Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 9, October 1973, p. 5
Description
Responsibility for Duck Lake Student Residence to move to Saskatoon District Chiefs Council.
Stumbling, Not Falling: Reviewing Cultural Competency in Fall Prevention Among Older Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Jack
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2019
Description
Reviews the 2011 study Healthy Aging through Fall Prevention among Older Aboriginal People: From Many Voices to a Shared Vision using a lens of cultural competency. Author highlights problematic elements of the study and suggests frameworks that can be used to improve the quality of research.
Submissions from Parties with Standing [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Description
Contains links to oral and written submissions by persons and groups with a substantial and direct interest in the subject matter, or with expertise and perspectives essential for the Inquiry to fulfill its mandate.
Substance Use Patterns of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Offenders
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses statistics from the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) with a sample of 908 federally sentenced women for the period between November 2016 and January 2019.
Success and Sustainability: Understanding Aboriginal Businesses in the Agriculture Sector--Winter 2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Description
Topics include agricultural traditions, characteristics and performance of businesses, and current challenges and future opportunities for growth and development. Results of report based on ten in-depth interviews with business owners.
Suicide among First Nations People, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016): Findings from the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
Alternate Title
National Household Survey: Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mohan B Kumar
Michael Tjepkema
Support for Indigenous Peoples in the Agriculture and Agri-Good Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Finnigan
Luc Berthold
Alistair MacGregor
Pierre Breton
Earl Dreeshen … [et al.]
Supporting First Nations, Métis & Inuit Students Transitioning from First Nations Schools to Provincial Schools: A Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA)
Description
Provides information about select resources in the areas of education policies, commissions and inquiries, supportive organizations, fostering success, learning about culture, language and history, alternative secondary schools, Indigenous institutes, and supporting health lifestyles.
Supporting Indigenous Families in the Cree Territory: Lessons from the  Mashkûpímâtsît Awash Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Faisca Richer
Emilie Robert
Michèle Boileau-Falardeau
Anne-Lou McNeil Gauthier
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 710-716
Description
Examines the successes of a culturally appropriate early childcare and development program and challenges in implementing home visits in three communities in Québec; stresses the importance of hiring local Indigenous female family support workers (FSW) to provide culturally safe programming and outreach services.
Supporting Indigenous Students: A Critical Analysis of the Sociocultural Context of Nursing Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Kay E. Vallee
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2018.
The Supreme Court's Indian Residential Schools Cases: The Beatings Continue
Alternate Title
Supreme Court's IRS cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas L. McMahon
Description
Discussion of 8 cases:
R. v. O'Connor, 1995
John Doe v. Bennett, 2004
Gardypie v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Blackwater v. Plint2005
E.B. v. Order of the [Roman Catholic] Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia,2005
Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017
Surrender of White Cap's Warriors
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch showing the surrender to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption : "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Survey of First Nations Child Welfare Agencies across Canada: Budgets, Operations, and Outputs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helaina Gaspard
Description
Results from 63 agencies (57%). Objective was to establish baseline of costs, identify cost drivers, and gain an understanding of current context. Study was conducted between September 25 and November 22, 2017. Includes questionnaire.
The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Naseba Marsh
David C. Marsh
Julie Ozawagosh
Frank Ozawagosh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 2
Description
Provides qualitative evidence of the benefits of integrating traditional Indigenous healing practices -- in particular the sweat lodge ceremony -- into the Western treatment model, Seeking Safety.
"Swing Up the Dead" for Burial at Fish Creek, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of soldier preparing [a body] for burial after the battle of Fish Creek.
A Syllabus for History after the TRC
Alternate Title
A Syllabus for History After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Historical Association
Description
Goal of document is to "gather together materials on Indigenous history in and around Canada that might be useful for people teaching, researching, writing history or working in public history".
Current as of 2019.
[Table: 35-10-0060-01]: Number of Homicide Victims and Persons Accused of Homicide, by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex [2014-2018]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data from the Homicide Survey, which collects police-reported data on the characteristics of all murder incidents, victims and accused persons.
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
[Table 35-10-0119-01]:: Number and Rate of Victims of Solved Homicides, by Sex, Aboriginal Identity and Type of Accused-Victim Relationship [2014-2018]
Alternate Title
2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data from the Homicide Survey, which collects police-reported data on the characteristics of all murder incidents, victims and accused persons.
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
Taitsumanialuk, les collections de l’Arctique canadien et du Groenland dans les musées français au XIXe siècle
Alternate Title
Taistumanialuk, the Arctic Collections from Canada and Greenland in Nineteenth century French Museums
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwénaële Guigon
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 87-115
Description
Article offers a historical perspective on the cataloguing and description of various undocumented Arctic artifacts in French Museums.
Taking the “Aboriginal Perspective” Seriously The (Mis)use of Indigenous Law in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser Harland
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
Description
Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions.
Legislation and Cases Cited:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1867,
Constitution Act, 1982,
Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996
Royal Proclamation (1763)
Tales from the Tenant: The Quest for Housing in a Colonized Country
Alternate Title
Finding Housing Off Reserve with Jim & Ella
Finding Housing on Reserve with Jim & Ella
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Francesca Fionda
Joshua Pawis-Steckley
no. 3
Description
Two comics which illustrate the challenges associated with finding adequate housing both on and off reserve.
Talking about Special Education
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Series of 14 information booklets. Topics include individual education plans, parents' guide to plans, speech and language therapy, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, gifted education, trauma-sensitive teaching, occupation therapy, physiotherapy, assistive technology, and positive behaviour interventions.
Talking Together to Improve Health: Key Informant Interviews
Alternate Title
Talking Together to Improve Health = Gi-noondidaa ji mina-maajiishkag noojimoowin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Talking Together To Improve Health Research Team]
Description
Purpose of project was to identify principles and practices of effective and respectful engagement between First Nations communities and public health units in Northeaster Ontario. Interviewees were drawn from five organizations: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Aboriginal Engagement and Outreach, Health Sciences North/Northeastern Ontario Cancer Centre, North-East Local Health Integration Network, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.
Taonsayontenhroseri:ye’ne: The Power of Art in Indigenous Research with Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
Vanessa Oliver
Kim Anderson
Kari Brozowski ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
Description
Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
Task Force Findings are Now Complete
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 8, September 1973, p. 6
Description
Report on First Nations education in Saskatchewan presented to annual general assembly of Chiefs.
Teacher Guide: Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian McCallum
Description
For use with the CBC website which tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Teacher Guide for K.C. Adam's Perception: A Photo Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Reuben Boulette
Description
The Perception series features pairs of photographs which challenge stereotypes of Aboriginal peoples.
[Teacher's Guide]: No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen
Documents & Presentations
Description
Stories in book are based on accounts from Indigenous people who attended Kuper Island Residential School. Lesson plan is intended for use with Grades 9 and 10.
Teaching Aboriginal Education : Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action for Early Childhood Classrooms
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Desjardins
Description
Education Graduating Paper (MEd) -- University of British Columbia, 2018.
Teaching History for Truth and Reconciliation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Narrativity, Temporality, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Miles
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 294-311
Description
Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities.
Technology and Inuit Identity: Facebook Use by Inuit Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander Castleton
AlterNative, September 2018, pp. 228-236
Description
Article interviews students from the Arctic college in Iqaluit to explore how they use the social network, Facebook. Discusses the relationship between technologies and Inuit identity and argues that, like other contemporary cultures, Indigenous cultures are dynamic and integrating and evolving with modern technologies.
Ten Year Old Log Cabin
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Ludger Mueller-Wille
Description
Photograph. On information card: Ten year old log cabin with extended tent porch in Chipewyan trappers camp. Dungevan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.
Terra Nova: Enacting Videogame Development through Indigenous-Led Creation
Theses
Author/Creator
Maize Longboat
Description
Media Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.
Their Voices Will Guide Us: Student and Youth Engagement Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlene Bearhead
Description
Teacher's resource for educating students about the important role Indigenous women fulfill in their families, communities, and nations, the impact of the high levels of violence experienced by women and girls and how this violates their Treaty, Constitutional, and human rights. There are seven focus areas under each age group (ESC-Grade 4, Grades 5-8, and Grades 9-12): foundational learning, inquiring minds, resources, themes, finding their voices, sharing the message and inspiring change; and sample activities.
There Is No Question of American Indian Genocide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melissa Michal Slocum
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 2, Genocide Special Issue, December 30, 2018, pp. 1-30
Description
Article introduces the special edition on the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas; the author examines the way that international definitions of genocide actively work to exclude Native Americans and works to redefine the term from a Haudenosaunee perspective.
There Is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Indian Day Schools: Inkameep Indian Day School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy Art Gallery, University of Victoria
"These Paintings Have Spirit": Voices Found in Childhood Artwork from Indian Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adele Bibault
Description
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.
The Third Space
Alternate Title
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 3
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the the third of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Vancouver.
Talaga discusses Indigenous kinship structures and the way in which colonial laws have created a disconnect between Indigenous peoples and their communities and cultures.
Duration: 53:59
“This Story Needs a Witness”: The Imbrication of Witnessing, Storytelling, and Resilience in Lee Maracle’s Celia’s Song
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura J. Beard
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.
Those Who Run in the Sky: Novel Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Department of Education, Government of Nunavut
Description
Story about a young Inuit shaman who finds himself in the world of the spirits and must master all his powers to make his way home.
The Three Men Who Captured Riel in 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Folder containing photographs of Robert Armstrong and William Diehl, with a sketch of Tom Houri [Hourie]. all items glued to folder.
Through the Lens of the Land: Reflections from Archaeology, Ethnoecology, and Environmental Science on Collaborations with First Nations, 1970s to the Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Ken Lertzman
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.
Thunder Bay Police Services Board Investigation: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Investigation came about due to complaints by leaders from Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Grand Council Treaty 3 and the Rainy River First Nations that the Board was not responding to deaths and race-based violence against Indigenous peoples.
Thunder Finder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaitrina L. Harrisson
M'Wikwedong Youth Group
Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta
Jeffrey Masuda
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
Thunderbird Women: Indigenous Women Reclaiming Autonomy through Stories of Resistance
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda Fayant
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (MPhil)--UiT Arctic University of Norway, 2019.
Ti wa7 szwatenem. What We Know: Indigenous Knowledge and Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
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.
Timeline of Canadian Colonialism & Indigenous Resistance: The Game!
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Kitz
Description
Consists of cards covering events that are to be placed in order.
To Dream Together: Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights Dialogue Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Tobacco, Alcohol and Marijuana Use among Indigenous Youth Attending Off-reserve Schools in Canada: Cross-sectional Results from the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia Sikorski
Scott Leatherdale
Martin Cooke
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 39, no. 6/7, June/July 2019, pp. 207-215
Description
Compares responses from 1700 Indigenous and 22,800 non-Indigenous students in Grades 9-12 who participated in the 2014/15 survey.
Together Today For Our Children Tomorrow
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon Indian People
Description
Statement of grievances presented to the federal government by the Native Brotherhood on behalf of the Yukon people in 1973.