Western Colonization as Disease: Native Adoption & Cultural Genocide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley Crichlow
Critical Social Work, vol. 3, no. 1, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how Canada's child welfare system, as part of a colonial ideology, reflects mainstream perspectives which are in conflict with Aboriginal values and traditions.
[Western Goes East: Limonádový Joe and Its Possible Interpretations]
Theses
Author/Creator
Kateřina Juřinová
Description
[[English and American Studies?] Thesis (M.A.)--Masarykova univerzita, 2006].
Wet Prairie: An Environmental History of Wetlands, Flooding and Drainage in Agricultural Manitoba, 1810-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Shannon Stunden Bower
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2006.
Wettlaufer, Boyd N. (1914-)
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Dyck
Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Description
Brief biography of Boyd Wettlaufer which describes his training in New Mexico, and his field work in Saskatchewan. Wettlaufer is regarded as the father of Saskatchewan archaeology.
Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 245, 2002 SCC 79
Alternate Title
Roy Anthony Roberts, C. Aubrey Roberts and John Henderson, suing on their own behalf and on behalf of all other members of the Wewaykum Indian Band [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Two Bands each stated that they would have had the other's reserve land if it not for breaches of fiduciary duty.
Whakawātea Te Huarahi Whāia Te Mātauranga: Legitimising Space for Meaningful Academic Careers for Māori in Business Schools
Alternate Title
Whakawatea Te Huarahi Whaia Te Matauranga: Legitimising Space for Meaningful Academic Careers for Maori in Business Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Nimbus Awhina Staniland
Description
Business, Law and Economics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2017.
Whānau Hauā: Reframing Disability from an Indigenous Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
MAI Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [82]-94
Description
Argues that Western individualized medical and social models are incongruent with the Mäori worldview, and that a wholistic, culturally appropriate approach is needed.
What a Basket Holds
Alternate Title
The White Rock Museum Basketry Collection
What a Basket Holds: Basketry in British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Faith Whiting
The Midden, vol. 34, no. 4, 2002, pp. 1-[5]
Description
Focuses on selection, processing and management of plant materials used in construction, and uses this information to analyze the collection held in the White Rock Museum
What Are Warrior Societies?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Lana Lowe
New Socialist, no. 58, Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence, Sept-Oct 2006, pp. 4-8
Description
Looks at the Mohawk Warrior Society, Red Power movement and the West Coast Warrior Society.
Scroll down to page 4 to read article.
What Do Inuit Drawings Mean to Nisga'a Children?
Theses
Author/Creator
Yuka Izu
Description
First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2002.
What Good Condition? Reflections on an Australian Aboriginal Treaty 1986-2006
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 13
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Steven Churches
Ravi de Costa
William Jonas
Roderic Pitty ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History Monograph
What Happens After the Traditional Knowledge Study? Some Issues to Consider About Ownership and Confidentiality
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Senwung Luk
Description
Looks at Canadian laws surrounding traditional knowledge data collection and issues that should be sorted out before a project is started.
“What is the proper word for people like you?”: The Question of Métis Identity in In Search of April Raintree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Smulders
English Studies in Canada , vol. 32, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 75-100
Description
Discusses the significance of identity in the novel due to varying definitions of the term Métis.
What Is Working, What Is Hopeful: Developing Suicide Prevention Strategies with Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Masecar
Description
Shares portions of stories and comments collected from representatives from a number of Indigenous communities that have overcome suicide.
Phase II Report.
What is Working, What is Hopeful: Phase II: Supporting Community-Based Suicide Prevention Strategies Within Indigenous Communities: A Proposal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Masecar
Description
Discusses the three components of the project: resources, research, and training.
Phase One Report.
What's Killing Our Children? Child and Infant Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Alternate Title
NAM Perspectives ; March 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teshia G. Arambula Solomon
Felina M. Cordova
Francisco Garcia
Description
Presents information on negative social, behavioral, and environmental factors affecting the mother and child.
What's Next? Three Ways to Add Money to Indian Health and Bigger Fights Ahead
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Trahant Reports, March 23, 2017.
What's Not Set in Stone: Labrador Carvers' Views On the Cultural and Market Aspects of Inuit Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Alison J. Edmunds
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2002.
What's the Score?: A Survey of Cultural Diversity and Racism in Australian Sport
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul Oliver
What’s Up at FNUC?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wiona Wheeler
Denise Henning
Canadian Dimension, vol. 40, no. 1, January 2, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Commentary on the events surrounding the financial crisis at the First Nations University of Canada.
What the People Said: Findings From the Regional Roundtables of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Milroy
Pat Dudgeon
Adele Cox
Gerry Georgatos
Abigail Bray
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 16-32
Description
Looks at the common themes which emerged from the project including the need for self determination and local leadership, the need to consider the social determinants of health, and more.
'What We Heard': Report to Employment and Social Development Canada on the Feedback Received Regarding the
E-Books
Author/Creator
Virgina Gluska
What We Know and Don't Know about Risk Assessment with Offenders of Indigenous Heritage
Alternate Title
Research Report (Public Safety Canada) ; 2017-R009
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leticia Gutierrez
L. Maaike Helmus
R. Karl Hanson
Research Report (Public Safety Canada)
Description
Related material:
Research Summary.
What We Learned: Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sean Carleton
BC Studies, no. 194, 2017, pp. 217-218
Description
Book review of What We Learned by Helen Raptis with members of the Tsimshian Nation.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 217.
What Works: Effective Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Peoples of Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natasha Caverley
Description
Overview of a project intended to identify effective human resource management strategies, practices and programs (specifically, within the areas of recruitment and career development).
What Works: The Work Program, Improving Outcomes for Indigenous Students: Successful Practice
Alternate Title
Successful Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Geoff Ainsworth
David McRae
When Aboriginal and Métis Teachers Use Storytelling as an Instructional Practice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melanie MacLean
Linda Wason-Ellam
Description
Study involved in-depth interviews with seven teachers from two Saskatchewan school divisions about their classroom practices and experiences.
When Consultation Becomes a Checkbox, What's the Fracking Point?: Colonial Constraints on Social Learning Processes in Northeast BC and the Fort Nelson First Nation's New Approach to Resource Governance
Theses
Author/Creator
Rosanna Breiddal
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2006.
When Love Medicine Is Not Enough: Class Conflict and Work Culture on and off the Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reginald Dyck
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 23-43
Description
Essay arguing for a way of reading responsibly that takes into account socioeconomic realities. The essay further argues that the roles of reader and critic must also become that of active teacher and citizen to become agents for change.
When Love Medicine is Not Enough: Class Conflict and Work Culture On and Off the Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reginald Dyck
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 23-43
Description
Authors comments on the inequities that exist due to the Euro-American conquest of Native Americans by an analysis of Erdrich's Love Medicine.
When You Sing it Now, Just Like New: Re-creation in Native American Narrative Tradition
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Senri Ethnological Studies, no. 60, 2002, pp. 113-131
Description
Discusses narrative technology, an adaptive re-creation of the oral tradition of hunter/gatherer stories using different media and settings.
Where Did That Come From? Indigenous Activists Discuss the Creation of Canada's National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Lorimer S. Shenher
Description
Professional Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.
Where Is the Indigenous Law in State Sponsored Transitional Justice Processes? Witnessing and Truth-Telling in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Slakov
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Where They Meet: Indigenous Activism and City Planning in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason Syvixay
Description
City Planning Thesis (MCP)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Which Financial Assistance Policies will Facilitate Access to and Completion of Post-Secondary Education for Aboriginal and Low SES Applicants?
Alternate Title
Question Scans ; 06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Annotated list of 165 articles and documents.
Which Place, What Story? Cultural Discourses at the Border of the Blackfeet Reservation and Glacier National Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donal Carbaugh
Lisa Rudnick
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 167-184
Description
Looks at the ways place-naming and storytelling work together to create a sense of place.
The White Earth Digital Tribal Museum: Creation of an Open-Access Online Museum Using 3D Images of Cultural Heritage Objects
Theses
Author/Creator
Larissa Harris
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
The White Man's Gonna Getcha: The Colonial Challenges to the Crees in Quebec
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2006, pp. 442-444
Description
Book review of: The White Man's Gonna Getcha: The Colonial Challenges to the Crees in Quebec by Toby Morantz.
Scroll to page 442 to read review.
The White Path by Robert J. Conley. The Way South by Robert J. Conley. The Long Way Home by Robert J. Conley
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 41-45
Description
Book review of: The White Path; The Way South; and The Long Way Home by Robert J. Conley.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
"White Rabbit, Black Hole"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James D. Campbell
Etc. [Montreal], no. 73, March-April-May 2006, pp. 45-48
Description
Review of the exhibition L'Écho des Limbes which included works by Michael A. Robinson.
White Writing Black: Issues of Authorship and Authenticity in Non-Indigenous Representations of Australian Aboriginal Fictional Characters
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda Miley
Description
Creative Writing and Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queensland University of Technology, 2006.
Who Are We? Reflections on Healthy Communities and Economies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 2, Special Issue on Gaming, Winter, 2002, pp. 3-4
Description
Discusses perspectives of Kevin Gover on the culture of Aboriginal peoples and the responsibility to build strong communities.
"Who Were These Mysterious People? çəsna:m, the Marpole Midden, and the Dispossession of Aboriginal Lands in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Roy
BC Studies, no. 152, Past Emergent, Winter, 2006/2007, pp. 67-95
Description
Traces the history of archaeological digs and subsequent Western theories about the identity of the peoples who inhabited the Lower Fraser River area of BC.
Whose Land is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Glen Coulthard
Russell Diabo
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Arthur Manuel ...
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Kanahus Manuel
Beverly Jacobs
Glen Coulthard ...
Murray Sinclair
Pamela Palmater
Description
Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.
Why a Living Wage Matters in the North
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kendall Hammond
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 60-62
Description
Discusses the cost of living and prevalence of poverty in the North.
Why Run? Utah Candidate Cites Standing Rock as 'Awakening' #Nativevote18
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Ingenious Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Republished from Trahant Reports, April 26, 2017.
Why Should Aboriginal Peoples Exercise Governance Over Environmental Issues?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa A. McClenaghan
UNB Law Journal, vol. 51, 2002, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses the role of Aboriginal peoples’ governance over environmental rights.
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations: Educator Guide for Grades 6-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Frank Bibeau]
[Priscilla Giddings-Buffalohead]
[Jim L. Jones]
[Jack Judkins]
[Nanette Missaghi]
[Amanda Norman]
[Dennis Olson]
[Ramona Kitto Stately] ... [et al.]
Description
For use with the virtual exhibition Why Treaties Matter.
Wicubami: Honoring Alexis Nakota Sioux Ish?awimin through Kinship, Language, Spirit, and Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Sherry Letendre
Elizabeth Letendre
Tanja Schramm-Trethowan
Fay Fletcher ... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Description
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.