Gambling on Authenticity: Gaming, the Noble Savage, and the Not-So-New Indian
Alternate Title
American Indian Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Scott Andrews
Becca Gercken
Jim Donomie
Heid E. Erdrich
Julie Pelletier
American Indian Studies Series
Gambling with the Future: The Evolution of Aboriginal Gambling in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 207-208
Description
Book review of: Gambling with the Future by Yale D. Belanger.
Gaming Agreement Subordinates First Nations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 5, 2007, p. A9
Description
States that the First Nations are taking all the risks while the Province only issues a permit in exchange for 37.5% of the profits.
"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues
Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Description
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Gathering Knowledge: Indigenous Methodologies of Land/Place-Based Visual Storytelling/Filmmaking and Visual Sovereignty
Theses
Author/Creator
Dorothy Christian
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Gathering the Potawatomi Nation: Revitalization and Identity
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul McKenzie-Jones
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 132-133
Description
Book review of: Gathering the Potawatomi Nation by Christopher Wetzel.
GDI Turns to Elders to Help Preserve Michif
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 4, July 2007, p. 23
Description
Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) promotes the preservation of the Michif language. "Michif" is a combination of a Cree verb and French noun, which seems to reflect the world view of the Metis people - that of a perfect balance or mix.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.
Gender Issues in Aboriginal Learning
Alternate Title
Comprehending and Nourishing the Learning Spirit Animation Theme Bundle
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lillian Sankhulani
Gendering the Duty to Consult: How Section 35 and the Duty to Consult Are Failing Aboriginal Women: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jula Hughes
Elizabeth Blaney
Roy Stewart
Description
Argues that the legal framework has not kept up with demographic shifts because it focuses on land-related rights and ignores off-reserve and non-status population. As such, it disproportionately affects women who have been displaced through discriminatory effects of the Indian Act.
Gene Boy Came Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Eugene Benedict
Description
Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 24:31.
General Correspondence - W
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Diefenbaker
Description
Correspondence by John Diefenbaker to Bruce Wolf of Muskeg Lake Reserve SK, congratulating him on winning the Tom Longboat medal.
Generating and Sustaining Positive Spaces: Reflections on an Indigenous Youth Urban Arts Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julian Robbins
Warren Linds
Benjamin Ironstand
Erin Goodpipe
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Special Issue: Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 161-169
Description
Looks at youth, cultural safety, arts, and Indigenous knowledge in urban spaces.
The Geneticization of Aboriginal Diabetes and Obesity: Adding Another Scene to the Story of the Thrifty Gene
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Poudrier
Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 2, May 2007, pp. 237-261
Description
Argues that attributing weight gain and diabetes to the thrifty gene has failed to incorporate aboriginal health perspectives and should be "decolonized".
A Geographical Study of the Commercial Fishing Industry in Northern Saskatchewan: An Example of Resource Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Gary Ronald Seymour
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1971.
George Gordon Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes definitions, schedules and articles.
George Mann Was Not a Cowboy: Rationalizing Western Versus Aboriginal Perspectives of Life and Death 'Dramatic' History
Theses
Author/Creator
Alan Leonard Long
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: Learning to Read in Northern Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia O’Sullivan
Janet Goosing
Description
Describes learning opportunities and methods required for initiating successful literacy.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Girl Who Loved Her Horses
Alternate Title
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Gitook/Say It: An Anishnaabe Perspective on Spoken Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 130, Spring, 2007, pp. 10-14
Description
Discusses the authors own spoken-word practice, past influences, and how it is currently being molded.
Gitxaała Sovereignty: Indigenous Governance and Industrial Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Marie-Élise Carmel Laforest
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2017.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers [Volume 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes terms such as greetings, health phrases, community terms, people, and leaders.
Volume II.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Glass Half Empty? Year 1 Progress toward Resolving Drinking Water Advisories in Nine First Nations in Ontario
Alternate Title
Glass Half Empty? Year One Progress toward Resolving Drinking Water Advisories in Nine First Nations in Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Lukawiecki
Description
Communities assessed: Constance Lake First Nation, North Spirit Lake, Slate Falls Nation, Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum, Shoal Lake 40, Obashkaandagaang, Wawakapewin First Nation, Northwest Angle No. 33, and Nibinamik First Nation.
Glimpsing Our Past: An Archival Photo Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadine Charabin
Paula Daigle
Andy Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter, 2017-2018, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a project undertaken collaboratively by First Nations University (FNU) in Regina, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS), and the Pasqua First Nation, to research and provide better descriptive information for a number of photos of First Nations people in the FNU library.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
Gold on Haida Gwaii: The First Prospects, 1849-53
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 15-42
Description
Looks at the role played by the First Nation in the discovery of gold and their interactions with those who came to exploit the resource.
Good Intentions Killing Off Next Generation Early
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 30, 2007, p. A11
Description
Comments on how today's First Nations and aboriginal children are prone to type 2 diabetes, childhood obesity and other health problems.
"The Good Life for Aboriginal Women, Moving Forward, Building Strength': Conference Report
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Women's Conference November 23rd - 26th, 2006, Stephenville, NL
Documents & Presentations
Description
Details proceedings of conference held for Aboriginal women from Newfoundland and Labrador which facilitated the sharing of concerns with officials from the Provincial Government, Aboriginal Governments and community organizations.
Good Things in Indian Country Barely Noticed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 29, 2007, p. A11
Description
Discusses two education success stories and the relative lack of positive media exposure.
Government to Give Backing to New Indian Program
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 2, no. 1, January 1971, p. 1
Description
Describes the community development program of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians supported by the Federal Government.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Grand Chief Stan Beardy
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Profile of Stan Beardy who was born and raised at Bearskin Lake, and is now Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski First Nation.
Great Athletes From Our First Nations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Morris Mott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, p. 216
Description
Book review of: Great Athletes From Our First Nations by Vincent Schilling.
Scroll to page 216 to read review.
Great Canadian Lakes: First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Diane Williamson
Liz Mayer
Dan Clark
Linda Turner]
Description
Website contains links to Lake Ontario, Lake of the Woods, Great Slave Lake, Bras d'Or Lake and Lake Winnipeg regions.
The Great Circle of Justice: North American Indigenous Justice and Contemporary Restoration Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Gray
Pat Lauderdale
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 215-225
Description
Qualifies traditional Indigenous ideas concerning healing and justice for Aboriginal people.
The Great Shimmering
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 64-66
Description
Reports on a large concentration of inuksuit at Cape Dorset and also includes an excerpt from, An Intimate Wilderness: Arctic Voices In A Land Of Vast Horizons.
Growing a Garden in Kakisa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melaine Simba
Andrew Spring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 24-26
Description
Looks at two successful seasons of growing food and possible expansion of the garden.
Growing Pains: Social Enterprise in Saskatoon's Core Neighbourhoods: A Case Study
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 07.01
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mitch Diamantopoulos
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Growing Up Healthy: A Resource Booklet for First Nations and Métis Parents in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Discusses how to keep children healthy through nutrition and physical activity. Adapted from the BC booklet Growing Up Healthy published in 2013.
Guest Editorial: Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions for Aboriginal Youth
Alternate Title
Introduction to this Special Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Wekerle
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Introduces a special issue of First Peoples Child & Family Review, that focuses on the developmental stage of adolescence, and comments on some basic facts regarding research.
A Guide For Mobile Mine Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gertrude Saxinger
Susanna Gartler
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 69-70
Description
Looks at interviews with over 100 people working in the mining sector in the Yukon Territory and their spouses to understand how they manage shift cycles that come with work of this type.
Guide to Aboriginal Harvesting Rights: Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claire Truesdale
Karey Brooks
Description
Briefly defines rights, explains rights of Status and Non-Status Indians and Métis people, and discusses conservation, public and safety rules, and where to get help if charged with a harvesting offence. Information specific to British Columbia.
Third edition.
Guide to B.C. First Nations’ Traditional Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of British Columbia]
Description
Pronunciation guide with links to maps of territories, boundaries for land consultation, and consultative areas.
Guide to First Nations Ratification: Building Our Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Developed to assist British Columbia First Nations with agreement-in-principle (AIP) approvals and ratification votes as part of the treaty negotiation process.
Guide to the Labour Force Survey in Nunavut's 10 Largest Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Reference document to aid in interpreting the data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Includes glossary.
A Guide to the New Approach for Resolving Specific Claims
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Information about the Specific Claims Tribunal Act and the Political Agreement between the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform.
Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlie Gurski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
Guilty Pleas among Indigenous People in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Bressan
Kyle Coady