Theses
Author/Creator
Cecil Chabot
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.
The CAP/Daniels Decision - Frequently Asked Questions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Answers six questions about the Supreme Court decision which declared that Métis and non-Status Indians are "Indians" for purposes of Canada's law-making powers under section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867.
Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Beaudoin
Jean-Sébastien Boutet
Cédric Drouin
Frédéric Moisan
Lucille Villaseñor-Caron ... [et al.]
Case Studies for the Design of Affordable, Adaptable and Resilient MURBs for Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
Housing Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Gives brief description of 11 multiple unit residential building projects in Canada and the United States, with links to further information.
Case Studies of Indigenous Knowledge and Science in Impact Assessments
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Two Worlds Consulting
Description
Study consisted of a literature review, ten interviews, and four case studies: Tłı̨chǫ All‐season Road Project, Hope Bay Mining Ltd, Offshore Oil and Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Adams Lake Cumulative Effects Land Use and Management Assessment
.
A Case Study of Journey Mapping to Create a Palliative Care Pathway for Naotkamegwanning First Nation: An Analysis and Lessons Learning using Participatory Action Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Chiovitte Koski
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (MHSc)--Lakehead University, 2016.
A Case Study of the Lasting Impacts of Employment in a Development Through Sport, Recreation and the Arts Programme for Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophie Gartner-Manzon
Audrey R. Giles
Sport in Society, vol. 19, no. 2, 2016, pp. 159-173
Description
Looks at the benefits of working with Alberta's Future Leaders Program (AFL) in Alberta.
Catalyzing Action on First Nations Respiratory Health Using Community-based Participatory Research: Integrated Knowledge Translation through Strategic Symposia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tarun Reddy Katapally
Sylvia Abonyi
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Vivian Ramsden
Chandima Karunanayake
Shelley Kirychuk
Donna Rennie
James A. Dosman
Punam Pahwa
Engaged Scholar Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2016, pp. 57-70
Description
Looks at the development of a research model that encourages participatory Indigenous health research and collaborations.
CAUT Guide to Acknowledging Traditional Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
Description
Provides protocols for recognizing First Nations traditional territories appropriate for each local region. Presented for academic post-secondary audience.
Cautionary Stories of University Indigenization: Institutional Dynamics, Accountability Struggles, and Resilient Settler Colonial Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erich Steinman
Scott Scoggins
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 73-96
Description
Interviews with 23 individuals at a Canadian university revealed three main themes: hidden contributions by Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members; conflicts in accountability between academia and community; and contradictions and uneven application.
CCP Handbook: Comprehensive Community Planning for First Nations in British Columbia: Developed in Partnership with First Nation CCP Champions across British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Community Development
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
BC Region
Description
Third edition.
The Cedar Project - Mobile Phone Use and Acceptability of Mobile Health Among Young Indigenous People Who Have Used Drugs in British Columbia, Canada: Mixed Methods Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E Pearce
Vicky Thomas
Richa Sharma1
Sherri Pooyak ... [et al.]
JMIR Serious Games, vol. 8, no. 7, 2020, pp. [1-14]
Description
Examines the use of mobile devices by Indigenous youth as means to obtain health support for HIV contracted due to substance abuse.
Census Family Status (12), Aboriginal Identity (8), Area of Residence: Inuit Nunangat (7), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey
Alternate Title
2011 National Household Survey: Data Tables: Aboriginal Peoples
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Each variable can be searched.
Census Family Status (12), Aboriginal Identity (8), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Area of Residence: On Reserve (3), Age Groups (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey
Alternate Title
2011 National Household Survey: Data Tables: Aboriginal Peoples
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Each variable can be searched.
Centering First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing: Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Centring First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing: Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Podlasly
Suzanne von der Porten
Dara Kelly
Max Lindley-Peart
Description
Includes history of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of wellbeing, discussion of other methods including those developed by Indigenous peoples, and the rationale for creating different indices.
Centering Stories by Urban Indigiqueers/Trans/Two-Spirit People and Indigenous Women on Practices of Decolonization, Collective-Care and Self-Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Lefebvre
Description
Social Science Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2020.
Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property
Description
Website contains links to resources, training, toolkits, and case law.
Ceremony and Transitions: Culture-Based Approaches to Violence Prevention
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Includes three case studies: Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane, Ontario; St. David Catholic Elementary School, Sudbury, Ontario; Ohero:kon (Under the Husk) at Six Nations of the Grand River; and N’Amerind Friendship Centre, London, Ontario.
Challenges and Strategies for Success of a Sport-for-Development Programme for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya Halsall
Tanya Forneris
Journal of Sport for Development, vol. 4, no. 7, December 8, 2016, pp. 39-57
Description
Looks at components and implementation of the Positive Youth Development Programme (PYD) developed to increase leadership skills in youth.
Challenges in Assessing Food Environments in Northern and Remote Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Kristin Burnett
Patricia Williams
Debbie Martin
Christopher Stothart et al
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 1, Supplement 1, Retail Food Environments in Canada, 2016, pp. 60-63
Description
Study concludes that northern and remote communities are a very challenging retail environment that must include input from local residents.
Challenging Colonial Spaces: Reconciliation and Decolonizing Work in Canadian Archives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krista Mccracken
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 182-201
Description
Argues that teaching the history of residential schools in Canada requires an examination of how that history has been recorded and preserved; that this examination reveals an incompatibility between the colonial frameworks in archival institutions and structures of Indigenous knowledges. Discusses the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Canadian archival practices.
Characterizing the Internet as an Essential Organizational Resource: Results from a Study at the Native Men's Residence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michel Mersereau
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2020, pp. 101-120
Description
Examines the importance of internet connection for homeless and outreach service users in obtaining housing and employment.
Chart 7: Percentage of University Degree Holders Aged 25 to 64 by Field of Study, Aboriginal Identity and Sex, Canada, 2011
Alternate Title
Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistics for STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), non-STEM, and total. Graph and data table.
Source: National Household Survey, 2011.
Chart 8: Percentage of Female STEM University Degree Holders Aged 25 to 64 by STEM Sub-fields of Study and Aboriginal Identity, Canada, 2011
Alternate Title
Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Categories: science and technology, mathematics and computer science, and engineering. Graph and data table.
Source: National Household Survey, 2011.
Child Advocacy in Saskatchewan Child Welfare Cases: Access to Justice and Indigenous Children's Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Jamesy Anita Patrick
Description
Law Thesis (M.L.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Child-Rearing Practices Of The Carrier First Nation In Northern British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janna Olynick
Zao Han Li
Mitch Verde
Yanping Cui
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, 2016, pp. 153-177
Description
Examination revealed that residential schools created generational culture break and impaired the child-rearing skills of some parents.
Child-Targeted Assimilation: An Oral History of Indian Day School Education in Kahnawà:ke
Theses
Author/Creator
Wahéhshon Shiann Whitebean
Description
Individualized Program Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.
Child Welfare Service Performance Indicators: Native Child and Family Services of Toronto: [Safety Outcomes]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Description
Statistics for recurrence of child protection concerns after investigation, after protection services were provided, number of days in care by placement type, time to permanency, and quality of caregiver/youth relationship.
Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Vicky Johnston
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 69-70
Description
Book review of: Children of the Broken Treaty by Charlie Angus.
Entire review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 69.
Children's Oral Health Initiative: An Intervention to Address the Challenges of Dental Caries in Early Childhood in Canada's First Nation and Inuit Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Mary Lou Walker
Martin Chartier
Rosamund Harrison
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 2, 2016, pp. 188-193
Description
Reports on the initiative indicate the usefulness of the program in remote communities.
Children’s Perception of Wolverine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morgane Bonamy
Andrew B. Harbicht
Thora Martina Herrmann
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 229-244
Description
Study surveys 151 children 8 – 12 years old in seven schools in the Northern Slave Region of the Northwest Territories to assess their knowledge and opinion about the wolverine (gulo gulo). Children in rural areas had more knowledge of the species, and in both rural and urban communities there were negative associations with the species, but also an appreciation of their ecological role.
Chilkat Blanket
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amelia Fay
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 5, October/November 2016, p. 21
Description
Contains a photo of a blanket from the archives of the HBC Collection (Hudson Bay Company) at the Manitoba Museum.
CIHR Spurns Aboriginal Researchers' Call For Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 5, March 15, 2016, pp. E75-E76
Description
Reports that Aboriginal health projects receive less than 1% of the funding awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Cinema, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, and Criticism: Filming on an Uneven Field
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jo Smith
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 1, 2016, pp. 101-103
Description
Book review of: Cinema, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, and Criticism by Davinia Thornley.
Circumpolar Indigeneity in Canada, Russia, and the United States (Alaska): Do Differences Result in Representational Challenges for the Arctic Council?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evgeniia Sidorova
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 71-81
Description
Examines the different definitions of Indigeneity used by the different nation-states in the Arctic regions. Finds that Russian definitions exclude large Indigenous groups (Sakha & Komi) and shows that not all Arctic Indigenous groups are included in the Arctic Council.
City of Bridges: First Nations and Métis Economic Development in Saskatoon & Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shaun Soonias
Heather Exner-Pirot
Mohamed Salat
Asad Shah
Description
Looks at land development through increased Aboriginal involvement in economic opportunities and business ventures as a means to improving Aboriginal employment conditions.
City of Saskatoon Urban Reserves: Frequently Asked Questions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regional Planning - Planning and Development
City of Saskatoon
Description
Briefly explains what reserves are, why they are being created, differences between urban holdings and reserves, relationship to city government, etc.
[City of Thunder Bay 2019 Report Responding to the Seven Youth Inquest]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Thunder Bay
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
2017 Report.
2018 Report
Civilized, Roughly: Gender, Race, and the politics of Leisure in Colonial British Columbia, 1860-1871
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Gorton
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 273-299
Description
Article examines the construct of white masculinity in the interior of British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush; discusses how the intersection with the settler-colonial agenda created a socially enforced code of behavior that demanded that men both subscribe to Victorian values, but also present with a roughness or heartiness about their person. Also illustrates how this construct of white masculinity justified violence towards women and racialized persons.
Classic Salish Twined Robes
Alternate Title
Classic Salish Twined Cloaks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katharine Dickerson
BC Studies, no. 189, Spring, 2016, pp. 101-127
Description
Discusses Salish Coast classic weavings and unique techniques used by the Salish and design.
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities: Guidebook 1: Starting the Planning Process
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities:Annexes
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities
Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions
Guidebook 5: Taking Adaptive Action
Guidebook 6: Monitoring Progress and Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community.
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities.
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Introduction
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Guidance Book
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Guidance Book Appendices
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: [Guidebook] Annexes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Discusses the various components of the toolkit: Anishinaabemowin Climate Change Glossary, Ininímowin Climate Change Glossary, Indigenous Languages Glossary Workbook, guidance book, and six guidebooks.
Climate, Environment and Cree Observations: James Bay Territory, Canada
Alternate Title
SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie-Jeanne S. Royer
Close to Home: An Indigenist Project of Story Gathering
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen E. Absolon
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 9, no. 1, Indigenous Research Methodologies, 2020
Description
Author uses the example of collecting stories from her mother over a period of three years to describe an Indigenous methodology for research that is rooted in relationality, seasonal progressions, and wholistic worldviews and that focuses on research through memory and story-telling.
Closing the First Nation Wellbeing Gap Through Natural Resource Projects: A Proposed Federal Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Description
Describes the elements and case for a more proactive strategy directed at First Nation communities who should be top priority in forging any new initiatives.
Closing the Gap: Beyond Section 35 BC Symposium Summary, February 19-20, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Topics included history of making of the section, subsequent attempts to define it, related issues, and recommendations for future actions.
The Co-operative Innovation Project: Community Reports
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Co-operative Innovation Project
Description
Links to results of meetings held in 26 rural, First Nations, and Métis communities.
The Co-operative Innovation Project: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Co-operative Innovation Project
Description
Project examined two questions:
Is the co-operative model feasible for rural and Aboriginal communities in western Canada?
If so, what is needed to develop and support these co-operatives?
Collaborating to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Fraser
Rémy Rouillard
Lucie Nadeau
Léna D'Ostie Racine
Raymond Mickpegak
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 23-41
Description
Looks at various collaborative care models and interviews administrators, clinicians, and Inuit families about expectations for mental health services and care.
Collaborative Data Governance to Support First Nations-Led Overdose Surveillance and Data Analysis in British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Soha Sabeti
Chloé Xavier
Amanda Slaunwhite
Louise Meilleur
Laura MacDougall ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2020, pp. 338-355
Description
Discusses the collection of Indigenous opioid-related overdoses data that adheres to the OCAP principles and supports Indigenous self-determination.