Speaker discusses stereotypes of both Indigenous men and women, Canada 150 celebrations, and reactions to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected on the Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo campus, including the video she made, Canadian Conversation.
Duration: 34:22.
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.
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, vol. 31, no. 21, March 17, 2003, p. 36
Description
Results of a 5 year study conducted with Inuit in northern Quebec, published in The Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report show exposure to mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and correlation with behaviours.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 294-298
Description
Looks at effective and culture-based approaches to research that is grounded in a holistic methodology from the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects, not only from the researcher's point of view, but also from the community members themselves.
Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2003. Evaluates effectiveness of BCG vaccination in communities at high risk for tuberculosis with particular attention to immunodeficiency syndromes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
American Antiquity, vol. 68, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 273-285
Description
Discusses the relationships between archaeologists, American Indians and First Nations peoples and offers suggestions for improving mutual understanding and fellowship.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
Documentary about three sisters and a brother meeting for the first time after being taken from their mother and adopted out as part of the "Sixties Scoop".
Duration: 1:19:21.
Documentary about three sisters and a brother meeting for the first time after being taken from their mother and adopted out as part of the "Sixties Scoop". Edited version of the original.
Duration: 45:00.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 33-60
Description
Tells part of the story of the landmark Supreme Court case United States, as Guardian of the Hualapai Indians of Arizona v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. (1941) and looks closely at a brief period in Mahone’s life, one in which he went from student to soldier to activist.