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The Pan-Territorial On-The-Land Summit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
HSSCommunications [Health and Social Services Communications Department]
Government of the Northwest Territories]
Description
A YouTube playlist of 21 videos of conference presenters and panels from the summit.
“All My Relations”: Experiences and Perceptions of Indigenous Patients Connecting with Indigenous Elders in an Inner City Primary Care Partnership for Mental Health and Well-being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Hadjipavlou
Colleen Varcoe
David Tu
Jennifer Dehoney
Roberta Price
Annette J. Browne
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 20, May 22, 2018, pp. E608-E615
Description
Six-month mixed-methods evaluation of a mental health and well-being program which included Elders in the direct care of Indigenous patients in an inner city primary health clinic; 36 of 37 participants, from 20 different nations, described substantial benefits.
An Arts-Based Curriculum Encounter: What Does It Mean to Live on This Land?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Conrad
Patricia Jagger
Victoria Bleeks
Sarah Auger
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 379-392
Description
The authors describe their experience in a graduate course on arts-based research methods. Their research touches on contexts of and relationships with/as land, Indigenous peoples, settlers, environmental crisis, and personal journey and the art they created in the process of the course.
Baawaajige: Exploring Dreams as Academic References
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Shawanda
Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Heartwork, October 12, 2020, pp. 37-47
Description
Author discusses the possibilities of recognizing dreams and visions in the research and work of Indigenous academics; considers different possible citation formats for use in academic writing.
Basketmaking Guides and the Appropriation of Indigenous Basketry
Alternate Title
Basket Making Guides and the Appropriation of Indigenous Basketry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Pearlstein
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 53-72
Description
An examination of appropriation of traditional crafts through the creation and marketing of how-to-guides and kits in the early twentieth century. Focuses on works written by George Wharton James.
Between Cut and Consent: Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Obstetric Violence in Mexico
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mounia El Kotni
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 21-41
Description
Discusses the medicalization of women’s in health in Mexico; articulates considerations of separation from traditional healthcare providers and practices, invasive Western practices surround pregnancy and birth, and discrimination against Indigenous and/or Afro-descendant women. Analyzes the way that poor women use the phrase “being cut” to describe “multiple experiences of frustration, mistreatment, and violence during childbirth.”
Breaking Barriers: A Decade of Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaira Jakobsh
Sonia Boskov
Description
Uses data from the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business' surveys conducted in 2010, 2015, and 2019.
Building Adaptive Capacity in Tribal Communities of the Missouri River Basin to Manage Drought and Climate Extremes: A Case Study from the Wind River Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Crystal J. Stiles
Natalie A. Umphlett
Mitch Cottenoir
Journal of Indigenous Research
Description
Discusses an Indigenous lead approach in addressing climate change.
Called to Action: Dialogue around Praxis for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MacDonald
Jennifer Markides
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 213-232
Description
Two graduate student discuss their thoughts on enacting the the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, reflect on their learning and share successes, insights, and tensions as they navigate various complexities of settler-Indigenous relations; they discuss the need for spaces that promote vulnerability and openness, and the strength of land-based and grassroots learning opportunities.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
The Canadian Crown's Duty to Consult Indigenous Nations' Knowledge Systems in Federal Environmental Assessments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen S. Crawford
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Evaluates the extent to which the Environmental Assessment Expert Panel's review of existing regulatory processes and Canada's response in the form of proposed legislation in Bill C-69 actually addressed its duty to consult. Argues that the examination of documents shows that government's duty has not been fulfilled in either spirit or practice.
Challenges in Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems through Creation of Employment for Rural Women in Tanzania: The Case Study of Barabaig Leather Products in Manyara Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Mtui
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, pp. 68-94
Description
Study surveyed 100 households on use of traditional knowledges in production of leather hides for clothing. Identifies opportunities and barriers for sustained poverty reduction, and makes recommendations for both improving the perception, transmission, and use of traditional knowledge and techniques, and for integrating methods.
Cleaning up Cosmos: Satellite Debris, Radioactive Risk, and the Politics of Knowledge in Operation Morning Light
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Power
Arn Keeling
Northern Review, no. 48, October 18, 2018, pp. 81-109
Description
Examines the debris recovery efforts surrounding the crash of Soviet nuclear-powered satellite in 1978; notes that a misunderstanding of the North, its climate, its residents and their cultures created many barriers for Canadian and United States military teams.
Close to Home: An Indigenist Project of Story Gathering
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen E. Absolon
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 9, no. 1, Indigenous Research Methodologies, 2020
Description
Author uses the example of collecting stories from her mother over a period of three years to describe an Indigenous methodology for research that is rooted in relationality, seasonal progressions, and wholistic worldviews and that focuses on research through memory and story-telling.
A Collaborative Sharing of Stories on a Journey toward Reconciliation: “Belonging to This Place and Time”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kauʻi Keliipio
Kim Perry
Colleen Elderton
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 350-361
Description
Three non-Indigenous teacher-educators reflect on the ways their responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the corresponding provincial mandates have been positively and constructively influenced by their professional relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people.
Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, & Love
Alternate Title
Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, and Love
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 12-17
Description
Simpson uses traditional stories and teachings to talk about traditional knowledge systems, ways of knowing and learning, and the interconnectedness of ecosystems and of generations.
Video of Conference Presentation: Freedom Sings: Indigenous Brilliance on the Land
Duration: 42:29
[Cree Star Stories]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
Description
Science facilitator from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (Manitoba) tells stories associated with stars, discusses how culture and spirituality are intertwined with Indigenous knowledge, his ideas about gathering together Elders from all nations to share their people's star stories, and his mission to distribute portable planetariums.
Duration: 1:14:20.
Data Sovereignty and the Tribal Law and Order Act
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christopher B. Chaney
The Federal Lawyer, vol. 1080-675X, April 2018, pp. 22-25, 67
Description
Discusses the ways in which data collected about criminal justice and legal services interacts with the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and how that affects notions of tribal sovereignty.
Decolonizing Park Management: A Framework for the Co-management of National Parks and Protected Areas
Theses
Author/Creator
Miriam Moore
Description
Public Policy Project (M.P.P)--Simon Fraser University, 2020.
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators
Alternate Title
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators, Grades 6-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angie Lunda
Description
Lesson plans designed to teach mathematical concepts through cultural heritage and hands-on activities.
Developing an Augmented Reality App in Secwepemctsín in Collaboration with the Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn (Splatsin Teaching Centre) Society
Theses
Author/Creator
David Dennison Lacho
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, Okanagan, 2018.
Eating with the Seasons, Anishinaabeg, Great Lakes Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Derek Nicholas
The Energy Efficiency and Cultural Significance of Traditional Housing: Comparing the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Acoma in an Effort to Reform Federal Indian Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kayla DeVault
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 22-33
Description
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section; compares energy efficiency of the home-building materials and techniques of the Navajo Nation with those of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing. Argues for federal policies and programs that incorporate local Indigenous knowledge.
An Expression of Self-Determination: Incorporating Alaska Native Knowledge into Community-Driven Energy Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P Brewer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-20
Description
Looks at the decision making process for the Gwichyaa Gwich's shift from a reliance on fossil fuels to more traditional knowledge based wood-to-energy project and how this change contributes their goal of self-determination.
Feeding Ourselves with Stories and the Gift of Having a Body: A Conversation with Deborah A. Miranda
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René Dietrich
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 2, Settler Colonial Biopolitics and Indigenous Lifeways, 2018, pp. 103-118
Description
René Dietrich’s interview with poet and author Deborah Miranda.
Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land
Alternate Title
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23
Description
Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.”
Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors
Duration: 47:22
Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance: Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Description
Related Material: Summary and Recommendations Report.
From Documents to People: Working towards Indigenizing the BC Archives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve Weber
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 95-112
Description
Discusses the need for archivists to move away from their role as disinterested caretaker toward engaging with the people involved and outlines some of the ways this can be accomplished.
From the Credibility Gap to Capacity Building: An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 29-34
Description
Author looks at possibilities for research conducted by Inuit people for the benefit of Inuit communities; discusses factors including academic credibility (what counts as knowledge), harmonizing science with needs of Inuit, and the marginalization of Traditional Knowledge (TK) by the academy.
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonising the Anthropocene!
Alternate Title
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonizing the Anthropocene!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor Hayman
Colleen James (G̱ooch Tláa)
Mark Wedge (Aan Gooshú)
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. [76]-92
Description
Considers how Tlingit and Tagish oral traditions about the sentience of glaciers might be used to inform discussions about the effects of climate change. Argues that concepts of “slow activism” and “narrative ecologies" embedded in these traditions can help to upset mainstream perceptions of environmental realities.
Generative Generations: Adapting Culturally Rooted Science Ideas to Video Game Design
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensee
Christie Poitra
Angela Kolonich
Estrella Torrez
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, 2020, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines a pilot project to provide workshop kits designed to encourage Indigenous youth to create video games that reflect their Indigenous knowledge.
The Handbook of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture
Alternate Title
Contemporary Urban Indigenous Placemaking in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy O’Rourke
Elizabeth Grant
Kelly Greenop
Deidre Brown
Albert L. Refiti ... Sarem Nejad
Ryan Walker ... [et al.]
Historical and Contemporary Realities: Movement Towards Reconciliation: The Traditional and Cultural Significance of the Lands Encompassing the District of Greater Sudbury and Area
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Manitowabi
Honour Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Alternate Title
Honor Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Sharon M. Day
Lyz Jaakola
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 115-130
Description
Describes the singing game, Honour Water, the process of its design and creation, the meaning and gifting of the songs used in the game, and how it teaches about water and our relationship to it.
How Traditional Knowledge Comes to Matter in Atlantic Salmon Governance in Norway and Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Camilla Brattland
Tero Mustonen
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018
Description
Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.
Humanizing Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement in Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Richard B. Hovey
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 192, no. 3, January 20, 2020, pp. E70-E72
Description
Article discusses the need for health care professionals to integrate Indigenous worldviews and ontologies into their practice of care. Describes the FIRST approach as an excellent model: FIRST means an approach that comprises Family (recognizing the extended family of a patient), Information (communication that is respectful), Relationship (building positive relationships), Safe Space (understanding cultural safety) and Treatment (providing options for treatment, both traditional medicine and standard clinical treatment).
Image-based Storytelling: A visual Narrative of My Family’s Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Boivin
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 37, September 17, 2018, pp. E1112-E1113
Description
A series of paintings and text written by the artist narrate pieces of her father’s story, and through the narrative offer a comparison of Dene and Western world-views and understandings of well-being. Journal has reversed the text of the third and fourth paintings.
Improving Health Research among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Hyett
Stacey Marjerrison
Chelsea Gabel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 20, May 22, 2018, pp. E616-E321
Description
Article reviews the history of Indigenous health research conducted in Canadian Residential Schools; advocates decolonizing health research and implementing a collaborative approach which prioritizes the goals, knowledge and strengths of Indigenous partners. Cites a 2016 Inuit community-based HIV prevention and sexual health promotion program as an example of a successful partnership.
Incorporating Indigenous Voices: The Struggle for Increased Representation in Jasper National Park
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason Waub-Addick Johnston
Description
Environmental Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Thompson Rivers University, 2018.
“Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 11-26
Description
Engages the works and practices of Indigenous mapmakers throughout history; highlights the issues of nation, state, relationship to the land, resistance to colonial occupation, and epistemology; asserts technological and theoretical contributions of Indigenous cartographers; calls for an increase for cartographic training in Indigenous communities.
Indigenizing the Healthy Built and Social Environment: A Public Health Case Study of O-Pipon- Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN)
Theses
Author/Creator
Pepper-Mackena Armstrong-Pritty
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2018.
Indigenizing Water Security
Theses
Author/Creator
Obadiah Awume
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)—University of Saskatchewan, 2018
Indigenous Beverage Production and Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Rwanda
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Vedaste Ndugutse
Salomon Nshimyimana
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 1-25
Description
Study examines the potential financial benefits for women producing four beverages using Indigenous recipes and the methods by which they can be sold.
Indigenous Epistemologies, Worldviews and Theories of Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Hickey
Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Heartwork, October 12, 2020, pp. 14-25
Description
Study of 15 Indigenous participants in the Sudbury and Manitoulin Island areas uses Indigenous research methods and grounded theory to compare Western and Indigenous epistemologies and structures of power. Author argues that a greater understanding of Western and Indigenous power structures can help to build better relations between Indigenous and Settler communities in Canada.
Indigenous Governance is an Adaptive Climate Change Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Rachel MacNeill
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 271-275
Description
Author argues that Indigenous environmental knowledge is currently only cited as evidence of climate change; asserts that Indigenous knowledges and cultures need to be recognized as holding legitimate, adaptive, and sustainable climate change strategies.
Indigenous Information Literacy
Alternate Title
Elder Citation APA
Elder Citation Chicago
Elder Citation MLA
Elders & Respectful Research
Finding Indigenous Voices
TCPS2 and Indigenous Research
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rachel Chong
Description
Series of eight brief videos created by Kwantlen Polytechnic University's library to give guidance to their students about: locating Indigenous authors in the library's collection; conducting research in both a good way and in accordance with current Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2) guidelines; source evaluation; engaging respectfully with Elders and Knowledge Keepers; and citing Elders when using the APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
Related Material: Book.
Indigenous Knowledge in the Built Environment: A Guide for Tertiary Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
David S Jones
Darryl Low Choy
Richard Tucker
Scott Heyes
Grant Revell
Susan Bird
Indigenous-led Health Care Partnerships in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay Allen
Andrew Hatala
Sabina Ijaz
Elder David Courchene
Elder Burma Bushie
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 192, no. 9, March 2, 2020, pp. E208-E216
Description
Authors examine Indigenous-led health collaborations in Canada which focus on integrating contemporary and traditional Indigenous knowledge and health care practices, including elements of cultural activities, self-determination, governance, language, medicine and wellness.
Indigenous Online Mapping in Canada - Decolonizing or Recolonizing Forms of Spatial Expressions?
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas J. McGurk
Description
Geography, Urban, and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2018.