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
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.
Gender and Politics in a Carrier Indian Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.
Gender Relations in Native North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Bonvillain
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines gender differences in five Native American societies in order to see the extent to which social conditions have molded gender roles in Native American cultures.
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 and Gene-Product Variation in the Apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV Cluster in the Dogrib Indians of the Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly A. Cole
Emöke J.E. Szathmary
Robert E. Ferrell
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 44, no. 6, June 1989, pp. 835-843
Description
Results suggest that genetic variation of the gene cluster may be a useful tool for the study of quantitative lipoprotein variation in the Dogrib.
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 Gentle War
Alternate Title
I Lost My Talk
Indian Song
Micmac Hieroglyphics
Stone Writings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Joe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
Description
Rita Joe discusses her poetry and how she attempts to show Native people in a more favourable light, which is one way for her to express concern about the way Mi’kmaq were treated and the racism they suffered.
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.
Gifts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carole Rose
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, p. 140
Description
Poem.
Giigs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica McKay
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, p. 140
Description
Poem.
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.
Governments in Conflict? Provinces and Indian Nations in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David C. Hawkes
Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 104-106
Description
Book review of: Governments in Conflict? Provinces and Indian Nations in Canada edited by J. Anthony Lond and Menno Boldt.
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?"
Grade 12 Enrolments of Status Indians in British Columbia: 1949-1985
Theses
Author/Creator
Eugene Richard Atleo
Description
Administrative, Adult and Higher Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.
Grandmothers, Mothers and Daughters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shirley O'Connor
Patricia Monture
Norissa O'Connor
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 38-39
Description
Discussion on how First Nation's women must begin to understand their history and teach their traditions in order to help all nations work together.
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.
Green Lake Indians Commemorate Signing of Adhesion to Treaty Six
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Ledoux
Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, p. 7
Description
Green Lake members from William Charles (currently named Montreal Lake), the Lac La Ronge, and the Peter Ballantyne First Nations celebrate 100 years of Treaty rights.
Group Art Show Excites Interest in Vancouver
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 9, no. 9, September 1979, pp. 26-29
Description
Saskatchewan First Nation artists, James Ratt, Michael Lonechild, John R. Hallkett, Calvin Sand, Myles Charles, Robert Bellegarde, and Lloyd Pinay, displayed 91 objects of art at a private showing.
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.
A Growing Soul
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bernelda Wheeler
Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, p. 10
Description
An alcoholic's family case study.
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.
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 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.
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
Gwayakwaajimowin: Truth Telling: Police Responses to Sexual Violence in Urban Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
OFIFC Research Series ; vol. 5, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Research project aims to increase instances of positive, culturally-responsive outcomes in cases of sexual victimization.
Haa-ak-suuk Creek Hydro Limited Partnership and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Bragg
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief case study of First Nation-owned hydropower project which provides community with electricity and economic sustainability.
Harm Reduction Services for Indigenous People Who Use Drugs: Questions and Answers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Description
Provides information on services such as needle and syringe programs, safer drug services, and opoid substitution therapy (e.g. methadone) and naloxone.
Harsh Measures
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 5, October-November 2017, pp. 38-41
Description
Discusses Canadian government's actions and policies towards First Nations in the aftermath of the Northwest Resistance.
Healing Racism in Canadian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 46, November 20, 2017, pp. e1408-e1409
Description
Highlights Saskatoon Health Region's external review into allegations of Indigenous women being coerced into having tubal ligations, and the interim report on the death of Brian Sinclair, who was ignored for 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency department.
Healing the Hurts (Uncut)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phil Lucas
Description
Looks at a culturally-based, healing process, for understanding and recovering from a traumatic experience.
Duration: 59:40.
Healing the Spirit: Exploring Sexualized Trauma and Recovery among Indigenous Men in Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Reeves
Suzanne Stewart
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with Anishnawbe Health Toronto involved six men and ten community healers. Discusses social constructions of masculinity and how they affect help-seeking behaviours and mental health outcomes.
[Health Care and Cultural Change: The Indian Experience in the Central Subarctic]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 279-283
Description
Book review of: Health Care and Cultural Change by T. Kue Young.
Health Care Delivery in an Inuit Settlement: A Study of Conflict and Congruence in Inuit Adaptation to the Cosmopolitan Medical System
Theses
Author/Creator
John D. O'Neil
Description
Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1979.
Health Care Experiences Of Indigenous People Living With Type 2 Diabetes In Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen M. Jacklin Rita I. Henderson
Michael E. Green
Leah M. Walker
Betty Calam
Lynden J. Crowshoe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 3, January 23, 2017, pp. 106-112
Description
Study findings indicate that health care relationships can be repaired when medical practitioners demonstrate empathy, humility and patience.
Health Care in Saskatoon's Inner City: A Comparative Study of Native and Non-Native Utilization Patterns
Alternate Title
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Waldram
Mellisa M. Layman
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)
Health Status Report: 2010-2015 [Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority]
Alternate Title
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Communicable Diseases
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Community Well Being
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Immunization
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Organizational Profile and Geography
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Population Profile
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Vital Statistics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
Description
Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Frank Chandler
Lois Freeman
Shirley N. Hooper
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1979, pp. 49-68
Description
A summary of medicines used by the Micmac and Malecite Indians.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.