BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 19-26
Description
Armstrong gives her personal account of the Indigenous rights movements that took place in British Columbia and across Canada, connecting the events and attitudes of the time to the larger Civil Rights Movement taking place across the continent and to other contemporary social/cultural shifts.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 132-151
Description
Authors work to examine the motivations and narratives of Indigenous language and cultural resurgence as well as the knowledge structures which support it; focus on the diversity of Indigenous cultures and “settler-colonial narratives which portray Indigenous languages and cultures as deficient and vanishing.”
Reports results of online survey with 621 creators, promoters, supporters of Indigenous music in Canada, group discussions and 70 interviews. Includes profiles and outputs of artists and companies, information on sources of economic impact, barriers and challenges encountered, and considerations for further development.
Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Includes information on Inuit, First Nations, and non-Indigenous communities.
Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).
Summary of a workshop which focused on strategies to recruit and retain Aboriginal nursing students in New Zealand, and looks at how the strategies can apply in Canada.
Webinar focusing on research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute to develop a database regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, key findings from the initiative, and future directions.
Duration: 50:56.
International Conference of Canadian Studies ; 1st, 2003
Other Language Otherness in Canadian Culture
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Naila Clerici
Description
Examines European constructions of Indigenous peoples and interactions between the two groups.
Chapter from Other Language Otherness in Canadian Culture.
Scroll down to page 127 to access chapter.
Highlights several recent award recipients; Virgina Moberly, Team Saskatchewan, Rose Atimoyoo, Sandra Bighead, Irene Tootoosis, Bea Lavallee, Alma and Simon Kytwayhat, Chief Sol Sanderson, and Chief Gordon Oakes.
File contains 2 negatives from an unidentified National Chief's Conference Panel (Prince Albert?) held on March 5, 1989. The negatives show a variety of unidentified officials sitting at a table, during a panel discussion.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 23-28
Description
Native literacy is explored in terms of oral tradition, storytelling, culture, and language. Compares Native and Euro-Western definitions of literacy and looks at implications in the field of education.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 97-113
Description
Examines the research project on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal use of western health care systems and summarizes the viewpoints and research on the utilization patterns.
Describes the First Nations experience in peace treaty negotiations using the example of the Blackfoot and Cree settlement at Wetaskiwin 150 years ago.
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programs when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Kipp
Ashlee Cunsolo
Daniel Gillis
Alexandra Sawatzky
Sherilee L. Harper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article considers possible effects of climate change on human health; stresses the need for attending to the mental and physical health effects of climate change, and for integrating local Indigenous knowledges into monitoring programmes in a meaningful way.
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 17-26
Description
Guide about research relationships; how a community can decide how research is done, how the community can be involved and the rights of individuals and communities. (Reprint of a pamphlet produced by the Nunavut Research Institute and the Inuit Tapiriit Kamatami.)
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Articulates the lessons of a collaboration between the University of Manitoba, the First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), and eight First Nation communities in Manitoba.
Argues that Treaty benefits should move from band councils to individuals and that there should be an introduction of taxation on reserves to raise revenue.
[Northern Perspective: New Approaches to First Nation Infrastructure Development]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Amanjit Garcha]
Dwayne Nashkawa
Description
Outlines challenges faced in addressing infrastructure needs and gaps, and discusses how this First Nation went about planning and financing improvements.