Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane McKendrick
Robert Brooks
Jeffrey Hudson
Marjorie Thorpe
Pamela Bennett
Description
Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Cities: Transformations and Continuities
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
David R. Newhouse
Regna Darnell
Jaimy L. Miller
Donna Patrick
Julie-Ann Tomiak ...
Heidi Langville ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
Aboriginal Women's Roundtable on Gender Equality: Roundtable Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Status of Women Canada
Description
Participants discussed issues related to consultation and equality and then identified a number of specific directions to guide future actions and interventions. Roundtable held March 30-April 1, 2000.
Addressing Racism in the Healthcare System: A Policy Position and Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Makes six recommendations: improve and expand healthcare delivery in Inuit Nunangat, increase numbers of Inuit healthcare providers, support traditional midwifery approaches, foster wrap-around care services for specialized care, ensure cultural competency training, and preserve traditional language rights.
Alaskool.org: Alaska Native History, Education, Languages, and Cultures
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
This website features reports, historic photographs, newspaper articles, personal accounts, tools for teachers and resources about Alaska and its inhabitants, and links to other useful sites.
Authenticity in Indigenous Cinema: Colonial Inscriptions and Native Revisions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse Lapin
Description
Examines the contrasting portrayal of Indigenous issues and people in film by Native and non-Native filmmakers.
Beyond a Number: Inuit Photo Exhibit Brings Controversial 'Eskimo' I.D. System to Light
Alternate Title
Day 6 ; episode 348, July 28, 2017
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Barry Pottle
[Jelena Adzic]
Description
Podcast of Interview with artist about his exhibition Awareness Series which focuses on the government's policy of issuing numbered disks to Inuit rather than referring to them by name.
Duration: 6:54.
Canada's Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume 2
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 80-86
[Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
Contact and the Personal/Group Discrimination Discrepancy in an Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abigail G. Poore
Faby Gagne
Kelly M. Barlow
John E. Lydon
Donald M. Taylor
Stephen C. Wright
Journal of Psychology, vol. 136, no. 4, July 2002, pp. 371-383
Description
Investigates whether contact with mainstream Canadian culture affects perceived discrimination.
Discipling the Innut: Social Form and Control in Bush, Community and School
Theses
Author/Creator
James J. Ryan
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1988.
Double Discrimination and Equality Rights of Indigenous Women in Quebec
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bernard Duhaime
Josée-Anne Riverin
University of Miami Law Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Revised, 2011, pp. 903-922
Description
Looks at three case studies effecting rights of Indigenous women and involving public policies by federal and provincial governments.
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: Indigenous Youth]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathrin Wessendorf
Alejandro Parellada
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal articles raising awareness about Indigenous youth.
To access this article, scroll to page 4.
Ethnonyms and Images: Genesis of the 'Inuit' and Image Manipulation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Henry Stewart
Senri Ethnological Studies, no. 60, 2002, pp. 85-100
Description
Overview of the historical changes and politics in the imagery of the Inuit.
Extracting Inuit: The of the North Controversy and the White Possessive
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruno Cornellier
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2016, pp. 23-48
Description
Argues that controversial film created by Dominic Gagnon reflects his colonialist attitude of white privilege. Film was a mash up of clips found on YouTube, many of which portrayed Inuit in a negative light; he also used material for which he had not gained consent.
First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Non-Aboriginal Federal Offenders: A Comparative Profile
Alternate Title
Research Report; 2003, NoR-134
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John-Patrick Moore
Description
Objective was to gain a clearer understanding of patterns for each specific Aboriginal group in order to develop more effective programs and policies.
Fourth World Film: Politics of Indigenous Representation in Mainstream and Indigenous Cinema
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Herrington
Description
Examines effects of both mainstream and Indigenous cinema on Indigenous peoples, stereotyping, and concepts of geography, land, history and language.
Anthropology and Humanities Honors Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado, 2011.
From Kangiqsualujjuaq to Copenhagen: A Personal Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
The Northern Review, no. 22, Winter, 2000, pp. 17-21
Description
Canada's Ambassador to Denmark and Canadian Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs presents an autobiographical speech at the opening of the Circumpolar Women's Conference.
The Government of Canada and the Inuit: 1900-1967
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Diubaldo
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
Alternate Title
Grade Twelve Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
I Dream, I Believe, I Am
Alternate Title
Annual Creative Leaders Aboriginal Economic Prosperity Symposium ; 1st, 2015
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Creative Leaders Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Waneek Horn Miller
thorvick's method productions
Silpa Suarak
Eva Obed
Description
Former Olympian, motivational speaker and brand ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks discusses her personal journey to success.
Followed by performance by two Inuit throat singers.
Duration: 1:15:07.
Journey to Top of the Game a Challenge for Tootoo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 18
Description
Book review of: Journey to Top of the Fame a Challenge for Tootoo by Melanie Florence.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
[Justice Murray Sinclair and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada]. Reconciliation Part I
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presents part I of interview with the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, regarding the direction towards reconciliation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Duration: 19:46.
[Justice Murray Sinclair and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada]. Reconciliation Part II
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation of Part II of an interview with the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, regarding the direction towards reconciliation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Duration: 17:22.
Labored Learning: The Outing System at Sherman Institute, 1902-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 151-175
Description
Discusses the program that involved hard labour and comments on the students that made the most out of the situation.
Moving Towards Saimaqatigiingniq
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bethany Scott
Julie Harris
David Joanasie
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, Literacy & Democracy, December 2013, pp. 69-76
Description
Examines how government actions into the 1970s, including the killing of sled dogs, negatively affected Inuit people. Also discusses the progress made from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s recommendations.
Nain's Silenced Majority: An Anthropological Examination of Schooling in Northern Labrador
Theses
Author/Creator
Dianne S. Grant
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003.
Nanook and His Contemporaries: Imagining Eskimos in American Culture, 1897-1922
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shari M. Huhndorf
Critical Inquiry, vol. 27, no. 1, Autumn, 2000, pp. 122-148
Description
Describes how the arrival of six Inuit individuals in New York City in 1897 accompanied by explorer Robert Perry increased the public interest in, "Eskimos."
Nisga'a Paradigm of Rebirth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonia Mills
Deanna Nyce
Emma Nyce
Joseph Gosnell
Pauline Grandison
Lorene Plante ... [et al.]
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 85-95, 187-189
Description
Discusses the spiritual beliefs associated with reincarnation.
Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory
E-Books
Author/Creator
John McLean
Description
In Two Volumes - Vol. II.
Ottawa Inuit Women’s Housing and Shelter Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Goal was to identify women's needs, determine the current state of services, and develop methods and tools that could adapted by other urban Inuit communities. Research involved survey completed by 124 women and 18 service providers and follow-up interviews.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
Press Coverage of Innu Youth Solvent Abuse: A Discourse Analysis of Attributions of Responsibility
Theses
Author/Creator
Megan Nicholson
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2004.
Qallunaat: Why White People are Funny: Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board
Description
Guide to accompany movie Qallunaat: Why White People are Funny.
To be used with grades 7-12.
Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950-1975
E-Books
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Description
File containing a speech made by Diefenbaker regarding the indigenous people of Canada having representation in government.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reflections of a Disk-Less Inuk on Canada's Eskimo Identification System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norma Dunning
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Les Tourisme dans l Artique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 209-226
Description
Examines the impacts and repercussions of the government system between 1941 and 1978 that required Inuit to wear a numbered identity disk.
Revealing the Storyteller: The Ethical Publication of Inuit Stories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jefferson Faye
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 159-170
Description
Comments on two Inuit-centered children's books that are exploitative and offensive and two that are entirely the opposite.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 23: The Long House, Teslin, Yukon Territory
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 23 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Long House, Teslin, Yukon. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations by on a variety of subjects such as land claims and self-government, Inuit health care, and the impact of residential schools. Each submission can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Closing remarks by Justice Sinclair and the Commissioners
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains closing remarks by Justice Sinclair and each of the Commissioners present in relation to the days proceedings and myriad opening presentations on April 21, 1992 in Winnipeg. The Commissioners discuss highlights of the presentations from their own perspectives, and extend thanks to the participants, then the Commission meeting is adjourned and scheduled to resume the following day.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Lyla Andrew, Sheshatshiu
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Lyla Andrew, a non-Aboriginal woman raised in Toronto and a resident of Sheshatsiu for 15 years. She acknowledged in her an unconscious discrimination toward Innu people and the Innu would be better served if they "would aspire to be more like me." Andrew shares stories of her experience living among the Innu and calls on the Commission to have the Canadian government "recognize the value in their growth and development as a separate and distinct culture." Following the presentation are brief remarks by Rene Dussault, Co-Chair.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Prayer and Presentation by Angus Merrick
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a brief prayer in Inuit by Co-Chair Rene Dussault, followed by an introduction of Elder Angus Merrick by Phil Fontaine. Angus Merrick, who is ninety years of age, delivers a prayer in his native language, then makes a few comments on youth regarding cultural awareness and linguistic retention.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lazaursie Epoo
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lazaursie Epoo
Description
File contains a presentation by Lazarusie Epoo. Epoo relates some personal experiences related to the history of the community, and the abuse the Inuit people suffered from the police and Euro-Canadian companies operating in the area. Epoo states that when the Inuit people got involved in elections they "stopped being so scared of the white people," and that "If the white people had chosen to work closely with us instead of being so dominant, we wouldn't have been so far apart in the beginning."
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lucassie Arragutainaq, Vice-President, Arctic Co-operatives Limited
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Lucassie Arragutainaq, Vice-President, Arctic Co-operatives Limited. Arragutainaq discusses the Co-operative movement in the North, its principles, function, and history across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He discusses its importance to Inuit and Dene people, and the need for government policies that are helpful to this kind of community development, particularly in the finanical sector (Credit Unions).
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sarah Anala
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Sarah Anala. Anala is an Innu woman originally from Labrador, a member of the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples' Council, and a board member of the New Brunswick Native Indian Women's Council Inc. Anala relates her personal, spiritual, and cultural background.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of the Inuvik Community Corporation, Pauline Gordon and Glenna Hansen
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauline Gordon
Glenna Hansen
Description
Vice-Chairman of Corporation discusses racism in Canada and its' impact on Aboriginal peoples, a lack of recognition of Aboriginal organizations as legitimate governing bodies and a suggestion to the Commission to "replace the system as it stands now and replace it with one that gives equal stature and governing powers to all." Chairman Hansen then presents on Aboriginal languages, the education system in the Northwest Territories, unequal treatment afforded French, problems facing Aboriginal professionals; and double standards in policing and justice systems.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Johnny Epoo (via translator)
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains opening remarks by Johnny Epoo(via a translator) who represents Inuit from northern Quebec in land claims negotiations. He speaks about the Elders from his part of Canada and their concerns regarding the education system in its current state and how it could be improved. Epoo also discusses social problems like suicide, chronic welfare, problems with the RCMP, general poverty, and the need to look towards the future rather than dwelling excessively on the past.