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Choosing Border Work
A personal reflection of a non-Indigenous researcher conducting research in within Indigenous communities.
The Fiery Totem: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West
Focus on Youth
Giving Voice to Our Ancestors
An edited transcript of Verna Kirkness' speech, at the Mokakit Education Research Conference in 1992, about the teachings of Indigenous ancestors.
Meeting the Needs of Victims and Offenders
The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas
Police-Community Communication and Liaison
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Linda Chipesia
Presentation relating to land claims and self-government. The presenter believes that "(T)he difficulty of self-government and land claims is that although it is aimed at reviving the culture and identity of Indian people, it is only accessible to those who are educated and trained in the political, legal and economic intricacies of a non-Indian system."
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marlene Villebrun, Canadian Mental Health Association
Villebrun discusses discrimination and low self-esteem issues; alcohol and drug abuse; the need to make Aboriginal history mandatory and a priority in Canadian schools; the intergenerational effects of cultural deprivation; and the need to better equip youth for "living in two cultures."
"Sophie Robert"1: Remembrances of Secwepemc Life - A Collaboration
A reflection on the author's collaboration with Secwepemc Elder Sophie Robert and how it impacted her academic career.
Trauma in Transition
Examines the social and academic failures of Indigenous students moving from Indigenous controlled schools, where they were successful, to non-Indigenous run high schools.