Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roumiana Velikova
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 83-103
Description
Contends that humorist Will Rogers, who was a member of the Cherokee Nation, was appropriated and mainstreamed as a mythic American figure and consequently has been denied a prominent place in Native American literary history.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.
William Apess, the “Lost Tribes,” and Indigenous Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rochelle Raineri Zuck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses the orator's use of the theory that Native Americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of Israel, in arguments for rights and sovereignty, as well as to counteract the popular attitude that they were a "vanishing race".
Entire article on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
William Cooper Gentle Warrior: Standing Up For Australian Aborigines and Persecuted Jews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eve Darian-Smith
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 193-197
Description
Book review of: William Cooper Gentle Warrior by Barbara Miller.
Scroll down to page 193 to read review.
[William Singer III at Kainai High School Speaking For Treaty 7 Idle No More Group January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
William Singer
Description
Explains the purpose of "Idle No More" and the Omnibus bill and other bills that are removing First Nations rights.
Duration: 20:14.
Willms & Shier Report: Special Report: Aboriginal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willms & Shier
Description
Special report by a law firm that specializes in Environmental, Aboriginal and Energy case law focuses on recent Canadian Aboriginal court rulings.
[Winston Wuttunee. Part 1]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
[Winston Wuttunee: A Life of Music and Spirit: The Early Years]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Winston Wuttunee
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with Winston Wuttunee, Cree entertainer and winner of the 2013 Indspire award.
Duration: 29:21.
[Winston Wuttunee. Part 3]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Winston Wuttunee
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with Winston Wuttunee, Cree entertainer and artist, about spirituality.
Duration: 26:08.
The Winter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Little
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, p. 192
Description
An eight line poem in English.
Winter Fishing 2013 Lac La Ronge, Sask.
Alternate Title
Ice Fishing
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonas Bird
Pat Cardinal
Allan Adam
Description
Demonstration of techniques used in ice fishing with a net.
Duration: 12:00.
Winter Fishing 2013 Lac La Ronge, Sask. [Dene Version]
Alternate Title
Ice Fishing (Dene Version)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonas Bird
Pat Cardinal
Allan Adam
Description
Demonstration of techniques used in ice fishing with a net.
Duration: 12:00.
The Winter of Our Discontent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 12
Description
Comments on media coverage of Idle No More events, hunger strike regarding horrid conditions in Attawapiskat, police abuse towards First Nation people in Thunder Bay and more.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization]: Encouraging Creativity and Innovation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
World Intellectual Property Organization
Description
Website contains links to services, activities, case studies, country profiles, statistics, publications, etc.
Wishing on ‘Shooting Stars:’ Hopi Radio Reignites a Culture and Its Language
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cara Dukepoo
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how KUYI 88.1 FM has created a new way of storytelling by creating culturally relevant local programming through music and ideas.
Wistful Thinking: Making Inuit Labour and the Nanisivik Mine Near Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Northern Baffin Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Drummond E.J. Lambert
Tee Wern Lim
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 15-36
Description
Analyzes conversations regarding Inuit employment at the Nanisivik mine which operated from 1976 to 2002.
Within the Hidden Epidemic: Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS Among American Indians Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol E. Kaufman
Laura Shelby
Debra J. Mosure
Jeanne Marrazzo
David Wong ... [et al.]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 34, no. 5, May 2007, pp. 1-11
Description
Reviews causes, transmission and prevention programs for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV/AIDS. Recommends incorporating frameworks of existing health and healing into prevention programs, increasing local involvement and cultural content and further research for STDs.
[Without Surrender, Without Consent: A History of the Nishga Land Claims]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. Anthony Long
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 110-112
Description
Book review of: Without Surrender, Without Consent: A History of the Nishga Land Claims by Daniel Raunet.
Without Surrender Without Consent: A History of the Nishga Land Claims
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 66, Summer, 1985, pp. 64-65
Description
Book review of: Without Surrender Without Consent by Daniel Raunet.
Scroll to page 64 to read review.
Witnesses: Art and Canada's Indian Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Scott Watson
Geoffrey Carr
Robert Joseph
Description
Curatorial catalogue of works and artist biographies from an exhibition, mounted September 6-December 1, 2013, centring on residential schools.
Wolves and Whiskey: Economy, Ecology, and Predation in the Whoop-up Country
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Michael Wise
Description
History Graduate Paper (MA) -- Montana State University, 2007.
A Woman For all Seasons
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2007
Description
Describes the petition, against the United States, Sheila Watt-Cloutier is taking to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
Women, Bison, and Coup: A Structural Analysis of Cheyenne Pictographic Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Candace Schober Greene
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1985.
Women, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Resistance
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rita Shelton Deverell
Shirley Bear
Dorothy Christian
Ruth Cuthand
Joan Glode
Ursula A. Johnson
Mount Saint Vincent University
Description
Four women from across Canada who are artists, scholars, activists discuss topics such as racism, leadership, contemporary life, culture, popular misconceptions about Aboriginal peoples, and cross cultural relations.
Duration: 1:22:38.
The Women in the Trees
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Theresa Kishkan
BC Studies, no. 154, 2007, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: The Women in the Trees by Gerry William.
To access this review, scroll to page 149.
Women of the Métis Nation: Education Policy Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Women of the Métis Nation
Description
Discusses recommendations to improve the educational attainment of Métis women.
Women's Experiences and Representations of Diversity Management and Organizational Restructuring in a Multinational Forest Company
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne Elizabeth Mills
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
Women's Health and Preventive Sexual Behaviour among Men and Women
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvie Dodin
Claudine Blanchet
Louis Rochette
Women's Marches Demand Justice For the Disappeared
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, pp. 8-9
Description
Comments on Canadian wide annual marches that advocate increased support services for Aboriginal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Women's Perspectives on Illness when Being Screened for Cervical Cancer
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lise Hounsgaard
Mikaele Augustussen
Helle Møller
Stephen K. Bradley
Suzanne Møller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21089
Description
Results revealed that women were unprepared for a cervical cancer screening result since they had no symptoms.
Women's Position in the Sámi Reindeer Husbandry
Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Solveig Joks
Description
Discusses some of the problems caused by the focus on meat production and on reindeer husbandry as a one-man job.
Chapter 20 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 246 or select chapter 20 on side bar.
Working Alliance and Its Relationship With Aboriginal Ancestry, Psychopathy, Treatment Completion, and Recidivism in a Sample of Federal Sex Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle R. DeSorcy
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Working in the Midst of Ideological and Cultural Differences: Critically Reflecting on Youth Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer White
Canadian Journal of Counselling, vol. 41, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 213-227
Description
Discusses evidence-based practice (EBP) and community capacity-building as approaches to suicide prevention. Concludes with recommendations.
Working It Out Together: Pikangikum First Nation’s Community Health Needs Assessment: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pikangikum First Nation
Beringia Community Planning Inc.
Working to Break the Cycle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Maracle-Hill
Description
Counsellor uses art and play techniques when discussing family violence and abuse with children and youth.
Working Together for First Nation Students: A Proposal for a Bill on First Nation Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Working Together: Wellness and Academic Achievement at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Duran
Maya Magaratim
Myra Parker
Leo Egashira
Billie Kipp ... [et al.]
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 2, [Tribal and Behavioral Health], Winter, 2013
Description
Discusses research initiative to assess the extent of alcohol, drug, and mental health (ADM) problems and propose solutions.
Working Towards Policy Creation for Cruise Ship Tourism in Parks and Protected Areas of Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet R. Marquez
Paul F. J. Eagles
Tourism in Marine Environments, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. 1-12
Description
Looks at policies and guidelines, the need for unity across the Arctic cruise ship tourism industry, and more government awareness and funding.
Workshops Raise Awareness of SIS Campaign
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Suthers
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 8, November 2007, p. 11
Description
Discusses the Sisters in Spirit initiative which organizes workshops and special events to raise awareness about violence against Aboriginal women in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Wounds and Words: Nadia Myre's Want Ads and Other Scars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stacey Abramson
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 4, June 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at an exhibition which includes graffiti slogans, scar paintings and wall sculpture.
Writing Aboriginal English & Creoles: Five Case Studies in Australian Education Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samantha Disbray
Deborah Loakes
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 285-301
Description
Looks at orthographic or spelling systems developed for each of the case studies.
Writing Deeper Maps: Mapmaking, Local Indigenous Knowledges, and Literary Nationalism in Native Women's Writing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelli Lyon Johnson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 4, Winter 2007, pp. 103-120
Description
Argues that there is a turning away from Western theories that have often been used to determine the social, psychological or cultural meanings of Indigenous literature from the outside.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 103.
Writing Over The Maple Leaf: Reworking the Colonial Native Archetype in Contemporary Canadian-Native Literature
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Coleman
Bridges, vol. 1, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-13
Description
Examines how Aboriginal authors are challenging stereotypical, mainstream representations of the "Other".
Writing: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Writing
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Terri Janke
Robynne Quiggin]
Description
2nd edition.
Xwelíqwiya: The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch
Alternate Title
Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rena Point Bolton
Richard Daly
Yaqui World View and the School: Conflict and Accommodation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Chilcott
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 1, January 1985, pp. [21-32]
Description
Yaqui community and school cultures were studied and suggestions made for reduction of dissonance within the schools through teacher training and curriculum development.
Yaxa Uḱwine', Yaxa Gukw, Dłuwida Awińagwis "The Body, The House, And The Land": The Conceptualization of Space in Kwakwaka'wakw Language and Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Marianne Nicolson
Description
Linguistics and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2013.
Yohahí:yo Yakothahol:^u = She Has Found a Good Path: A Discussion of Commitment to Onyota'a:ka Language Revitalization
Theses
Author/Creator
Adriana Poulette
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2007.
You Can't Be the Doctor If You're the Disease: Eurocentrism and Indigenous Renaissance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Description
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Distinguished Academic award-winning lecture given April 26, 2013.
You Do the Crime, You Do the Time: Best Practice Model of Holistic Health Service Delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inmates of the ACT Prison
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nerelle Poroch
You Don't Have to Fall Into the Christmas Trap
Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 9
Description
Discusses enjoying a simpler, non-commercialized Christmas.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
You Just Blink and It Could Happen: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60: Pan Territorial Report
Alternate Title
A Little Kindness Would Go a Long Way: A Study of Women's Homelessness in the Yukon: Territorial Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Four Worlds Centre for Development Learning
Description