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Theses
Author/Creator
Peter Poole
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1981.
Considerations for Indigenous Child and Youth Population Mental Health Promotion in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Considering the Legal and Human Rights Framework for Addressing Mass Graves Connected to Indian Residential Schools
Alternate Title
International Human Rights and Legal Considerations in Relation to Terminology and the Discovery of Undocumented Burials at the Kamloops Indian Residential School: Discussion on terminology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Description
Outlines policy and legal issues that governments must address, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples, in order to develop a suitable framework and discusses international approaches that exist when dealing with similar circumstances.
Appendix discusses terminology.
The Constitution Express Revisited
Alternate Title
Introduction: The Constitution Express Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma Feltes
Glen Coulthard
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter, 2021/2022, pp. 13-32
Description
An introduction of the articles featured in this special edition issue about Section 35 of Constitution Act and the creation of Constitution Express.
The Constitutional Battle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deanna Wuttunee
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1981, pp. 4-5
Description
Debate at Chiefs Conference in Saskatoon over government's failure to accept their amendments to Indian Treaty and Aboriginal rights protection.
The Constitutional Status and Rights of the Métis People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul L. A. H. Chartrand
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 120-131
Description
Focuses on development of doctrine of Aboriginal rights by the courts since the 1982 amendment and defining who constitutes the "Métis people" in section 35.
Consumer Health Information Needs and Preferences: Perspectives of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Final Report for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia (CIRCA)]
Consuming, Incarcerating, and “Transmoting” Misery: Border Practice in Vizenor’s Bearheart and Jones’s The Fast Red Road
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cathy Covell Waegner
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Literary criticism article discusses themes of survivance and transmotion in Vizenor’s (1978) and Jones’ (2000) debut novels, considers contexts of postmodernism and carceral theory, and the generational difference between the two authors.
Contemporary Art Curating and Its Long Christian Shadow
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisha Lim
Description
Criticism and Curatorial Practice Thesis (M.F.A.)--Ontario College of Art and Design University, 2017.
The Contemporary Coast Salish: Essays by Bruce Granville Miller
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brian Thom
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 158-159
Description
Book review of The Contemporary Coast Salish edited by Bruce Granville Miller and Darby C. Stapp.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 158.
The Context and Causes of the Suicide of Indigenous People in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pat Dudgeon
Tom Calma
Christopher Holland
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 5-15
Description
Looks at the increasing Indigenous suicide rate and suggests that the current approach to prevention is not working.
Contextualized Indigenous Entrepreneurial Models: A Systemic Review of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francesca Croce
Journal of Management and Organization, vol. 23, no. 6, Special Issue: Perspectives on Indigenous Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Enterprise, 2017, p. 886–906
Description
Review of 25 peer-reviewed and academic articles which looked at cultural, social and organizational variables and were published between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2016 found that models fell into the three categories: urban, remote and rural. Discusses the results for each.
Continents of Liberty: Emerson and Gerald Vizenor's Chair of Tears
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoff Hamilton
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Looks at Vizenor's recurring concern with "native liberty" and "survivance".
Continuing Care in Indigenous Communities: Guidebook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Outlines the different types of services which fall under the spectrum of continuing care and offers advice to communities wishing to provide services.
Topics include performing a needs assessment, funding sources, building a business case, contract process, quality, safety and licensing requirements, and building design. Gives examples of leading practices.
Contrasts Between the Resolution of Native Land Claims in the United States and Canada Based on Observations of the Alaska Native Claims Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander M. Ervin
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 123-139
Description
Compares the two governments' policies and approaches to claims settlement.
The Contribution of Aboriginal People to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Drummond
Andrew Sharpe
Alexander Murray
Nicolas Mask
CSLS Research Report
Description
Looks at projections between 2011 and 2036 under various scenarios.
The Contribution of Métis to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myeongwan Kim
Andrew Sharpe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Population projections were made for the period 2011-2036. Concluded that given the young age, faster rate of growth, and current gap in participation rates when compared to non-Aboriginals, there is the potential for significant contributions.
Controlling Land: Historical Representations of News Discourse in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Description
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
Cooking and Commensality along the Bering Food Bridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
Igor Pasternak
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 259-282
Description
Looks at the culinary exchange between American and Russian Indigenous populations across the Bering Strait.
Coqualeetza Institute
Alternate Title
Guide to Residential Schools Records at the Pacific Mountain Regional Council Archives, Part 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pacific Mountain Regional Council of the United Church of Canada
Description
Guide to documents held in the United Church Archive in British Columbia. Arranged alphabetically by the name of the collection or fonds, with the ability to click on title and access detailed description from MemoryBC.
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
Correspondence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, p. [?]
Description
Letter to the editor commenting on the article Native Settlements and Native Rights: A Comparison of the Alaska Native Settlement, the James Bay Indian/Inuit Settlement, and the Western Canadian Inuit Settlement. by J. S. Frideres (vol. 1, no. 1, p. 59).
The Cosmological Liveliness of Terril Calder's The Lodge: Animating Our Relations and Unsettling Our Cinematic Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Salma Monani
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines Calder’s stop-frame animated feature film in the context of animation, ecocinema, and Indigenous studies; focuses on theme of hybridity and métissage.
Cost of Doing Nothing: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marina Puzyreva
John Loxley
The Cost of Not Successfully Implementing Article 23: Representative Employment for Inuit within the Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
pwc
Description
At this point in time 84% of the population was Inuit, but they only held 51% of the jobs in federal and territorial governments. Study compared loss to Inuit if the status quo continued, to gains that would be made if the Article was fulfilled.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2015-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2016-2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
Court of Appeal Holds Duty to Consult Does Not Apply to Statutory Interpretation
Alternate Title
Insights (McMilllan LLP)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin M. Junger
Joan M. Young
Ruth Nieuwenhuis
[McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin], January 2017, pp. [1]-4
Description
Discusses the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Fort Nelson First Nation v. British Columbia (Environmental Assessment Office).
Coverage Trends for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Alker
Karina Wagnerman
Andy Schneider
Description
Predicts rates will rise if there are cuts made to the Medicaid program.
Covering Bones: The Archaeology of Respect on the Kazan River, Nunavut
Alternate Title
Recouvrir les ossements : L’archéologie du respect sur la rivière Kazan, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Max Friesen
Andrew M. Stewart
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017
Description
Authors examine the archaeological evidence of the historic Inuit practice of burying the bones of harvested caribou; describe this as a manifestation of the respect and reverence Inuit communities held for the non-human members of their communities. Research conducted in collaboration with Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake) community members.
COVID-19 and Drinking Water Security in Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities: the Role of Collaboration among Diverse Actors in Responding to a Global Pandemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sondra Eger
Sarah Minnes
Amy Hudson
Kelly Vodden
Kathleen Parewick ...[et al]
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 16, no. 4, COVID-19 and Rural Canada: Rural Impacts and Resilience , 2021, pp. [112]-140
Description
Uses a collaborative analysis of Newfoundland Indigenous experiences to examine the impact of the COVID pandemic on their access to drinking water.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples: From Crisis towards Meaningful Change: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Sylvie Bérubé
Jamie Schmale
Gary Anandasangaree
Jamie Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
"43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION"
The COVID-19 and Native American Community: An Advisory Memorandum of the Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arizona Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
COVID-19 Data – Situation Summary
Alternate Title
COVID-19 Data – Situation Summary: IHS Area Data
COVID-19 Data – Situation Summary: IHS Percent Positive Tests
COVID-19 Data – Situation Summary: IHS Vaccine Data
Research Policy Update (Policy Research Center, National Congress of American Indians)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Policy Research Center
National Congress of American Indians
Description
Related material:
Indian Health Service (IHS) Area Data.
Indian Health Service Percent Positive Tests.
COVID-19 Impact on Urban Indians in Washington State: An Assessment of Washington Urban Native Direct-Service Organizations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dodge
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Description
Survey included questions about: effect on finances, staffing and services; housing needs of community members during and after pandemic; future organizational requirements; communications from public health officials, vaccine rollout and hesitancy; and community resiliency.
COVID-19 Indigenous Business Survey: Phase II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB)
Description
Related material:
Key Findings.
Phase I Report and Key Findings.
COVID-19 Indigenous Business Survey - Phase II: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Businesses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
COVID-19 Indigenous Business Survey - Phase II: Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Description
Survey was conducted in January 2021 and had 326 female respondents.
COVID-19 Infections in Manitoba: Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity: External Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manitoba Health and Senior's Care?]
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Invoking the Famine and Pestilence Clause to be Paired with the Medicine Chest Clause from the Numbered Treaties
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Danette Starblanket
Jennifer Langan
Mikayla Hagel
Sadie Anderson ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1-13
Description
Examines the use of treaty-based strategies to address the inequalities faced by Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Coyote and the Stars
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Members of the Warm Springs Reservation Committee
Description
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erie District
Description
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Coyote's Way: Missy Whiteman's Indigenous New Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angelica Lawson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 100-115
Description
Looks at a female Native American filmmaker who is reaching Native American youth through film.
Coyote Tales: Written by Thomas King; Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler
Alternate Title
Coyote Sings to the Moon
Coyote's New Suit
Groundwood Study Guides
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Groundwood Books
Description
Guide for book containing two humorous trickster stories.
For use with Grades 1 to 4.
CPR Telegraph Ledger: The North-West Resistance
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Archives
Description
Online exhibition of communication between the military forces and the Canadian government during the conflict. Telegrams begin in days leading up to Battle of Fish Creek, after the initial Battle of Duck Lake, and after the Frog Lake Massacre.
Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Contemporary Inuit Drawing
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Campbell
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Creating a Future of Our Own Design: The International Indigenous HealthFusion Team Challenge as a Promising Practice to Support Indigenous Students in Health Fields
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shandryn Kozin
Hailey Matheson
Tatyana Daniels
Brittany Mullin
Bret Watts ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 180-190
Description
Using the experience of Indigenous UBC health student's participation at the 2018 International Indigenous HealthFusion Team Challenge to discuss opportunities for Indigenous students to become health leaders and contribute to reconciliation in Canada.
Creating a New Narrative: Empowering Indigenous Women through Entrepreneurship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impakt Marketing
Description
Looks at current context in Alberta; need for gender-specific programming; issue of financing; lack of awareness of business opportunities and start-up resources; and need to build relationships in communities. Presents two-point plan to address needs of Indigenous women.