Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 151-178
Description
Examines themes of testimony, trauma, storytelling, and witnessing in Maracle’s novel; discusses the role that narrating and observing can play as a means of collaborating in the decolonization of settler systems and violence.
A summary of 15 semi-directed interviews with Cree and Inuit Elders, conducted in June of 2012 regarding climate change and the health of polar bears. Participants unanimously agreed on the reality of a warming climate and a prolonged ice-free season, but differed by community in their perception of the health of the polar bears
Episode 63: Dr. Peters discusses her new book Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Métis Community, 1901-1961, the research that went into it, and the history of the urban Métis in the Winnipeg area.
Duration: 53:55.
Episode 61: Michael talks to Harold R. Johnson about his book Clifford, a text that Johnson describes as "a memoir, a fiction, a fantasy."
Duration: 28:49
Episode 51: Larry Krotz discusses Diagnosing the Legacy: The Discovery, Research, and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Youth.
Duration: 25:49
Episode 49: Laura Forsythe discusses both shaping and contributing to Looking Back and Living Forward: Indigenous Research Rising Up, a collection of research papers that had been presented at the Rising Up: Graduate Students' Conference on Indigenous Knowledges and Research in Indigenous Studies in 2017.
Duration: 29:34
Two historians discuss their new book, which is a case study of the death of Brian Sinclair in a hospital emergency room while awaiting care: Structures of Indifference.
Episode 64: part of Pledge-o-Rama 2018.
Duration: 49:04
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 42-57
Description
The experiences of three different participants in an intergenerational, multi-week research workshop which explored how the concept of wellness is understood are portrayed through the lenses of a girl, a mother, and a grandmother.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 38-41
Description
Discusses the potential for improving knowledge and empathy based relationships through the use of augmented reality (AR) technology as a storytelling platform; details an ongoing partnership between the University of Alberta and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation that uses the Wikiup app.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using talking circles, study explored the experiences of people living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Participants expressed distrust towards researchers, noted a lack of transparency in research and believed that research holds little benefit for their community. Authors advocate for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches which stress community concerns and meaningful community engagement.
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 2, Genocide Special Issue, December 30, 2018, pp. 153-159
Description
Literary criticism article which examines the ways that contemporary queer and Two-Spirit authors are creating a cultural resurgence and decolonizing Indigenous sexualities.
Can Canadian Literature Help Us Explain the Boushie Tragedy?
How Property and Place Were Key Issues in the Stanley Trial
Indigenous Law Can Help Confront Intergenerational Injustice
Jury Reform Will Contentious and Limited after the Stanley Trial
Legal and Systemic Issues Left Unexamined in Stanley Trial
Policy Options ; September 24, 2018
Safeguarding Trials from Racial Bias
The Forensic Failures of the Stanley Trial
Transparency around Jurors, Verdicts Would Help Trail Fairness
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hadley Friedland
Kate Sutherland
David M. Tanovich
Robin McKechney
Emma Cunliffe
Estair Van Wagner
Alexandra Flynn ... [et al.]
Description
Contains links to articles by members of a legal think tank called the Project Fact(A), who were examining the trial in which Gerald Stanley, a Saskatchewan farmer, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 22-year-old Cree man, Colton Boushie, and was subsequently acquitted.