Articles » General
Author/Creator
Giorgio Mariani
Forum for Inter-American Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Indigenous America, November 2011, p. [?]
Description
Compares novel to John Ford's classic Western, The Searchers.
Negotiation, Reciprocity, and Reality: The Experience of Collaboration in a Community-Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) Program of Research with Eight Manitoba First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Phillips-Beck
Grace Kyoon-Achan
Josée G. Lavoie
Nicholas Krueger
Kathi Avery Kinew ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Articulates the lessons of a collaboration between the University of Manitoba, the First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), and eight First Nation communities in Manitoba.
“Neoliberal Apartheid”: Challenges for Decolonization from South Africa to Palestine (An Interview with Andy Clarno)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandni Desai
Andy Clarno
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 96-98
Description
Author of Neoliberal Apartheid discusses commonalities between two states, including the patterns of extreme inequality, racialized poverty and advanced securitization which are symptomatic neoliberal regimes.
Neoliberalism and the Evolution of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Blair Bellerose
Description
Urban Studies Thesis (M.Urb)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
New Relationships with Aboriginal People and Communities in B.C.: Measuring Outcomes 2010-2011
Alternate Title
New Relationships with Aboriginal People and Communities in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation [British Columbia]
Description
Measures and reports on five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities. Includes data for Métis and urban Aboriginal people.
Related material: Annual Report on Progress, 2010-2011.
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Alternate Title
[CBC Docs POV]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooing of Cree man Colton Boushie.
"No Indians Allowed": Challenging Aboriginal Segregation in Northern British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew Barager
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2019.
Non-Māori Viewing of Māori Television: An Empirical Analysis of the New Zealand Broadcast System
Alternate Title
Non-Maori Viewing of Maori Television: An Empirical Analysis of the New Zealand Broadcast System
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard James Turner
Description
Media Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 2011.
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library and the Protocols
Alternate Title
Case Studies on Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jonathan Pringle
Description
Examines the library's response to the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials and uses examples to support recommendations such as building relationships of mutual respect, striving for balance in content and perspectives, accessibility and use, providing context, copying and repatriation, research protocols, and awareness of issues.
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
The Northern Territory Emergency Response: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Watson
Alberta Law Review, vol. 48, no. 4, Special Issue: Restorative Justice, May 2011, pp. 905-945
Description
Looks at the Australian government's intervention in Aboriginal communities due to allegations of sexual abuse.
Notes on Becoming a Comrade: Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Movement(s) for Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 41-54
Description
Author uses her own experiences as non-Indigenous woman of color to explore the challenges in becoming an ally with Indigenous communities fight in their fight for decolonization.
Now a Matter of Rights: Extending Full Human Rights Protection to First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Oklahoma and American Indian Imagery
Theses
Author/Creator
William Brett Anderson
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2011.
"The Old Village": Yup'ik Precontact Archaeology and Community-Based Research at the Nunalleq Site, Quinhagak, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 25-52
Description
Examines the use of community-based archaeology in response to the destruction of archaeological heritage sites due to climate change.
On Leaking Languages and Categorical Imperatives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip J. Deloria
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 173-182
Description
Looks at American Indian linguistic practices and the complexity of linguistic engagements that stand in contrast to those non-Indian imaginings.
On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
On What Terms Can We Speak?: Aboriginal-Canadian Relations as an Education Priority
Alternate Title
[2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences]
[Big Thinking Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dwayne Donald
Description
Video of speech given at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. President of the Canadian Association for the Study of Indigenous Education (CASIE) argues that awareness of past and present relationships must be brought to the classroom rather than simply focusing on the issue of how "culture" affects learning.
Duration: 36:02.
On What Terms Can We Speak?: Aboriginal-Canadian Relations as an Educational Priority
Alternate Title
Big Thinking [Lecture Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dwayne Donald
Description
Discussion focuses on one aspect of relationship; culture, which is directly connected to curriculum and pedagogy.
Duration: 43:51.
Once Were Warriors, But How about Maoritanga Now? Novel and Film as a Dialogic Third Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelis Martin Renes
Miscelánea, vol. 44, Literature, Film and Cultural Studies, 2011, pp. 85-105
Description
Comments on novel and film that address the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Maori family.
"One Focus; Many Perspectives": A Curriculum for Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cultural Safety Working Group, First Nation, Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Description
Includes four modules: Holding Space for Experiential Learning: Groups/Circles; Learning from Experience: “Glimpses of Light”; Cultural Competency, Cultural Safety: Attitudes and Actions That Matter; and Multiple Stigmas: First Nation, Inuit, Métis Experience.
"One Small Way": Racism, Redress, and Reconciliation in Canadian Women's Fiction, 1980-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Babcock
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Dialogue with American Indian Healers and Western Health-care Providers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicia Schanche Hodge
Patricia Bellanger
Connie Norman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 79-90
Description
Discusses the values and beliefs regarding organ donation from traditional and Western viewpoints.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
The "Other" Woman: Early Modern English Representations of Native American Women, 1579 - 1690
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca M. Lush
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, 2011.
Our Generation: A Study Guide
Alternate Title
Screen Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Lewis
Description
To accompany to award-winning film about violations of Aboriginal rights in Australia.
Our Interconnected Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
"Out of Many Kindreds and Tongues": Racial Identity and Rights Activism in Vancouver, 1919-1939
Theses
Author/Creator
LiLynn Wan
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
"Out of the Photograph": Indian Resistance Against 19th Century (White) Photographic Portrayals
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Williams
Description
Looks at the dominant visual representations of Native Americans and the use of photography as a form of resistance to racist photographic representations.
Outstretched Hands: Reconciling Past and Present Within the Parramatta Riverside Walk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mona Malamiri
Ideas in History, vol. 3, no. 2, 2011
Description
Examines installation specifically the mural pathway exploring the sense of community that comes from traditional modes of art, storytelling and interpretation.
Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Causes and Responses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Description
Literature review includes topics of colonialism, socio-economic marginalization, culture clash, systemic discrimination in policing, courts and corrections, and initiatives such as Gladue courts and changes to sentencing policy. Identifies gaps in efforts to reduce overrepresentation and suggests ways to improve the situation.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Palliative Care for First Nations People in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Falk
Description
Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.
Parallel Information Concerning the Situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Indigenous Small-numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation
Alternate Title
The Fifth Periodic Report of the Russian Federation to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IWGIA
Description
Submitted at the 46th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, May 2-20, 2011.
Pathways for Indigenous Learners: Collaborating across Aboriginal Institutes, Colleges and Universities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning
Description
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
Perceptions of Postsecondary Education in a Northern Ontario Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Description
Theory and Policy Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2011
Persistant Mirage: How the 'Great American Desert' Buries Great Plains Indian Environmental History
Theses
Author/Creator
John Harley Gow
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
The Persistence of Hope in Indian Country: The Lakota/Dakota of South Dakota
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Ann Zeilinger
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2011.
Perspectives for First Nations' Strategies Towards Local Marine Management in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
James C. Pepper
Description
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis
(MNRES)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2011.