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.
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.
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.
A brochure (en francais) put out by L'Union Nationale Metisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba in commemoration of Louis Riel's contribution towards the birth of Manitoba. Contains historical information on the Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 from an early twentieth century Metis perspective as well as historical notes on the Metis of the North West by Judge L.A. Prudhomme.
Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Adam Muller
Description
Discusses the meaning of genocide and whether or not genocide occurred based on two underlying issues.
Chapter 3 from Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide edited by Scott W. Murray.
Looks at women's experiences in Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. Research involved literature review and interviews with forty-six Inuit women, twenty-two service providers, and, when possible, focus groups. Four objectives of study were to identify motivations for migration/relocation to urban centres, examine challenges faced, discuss primary effects on roles and responsibilities, and to identify supports needed.