Tusarniqtut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ammaluq Uttaq
Bessie Ashevak
Neeveeovak Marniq
Inuktitut, no. 87, 2000, pp. 59-[?]
Description
Selection of stories involving animals.
Tutelage, Development and Legitimacy: A Brief Critique of Canada's Indian Reserve Forest Management Regime
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clinton N. Westman
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 207-214
Description
Discusses the shortcomings of the current natural resources management policy, which has resisted change; cites illegal logging as one reason for change.
Tuurngait et Chamanes Inuit dans le Nunavik Occidental Contemporain
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Ouellette
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 2000.
Twenty Years Beyond the Apology : A Timeline of United Church-First Nations History Since 1986
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dean Salter
Mandate , Mandate Special Edition, May 2005, pp. 8-10
Description
Chronological list of the United Church's apologies to various Aboriginal groups and First Nations Peoples.
Two Approaches to Reversing Language Shift and the Soviet Publication Program for Indigenous Minorities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikolai Vakhtin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 131-147
Description
Examines Soviet state policy and attitudes of indigenous communities towards endangerment of minority languages.
The Two-Culture Problem: Ecological Restoration and the Integration of Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Higgs
Restoration Ecology, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2005, pp. 159-164
Description
Argues for increased efforts to provide restoration education that integrates across the natural and human sciences and humanities.
"Two Newspapers, One Solitude: Canada's First Nations in the 1973 Press"
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Cronlund Anderson
Description
Examines how leading newspaper coverage in the late nineteenth century defended colonialism and discrimination against indigenous peoples.
Two Solitudes Intertwined: Building Trusting Relationships Between DIAND and Aboriginal People in the Northwest Territories: Practical Steps to Improve and Foster Relationships at the Front Line
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandy C. M. Osborne
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.
Two-Spirited Aboriginal People: Continuing Cultural Appropriation by Non-Aboriginal Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Cameron
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 24, no. 2/3, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, Transsexual / Transgender Sexualities, Winter/Spring, 2005, pp. 123-127
Description
Argues that there is a specific cultural context to the term and therefore it is inappropriate for use by those who are not Aboriginal.
Type 2 Diabetes Among North American Children and Adolescents: An Epidemiologic Review and a Public Health Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Fagot-Campagna
David J. Pettitt
Michael M. Engelgau
Nilka Rios Burrows
Linda S. Geiss
et al.
The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 5, 2000, pp. 664-672
Description
Looks at the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2 diabetes in North American youth.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Canada's First Nations: Status of an Epidemic in Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Jeff Reading
Brenda Elias
John D. O'Neil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 163, no. 5, September 5, 2000, pp. 561-566
Description
Presents a status report on a disease that is being reported more frequently.
U of A Proving Popular with Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Kent
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 4, February 22, 2000, p. 550
Description
Discusses the success of the University of Alberta as a leader in attracting Aboriginal students, particularly in medical studies.
The Ultimate Betrayal: Claiming and Re-Claiming Cultural Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tamara Kulusic
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 23-28
Description
Looks at issues relating to Aboriginal people and child welfare programs.
The Umoona Kidney Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Shephard
Michael Brown
Maryanne Hudson
Cissie Riessen
Janice Braun
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 12-15
Description
Describes an early detection renal disease program in a remote community of South Australia. Aboriginal Australians are six times more likely to suffer from advanced kidney disease than non-Aboriginal Australians.
(Un)Veiling American Imperialism: The Co-Contextualization of Early Twentieth-Century Jewish American and Native American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Chiarello
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.
Unbranded
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 292-293
Description
Book review of: Unbranded by Herb Wharton.
Review located by scrolling to page 292.
Uncommon Ground: White Women in Aboriginal History
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Maynard
Christine Brett Vickers
Victoria Haskins
Karen Hughes
Stephanie Gilbert ... [et al.]
UNCRC Day of General Discussion: Children Without Parental Care: The Chance to Make a Difference for this Generation of Indigenous Children: Learning From the Lived Experience of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Summarizes some of the issues impacting the well-being of First Nations children living on reserve including jurisdictional disputes, inequitable funding, lack of respect for Indigenous laws and ways and using the Indian Act to clarify the rights of children and their families. Concludes with recommendations.
Under Siege: How the People of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Asserted Their Rights and Claims and Dealt with the Backlash
Documents & Presentations
Description
Paper presented to the Ipperwash Inquiry includes a general discussion of relations between Aboriginals and Euro-Canadians and specific issues and incidents involving fishing and resource rights, and sacred burial grounds.
Under the "L" - Lawyer!
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, p. 17
Description
Briefly describes a career planning game modelled on bingo.
Under the Microscope
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Joanasie
Tommy Akulukjuk
Inuktitut, no. 95, Winter, 2005, pp. 70-75
Description
Describes the frustration of being over analyzed and misinterpreted by some researchers without sufficient data and questions benefits to the people.
Underestimation of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among Maine American Indians: The Role of Procedural and Data Errors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith M. Graber
Brenda E. Corkum
Nancy Sonnenfeld
Paul L. Kuehnert
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 827-830
Description
Evaluates racial coding on death certificates and the effects of coding errors on estimation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.
Understanding Aboriginal Policing in a Social Capital Context
Alternate Title
Social Capital in Action: Thematic Policy Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ralph Matthews
Rochelle Côté
Description
"Focuses on the role of social capital in the context of policing in Aboriginal band communities and reserves."
Chapter from Social Capital in Action: Thematic Policy Studies by Maurice Lévesque, Norah Keating, Jennifer Swindle, Deborah Foster, Jean Lock Kunz ... [et al.]
Scroll to page 134 to read chapter
Understanding and Addressing the Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marsha Lillie-Blanton
Yvette Roubideaux
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 759-761
Description
Argues that the United States has a legal and moral obligation to meet quality health services, and for many low income Aboriginal Americans the Indian Health Service (IHS) is the only source of coverage.
Understanding HIV/AIDS Epidemiology: HIV/AIDS Surveillance among Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Blue Moon Consulting
Understanding Relationships Between Diabetes Mellitus and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Rural Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. V. Thommasen
J. Berkowitz
A. T. Thommasen
A. C. Michalos
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 5, no. 3, July-September 2005, pp. 1-18
Description
Study found that of the members of the Nuxalk Nation reported worse functional health status and sense of wellbeing than the rest of the rural population.
Understanding Research for Aboriginal Health Workers: Phase 1
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Troy Combo
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 16-17
Description
Brief article describes how a workshop helped participants understand concepts of research and how to read and evaluate published research.
Understanding Restorative Justice Practice within the Aboriginal Context
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melanie Achtenberg
Forum on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 32-34
Description
Explores the impact of the Gladue decision on alternative sentencing practices, in particular with respect to sec 718.2 e of the Criminal.
Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian P. Kooyman
Understanding the Effects of Childhood Trauma on Brain Development in Native Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eidell Wasserman
Description
Discusses effects on long-term brain function and provides information for developing programs for wellness promotion.
Understanding the Regulatory Environment for On-Reserve Lending: Frequently Asked Questions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Provides reasons why doing business on reserves is a challenge for lending institutions because it is Crown land.
Understanding the Story of Change Within the Government of the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Bruce Evelyn
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2005.
Understanding Tribal Sovereignty: Definitions, Conceptualizations, and Interpretations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 115-132
Description
Discusses tribal sovereignty and relevancy for Native Americans and presents theoretical interpretations from different Native scholars.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
Undertaking Projects and Research in Central Australia: CLC Protocols and the Development of Protocols for Project and Research in the CLC Area
Alternate Title
Desert Knowledge CRC Report ; no. 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Davis
Central Land Council
Undiagnosed Diabetes in 2 Eeyou Istchee (Eastern James Bay Cree) Communities: A Population-Based Screening Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dannenbaum
Jill Torrie
Francine Noel
Joanne Cheezo
Lilly Sutherland
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 29, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 397-402
Description
Concerns about undiagnosed diabetes, a screening project brought about by Cree Elders.
Unemployment, Drug Use, and HIV Risk Among American Indians and Alaska Native Drug Users
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace L. Reynolds
Dennis G. Fisher
Antonio L. Estrada
Robert Trotter
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 9, no. 1, 2000, pp. 17-32
Description
Examines study of relationships among race/ethnicity, age, and level of educational attainment among drug users.
An Unending Journey For the Snow Walker Star
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marion Soublière
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 13-14
Description
Brief biographic sketch on Annabella Piugattuk, a young Inuit actress.
An Unequal Coexistence: From 'Station Black' to 'Aboriginal Custodian' in the Victoria River District of Northern Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
David Cooper
Description
[Anthropology?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2000.
Unequal Justice: the Metis in O'Donoghue's Raid of 1871
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Swan
Edward A. Jerome
Manitoba History, vol. 39, Spring/Summer, June 1, 2000, pp. 24-38
Description
Focuses on the raid by a combined force of Irish Americans and Pembina Métis led by W.B. O'Donoghue on a Hudson's Bay Company Post.
Unequal Participants: Race and Space in the Interracial Interactions of the Caribou Gold Fields, 1860-1871
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Douglas Herbert
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2005.
Unfinished Business: The Australian Stolen Generations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 7, no. 4, December 2000, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the responses of the Commonwealth Government to the demands for reparations and recommendations of the National Inquiry.
Unfinished Constitutional Business?: Rethinking Indigenous Self-determination
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Ann Hocking
Helena Whall
John Bradley
Kathryn Seton
Chris Cunneen ... [et al.]
[Ungipaghaghlanga: Let Me Tell You a Story. Quutmiit Yupigita Unigpaghaatangit. Legends of the Siberian Eskimos]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Willem J. de Reuse
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 360-363
Description
Book review of: Ungipaghaghlanga. Let Me Tell You a Story. Quutmiit Yupigita Unigpaghaatangit. Legends of the Siberian Eskimos transliterated and translated by Christopher Patuwaq Koonooka from Stories Told By Ayveghhaq, Asuya, Alghalek, Nanughhaq, Wiri by G. A. Menovshchikov.
Unhappy and Unhealthy: Student Bodies at Perris Indian School and Sherman Institute, 1897-1910
Theses
Author/Creator
Leleua Laurita Loupe
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2005.
The Unheard Speak Out: Street Sexual Exploitation in Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maya Seshia
Unikkaaqatigiit - Putting the Human Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from Inuit in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
Ajunnginiq Centre
Description
Reports on discussions which took place in a series of workshops focusing on environmental change and how it effects the four Inuit regions of the Canadian Arctic.
Pre-release English only version.
Unikkaaqatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from Nunavik Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Communities of Kangiqsujuaq
Ivujivik and Puvirnituq
Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
Public Health Research Unit
CHUL/Université Laval
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami ... [et al.]
Description
Reports results of workshop discussions about observed changes in the environment, impact of changes, and present and future adaptations
Unikkaaqatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from Nunavut Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Communities of Arctic Bay
Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatam
Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments
Environments
Public Health Research Unit
CHUL ... [et al.]
Description
Reports results of workshop discussions about observed changes in the environment, impact of changes, and present and future adaptations.
Unikkaaqatigiit: Putting the Human Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from the Inunvialuit Settlement Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Communities of Aklavik
Inuvik
Holman Island
Paulatuk and Tuktoyaktuk
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)
Inuit Tapiriit
Kanatami (ITK)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Centre Hospitalier du l’Université du Québec
Description
Reports results of workshop discussions about observed changes in the environment, impact of changes, and present and future adaptations.