Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjory Angas
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1981, pp. 16-19
Description
Explains the symptoms and causes of the disease and how the extended Australian Aboriginal family unit is better equipped to support suffers of the disease.
Hustling and Hoaxing: Institutions, Modern Styles, and Yeffe Kimball’s “Native” Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Anne Stolte
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 77-92
Description
Uses the work of the self-proclaimed Osage artist to discuss the way that American culture's definition of "Indianness" allowed her to achieve success but created barriers for other Indigenous female artists.
“I feel safe just coming here because there are other Native brothers and sisters”: Findings from a Community-based Evaluation of the Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Tessa Jourdain
Vivian Recollet
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 404-413
Description
Study evaluates community services available to homeless and at risk Indigenous people in Toronto. Found that the collaborative services model currently in place used inclusive and harm reduction models to create a non-judgmental space; identified program strengths, challenges, and gaps and makes policy recommendations.
I Heard the Band Office Call My Name: Louie V. Louie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rob Louie
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 201-226
Description
Examines the case of Wayne Louie, who sued the chief and council of the Lower Kootenay Band over fiduciary responsibilities.
['I Honoured Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)]
Alternate Title
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Theses
Author/Creator
[Danielle E. Alcock]
Description
[Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2019.]
"I see what I have done": The Life and Murder Trial of Xwelas, A S'Klallam Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Coll-Peter Thrush
Robert H. Keller
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 168-183
Description
Looks at relationships between Aboriginal people and Euro-Americans on the northern coast of Washington Olympic Peninsula and the trial of Mary Phillips, Xwelas, for killing her husband George Phillips.
I’taamohkanoohsin (everyone comes together): (Re)connecting Indigenous people experiencing homelessness and substance misuse to Blackfoot ways of knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Victor
Melissa Shouting
Chelsey DeGroot
Les Vonkeman
Mark Brave Rock
Roger Hunt
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 42-59
Description
Assesses the impact of a culture-centered healing program for urban Indigenous people living with addictions and homelessness. Results indicate that attendees experienced a safe space which in which relationships were strengthened, and felt connected to others and to their own spirits; program was informed by a two-eyed seeing approach and provided meaningful activities away from substance.
“I would prefer to have my healthcare provided over a cup of tea any day”: Recommendations by Urban Métis Women to Improve Access to Health and Social Services in Toronto for the Métis Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Janet Smylie
Cheryllee Bourgeois
Michelle Firestone
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 217-225
Description
Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.
Ice Harvest Deschambault Lake
Articles » General
Description
Four pictures of ice being harvested in Deschambault Lake.
Ideas from the Bush: Indigenous Television in Australia and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Meadows
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 20, no. 2, [Economics, Communication and Worldview], Spring, 1995, pp. [197-212]
Description
Argues that local aspirations are not met in mainstream programing and there is a need for creative policy options in order to use technology for empowerment.
Identifying a Family Heirloom: The Indian Doctor's Dispensatory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Otto
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1995, pp. 443-445
Description
Discussion of a small leather-bound book, that gives 200 prescriptions for botanical remedies, but is missing the title page and table of contents.
Identifying and Achieving Consensus on Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey Akearok
Sara Holzman
Judy Kunnuk
Nina Kuppaq
Zoe Martos ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 289-299
Description
Study works to identify human health indicators of climate change, focusing on factors relevant to the Canadian arctic. 20 indicators were identified using the The Piliriqatigiinniq Community Health Research Model; indicators focused on four key themes: 1) environmental health; 2) morbidity and mortality; 3) population vulnerability; and 4) mitigation, adaptation, and policy.
Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Delivery and Access in the Circumpolar North: Important Insights for Health Professionals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Huot
H. Ho
A. Ko
S. Lam
P. Tactay
J. MacLachlan
R. K. Raanaas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
A scoping literature review selected 43 articles published between 2005 and 2016; findings address 4 main themes relating to compromised access to healthcare: (1) the influence of physical geography, (2) healthcare provider-related barriers, (3) the importance of culture and language and (4) the impact of systemic factors.
Identifying Seasonality in Pre-Dorset Structures in Back Bay, Prince of Wales Island, NWT
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Ramsden
Maribeth Murray
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 32, no. 2, 1995, pp. 106-118
Description
Discusses structure type, location and faunal content.
Identifying the Process: The Removal of 'Half-Caste' Children From Aboriginal Mothers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Parry
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 141-153
Description
Comments and questions the rationale that made it morally acceptable to institutionalize children.
Identities in Conflict: The Aboriginal Question and the Politics of Recognition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Salée
Ethnic & Racial Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 277-314
Description
Article studies the struggle for Aboriginal identity in co-existance with Quebec's assertiveness for ethnocultural distinctiveness.
Identity and the Language of the Classroom: Investigating the Impact of Heritage Versus Second Language Instruction on Personal and Collective Self-Esteem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen C. Wright
Donald M. Taylor
Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 87, no. 2, 1995, pp. 241-252
Description
Results from study involving Inuit, White, and mixed-heritage students living in a subarctic community suggest that it was more beneficial for minority students to be taught in their own language (Inuttitut) rather than English.
Identity in Cultural Appropriation: Native American Representations in Euro-American Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kellie Morgan Doran
Description
Focuses on images created by engraver Theodore De Bry, painter Albert Bierstadt, and photographer Edward S. Curtis.
Art Honors Thesis (B.A.), Appalachian State University, 2019.
If Quebec Secedes From Canada Can the Cree Secede from Quebec?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Sanders
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 29, no. 1, 1995, pp. 143-158
Description
Contents that in the event of a Quebec secession, the Cree and Inuit should have the choice of remaining in Quebec or in Canada.
“If you do not birget [manage] then you don’t belong here”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study on the Cultural Meanings of Suicide among Indigenous Sámi in Arctic Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Petter Anders Stoor
Gro Berntsen
Heidi Hjelmeland
Anne Silviken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses five open-ended focus group discussions to examine the issue of suicide in Sámi communities; participants identified 6 themes relating suicide in Sámi communities: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care” , “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem.”
“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S Michelle Driedger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Discusses outcomes of an seven-week participatory activity program for First Nations and Métis women and girls. Participants were given an opportunity to discuss the impact of trauma on adults' abilities to model healthy adult behaviours and life skills to their children; also considers ways to make positive change.
The Iglu and the Tent: Centring the Northern Voice in Mathematics Teaching
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fok-Shuen Leung
In Education, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2019, pp. 96-104
Description
Looks to localized teaching and individual strategies for promoting success for students of mathematics; uses examples from Inuit ontologies and systems of knowledge transmission.
Iihksiisiinatsiistostiimao Nipaitapiitsiin
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Jessica McMann
Description
Contemporary Arts Project (MA) -- Simon Fraser University, 2019.
Images and Counter-Images: Ohiyesa, Standing Bear and American Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bo Schöler
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 37-62
Description
Overview of stereotypes and images which developed in literature written about Native Americans up until 1925, and analysis of six works by the two Siouan authors which present a counter-narrative.
Immunisation: The Eradication of Polio
Alternate Title
Immunization: The Eradication of Polio
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kay McNiece
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, July/August 1995, p. 27
Description
Lists the symptoms of polio and those eligible for the oral vaccine.
Immunisation: The Great Australian Debate
Alternate Title
Immunization: The Great Australian Debate
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Skye Shelley
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 8-9
Description
Reports less than 53 percent of Australian children are fully immunized and children are dying from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella and haemophilus type b.
Immunisation: Triple Antigen Protection
Alternate Title
Immunization: Triple Antigen Protection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Skye Shelley
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, July/August 1995, p. 26
Description
Looks at the combination vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
The Impact of Aboriginal Land Claims and Self-Government on Canadian Municipalities: The Local Government Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Theresa M. Dust
The Impact of Indigenous Cultural-Safety Education Programs: A Literature Review
Theses
Author/Creator
Shantelle Medel
Description
Public Health Project (M.P.H.)--Simon Fraser University, 2019.
Imperial Leather: Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Colonial Contest
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne McClintock
Implementation of Indigenous environmental heritage rights: an experience with Laitu Khyeng Indigenous community, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 309-320
Description
Study uses relational research methodologies to examine the way that colonial structures and environmental policies interact and work to suppress Indigenous rights and sovereignties in the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous community in Chittagong Hill Tract in Bangladesh.
Implementing Aboriginal Self-Government: Constitutional and Jurisdictional Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hogg
Mary Ellen Turpel
Canadian Bar Review, vol. 74, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 187-224
Description
Discusses inclusions in a Self-Government Agreement referring to the Yukon First Nation Self-Government Agreement, personal and territorial jurisdictions, concurrent and exclusive powers and connections between Aboriginal, federal and provincial laws..
Implementing Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes under the Inuivialuit Final Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay Staples
Description
Looks at institutional arrangements created by the Agreement and how they affect harvesting rights, management of wildlife and habitat, wildlife research, and assessment of environmental impacts of development. Gives special attention to wildlife co-management mechanisms which represent interests of both government and the Inuvialuit.
Implementing Self-Government - An Examination of the Aboriginal Communities Act (Western Australia)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kamien
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1995
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal Communities Act and the extent to which it meets the requirements of self-government contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Importance of American Indian Culture in Teaching School Science: A Follow-up Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerry D. Haukoos
Leland Bordeaux
Dorothy LeBeau
Shirley Gunhammer
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 34, no. 2, Winter, 1995, pp. [18-26]
Description
Revisited teaching practices and content taught differed one year after teachers had inservice training; indications are lack of support for new strategies contributed to returning to earlier practices.
The Importance of Native American Authors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernd C. Peyer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, 1981, pp. 1-12
Description
Looks at cross-cultural language shift, cultural resistance to it's assimilationist effects, and connection between literary output and political activism.
Improving Access to Indigenous Medicine for Patients in Hospital-based Settings: A Challenge for Health Systems in Northern Canada
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Redvers
Justina Marianayagam
Be’sha Blondin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Commentary article argues that Indigenous patients in the Northwest Territories should have access to traditional health care practices and to self-determined wellness as part of a continuum of medical care. Authors address barriers to policy development and in implementation and make recommendations for the integration of traditional wellness practices.
Improving Health Data for Indigenous Populations: The International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Chino
Ian Ring
Lisa Jackson Pulver
John Waldon
Malcolm King
Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 35, no. 1, Special Issue, 2019, pp. 15-21
Description
Discusses the group's formation, composition, accomplishments and activities, challenges for health measurement, related efforts, and future directions.
Improving Housing and Service Responses to Domestic and Family Violence for Indigenous Individuals and Families
Alternate Title
AHURI Final Report ; no. 320
Integrated Housing Support for Vulnerable Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kylie Cripps
Daphne Habibis
Improving Kindergarten and Grade One Indigenous Students' On-Task Behavior With the Use of Movement Integration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serene Kerpan
M. Louise Humbert
Carol D. Rodgers
Alexandra L. Stoddart
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 84-107
Description
Looks at the benefits of Movement Integration, or physically activity, for young Indigenous students.
In Memory of White Wolf's Child
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Al Johnson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 207-210
Description
Relates the history of a residential school where between 1884 and 1889 fifty-two children died, one of whom was only six months old.
In Order To Live Untroubled: Inuit Management of Environments, Economics, and Societies, 1550-1940
Theses
Author/Creator
Renée Fossett
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1995.
In Search of the Never-Never: Mickey Dewar: Champion of History across Many Genres
Alternate Title
[Aboriginal History Monograph]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ann McGrath
Chris O'Brien
Mickey Dewar
David Carment
In the Wake of the Iron People: A Case for Changing Settlement Strategies Among the Kunghit Haida
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven R. Acheson
The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 1, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 273-299
Description
Reinterprets the evidence for changing settlement strategies and demonstrates the use of ethnographic and historical observation in settlement archaeology.
Incidence of Daytime Sleepiness and Associated Factors in Two First Nations Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandima P. Karunanayake
James A. Dosman
Donna C. Rennie
Joshua A. Lawson
Shelley Kirychuk
Mark Fenton
Vivian R. Ramsden
Jeremy Seeseequasis
Sylvia Abonyi
Punam Pahwa
The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team
Clocks & Sleep, vol. 1, no. 1, March [2019], pp. 13-25
Description
Study involved 317 individuals aged 18 years and older participated in baseline and follow-up evaluations (after 4 years) conducted in 2012-2013 and 2016. Showed association between incidence of subjective excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and less money left over at end of month, house in need of repairs, having water or dampness in the last 12 months, and damage caused by dampness.
Income Assistance Receipt among Off-reserve Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 47-77
Description
Uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal peoples survey to assess several socio-demographic characteristics of Indigenous people living off-reserve and receiving income assistance (IA). Findings indicate that 12% of Indigenous people living off-reserve receive IA, and that receipt of IA is highly associated with precarity of work, being female, having less than a high school education, and having significantly poorer mental and physical health.
Increased Asthma Hospitalizations Among Registered Indian Children and Adults in Saskatchewan, 1970-1989
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Senthilselvan
Brian F. Habbick
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 48, no. 10, October 1995, pp. 1277-1283
Description
Report shows increased trend of asthma hospitalizations among Aboriginal children and adult females even though asthma was rare among Aboriginal people prior to 1975.
The Indian Act: Evolution, Overview and Options for Amendment and Transition: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Giokas
Indian Acts and Amendments: 1868-1950
Alternate Title
Contemporary Indian Legislation, 1951-1978
E-Books
Author/Creator
Treaties and Historical Research Centre, Corporate Policy, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Indian Agents and the Residential School System in Canada, 1946-1970
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vic Satzewich
Linda Mahood
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 7, no. 1, 1995, pp. 45-69
Description
Discusses government policy, the relationship between the Federal government, its officials and missionaries, and the impact of the government's move away from residential to local schools. The article includes the results of interviews with former Indian agents.