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Choosing Border Work
A personal reflection of a non-Indigenous researcher conducting research in within Indigenous communities.
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.
The Indians of To-Day
Rev. ed., rewritten and brought down to date.
Meeting the Needs of Victims and Offenders
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
The Numbered Treaties
Lesson plan for use with the article The Numbered Treaties by Wabi Benais Mistatim Equay (Cynthia Bird) found on page 26 of Treaties and the Treaty Relationship, a special issue of Canada's History. Suitable for Grades 7-12.
Painting You, Painting Me: Viewing the 'Other' through Gendered-Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Kent Monkman's "Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience"
Religion Master's Essay (M.A) -- Queen's University, 2018.
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."
sâkîyıso: Understanding and Building Health Relationships: A First Nations Violence Prevention Teacher Guide
Uses Cree/Nêhiyaw cultural teachings to support development of healthy relationships with peers, dating partners, family and community. Designed for Grade 9 students.
"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.
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation: Teachers' Resource Guide
For use with the book by Monique Gray Smith. Includes summary, essential questions, key concepts, vocabulary and learning activities for each chapter of book. Recommended for ages 9-13.
Stories We Tell About "Others": Pathologizing Discourses in Mainstream Media and Their Role as a Distal Determinant of Indigenous Peoples’ Health
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (MA) -- University of Northern British Columbia, 2018.
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.
Truths of Reconciliation: Canadians Are Deeply Divided on How to Best Address Indigenous Issues
Data from online survey conducted from March 20-27, 2018, with a sample of 2,443 adult Canadians who were members of the Angus Reid Forum.
Uinigumasuittuq: The Pan-Arctic Sea Woman Tradition as a Source of Law and Literary Theory
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2018.
We Are All Treaty People
Special themed issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018). Suitable for ages 7-12.
Wendy Red Star: Challenging Colonial Histories and Foregrounding the Impacts of Violence Against Indigenous Women
Art History Thesis (BA) -- University of Colorado, 2018.