E-Books
Author/Creator
Harry Swain
On the Front Lines of Canada's Northern Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Description
Compares Canada's northern strategy compared to other arctic regions.
On The Politics of Indigeneity: North American and Pacific Histories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doug Kiel
Journal of Social History, vol. 44, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 239-245
Description
Book reviews of:
Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles.
Authentic Indians: Episodes of Encounter from the Late-Nineteenth-Century North-west Coast by Paige Raibmon.
Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.
Our Land is Our Future: Aboriginal Title and Rights Position Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (BCIC)
Description
Paper presents the foundation upon which First Nations in British Columbia are prepared to negotiate a co-existing relationship with Canada.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
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.
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.
Paddle to the Premier Promises to be a Noisy Affair
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Debora Steel
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 18
Description
Describes a rally to oppose the construction of Site C dam in Northern British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
Page 5 Chatter
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 5
Description
Article presents three different news reports: A television series for the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN), Native American veterans who were illegally taxed, and the latest proroguing of the federal government causing concerns for registration as status Indians.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Pan-Territorial Report: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Judie Bobb
Rian van Bruggen
Shylah Elliott
Lyda Fuller
Mira Hache ... [et al.]
Description
Results of interviews or focus group sessions with 205 women (66 in the Northwest Territories, 66 in Yukon and 73 in Nunavut). Fifty-three percent were Inuit, 30 percent First Nations, 10 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Inuvialuit, 1 percent Métis, and 1 percent immigrant.
Chapter 4.5 of Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau ... [et al.].
"Part of That Whole System": Maritime Day and Residential Schooling and Federal Culpability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Walls
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 361-385
Description
Comments on the flawed day school system which compelled students' attendance at residential school.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
West Coast LEAF
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
The People Have Never Stopped Dancing: Native American Modern Dance Histories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 128-131
Description
Book review of: The People Have Never Stopped Dancing by Jacqueline Shea Murphy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 128.
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.
Petitions and the Reconfiguration of Homeland: Persistence and Tradition Among Wabanaki Peoples in the Nineteenth Century
Theses
Author/Creator
Micah Abell Pawling
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maine, 2010.
Plan for 2009-10: 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, employment, child well-being, land claim obligations and improvement of programs and services.
Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Morris Maduro
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 474-476
Description
Book review of: Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America by Shelagh D. Grant.
Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Cross-Canada Scan of Diesel Reduction and Clean Energy Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dylan Heerema
Dave Lovekin
Description
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Powerful or Just Plain Power-Full? A Power Analysis
of Impact and Benefit Agreements in Canada’s North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken J. Caine
Naomi Krogman
Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
A Practical Guide to Housing: How to Access Housing Subsidies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
BC Region
A Pragmatic Approach: The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and the Duty to Operationalize Consultation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael McClurg
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, 2010, pp. 77-105
Description
Looks at the constitutional duty to consult within context of certain criteria regarding the application.
Primer on Practice Shifts Required with Canada's Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. E. Turpel-Lafond
Description
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Saskatoon Gang Strategy: Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carrie Tanasichuk
Sarah Hogg
Terri Simon
Myles Ferguson
J. Stephen Wormith
Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sheila Dodds
Jessica Schafer
Emily Yearwood-Lee]
Description
Examines whether the Ministry of Education had implemented the recommendations for actions which would close the gap in outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students found in the earlier report An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System.
A Progress Report on Aboriginal Initiatives from the Government of Canada: 2009-2010
Documents & Presentations
Description
Overview of the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to Aboriginal issues of education, reconciliation, governance and self-government, economic development, empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and resolution of land issues.
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
Promoting Young Indigenous Children's Emergent Literacy in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Recommends seven key elements and guiding principles for strategy to improve literacy development among young Indigenous children.
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
Putting the ‘Last-Mile’ First: Re-framing Broadband Development in First Nations and Inuit Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Susan O’Donnell
Richard Smith
Jason Woodman Simmonds
Brian Walmark
Description
Looks at how First Nations and Inuit communities are using broadband networks and information and communication technologies; and discusses the broadband projects and federal broadband Initiatives in First Nations and Inuit communities.
Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ole Gjerstad
Joelie Sanguya
Description
Documentary examines the controversy surrounding the decline in the sled dog population between 1950-1970. Many Inuit believe that dogs were killed as part of government policy, while officials deny this claim.
Some images may be disturbing to viewers.
Duration: 68:08.
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Quels Sont les Facteurs Favorisant ou Inhibant la Réussite Éducative des Élèves Autochtones?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Archambault
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 107-116
Description
Examines the personal, academic and psychosocial factors that encourage or inhibit educational success. Emphasis is on Aboriginal students in Québec.
Article in French.
Race, Gender and Colonialism: Public Life Among the Six Nations of Grand River, 1899-1939
Theses
Author/Creator
Alison Elizabeth Norman
Description
Theory and Policy Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of Toronto, 2010.
Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C Benoit
Jasmine Cotnam
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Saara Green
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Mixed methods research study explores how Indigenous women in two Canadian urban centers experience racism. Findings indicate that participants experience racism in ways that can be classified as individual, collective or institutional, and cultural and rage from historical events to contemporary manifestations.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recommendations for a New Consultation Process and Policy for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Broadcasting: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Monica Auer
Salome Avva
Aggie Baby
Brian Beaton ... [et al.]
Description
Synthesis of discussions and presentations which took place at the Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation and Convergence gatherings from February to June, 2017. Initiative took place to create or identify terms of reference for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of the Native Broadcasting Policy.
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.
Reconciliation and Third-Party Interests: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
Reconciliation Betrayed: The Horrors of St. Anne's
Alternate Title
Fifth Estate
Fifth Estate: Gillian Findlay Investigates
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Gillian Finlay
Description
Looks at the Ontario Provincial Police's investigation into the widespread abuse which took place at the notorious St. Anne's Indian Residential School located in northern Ontario and Federal government's refusal to release the documentation which would support survivors' compensation claims.
CONTAINS DISTURBING CONTENT.
Duration: 21:56.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
Alternate Title
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Wholistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Vizina
Peigi Wilson
Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik: Report of the Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Working Group on the Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik]
Description
Provides information on socio-economic context, evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of existing measures and programs, and makes recommendations for improvements.
Regional Consultation Process on the Reform of the Income Assistance: Final Report: Quebec Region
Alternate Title
Placing Client Wellness at the Heart of Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Regional Profiles of First Nations Communities: According to Current Provincial Health Authority Regions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Provides a picture of health care administration governance including Bands, Tribal Councils, health transfer programs and health plans.
Remember The Children: Residential School Resource Centre
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
National Residential School Survivors' Society (NRSSS)
Description
Website includes photographs and documents about Residential and Day Schools from Ontario with plans for the rest of Canada to follow.