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699 Day Schools
A map of Federal Indian Day Schools in Canada with a corresponding RG-10 file for each location.
Aboriginal TM : The Cultural and Economic Politics of Recognition
Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
After About: Unlearning Colonialism, Ethical Relationality, and the Possibilities for Pedagogical Praxis
Education Thesis (PEd) -- University of Ottawa, 2022.
Anguilla Rostrata, Our Teacher: Addressing Anishnabe Epistemicide through Eels
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- York University, 2022.
Artists' Connection 5: Indigenous Perspectives
Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.
The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being
Astrodigenous
Searchable website is an online portal giving educators access to Indigenous sky-knowledge resources.
Atiqput : Inuit Oral History and Project Naming
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Backgrounder: Self-determination & Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Understanding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Bashkweginiked Gookom [When Grandma Makes Leather]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion program. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary.
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Bead by Bead : Constitutional Rights and Métis Community
Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World
Discusses the importance of the Indigenous invention in the development of Canada.
Additional Material: The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World: 21st Century Curriculum Connections and Video Resource for Manitoba Teachers (Grades 5-9).
Calls to Action: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Rights for Supportive Decision-Making in Healthcare
Examines what is needed to improve equitable health care for Indigenous populations in urban settings.
The Canadian Armed Forces’ Eyes, Ears, and Voice in Remote Regions: Selected Writings on the Canadian Rangers
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.
Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Regina, 2021.
The Centrality of Education for Indigenous Income Mobility in Canada
Examines the impact of education and identity in predicting the socioeconomic mobility of Indigenous populations.
Characteristics of Indigenous-owned Businesses
Statistics for number of businesses and owner gender.
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
Children’s Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Climbing the Mountain: Reconciliation in Workplaces: Participant Guidebook
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.
Community Journey of Change Through Relational Determinants of Health
Discusses ways to both address colonization and create a culturally relevant means to improve Indigenous health.
Community-led Recovery from the Opioid Crisis through Culturally-based Programs and Community-based Data Governance
Examines the community-based opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program Naandwe Miikan (The Health Path).
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Invoking the Famine and Pestilence Clause to be Paired with the Medicine Chest Clause from the Numbered Treaties
Examines the use of treaty-based strategies to address the inequalities faced by Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Action Research: How One School Community Lives Out The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Regina, 2021.
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.
Culturally Competent Stewardship in Non-Indigenous Museums
Archaeology Thesis (MA) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
The Decision-Making Process behind Urban Reserve Development
Decolonizing Curricular Resources: A Bibliography for Teaching and Learning Native American and Indigenous Studies in New England
Resources categorized by grade level and subject matter.
Decolonizing Research
Chapter in Women's Health in Canada : Challenges of Intersectionality, 2nd Edition. To view chapter scroll down to page 165.
Defining Indigenous Businesses in Canada
Looks at Canadian comparators in a number of juristictions and international comparators in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii.
Detailed Results: Canadians React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential Schools
Results of a survey conducted with 3,00 Canadian adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
Dreaming in Indian : Contemporary Native American Voices
Excerpt from the book briefly highlights Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Martin Sensmeier, Priscella Rose, Kelli Clifton, and Tom Greyeyes.
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
Educating Medical Students’ “Hearts and Minds”: A Humanities-Informed Cultural Immersion Program in Indigenous Experiential Community Learning
Examines the First Nations Community Education Program as a collaborative effort to address Indigenous health inequalities in Canada.
Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among First Nations, Métis and Inuit Populations
Scan of published literature with a focus on cultural and need-based interventions.
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
English - Seneca Dictionary
Entsisewata’karí:teke (You Will Be Healthy Again): Clinical Outcomes of Returning to a Traditional Haudenosaunee Diet
Looks at the results of a 90-day dietary challenge, consisting of pre-contact food, by members of the Six Nations of the Grand River.
“especially in this free Country:” Webs of Empire, Slavery and the Fur Trade
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2021.
Examining the Evidence: Understanding Daily Life in Residential Schools
Uses primary sources of information on the Kamloops, Shubenacadie, Beauval, and Blue Quills residential schools. Suitable for use with students in Grades 5-12.
An Exploration into Indigenous Autism
Brief discussion of the lack of information on autism in the Indigenous population.
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.