Brief discussion of the processes behind, and outcomes from exhibition held at the alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings argues that working together without preconceived notions about outcomes is needed to bring about reform.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 142-152
Description
Looks at alternative model to evaluate teacher development based on videotaping classroom activity to help recognize culturally diverse teaching styles.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 1-18
Description
Examines colonial documents and the Indian Act to illustrate efforts to force First Nations societies away from sexual diversity and make heterosexuality the only acceptable option.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
Talking Together to Improve Health = Gi-noondidaa ji mina-maajiishkag noojimoowin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annie Berthiaume
Renée Chevrier-Lamoureux
Sheila Cote-Meek
Ryan Ferguson
Ghislaine Goudreau ... [et al.]
Description
Looked at both grey and peer-reviewed literature about research conducted in North America and Australia. Summarizes search results under four themes: respect, trust, self-determination, and commitment.
Describes the questionnaires used by archival and folklore societies in Saskatchewan to gather information on settler histories; discusses how they both showcase settler-Indigenous relationships in some cases and obscure them in others, creating a segregated history of the province.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 32.
Outlines key features of the Crown-Aboriginal relationship, looks at whether the conduct of the Crown has met the standard required, nature of the litigation process as well as specific examples of Crown conduct during, preceding and following court cases. Follows discussion with 10 recommendations for reform.
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
Description
Investigation examined conduct relating to policing of pubic intoxication, cross-gender searches, missing persons and domestic violence reports, use of force, and handling of files involving youth.
Includes links to complaint, interim and final report, and Commissioner's response.
Survey asked indeterminate, term and casual employees with at least six months of continuous service to rate 55 statements. Twenty-one were benchmark questions common to federal, provincial and territorial government public service Engagement Surveys across Canada. Total of 1,692 respondents participated.
Historical background and report on mediation by the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) to resolve dispute over 192 acres wrongfully alienated in 1831. Proposed Settlement Agreement was negotiated and ratified. Chief Commissioner : Harry LaForme. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC)regarding Horse Island. ICC recommends that the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) write to all the First Nations whose claims were rejected because of the policy against the pre-Confederation claims so they can be reconsidered. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 33, August 21, 2017, pp. e1080-1081
Description
Talks about the report, Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women that confirmed allegations against the Saskatoon Health Region.
Journal of Canadian Art History, vol. 16, no. 1, 1994, pp. 10-29
Description
Comments on paintings that juxtapose 'primitive' against 'civilized'. A summary in French follows the article.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 10.
Conference Board of Canada - Northern and Aboriginal Policy
Description
Focuses on the Aboriginal Financing Program and Aboriginal Developmental Lending Assistance program associated with the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association, and the Business Development Bank of Canada's Aboriginal portfolio.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-391
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dean Derkzen
Aileen Harris
Kaitlyn Wardrop
Description
Looks at enrollment, completion and attrition rates, and makes profile comparisons for each five programs: Aboriginal Women's Engagement Program, Aboriginal Women's Moderate Intensity Program, Aboriginal Women's High Intensity Program and Aboriginal Women's Self-Management Program-Institution.
Overall sample consisted of 549 federally sentenced women, primarily Indigenous.
Author of Separate Beds speaks about the history of segregation, discrimination, and substandard facilities, care and funding in the Indian Hospital Service.
Duration: 15:56.
American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Graze, 2017.
Focuses on The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich, The Rez Sisters by Thomson Highway, and Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie.