E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training, Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What Your Child Is Learning at School and How You Can Help
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Métis Teachers' Counter-Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmen Leigh Gillies
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
A Critical Reflection: Exposing Whiteness in Child Welfare Practice
Articles
Author/Creator
Lauren Kalvari
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2022, pp. 51-61
Description
Using their own personal experiences as a social worker the author examines how to best provide support for Indigenous clients.
The Cultural Erosion of Indigenous People in Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Matthews
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 2, January 16, 2017, pp. E78-E79
Description
States that at present, Canadian health care for Indigenous people is not culturally safe due to attacks on Indigenous cultural identities.
Dancing Together: The Lakota Sun Dance and Ethical Intercultural Exchange
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronan Hallowell
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Addresses the question of non-Aboriginal people practicing traditional Native American ceremonies.
Decolonization through Collaborative Filmmaking: Sharing Stories from the Heart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Carlson
Gladys Rowe
Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
Sarah Story
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Description
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
Decolonizing Knowledge Development in Health Research Cultural Safety through the Lens of Hawaiian Homestead Residents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lana Sue I. Ka‘opua
Suresh Tamang
Adrienne Dillard
B. Puni Kekauoha
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 2, 2017, pp. 20-12
Description
Study looks at how to create culturally safe research methods for improving health equity; stresses that trust is the overarching theme fundamental to cultural safety, and that this trust is built by accommodating and engaging cultural and community practices and knowledges.
Decolonizing Settler Colonialism: Kill the Settler in Him and Save the Man
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Veracini
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-18
Description
Provides overview of some of the debates and critiques in the field of colonial studies.
Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Developing Dementia Health Promotion Materials for Indigenous People in an Urban Northern Ontario Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharlene Webkamigad
Description
Interdisciplinary Health Thesis (M.A.)--Laurentian University, 2017.
Digital Resources for Settler Colonialism, Effects on Indigenous Peoples and the Issue of Genocide in World History
Alternate Title
Forum: Comparative Study of Genocide
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
John Maunu
Description
Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.
Dynamiques culturelles et représentations sociales du chien dans la communauté inuit de Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Alternate Title
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
Effective First Nations Governance: Navigating the Legacy of Colonization
Theses
Author/Creator
Terry Lynn Fox (Poucette)
Description
Public Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Elders Teachings: Wisdom We Need for Addressing Social Exclusion and Building Better Relationships in Society
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John George Hansen
Rose Antsanen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at interviews of Cree Elders on how to promote respect and acceptance in Indigenous schools and communities.
Emerging Trends in Philanthropy for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities in Canada: A Focus on Manitoba
Alternate Title
Measuring the Circle 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada]
Description
Defines the sector, maps funding economy, identifies key issues, gives insights from focus groups, and makes recommendations. Includes five case studies: Got Bannock, Bear Clan, Indspire, Families First Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
Encounters Across Difference: The Digital Geographies of Inuit, the Arctic, and Environmental Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason C. Young
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2017.
An Ethnographic Study about the Lived Experiences of Transracial Adoption from a Haudenosaunee Adult Adoptee Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Tricia Lyman
Description
Executive Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--St. John Fisher College, 2017.
An Ethnohistorian in Rupert’s Land: Unfinished Conversations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Evidence Brief: Wise Practices for Indigenous-specific Cultural Safety Training Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Churchill
Michèle Parent-Bergeron
Janet Smylie
Cheryl Ward
Alycia Fridkin ... [et al.]
Description
Surveyed peer-reviewed and grey literature for information regarding designing and implementing training for non-Indigenous healthcare professionals.
Examining Patterns of Food Exchange and Dependency at Moose Fort, 1783-1785
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Ruten
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Looks at flow of foodstuffs between Hudson's Bay Company men and the James Bay Cree who lived near the Fort. Argues that traders were consistently reliant upon provisions supplied by Indigenous trappers, hunters, and fishers.
Examining the Climate for Aboriginal Mothers in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs): An Exploratory Qualitative Study About Views of Health Care Professionals
Theses
Author/Creator
Minette Marcotte
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Experiences of Discrimination among the Black and Indigenous Populations in Canada, 2019
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Cotter
Juristat, vol. [42], no. [1], February 16, 2022
Description
Data from the 2019 General social Survey (GSS) on Canadian's Safety.
An Exploratory Study on How Structural Racism Influences Chronic Disease and Health and Wellness of First Nations in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Krista Stelkia
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
Exploring International Repatriation between U.S. Museums and First Nations in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth G. Wessells
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.
External Review: Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Judith Bartlett
Description
Report confirms allegations of coerced tubal ligations with consent being sought from Indigenous women during labour.
Extractive Violence on Indigenous Country: Sami and Aboriginal Views on Conflicts and Power Relations with Extractive Industries
Alternate Title
Ethnological Studies (Umeå University) ; 64
Sami Studies ; 8
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristina Sehlin MacNeil
Description
Culture and Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Umeå University, 2017.
Falls in Older Aboriginal People: Risk Factors, Burden, and Development of a Culturally Appropriate Fall Prevention Intervention
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Lukaszyk
Description
Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Sydney, 2017
Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bryan Newland
First Nations' Data Governance: Measuring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
The Food Police: The White Possessive Securitization of Winnipeg Food Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merissa Maborn
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, pp. 33-62
Description
A discussion on the impact of municipal policies and the policing of food on Indigenous communities in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Freedom and the Privacy of an Indian Boarding School’s Sports Field and Student Athletes Resistance to Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis A. Kachur
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2017.
From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christian Allan Bertelsen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 18-19
Description
Book review of: From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
Several book reviews on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 18.
A Genocidal Legacy: A Case Study of Cultural Survival in Northwestern California
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee L. VanHavermaat-Snyder
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Chico, 2017.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers [Volume 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes terms such as greetings, health phrases, community terms, people, and leaders.
Volume II.
Glimpses into the Laws and Governance of the Historic Métis Nation
Alternate Title
McKercher LLP Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2022
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Prominent Métis lawyer and author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation discusses the history of Métis law-making and diplomacy.
Duration: 38:34.
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource2
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlie Gurski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
‘The happiest time of my life …’: Emotive Visitor Books and Early Mission Tourism to Victoria’s Aboriginal Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikita Vanderbyl
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 95-120
Description
Article looks at mission guest books from Indigenous reservations in Victoria, Australia in order to examine the mind set and fixations of visitors participating in mission tourism in the region.
Health Care Experiences Of Indigenous People Living With Type 2 Diabetes In Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen M. Jacklin Rita I. Henderson
Michael E. Green
Leah M. Walker
Betty Calam
Lynden J. Crowshoe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 3, January 23, 2017, pp. 106-112
Description
Study findings indicate that health care relationships can be repaired when medical practitioners demonstrate empathy, humility and patience.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
History through a Native Lens
Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters
Description
Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.
Homeless & Street-Involved Indigenous LGBTQ2S Youth in British Columbia: Intersectionality, Challenges, Resilience & Cues for Action
Alternate Title
Where Am I Going to Go?: Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Saewyc
Brooke Mounsey
Jessica Tourand
Dana Brunanski
David Kirk … [et al.]
Description
Uses data collected as part of the 2014 BC Homeless & Street-Involved Youth Survey. Three types of analysis were done: descriptive data, compared Indigenous LGBTQ2S to their heterosexual Indigenous peers, and to non-Indigenous LGBTQ2S youth.
The Homestead as Fortress: Fact or Folklore?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Burke
Lynley A. Wallis
Bryce Barker
Megan Tutty
Noelene Cole ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 151-176
Description
Examines the construction of a homestead in Cambridge Downs (and its replica) alongside narratives which assert that the stout stone construction was designed as a defense against Aboriginal attacks, and considers other reasons that the design and materials may have been used.
Honouring Water: The Mistawasis Nêhiyawak Water Governance Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria F. Mora
Anthony B. D. Johnston
Michelle Watson
Lalita Bharadwaj
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, 2022
Description
Examines a collaborative water governance framework to improve Indigenous participation into water governance that reflects their own cultural beliefs.
How Do You Say Watermelon?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jonathan Tomhave
Jeanette Bushnell
Tylor Prather
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, November 31, 2017, pp. 45-69
Description
The authors consider the ways that contemporary Indigenous games are related to those that have be traditionally played on Turtle Island (like Sla’hal or the Bone Game), and how those games convey values, culture, and survivance.
The Impact of Learning about Historical And Current Injustices, Individual Racism, and Systemic Racism on Anti-Indigenous Prejudice
Theses
Author/Creator
Iloradanon Efimoff
Description
Psychology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.