Images » Photographs
Description
Map detailing the locations of troop movement and battle sites of the Northwest Resistance.
Militia at Winnipeg Station, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of troops at the train station in Winnipeg; troops in line in foreground, train cars and station in background.
Militia Camp, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Militia camp at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Supply packs on the ground in foreground; men lined up in background.
Milo Pimatisiwin Project: Healthy Living for Mushkegowuk Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Carmen Chilton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 20-40
Description
Describes an initiative in the Moose Cree First Nation community which focused on the Cree philosophy milo pimatisiwin (good and healthy living). Discusses program elements which included land-based initiatives, sharing teachings over the local radio, and feedback from youth.
Mind, Memory, and the Five-Year-Old
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gary F. Dorr
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 2, Genocide Special Issue, December 30, 2018, pp. 132-135
Description
Creative non-fiction piece in which the Indigenous author reflects on the process of becoming a member of their white adoptive family.
Mining Economies: Inuit Business Development and Employment in the Eastern Subarctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anteneh Belayneh
Thierry Rodon
Stephan Schott
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 59-78
Description
Article analyzes the impacts of the Raglan and Voisey’s Bay mines on business and employment rates in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. Authors present the design, methodology, and results of a three-year study; examine trends, policy insights and possibilities for future research.
Minogondaagan: The Good Voice
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elissa Black Wolf Kixen
Sasha Mark
Tim Fontaine
Description
Series of twelve podcasts (approx. 45 min. each) in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous people share stories, ideas and expertise in pursuit of reconciliation. Topics include literature, identity, media, the entertainment industry, comedy, music, and education.
Mino Kaanjigoowin: Program Evaluation
Alternate Title
Evaluation of the Mino Kaanjigoowin Program at Na-Me-Res: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Teyohate Brant
Jessica Syrette
Description
Assessment of Native Men's Residence (Na-Me-Res), a Housing First initiative for Indigenous men who are experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental health challenges and/or substance use. Uses both quantitative (client administrative data) and qualitative (focus groups and key informant interviews) sources to evaluate the program delivery model and the Indigenous approach to providing culturally safe, relevant, and sustainable supports and services.
Mino-Te-Mah-Ti-Zee-Win = A Good Way of Life: Colouring Book
Alternate Title
Mino-Mee-Chee-Win, Mino-Mes-Ki-Ki-Wan, Mino-te-Mah-Ti-Zee-Win Colouring Book
Good Food, Food Medicines, A Good Way of Life Colouring Book
E-Books
Author/Creator
Caroline Daigenault
Robert Fenton
Kayla Perry
Joshua Hunt
Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: A Modern Manifestation of Colonization
Theses
Author/Creator
Abi Montgomery
Description
Criminal Justice Thesis (MCJ)-University of Colorado, 2020.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Midolo
Footnotes: Undergraduate Feminist Journal, vol. 11, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Investigation into the Canadian government's role in enforcing colonial gender ideology and its impact on Indigenous women.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A Digital Story
Alternate Title
Interdisciplinary Dialogue Student Conference 2018
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mikhayla Patterson
Louise Speakman
no. 1
Description
A short film depicting the effects of colonization on Indigenous women in Canada.
Duration: 5:48.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: Gender, Indigeneity, and Genocide
Alternate Title
MMIWG in Canada: Gender, Indigeneity, and Genocide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justine Berezintsev
Katherine James
Laurel Rush
Gabrielle Vallières
Description
Looks at how the intersection of marginalized identities led the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Girls to conclude that the this femicide was part of the larger act of genocide.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal: Towards a Meaningful Collaboration
between the SPVM and Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dominique Bernier
Doris Farget
Mirja Trilsch
Description
Reports on the results of interviews with Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM) and community workers about the police force's response to the crisis. Includes discussion of the current situation and challenges to collaboration, and recommendations for developing a better a relationship.
Summary Report.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A Briefing Paper
Alternate Title
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A Briefing Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kimberly R. Huyser
Sofia Locklear
Gabriel R. Sanchez]
Description
Focuses on New Mexico.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A Snapshot of Data from 71 Urban Cities in the United States
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anitta Lucchesi
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Centre for Vicitm Research, 2018, pp. 1-30
Description
A report that discusses the mainstream media's coverage and the response by the law enforcement agencies to murdered and missing Indigenous females in American cities.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Inquiry: Summary of Findings for Urban Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Watershed Partners
Description
Explores the Commission's Calls to Justice in terms of the urban context of the Friendship centre movement and their clients' day-to-day needs.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW): Bringing Awareness through the Power of Student Activism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Devon S. Isaacs
Amanda R. Young
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of North America: Culture as a Tool to Denounce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisa Tripotin
Description
Main focus is The REDress Project and its subsequent use in other works.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Martin Rogers
Virginia Pendleton
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The Role of Grassroots Organizations and Social Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 33, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Women's Human Rights, 2018/2019, pp. 204-210
Description
Discusses how Aboriginal women experience race-, class-, and gender-based violence due to the effects of colonization, and how activism such as the Native Women's Association of Canad's Sisters in Spirit initiative, Christi Belcourt's Walking With Our Sisters art installation piece, and the #MMIW, #AmINext, and #ImNotNext campaigns serve to raise awareness of the issue and counteract portrayals found in the mainstream press.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women The Role of Grassroots Organizations and Social Media in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Canadian Women Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Women's Human Rights: Changing the World, 2018, pp. 204-210
Description
Discusses the importance of grassroots movements and social media to educate the general public about the impact of colonization and patriarchy in regards to violence against Indigenous women.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The Role of Media and Political Administrations/Campaigns in Undermining Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melika Khajeh
Politicus, vol. 6, no. 1, 2020, pp. 26-39
Description
A discussion of the how the political rhetoric and lack of action from government officials has served to diminish the importance of the crisis. The author focuses on the Harper and Trudeau governments.
Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
Alternate Title
Washington State Patrol Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monica Alexander
Description
Reports on results of community engagement sessions held to determine the scope of the problem, identify barriers, and create partnerships to increase reporting investigation. These sessions were to include tribal and local law enforcement, federally recognized tribes, and urban Indian organizations.
Efficacy of report was challenged in the document MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State.
Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Spencer Miller
Description
Includes introduction, summary, close reading questions, and classroom activities. Picture book by Melanie Florence and illustrated by François Thisdale tells the story of a young girl growing up without her mother and was inspired the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Mitakuye Oyasin (We Are All Related): Connecting Communication and Culture of the Lakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel P. Modaff
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 4, Fall, 2019, pp. 341-362
Description
Uses elder interviews, archival analysis, and behavioral observation to explore the cultural and communications practices of the Lakota people; relates those practices to the core cultural values of kinship and relationality; the idea that all people/things are related.
Mixed-blood: Indigenous-Black Identity in Colonial Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Marie Beals
Ciann L Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 29-37
Description
Explores the ways that Black and Indigenous identities intersect and manifest in mixed raced people in Canada; specifically looks at the marginality factors of erasure, racism, and fractured identity and at the representation of these identities and marginality in the Proclaiming our Roots project.
A Mixed-method Examination of Risk Factors in the Truck-to-Cistern Drinking Water System on the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation Reserve, Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Bradford
Cheryl Walder
Karlee McLaughlin
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalit Bharadwaj
Canadian Water Resources Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, 2018, pp. 383-400
Description
Water quality was measured at the treatment plant, in delivery trucks, and 142 household cisterns and taps from July to October, 2014. Risks were identified through monthly sampling and laboratory analysis, key informant interviews, and observation. Discussion of findings focuses on regulations and gaps.
Miyo Nêhiyâwiwin (Beautiful Creeness): Ceremonial Aesthetics and Nêhiyaw Legal Pedagogy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Lindberg
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 51-65
Description
Explores the relationship between Nêhiyaw ceremony and Nêhiyaw laws and uses the sweat lodge ceremony to demonstrate the nature of Cree law and how it is rooted in the sacred.
MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Alternate Title
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Adrian Dominguez
Lael Echo-Hawk
Description
Challenges efficacy of information found in the Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report issued by the Washington State Patrol.
Mnisose / the Missouri River: A Comparative Literary Analysis of River Stories from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the #NoDAPL Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Hernandez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 72-95
Description
Examines multiple narratives—historical and contemporary—relating to the river and discusses how those narratives in combination with the privileging of text-based have been used alternately to empower and disempower Indigenous communities and nations.
Mobile Health for First Nations Populations: Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgina R Hobson
Liam J Caffery
Maike Neuhaus
Danette H Langbecker
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth , vol. 7, no. 10, 2019, pp. [1-16]
Description
Examines mHealth interventions among Indigenous populations to evaluate its cultural responsiveness and clinical effectiveness.
The Moccasin Identifier Education Kit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
The Moccasin Identifier
Description
Contains links to a set of lesson plans with links to extensive lists of resources and supporting documents for Grades 1 through 8 which focus on treaty-making, history of Indigenous-settler relations, the Indian Act, residential schools, and Indigenous worldviews. Although designed for Ontario, much of the material is applicable to Canada as a whole or easily adaptable.
The Moccasin Project: Understanding a Sense of Place through Indigenous Art Making and Storytelling
Theses
Author/Creator
Colleen 'Co' M. Carew
Description
[Expressive Therapies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lesley University, 2018.
Modeling the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Communities: Some Considerations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
Razvan G. Romanescu
Alan Katz
Nathan Nickel
International Indigenous Policy Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-8
Description
Examines the importance of having readily available data for the purpose of planning and policy making.
Models of Tribal Promising Practices: Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention, Care Coordination, and Data Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maya Magarati
Raquel Aviles
Christina E. Oré
Danielle Lucero
Sofia Singer … [et al.]
Description
Looks at the White Earth Nation Tribal Health Model, which is harm reduction approach; the Swinomish Tribal Health Model, which is an integrated health care approach; the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's Peer Support Model; and the Lummi Nation's Healing Spirit Model, which is a multi-pronged harm reduction and integrated health care approach.
Monahsetah, Resistance, and Other Markings on Turtle’s Back: A Lyric History in Poems and Essays (Maurice Kenny) and The Homing Place: Indigenous and Settler Literary Legacies of the Atlantic (Rachel Bryant)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Siobhan Senier
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018, pp. 121-126
Description
Literary Criticism Article which describes and compares the ways the author of each text uses their work to participate in contemporary discussions of “sovereignty and survivance, territoriality and land.”
Money Stories: Financial Resilience among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Weier
Kylie Dolan
Abigail Powell
Kristy Muir
Amanda Young
Description
Reports results from a questionnaire administered to 620 individuals who were asked about personal financial resources, products and service use, knowledge and behaviour, and social capital.
Monique Verdin's Louisiana Love: An Interview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirstin L. Squint
Monique Verdin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 117-133
Description
Interview with co-producer and co-writer of My Louisiana Love, a documentary which details the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the BP oil spills on her family and community.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
Montréal Homelessness & Indigenous Housing: A Policy Report with Recommendations for Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lou Seltz
Dimitrios Roussopoulos
Description
Description of the current context followed by discussion of policy responses at the international, federal, provincial, and municipal levels, and Indigenous social housing. Includes two case studies: British Columbia's housing strategy and the Lu’ma Native Housing Society in Vancouver.
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
Mopan in Context: Mayan Identity, Belizean Citizenship, and the Future of a Language
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Carolina Gómez Menjívar
William Salmon
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 7-90
Description
Compares grassroots Mayan languages revitalization movements in Belize and Guatemala/Mesoamerica; considers the academic and publishing communities’ marginalization of Belize language revitalization efforts and the effects on Kriol and Mopan dialects, and the socioeconomic and geopolitical factors at play in the language landscape of Belize.
"More Precious Than Gold": Indigenous Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claims in Yukon
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
More Than Missions: Native Californians and Allies Changing the Story of California History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Khal Schneider
Dale Allender
Margarita Berta-Ávila
Rose Borunda
Gregg Castro ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 3, Fall, 2019, pp. 58-77
Description
Examines the shift towards a more inclusive California state history that incorporates Indigenous perspectives.
More Than Words: Outlining Preconditions to Collaboration Among First Nations, the Federal Government, and the Provincial Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Lachance
Teresa Rose
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, 2020, pp. 1-24
Description
Looks at the work towards creating a more collaborative relationship between the different levels of government and its Indigenous populations. In particular the articles focuses on the precondition phase of the collaboration process.
Morning Star Rises: Peace, Power, and Righteousness in the Face of Colonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Killsback
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 5-37
Description
Biographical essay reexamines the legacy of a nineteenth-century Cheyenne leader named Vóóhéhéve (Morning Star or Dull Knife); draws on statements from his family and community members to decolonize the historical narrative surrounding the chief.
The Most Promising Practices in the Field of Employment and Training among First Nations and Inuit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labor Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]
Description
Identifies examples of best practices in the areas of vocational training and skills acquisition, partnerships, and research and capacity building, and makes three recommendations.
Mothers of Corn: Wixárika Women, Verbal Performances, and Ontology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 113-120
Description
Discusses the active role of Maize within Wixáritari ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial offerings. Through storytelling and performative practices women are active in transmitting the relationships between corn and community.
A Movement to Reclaim American Indian Health through Tribal Sovereignty, Community Partnerships, and Growing Tribally-Driven Health Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria M. O’Keefe
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.