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Becoming Comfortable With the Uncomfortable: Introducing the Topic of Residential Schools in Kindergarten: Lesson Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norah L'Espérance
Richard Messina
Raadiyah Nazeem
Renée Smith
Krista Spence
Carol Stephenson
Description
Uses two picture books, that focus on the experience, as the basis of the lesson.
Bee Nation
Alternate Title
CBC DOCS POV
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Lana Šlezić
Description
Documentary follows three First Nations students as they compete in Saskatchewan's first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee and their subsequent trip to the National Championships in Toronto.
Duration: 44:08.
The Beginnings of Aboriginal Health Research in Australia
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (VicHealth Koori Health Research & Community Development Unit) ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Thomas
Being a Grandmother in the Tewa World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue-Ellen Jacobs
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 67-83
Description
Discussion of moiety membership (a division of society into two lineal kinship parts or sides) and the concept of both achieved and ascribed "grandmotherhood" at San Juan Pueblo.
"Being a Half-Breed": Discourses of Race and Cultural
Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Lundgren
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses, using the works of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, and Lee Maracle, how race and culture can become oppressive elements in society.
Being Métis in Canada: An Unsettled Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Sinead O'Sullivan
Description
Social Science Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Manchester, 2017.
Belated Justice? The Indian Claims Commission and the Waitangi Tribunal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wishart
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 81-111
Description
Compares the U.S. Indian Claims Commission and New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal to determine which achieved the greatest redress for their government's injustices through colonization.
"The Belly of This Story": Storytelling and Symbolic Birth
in Native American Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Chapman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 3-16
Description
Looks at how the traditional myths of creation takes place through language and song rather than sexual reproduction. The article also discusses how gender is less important than language.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Bending the Rules: The Montreal Branch of the Woman's Art Association of Canada, 1894-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Victoria Haskins
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Benefits for Indigenous Peoples (Government of Canada)
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Website provides information about benefits and programs including education and training, income assistance and more.
Best Part of Life: Subsistence Hunting, Ethnicity, and Economic Adaptation among Young Adult Inuit Males
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Peter Collings
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 48, no. 1, March 1995, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Change in lifestyle in younger generation related to changes in livelihood including hunting and fishing for survival.
Best Practices for Indigenous and Public Engagement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
Description
Guide outlines general considerations, practices and procedures, and provides step-by-step instructions for community engagement sessions. Topics include establishing and earning community support, engagement and consultation activities, communicating with the media, presentation skills, and addressing opposition effectively and respectfully.
Best Practices: Treatment and Rehabilitation for Women with Substance Use Problems
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet C. Currie
Best Practices: Treatment and Rehabilitation for Youth with Substance Abuse Problems
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet C. Currie
Description
Report identifies elements of best practice in the treatment and rehabilitation of youth with substance abuse problems.
"Better Than a Few Squirrels" : The Greater Production Campaign on the First Nations Reserves of the Canadian Prairies
Theses
Author/Creator
Bruce W. Dawson
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2001.
Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Description
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
'Between Knowing and not Knowing': Public Knowledge of the Stolen Generations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Haebich
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [70]-90
Description
Comments on the response to the publication of the Bringing Them Home report.
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Askew
Corey Snelgrove
Kelsey R. Wrightson
Don Courturier
Alisa Koebel … [et al.]
Description
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Between Two Points : Drinking From a Hose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Barnes
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Two poems.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides and Survivors
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret C. Sharpe
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds by Frances Karttunen.
Review located by scrolling to page 202-204.
Beyond a Number: Inuit Photo Exhibit Brings Controversial 'Eskimo' I.D. System to Light
Alternate Title
Day 6 ; episode 348, July 28, 2017
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Barry Pottle
[Jelena Adzic]
Description
Podcast of Interview with artist about his exhibition Awareness Series which focuses on the government's policy of issuing numbered disks to Inuit rather than referring to them by name.
Duration: 6:54.
Beyond Food Security: Accounting for Community Food Needs in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Merissa Daborn
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 52-55
Description
Comments on the food security crisis in Nunavut and the need for new policy approaches.
Beyond Mere Inclusion: Learning to Recover What We Have Lost
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erika Haug
Description
Author explores relationship between Indigenous knowledge and Western thought. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Beyond Standing Rock: Seeking Solutions and Building Awareness at Tribal Colleges
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Paskus
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a protest between Indigenous people and their allies and the Dakota Access Pipeline
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Theses
Author/Creator
Krystl Dawn Raven
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Beyond the "Haves and Have Nots": Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Inform Federal Data Collection Efforts with Indigenous Populations
Alternate Title
Article 5
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Aujean Lee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.
Beyond the Nineteenth Century: Thomas King's Decolonization of the Literary Image of the Native
Theses
Author/Creator
Penelope Hamer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Implementing a Culturally Appropriate Research Project in First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Hudson
Sharon Taylor-Henley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 93-105
Description
Describes research on social services issues concerning Ojibwa First Nation communities, particularly the high incidence of youth suicide, addiction, and court appearances.
Beyond the Sixties Scoop: Reclaiming Indigenous Identity, Reconnection to Place, and Reframing Understandings of Being Indigenous
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Wright Cardinal
Description
Curriculum & Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
BIA Schools Complete First Step of Reform Effort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard St. Germaine
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [30-38]
Description
Describes Phase One of the Effective Schools Movement (1989-94), a program that uses monitoring and evaluation to bring about reform.
[A Bibliography and Discussion of Douglas Treaty Materials: Phase One of Research on the Tsawout First Nation's Douglas Treaty]
Alternate Title
[IGOV 598 Community Governance Project]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Harriet Van Wart]
Description
Paper produced as part of the Community Governance Project at University of Victoria. Includes sources, analysis, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Bibliography: Social Work Pertaining to Māori in New Zealand: Ngā Mahi Toko I Te Ora O Te Iwi Māori: 1990-2017
Alternate Title
Bibliography: Social Work Pertaining to Maori in New Zealand: Ngā Mahi Toko I Te Ora O Te Iwi Māori: 1990-2017
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes journal articles, conference papers, government reports and selected books.
3rd edition.
Bibliometric Analysis of Soviet and Post-Soviet Histiography of the Native Population of Alaska of the Russian-American Period
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard L. Blanc
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Bibliometric Analysis of Soviet and Post-Soviet Histiography of the Native Population of Alaska of the Russian-American Period by A. V. Grinëv, translated by Richard L. Bland.
Bigger They Are
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Jobin
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 137-166
Description
Short story.
Bigtime (at Chaw’se Sowwa)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde L. Hodge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 43-44
Description
Poem by Clyde L. Hodge.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Bilingual Curricula Promoting Peacemaking and Social Justice
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy Bourneuf
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Washington, 2013.
Bill C-31
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Communications Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)]
Description
Brief information sheet deals with amendments to the Indian Act which were meant to remove discriminatory rules which had denied women status, restore status and membership rights, and increase band's control over their own affairs.
Bill S-3: Addressing Sex Based Inequities in Indian Registration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ben Sagel-Brown
Description
Report looks at increased financial costs associated with amendments to Bill S-3, which could potentially raise the number of Status Indians by 670,000.
Bill S-3: An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)
Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 42-1-23-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norah Kielland
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Bill introduced to comply with Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Descheneaux c. Canada which found current Act violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based Inequities in registration)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
Bill introduced to comply with Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Descheneaux c. Canada which found current Act violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Court case involved eligibility for Indian Status.ibc_bill_S-3.pdf
Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration): Proposed Legislative Amendments
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Amendments were to address the cousin, siblings and omitted minors issues. Outlines the issue, the effect, the situation of the comparator group, and proposed remedy. Includes graphics to illustrate each scenario.
Addresses remedies for issues identified in Descheneaux.
Bimaadziwin (the Goodlife): Sharing the Living Teachings of the People of Sagamok Anishnawbek: Implications for Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Toulouse
Description
Education Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.
The Bingocentric Worlds of Michel Tremblay and Tomson Highway: Les Belles-Soeurs vs. The Rez Sisters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Usmiani
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 126 - 140
Description
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsh: Prehistoric Human Adaptation in the Western Great Basin
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 77
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Spencer Larsen
Robert L. Kelly
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Biography: Darren R. Mckenzie
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 30, no. 3, fall, 2001, p. 20
Description
Background of a Cree artist.
The Biological Impacts of Residential Schooling on the Development of Intergenerational Trauma Among Indigenous People
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathrina Chief Moon-Riley
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Lethbridge, 2017.
Biopiracy in the Pacific
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karie John Kawowo
Description
Author presents a case study of Indigenous people and biodiversity from Papua New Guinea. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
The Birth of the Cooperative at Holman Island
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Henri Tardy
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2001, pp. 26-29
Description
Comments on the evolution of the co-op and printmaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
Birth Outcomes among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Sheppard
Gabriel D. Shapiro
Tracey Bushnik
Russell Wilkins
Serenity Perry ... [et al.]
Health Reports, vol. 28, no. 11, November 2017, pp. 11-15
Description
Compares rates of preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age birth, large-for-gestational-age birth, stillbirth, and infant mortality (neonatal, postneonatal, and cause-specific) in cohort of 17,547 births to Indigenous mothers and 112,112 births to non-Indigenous mothers from 2004 through 2006.