who was shot and killed by Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley who was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.
Related Material:
for Grades 7-12.
Nisga'a Paradigm of Rebirth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonia Mills
Deanna Nyce
Emma Nyce
Joseph Gosnell
Pauline Grandison
Lorene Plante ... [et al.]
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 85-95, 187-189
Description
Discusses the spiritual beliefs associated with reincarnation.
"No Indians Allowed": Challenging Aboriginal Segregation in Northern British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew Barager
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2019.
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
The Northern Territory Emergency Response: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Watson
Alberta Law Review, vol. 48, no. 4, Special Issue: Restorative Justice, May 2011, pp. 905-945
Description
Looks at the Australian government's intervention in Aboriginal communities due to allegations of sexual abuse.
Notes on Becoming a Comrade: Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Movement(s) for Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 41-54
Description
Author uses her own experiences as non-Indigenous woman of color to explore the challenges in becoming an ally with Indigenous communities fight in their fight for decolonization.
Now a Matter of Rights: Extending Full Human Rights Protection to First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Human Rights Commission
[Oka: A Political Crisis and Its Legacy]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Thomas Choney
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 208-209
Description
Book review of: Oka by Harry Swain.
On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
On What Terms Can We Speak?: Aboriginal-Canadian Relations as an Education Priority
Alternate Title
[2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences]
[Big Thinking Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dwayne Donald
Description
Video of speech given at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. President of the Canadian Association for the Study of Indigenous Education (CASIE) argues that awareness of past and present relationships must be brought to the classroom rather than simply focusing on the issue of how "culture" affects learning.
Duration: 36:02.
On What Terms Can We Speak?: Aboriginal-Canadian Relations as an Educational Priority
Alternate Title
Big Thinking [Lecture Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dwayne Donald
Description
Discussion focuses on one aspect of relationship; culture, which is directly connected to curriculum and pedagogy.
Duration: 43:51.
"One Focus; Many Perspectives": A Curriculum for Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cultural Safety Working Group, First Nation, Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Description
Includes four modules: Holding Space for Experiential Learning: Groups/Circles; Learning from Experience: “Glimpses of Light”; Cultural Competency, Cultural Safety: Attitudes and Actions That Matter; and Multiple Stigmas: First Nation, Inuit, Métis Experience.
"One Small Way": Racism, Redress, and Reconciliation in Canadian Women's Fiction, 1980-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Babcock
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
Our Interconnected Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
"Out of Many Kindreds and Tongues": Racial Identity and Rights Activism in Vancouver, 1919-1939
Theses
Author/Creator
LiLynn Wan
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
Outsourcing Reconciliation: The Government of Canada's #IndigenousReads Campaign and the Appropriation of Indigenous Intellectual Labor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 1-30
Description
Author examines the #IndigenousReads campaign, considering it as a case study of reconciliatory gestures made by the Canadian Government; points out that reconciliation projects rely too heavily on the work of Indigenous writers and scholars, and fail to build cross-cultural relationships.
Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Causes and Responses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Description
Literature review includes topics of colonialism, socio-economic marginalization, culture clash, systemic discrimination in policing, courts and corrections, and initiatives such as Gladue courts and changes to sentencing policy. Identifies gaps in efforts to reduce overrepresentation and suggests ways to improve the situation.
Palliative Care for First Nations People in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Falk
Description
Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.
Paris/Ojibwa: Interview with Robert Houle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denise Frimer
Robert Houle
C Magazine, no. 112, Winter, 2011, pp. 23-28
Description
Artist discusses his international research project and the exhibition which resulted from it.
Peace With the Kootenay Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[William Winder]
Alberta History, vol. 59, no. 4, Autumn, 2011, p. 26
Description
Presents a report from the RCMP files describing an incident between the Kootenay Indians and the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Macleod.
Perceptions of Postsecondary Education in a Northern Ontario Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Description
Theory and Policy Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2011
Perspective: A Haunting Spectre No More: The Canadian Indigenous Condition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald McFarling
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 193-199
Description
Argues that the Canadian Indigenous condition is not related to colonialism rather it is based on an European socioeconomic structure.
Perspectives for First Nations' Strategies Towards Local Marine Management in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
James C. Pepper
Description
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis
(MNRES)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2011.
Perspectives on the Housing First Program with Indigenous Participants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralph Bodor
Derek Chewka
Meagan Smith-Windsor
Shari Conley
Nicole Pereira
Description
Reports the results of personal interviews with 20 program recipients and talking circles and interviews with service providers.
Peter Morin's Museum: An Installation with Performances
Alternate Title
Museum Note ; no. 39
This Song is a Museum: Peter Morin's Museum and the Lyrics of Tahltan Knowing
[MOA Sourcebooks]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Morin
Karen Duffek
Photo Vignette – Whale Watching, Salish Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Métissage
Alternate Title
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Metissage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Rachael Bell
Katelyn Copage
Pam Whitty
In Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 10th Anniversary Online Special Issue: Teaching in the 21st Century Intercultural/Multilingual/Multi, Autumn, 2019, pp. 39-58
Description
Authors discuss ways to teach land-based or place-based literacies and how doing so can expose settler-colonial narrative and disrupt them.
Plan For 2010-11: Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations
Description
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, improvement of well-being, employment, land claim obligations, and improvement of programs and services.
Political Demonstrations and Spectacles During the Rebellion Losses Controversy in Upper Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Radforth
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 1-41
Description
Examines the controversial law enacted in 1849 to compensate Lower Canadians who lost property during the Rebellions of 1837, and the strategies used to defuse the political protests.
The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism
E-Books
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Madeline Knickerbocker
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 128-129
Description
Book review of The Power of Place, the Problem of Time by Keith Thor Carlson.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 128.
The Power of Silence and the Price of Success: Academic Achievement as Transformational Resistance for Aboriginal Women
Alternate Title
Transformational Resistance for Aboriginal Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn M. Lavell Harvard
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2011.
Power, Practice and a Critical Pedagogy for Non-Indigenous Allies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Wallace
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 155-172, 189
Description
Three case studies examine alliance-building between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous activists.
Prenatal Care in Two Nunavut Communities: The Barriers, Facilitators and Motivators to Utilizing Care
Alternate Title
Prenatal Care in Two Nunavut Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Johanna Geraci
Description
Health Research Methodology Thesis (M.Sc.)--McMaster University, 2012.
[Professor Castellano on Reconciliation. Part 1]
Alternate Title
Symposium on Reconciliation ; Toronto, Ontario February, 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Description
Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emeritus at Trent University, speaks at the Symposium on Reconciliation in Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011.
Duration: 4:49.
Part 1 of 5.
[Professor Castellano on Reconciliation. Part 2]
Alternate Title
Symposium on Reconciliation ; Toronto, Ontario February, 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Description
Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emeritus at Trent University, speaks at the Symposium on Reconciliation in Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011.
Duration: 5:01.
Part 2 of 5.
[Professor Castellano on Reconciliation. Part 4]
Alternate Title
Symposium on Reconciliation ; Toronto, Ontario February, 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Description
Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emeritus at Trent University, speaks at the Symposium on Reconciliation in Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011.
Duration: 5:29.
Part 4 of 5.
[Professor Castellano on Reconciliation. Part 5]
Alternate Title
Symposium on Reconciliation ; Toronto, Ontario February, 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Description
Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emeritus at Trent University speaks at the Symposium on Reconciliation in Toronto, Ontario, February, 2011.
Duration: 6:09.
Part 5 of 5.
Property, Human Ecology and Delgamuukw
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Cheney
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Quebec First Nations Information Governance Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emilie Grantham
Racial Necrogeographies and the Making of White Space: The Life and Death of Nineteenth-Century Indigenous and Black Burial Places in Rural Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Felepchuk
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, 2019, pp. 73-87
Description
Looks at burial sites desecrated by settlers, how these acts represent an attempt to erase Indigenous and Black existence, and how these communities have pushed back by reclaiming and reconsecrating their scared places.
Racial Profiling and Police Subculture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Chan
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 75-78
Description
Suggests that racial profiling practices should be scrutinized andargues that media publicity plays an important role in creating the pressure for change.