Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 119-120
Description
Book reviews of From Treaties to Reserves by D. J. Hall and From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
From Trickster Poetics to Transgressive Politics: Substantiating Survivance in Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 79-113
Description
Examines the capacity of the Cree writer's narrative to assist in individual and community closure of residential school trauma and to present evidence of the historical role of government.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 79.
Funding and Best Practices Research: BC First Nations Post-Secondary Institutes: Indian Studies Support Program Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Storytellers’ Foundation
Gitxsan Wet’suwet’en Education Society
Description
Survey results from 10 organizations were divided into four themes: diversity, responsiveness, personalized service and instability from lack of reliable funding.
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Homalco Gathering, May 8, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Darren Blaney
John Gagnon
Banchi Hause
Natasha Bob
Devin Pielle … [et al.]
Description
Part 1: Welcome by Darren Blaney; general remarks by John Gagnon, CEO of Wawatay Native Communications Society.
Part 2: Nuxalk Radio featuring Banchi Hanuse; Siem-nu-ts-lhhwulmuhw host Natasha Bob speaks about how the program came about and its content.
Part 3: Gunargie O'Sullivan, a volunteer programmer, talked about the importance of Indigenous presence on community and campus radio stations; Doreen Manuel shared history of Secwepemc Radio.
Part 5: Talk on CiTR Indigenous Collective and the program Unceded Airwaves, presented by Lisa Girbav, Mario P
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gathering Strength: Canada's Will to Reconcile, Recover and Repair
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Kristy]
Description
Explores healing potential of the Canadian government's Aboriginal Action Action Plan by examining Indigenous philosophy, Canada's multicultural legacy and motivation to recover.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Getting From the Roundtable to Results: Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Process, April 2004-March 2005: Summary Report [Part 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Includes background papers and summary of outcomes in the areas of health, education, housing and self-government.
Part. 2.
[Getting From the Roundtable to Results: Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable Process, April 2004-March 2005: Summary Report: Part 2]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Includes background papers and summary of outcomes in the areas of health, education, housing and self-government.
Part 1.
Giving the Best Possible Start: Preschool Programme For Rural Indigenous children in Sabah, Malaysia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Lasimbang
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 42-46
Description
Looks at the success of an early childhood care and development program developed by a community based organization.
To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Glimpsing Our Past: An Archival Photo Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nadine Charabin
Paula Daigle
Andy Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 69, no. 1, Winter, 2017-2018, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a project undertaken collaboratively by First Nations University (FNU) in Regina, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS), and the Pasqua First Nation, to research and provide better descriptive information for a number of photos of First Nations people in the FNU library.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
Glossary [Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Alternate Title
[Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Brief list of terms relating to Aboriginal land rights and title.
"God of the Whiteman! God of the Indian! God Al-fucking-mighty!": The Residential School Legacy in Two Canadian Plays
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Wasserman
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2005, pp. 23-[?]
Description
Discusses Tomson Highway's Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing and Wendy Lill's Sisters.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Gillis
Ron Munro
Description
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Graduate Numbers Prove Stone Child's Success
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005
Description
Reports on the graduating class of 2005 from the Stone Child College on Rocky Boy's Reservation,.
Greenland: Danish-Speaking Students in Denmark Language and Identity Conflicts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laila Chemnitz
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 54-59
Description
Focuses on Greenlanders studying in Denmark and how they are harassed for being "half-Danes".
To access this article, scroll down to page 54.
Harmony, Not War: Diné College Public Health Degree Focuses Upon Hóhzó
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Report on the creation of a public health degree at Diné College in Shiprock, New Mexico.
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Maori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ngaropi Cameron
Leonie Pihama
Jocelyn Millard
Awhina Cameron
Bry Kopu
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 105-115
Description
Research project aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide.
He Whenua Haumako Te Kōhanga Reo me Te Ataarangi
Alternate Title
Ngā Whakakitenga a Te Kura Roa: Whaibua ; Pūrongo 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rawinia Higgins
Poia Rewi
Vincent Olsen-Reeder
Description
Findings from project involving Maori language.
Healing the Generations: Post-Traumatic Stress and the Health Status of Aboriginal Populations in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry L. Mitchell
Dawn T. Maracle
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 14-24
Description
Discusses historical trauma and ways to address the past so that Aboriginal peoples health will improve in the future.
Health And Quality Of Life Of Aboriginal Residential School Survivors, Bella Coola Valley, 2001
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia S. Barton
Harvey V. Thommasen
Bill Tallio
William Zhang
Alex C. Michalos
Social Indicators Research, vol. 73, no. 2, September 2005, pp. 295-312
Description
Comparison among three groups: individuals who attended residential school and those who did not, as well a non-Aboriginal group.
Health Careers
Alternate Title
Health Careers: Prepared for the First Nations Centre, National Aboriginal Health Organization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Cree
Description
Presents information on various professions available in health care.
Health Status Report of Aboriginal People in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chandrakant P. Shah
Description
Looks at key determinants and health indicators affecting the Aboriginal people in Ontario in order to develop programs and services.
Healthy Children, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities: The Road to Wellness: BC First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark S. Dockstator
Andrea J. Williams
Heather Spuniarsky
Kienan Williams
Description
Summary of results and findings. Sample consisted of 712 adults, 566 youth and 666 children.
Healthy Futures: Defining Best Practices in the Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Medical Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deanne Minniecon
Kelvin Kong
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.
Himwic`a: Our Legends: As Told by Our Hupačasath Elders
Documents & Presentations
Description
Retelling of seven traditional stories including: When the Eagle Went to Borrow Eyes from the Snail; The Shadow; Daughter of Sea Cucumber; The Thunderbird Has a Nest on Thunder Mountain; and When the Codfish Was Sad.
Written in English and Hupačasath.
Historical Research at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Gettler
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 641-674
Description
Focuses on three aspects of the Commission's research: the fact that the Commission had its origins in litigation, the methodological issues concerning collection of archival documents and survivors' statements, and that the narrative does not pay a great deal of attention to differences within the system.
History of the Sioux Lookout Black Hawks Hockey Team, 1949-1951
Theses
Author/Creator
Fatima Ba'abbad
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2017.
HIV/AIDS Risk Factors as Portrayed in Mass Media Targeting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Daniela B. Friedman
Juanne N. Clarke
Journal of Health Communication, vol. 10, no. 2, March 2005, pp. 145-162
Description
Findings indicate that Aboriginal media identifies high risk groups, but Aboriginal peoples require a better understanding of who is at high risk, transmission, preventative measures and effective interventions.
HIV Prevention, Early Intervention, and Health Promotion: A Self-Study Module for Health Care Personnel Serving Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Oropeza
Lucy Bradley-Springer
Steven Johnson
Description
Discusses the natural history of HIV disease, cultural factors, belief systems, traditional healing and prevention education. The self-study includes case studies, study questions and "lessons learned".
"The Hopi Followers": Chief Tawaquaptewa and Hopi Student Advancement at Sherman Institute, 1906-1909.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew T. Sakiestewa Gilbert
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 2, 2005, pp. 1-23
Description
Looks at Hopi students who used skills learned at an off-reservation boarding school to enhance and preserve their heritage.
"Hunger was never absent": How Residential School Diets Shaped Current Patterns of Diabetes among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Tracey Galloway
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 32, August 14, 2017, pp. e1043-e1045
Description
Residential school survivors tell stories of dealing with persistent hunger.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik
Alternate Title
Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jane Churchill
Description
Artist demonstrates the process of creating a soapstone relief print. Students then produce their own self-portrait. Accompanying material: Study Guide.
Duration: 11:24.
I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide to accompany film, I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik. Target ages 9-12. Contains previewing and post viewing activities, follow up discussion and activity ideas.
“I knew how to be moderate. And I knew how to obey”: The Commonality of American Indian Boarding School Experiences, 1750s–1920s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Connell Szasz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 75-94
Description
Examines the boarding school experiences of generations of Native Americans, where youth were thrust into an institutional culture that contrasted drastically from their home environment.
"I Knew How to be Moderate. And I Knew How to Obey": The Commonality of American Indian Boarding School Experiences, 1750s-1920s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Connell Szasz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 75-94
Description
Argues that common ground can be found with the school experiences of students over the centuries and that students, in their own way, remolded educational institutions.
"I'm not really healed- I'm just bandaged up": Perceptions of Healing Among Former Students of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Carr
Brian Chartier
Tina Dadgostari
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 39-56
Description
Interviews focus on the participants' conceptions and experiences of healing regarding their residential school experiences.
“I Thought You'd Call Her White Feather”: Native Women and Racial Microaggressions in Doctoral Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Shotton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 32-54
Description
Looks at the cross-cultural experiences of female Indigenous doctoral students in the United States.
"I Won't Stay Indian, I'll Keep Studying": Race, Place, and Discrimination in a Costa Rican High School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karen Stocker
IAIA Exhibit Features Emerging Indian Artist
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Looks at Peterson Yazzie and an exhibition of his work at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA).
IAP Statistics
Alternate Title
Independent Assessment Process Statistics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
Description
Statistics for Independent Assessment Process for abuse claims by former residential school students. Lists claims received, resolved and in progress by province and territory, stage of progress, and total compensation paid. Includes links to historical data and charts.
Identifying First Nations Students with Invisible Disabilities
Theses
Author/Creator
Gina Marie Knelsen Schall
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
"If I Could Do It, They Could Do It": A Collective Case Study of Plateau Tribes Nurses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet R. Katz
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 2, 2005, pp. 36-51
Description
Discusses ways to improve recruitment and retention of American Indian/Alaska Native students in nursing or other disciplines.
If Not Us, Then Who? Increasing Opportunities for Students at Navajo Technical University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Vandever
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Bachelors and Masters Programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Fall, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on the dedication of a tribal college student who chooses to live and sleep out of his truck as he doesn't want to finish school in debt.