Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 233-254
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Discusses a new era in health care in the Moose Factory Zone in Ontario since 1996, including the transfer of the regional hospital to First Nation control and a say in the spending of health care monies.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Description
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
Research Ethics, vol. 14, no. 2, September 28, 2017, pp. 1-24
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Looks at ways of valuing and using Indigenous knowledge on an equal footing with Western methods, and integrating the two when appropriate. Explores issues such as disconnection from practice, unclear researcher responsibility, forms of neutrality, and overlooking participants cultural protocols.
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 7, no. 3, 2017, pp. 372-392
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Discusses how a digital map of Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Cree for Edmonton, Alberta), along with an overlay of Treaty 6 Indigenous maps onto a conventional map can be used to show Indigenous people were in Canada in a tangible way. Also looks at the Ogimaa Mikana project in Toronto, Ontario.
"This article will address the question of establishing the geographic extent or legal boundaries of lands held under aboriginal title".
Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 2.
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Looks at experiences of social workers in agencies providing guardianship and protective services to children and families within and outside Indigenous communities and reports how current funding arrangements affect availability of supports.
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 62, Spring, 1998, p. [1]
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Introduction to two articles in this issue of the newsletter that address the question of how the concept and principles underlying aboriginal title might be applied or transferred outside of British Columbia.
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 45, November 13, 2017, pp. e1377-e1378
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Discusses health care disparities in remote communities and argues that a more comprehensive concept of primary care is needed to deal with social determinants of health.
Seven photocopied newspaper articles relating to the Dene Declaration passed in 1975. Article subjects include a draft of the Dene Declaration, the Dene Manifesto, and a statement from Chief Frank T'seleie of Fort Good Hope, NWT.
Looks at two examples in which community requests for formal education were ignored by the federal government until 1955, when integrated schooling was introduced.
Highlights mercury pollution of the Wabigoon-English river system.
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
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Court case involved sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act with respect to status entitlement. Includes chronological list of federal legislation concerning Indian status and summary of issues in the case.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 153-185
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General discussion of consultation and consent, and analysis of recent legal cases which illustrate how Indigenous peoples in Alberta have been excluded from decision-making involving the oil industry.
Contains links to thousands of Métis historical documents, personal accounts, genealogical information and Hudson's Bay Company, Census, and Church missionary records.
Describes the database created by The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC).
Chapter from Cultural Heritage: Scenarios 2015-2017 edited by Simona Pinton and Lauso Zagato.
Examines characteristics of current participants in the Information and communications technology sector and their employment experiences, and makes recommendations designed to further engagement and increase number of entrants to the field.
From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience
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Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
Franz Seibel
Lyle Thomas
Description
Includes information from 2014 online community questionnaire about digital technology use and local social enterprise, as well two case studies: a Keewaytinook Okimakanak project to support social enterprises and entrepreneurs, and a presentation by an entrepreneur in one of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations.
Paper from From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience edited by Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson.
Guerrilla art display was placed on various streets in Calgary with the hope of evoking empathy and a sense of urgency in society to intervene with this injustice. Artists filmed the public's reactions.
Duration: 4:55.