Burden of HIV Infection among Aboriginal Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan Wood
Julio S. G. Montaner
Kathy Li
Ruth Zhang
Lucy Barney
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 515-519
Description
Discusses differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users, and the need for a culturally sensitive and evidence-based response to the epidemic.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
Čaɂak (Islands): How Place-based Indigenous Perspectives Can Inform National Park 'Visitor Experience' Programming in Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelda Jane Helweg-Larsen
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
The Calder Case in Historical Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. H. McConnell
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 88-122
Description
Looks at historical, moral and legal claims by the Nishga.
Can Arts-Researchers Go Where Artists Go? Questions of Interpretation and Practice as Played Out In, and Through the Work of the Canadian Artist, Rebecca Belmore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donal O'Donoghue
Working Papers in Art and Design, vol. 5, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the performance piece entitled Vigil, which was a commentary on the murdered and missing women from Vancouver's downtown Eastside.
Cannibalism and Infertility Among the Lillooet, Thompson, and Shuswap: The Shaman as a Sexual Mediator
Theses
Author/Creator
Marcia Stephanie Calkowski
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1974.
The Cedar Project: A Comparison of HIV-related Vulnerabilities Amongst Young Aboriginal Women Surviving Drug Use and Sex Work in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Azar Mehrabadi
Kevin J. P. Craib
Katharina Patterson
Warner Adam
Akm Moniruzzaman
Barbara Ward-Burkitt
Martin T. Schechter
Patricia M. Spittal
International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 19, no. 2, Special Issue: Women and Harm Reduction, April 2008, pp. 159-168
Description
Study uses socio-demographics, drug use patterns, injections practices, sexual experiences, and HIV and HCV prevalence to compare women using drugs and in the sex trade with women who are not.
The Cedar Project: Acknowledging the Pain of Our Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne M. Christian
Patricia M. Spittal
Lancet, vol. 372, no. 9644, September 27, 2008, pp. 1132-1133
Description
Brief comment on a study which revealed links between intergenerational trauma and the rates of HIV and Hepatitis C in young Aboriginal people in British Columbia.
The Cedar Project: Historical Trauma, Sexual Abuse and HIV Risk Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Injection and Non-injection Drugs in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
For the Cedar Project Partnership
Margo E. Pearce
Wayne M. Christian
Katharina Patterson
Kat Norris
et al.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 66, no. 11, June 2008, pp. 2185-2194
Description
Examines the link between sexual abuse and negative health outcomes such as mental, sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities.
The Cedar Project: Mortality among Young Indigenous People Who Use Drugs in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E. Pearce
Sherri Pooyak
David Zamar
Vicky Thomas ... [et al.]
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Description
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
The Cedar Project: Vulnerability to Recidivism Among Aboriginal Young People Who Use Drugs
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Dunnet
Description
Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Chairperson-Initiated Complaint and Public Interest Investigation Regarding Policing in Northern British Columbia: Chairperson's Final Report after Commissioner's Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian McPhail
Description
Investigation examined RCMP members' conduct in six areas: public intoxication, cross-gender searches, missing persons reports, domestic violence reports, use of force, and handling of files involving youth.
Appendices include interim report and RCMP Commissioner's preliminary review and response.
The Changing Legal Landscape for Aboriginal Land Use Planning in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Krehbiel
Plan Canada, Summer, 2008, pp. 1-4
Description
Brief article examines the evolving statutory and common law basis for Aboriginal conduct of, and participation in, land use planning on First Nations reserves, treaty settlement lands and crown lands.
"Circle of Caring": A First Nations Worldview of Child Rearing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Gerlach
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 75, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 18-25
Description
Interviews families of the Lil'wat Nation in British Columbia who have children with developmental disabilities in order to gain a better understanding of child rearing beliefs and practices.
Co-operation Incorporated: Responding to Resource Privatization Through an Indigenous Regional Development Corporation in British Columbia, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. J. Silver
Description
Examines the First Nations development of independently operated, economically profitable shellfish aquaculture tenures through co-operation and mentoring between bands and other businesses.
Coast Salish Gambling Music
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wendy B. Stuart
Canadian Journal for Traditional Music , vol. 2, 1974, p. [?]
Description
Looks at a certain style in the music and games in British Columbia and Washington.
Coast Salish Weaving: Preserving Traditional Knowledge with New Technology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Tepper
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 188-196
Description
Describes the process involved in producing a CD, which was the result of the Weaving Teachers Resources Project undertaken by the Canadian Museum of Civilization and practicing artists.
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
Description
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Colonizing Minds: Public Education, The Textbook Indian, and the Struggle for Settler Hegemony in British Columbia, 1920-1970
Theses
Author/Creator
Sean Foster Patrick Carleton
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Coming Full Circle?: Aboriginal Archives in British Columbia in Canadian and International Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Rita-Sophia Mogyorosi
Description
History (Archival Studies) Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2008.
"Coming to Know": Weaving Aboriginal and Western Science Knowledge, Language, and Literacy Into the Science Classroom
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria J. Snively
Lorna B. Williams
L1 - Educational Studies in Language and Literature, vol. 8, no. 1, 2008, pp. 109-133
Description
Discusses the importance of incorporating both approaches to science when teaching students.
Common Table Report: Based upon Discussions among Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Participating at the Common Table
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
British Columbia (BC) Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses the following identified topics: recognition/certainty, constitutional status of lands, governance, co-management throughout traditional territories, fiscal relations, and fisheries.
Community-Based Research in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan C. Boyd
Resources for Feminist Research, vol. 33, no. 1/2, 2008, pp. 19-45
Description
Highlights collaborations and tensions between faculty, research assistants, and community-based researchers.
Community Futures British Columbia: Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Strategic Committee
Description
Offers Aboriginal business etiquette guidelines.
Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-contact Life
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
This website provides information about the Secwepemc nation including modules on language, origin story, village life, and archaeology.
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The Contemporary Coast Salish: Essays by Bruce Granville Miller
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brian Thom
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 158-159
Description
Book review of The Contemporary Coast Salish edited by Bruce Granville Miller and Darby C. Stapp.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 158.
The Contribution of Aboriginal People to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Drummond
Andrew Sharpe
Alexander Murray
Nicolas Mask
CSLS Research Report
Description
Looks at projections between 2011 and 2036 under various scenarios.
Controlling Land: Historical Representations of News Discourse in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Description
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
Court of Appeal Holds Duty to Consult Does Not Apply to Statutory Interpretation
Alternate Title
Insights (McMilllan LLP)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin M. Junger
Joan M. Young
Ruth Nieuwenhuis
[McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin], January 2017, pp. [1]-4
Description
Discusses the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Fort Nelson First Nation v. British Columbia (Environmental Assessment Office).
Creating a Legal Identity: Aboriginal People and the Assimilation Census
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Douglas
John Chesterman
Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 375-391
Description
Relates the story of the census used to determine who was regarded as a 'ward' in Australian's Northern Territory.
Creating Community Wealth: The Development Wheel Project
Alternate Title
DW Models Project: Final Report
Innovation at Work: Adapting a First Nations Community Enterprise Tool to Advance Social Enterprise in British Columbia and Francophone Ontario -- Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Lewis
Michelle Colussi
Éthel Côté
Description
Discusses how the Development Wheel can be used to advance social enterprise in First Nations communities by engaging in enterprise development and community economic development planning.
Creating Pathways for the Dreams of Our Children: Aboriginal Early Childhood Development and Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Gerlach
Monique Gray Smith
Joyce Schneider
Description
Focus on Aboriginal children from preconception to age six, as well as families and communities both on and off reserve.
Creating Sustainable Economic Development Within Two B.C. First Nations Communities: A Rights-Based Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Titilope I. Kunkel
Description
Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Thesis (MNRES)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2008.
Crests on Cotton: “Souvenir” T-Shirts and the Materiality of Remembrance Among the Kwakwaka'wakw of British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aaron Glass
Museum Anthropology, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how mass-produced clothing has been indigenized by its use to display familial symbols, affiliations with places and organizations, and commemorate significant events like potlatches.
Cross-Border Trading: Mungo Martin Carves for the World of Tomorrow
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Dawn
BC Studies, no. 159, Autumn, 2008, pp. 7-[44]
Description
Argues that the totem poles displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1939 indicated that the production of Northwest coast art had not stopped, as is usually stated, and therefore the "revival" was not as dramatic as it appeared.
Cultural imPRINT: A History of Northwest Coast Native and First Nations Prints
Theses
Author/Creator
India Rael Young
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2017.
Includes biographies of Robert Davidson, Roy Henry Vickers, Marvin Oliver, and Susan Point.
Culturally Appropriate Implementation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire in Aboriginal Head Start Programs in BC: Findings and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Presents overview of research on developmental screening tools and the transportability from one culture to another. Looks at programs in British Columbia and Quebec using ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire).
Culture and Wellness in the Workplace: Developing Your Own Culture and Wellness Plan
Alternate Title
Culture and Wellness in the Workplace: A Guidebook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Imagination FX
Nene Kraneveldt Consulting
Description
Developed to help employees, teams, volunteers, board members, and social service organizations as a whole. Information is divided into three sections: take care of yourself, take care of each other, and take care of this place.
Dam Bennett: The Impacts of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Williston Lake Reservoir on the Tsek'ehne of Northern British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Sims
Dealing with the “Community Conundrum”: Métis Responses to the Application of R v Powley in British Columbia—Litigation, Negotiation, and Practice
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Rights Litigation, Negotiation, and Practice among the Metis of BC: Community Perspectives on Creating Legal Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerry Sloan
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 48-86
Description
Case developed requirement that s. 35 rights be vested in "historic" communities (existed before European control) and there must be continuity with present-day communities. Author interviewed 23 people about problems with application of the decision in three cases: Howse, Nunn, and Willison.
Deaths of Children puts Child Welfare System in Hot Seat
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Debora Steel
Windspeaker , vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 5
Description
Reports on an investigation by Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, into the deaths of four children in British Columbia which questions the child welfare system.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Delegated Aboriginal Agencies: How Resourcing Affects Service Delivery
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bernard Richard
Description
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.
Denying Indigenous Education In British Columbia: Examples from Wei Wai Kum (Campbell River) and We Wei Kai (Cape Mudge)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Dubensky
Helen Raptis
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 13-34
Description
Looks at two examples in which community requests for formal education were ignored by the federal government until 1955, when integrated schooling was introduced.
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically at Risk
Alternate Title
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically at-Risk
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically Atrisk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 16
Description
Explores why students remain academically at risk despite efforts on behalf of Delta administrators to improve the success rate of Aboriginal students.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
Destabilizing the Consultation Framework in Alberta's Tar Sands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Mills
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 153-185
Description
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.
Developing Intergovernmental Relationships: The Sliammon-Powell River Experience
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[BC Treaty Commission?]
Description
Describes steps taken to facilitate conflict resolution and foster co-operation between the municipal government and the First Nation.
Documenting the Experience and the Success of First Nations Courts in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvon Dandurand
Annette Vogt
Description
Brief description of existing Courts followed by available data.
(E)merging Pedagogies : Exploring the Integration of Traditional Aboriginal and Contemporary Euro-Canadian Teaching Practices
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Florence Davidson
Description
Literacy Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.