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.
Taanis; Drifting Home
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Alice Smith
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, p. 136
Description
Two poems.
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.
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.
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.
Terrestrial Adaptations of Neo-Eskimo Coastal-Marine Hunters on Southern Baffin Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Douglas Richard Stenton
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Alberta, 1989.
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.
The Theory and Practice of Aboriginal Self-Government: Canada in a Comparative Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathy Lenore Brock
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1989.
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
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.
Thoroughly Modest Millie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Priscilla Hewitt
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 31-32
Description
Autobiography of the prominent social activist and appointee to the Order of Canada who originates from Walpole Island, Ontario.
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.
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.
To Dream Together: Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights Dialogue Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Today's Collaborator
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Lou C. Debassige
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, p. 24
Description
Poem titled Today's Collaborator by Mary Lou C. Debassige.
Tool Box: First Nations Parental and Community Involvement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FMEC)
Description
Makes suggestions for promoting involvement through support, communication, training, and parents' committees.
Topographic Analysis of the Dorset Occupation at Phillip's Garden, Northwestern Newfoundland: Implications for Dwelling Numbers, Forms, and Site Settlement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Robinson
Patricia J. Wells
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 48-62
Description
Discusses expanded understanding of the social life at the Phillip’s Garden Settlement during Dorset occupation of the area.
Toward a Shared Future: Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Oil and Gas Industry
Alternate Title
2018 Economic Report Series (Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers) ; book 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Description
Discusses the evolving relationship between the industry and Indigenous peoples, gives examples of successful initiatives, and makes recommendations to the Government of Canada for facilitating future development.
Toward a Successful Shared Future for Canada: Research Insights from the Knowledge Systems, Experiences and Aspirations of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Description
Report draws on the findings of 28 knowledge synthesis reports, and insights from exchanges between researchers and leaders from Indigenous communities and the public, private and non-profit sectors. Results are listed under six themes: Indigenous research; arts, language and culture; teaching and learning; community and social well-being; economic self-determination and business; self-governance, Indigenous law and resource rights.
Towards the Development of a Culturally Sensitive, Empowerment-Based Sexual Assault Resistance Model for Anishinaabe Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle M. Hrynyk
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--Laurentian University, 2018.
Traces / Re-Traced: Reconstructing Identity: An Interdisciplinary Exhibition
Theses
Author/Creator
Bernard Leroux
Description
Interdisciplinary Art Media and Design Thesis (MFA)--Ontario College of Art and Design, University of Toronto, 2018.
Traditional Cree Philosophy: Death, Bereavement and Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Linda Jaine
Louise Halfe
Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, p. 11
Description
Principles and ceremonies of Cree spirituality.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability
Alternate Title
New Directions in Sustainability and Society
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dan Shilling
Gregory Cajete
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Kyle Whyte
Simon Ortiz ... Priscilla Settee ... [et al.]
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Polar Bears in the Northern Eeyou Marine Region, Québec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brandon J. Laforest
Julie S. Hébert
Martyn E. Obbard
Gregory W. Thiemann
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 40-58
Description
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
Traditional Indian Healers in Northern Manitoba: An Emerging Relationship with the Health Care System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Gregory
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 163-174
Description
Examines the relationship between non-Native nurses with traditional healers and elders in northern communities and discusses the relevance of traditional healing approaches to medicine for Aboriginal people.
Traditional Storytelling: An Effective Indigenous Research Methodology and its Implications for Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 35-44
Description
Author uses two case studies one in Bangladesh and the other in Saskatchewan to provide the importance of storytelling as a research method.
Traditional Use
Alternate Title
People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Chuck Arnold
Description
Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the Dene and Inuit people.
Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.
[Traditions Survive at James Bay]
Alternate Title
Midday ; March 21, 1989
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ray Fichaud
Matthew Coon Come
Sam George-Kish
Description
Explains how the James Bay Project has increased the traditional way of life in Quebec, how mercury poisoning has stopped fishing at site, and how the income security program helps people live in the bush.
Duration: 3:13.
Transforming First Nations Health Care in British Columbia: An Organizational Challenge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Wilmot
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 4
Description
Looks at the formation of the First Nations Health Council, First Nations Health Directors Association, and the First Nations Health Authority and identifies issues that need to be addressed in order for the tripartite system to function effectively.
Transforming Graduate Studies through Decolonization: Sharing the Learning Journey of a Specialized Cohort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
Joanne Tompkins
Lisa Lunney Borden
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 233-253
Description
Study traces the learning experiences of primarily non-Indigenous educators who created an Indigenous-focused Master of Education program to challenge the legacy of colonization in schools and who have worked to decolonize their practice through their participation in a graduate studies; asserts that decolonizing education means valuing Indigenous people, languages, and land, and building inter-cultural understanding.
Trauma, Loss, Resilience, and Resistance in the Beauval Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel L. Burrage
Description
Social Work and Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2018.
Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Educator's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karine Duhamel
Jean Moir
Keri Cheechoo
Connie Wyatt Anderson
James Rowinski ... [et al.]
Description
Educational complement to special issue of Canada's History which contains lesson plans for use in both elementary and secondary classrooms.
Treaty Negotiators of the Future: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Gordon Foundation
Description
Information on current programs, curricula and initiatives that teach and engage emerging leaders was gathered through a 3-month mapping exercise, consultation session with over 100 attendees, and discussions with subject matter experts in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Tribal Parks and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas: Lessons Learned from B.C. Examples
Alternate Title
Tribal Parks and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas: Lessons Learned from British Columbia Examples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rachel Plotkin
David Suzuki Foundation
Tribes Build a Traditional Watch House to Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion: And Since the Fall, Tiny House Warriors Have Been Putting Homes in the Path of the Pipeline
Alternate Title
This Space Here: Tribes Build a Traditional Watch House to Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion: And Since the Fall, Tiny House Warriors Have Been Putting Homes in the Path of the Pipeline
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cantieri
BC Studies, no. 198, Summer, 2018, pp. 7-12
Description
Describes campaign of direct actions, including Protect the Inlet and Tiny House Warriors, taken in opposition to the pipeline, currently under construction to carry oil from Alberta Tar Sands to the tide water port in Vancouver. Examines the conflict in terms of traditional cultural values, environmental activism, and discusses the use of art to build a culture of resistance.