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The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2021 Report
Total sample for two polls was 2,106 non-Indigenous and 1,1112 Indigenous respondents. Questions were asked about 13 indicators: good understanding of past and present; acknowledgement of government, residential school and ongoing harm, engagement, mutually respectful and nation-to-nation relationships; personal and systemic equality; Indigenous thriving; Indigenous languages; respect for natural world; and apologies.
Castor Resartus: The Beaver Hat in History
Compilation of primary sources, mainly newspaper articles.
A Critical Reflection: Exposing Whiteness in Child Welfare Practice
Using their own personal experiences as a social worker the author examines how to best provide support for Indigenous clients.
An Exploratory Study on How Structural Racism Influences Chronic Disease and Health and Wellness of First Nations in Canada
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
A First Look at Shelter Costs for Households Living on Reserve Using New Data from the 2021 Census
Getting Out and Staying Out of Trouble: A Conceptual Framework for the Successful Reintegration of Aboriginal Male Young Offenders
“I'll struggle, and I'll fall…I'll have my days, but it's okay”: Indigenous Women Surviving the Sixties Scoop
Looks at Indigenous women reconnecting with their own culture.
The Impact of Learning about Historical And Current Injustices, Individual Racism, and Systemic Racism on Anti-Indigenous Prejudice
Psychology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.
Indigenous Insights: Building Relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Indigenous Strength: Braiding Culture, Ceremony and Community as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines the changes to the delivery of Indigenous land based services to urban Indigenous communities during the COVID pandemic.
Indigenous Women's Voices: 20 Years on from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologiesk
International Perspectives on the Role of Indigenous Fathers in Caring for Their Infants: A Scoping Study
A literature review on Indigenous fathers and their impact on the health of Indigenous children.
isihcikêwinihk kâkî nâtawihon: Healing through Ceremony
An audio-visual learning tool about the use of Indigenous knowledge and customs by social workers as a means of healing for Indigenous populations.
Link included to the accompanying video on Youtube. (23:32)
Land-based Healing Through Adventure: Wise Practices from Indigenous Peoples
Examines the combining of adventure, culture and, land as tools for healing Indigenous trauma across the world.
Meeting Survivors’ Needs: Gender-Based Violence Against Inuit Women and the Criminal Justice Response: Phase II: Final Report
Related Material: Report in Brief; Online Survey Results; Environmental Scan.
Memory and Landscape: Indigenous Responses to a Changing North
Misconduct, Missing, and Murdered: The Experiences of Anti-Indigenous Racism in Reproductive Healthcare among Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender, and Gender Diverse People, and the MMIWG2S+ Genocide
Five cases studies involving sexual health, pregnancy and after-birth care to illustrate the connections between MMIWG2S+ and systemic racism in the healthcare system.
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.
“My ancestors would be proud of us”: Métis Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People’s Housing Histories, Experiences, Struggles, and Perspectives
Sources of information include survey, conversational interviews, document analysis and literature reviews.
My Family
Story suitable for Grades K-3.
Not Enough: All Words and No Action on MMIWG: Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Discusses the Government of Canada's record on implementing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls to Action.
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.
Off-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
On-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
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.
Re-Membering Our Nations: Indigenous Custom Adoption and Determining Belonging Beyond the Indian Act
Political Science Thesis (MA) -- University of Calgary, 2022.
Remembering the Children Educator's Guide 2022
Topics include: teacher reflections, preparing for difficult conversations, the role of media coverage, daily life in residential schools, reconciliation through revitalization, and making reconciliation real.
For use with Remembering the Children: Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022
Remembering the Children: Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022
Magazine-style publication features short articles about residential schools in general, as well as specific schools and highlights examples of reconciliation in action in the education system.
Related Material: Educator's Guide.
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.
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.
Teaching Treaty Relationships: A Timeline Activity for Students
Uses date and relationship cards to educate students about First Nations and Newcomer interactions leading up to the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.
"To Christianize and Civilize": Settler Motives and Residential Schools
Compilation of primary sources which represent the settler's perspectives on the schools.
Truth and Reconciliation: Canada-Wide Survey of Canadians' Understanding & Impressions
Reports results of online survey conducted from September 23 to September 25, 2022 with 1512 Canadians, 18 years or older, randomly recruited from Leger's Opinion panel.
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.
Two-Spirits’ Response to COVID-19: Survey Findings in Atlantic Canada Identify Priorities and Developing Practices
Discusses the impact of the COVID pandemic on the two-spirit Indigenous populations in Atlantic Canada and how the response of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance (W2SA).
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.
The Use of Indigenous Research Methodologies in Counselling: Responsibility, Respect, Relationality, and Reciprocity
Examines how the use of the Indigenous four Rs outside of the scope of research but rather applied to wellness practices that effects the Indigenous population.
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.
Where My edhéhke Take Me In Reimagining Curriculum: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Dene Learning From/With the Land
Education Thesis (EdD) - University of Alberta, 2022.
Wiingushk Okaadenige (Sweetgrass Braid): A Braided Approach to Indigenous Youth Mental Health Support during COVID-19
Discusses a braid approach intervention, a combination of different Indigenous practices, as ways to address the needs of Indigenous youth suffering from mental health issues.