Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
"The Only True People": Linking Maya Identities Past and Present
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bethany J. Beyette
C. Mathews Samson
Juan Castillo Cocom
Timoteo Rodriguez
McCale Ashenbrener ... [et al.]
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
The Origin of Blue-Eyed Blond Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katsuo Tamaoka
Matsuyama University Review, vol. 4, no. 4, 1992, pp. 163-173
Description
Brief article discusses definitions of the terms Indian and Métis.
Origins and Influences: The Family Ties of the Reverend Henry Budd
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond M. Beaumont
Prairie Forum, vol. 17, no. 2, Native Studies, Fall, 1992, pp. 167-200
Description
Looks at the background of Reverend Henry Budd, one of the first Church of England missionaries, and comments on the trials in his life and the skills he used to overcome his struggles.
The "Other" as Political Symbol: Images of Indians in the Woman Suffrage Movement
Alternate Title
The Other as Political Symbol Images of Indians in the Woman Suffrage Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail H. Landsman
Ethnohistory, vol. 39, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 247-284
Description
Discusses the portrayal of North American Indians by the woman suffrage movement ,1848-1920, in relation to a strategic reinterpretation of womanhood.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Otitis Media: Ear Infection Ten Times More Likely in Aboriginal Children
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, May/June 1992, pp. 20-21
Description
Discusses report by Neville Perkins for the Aboriginal Health Promotions Section on some major problems, issues and solutions for ear infections.
Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Neel
Catherine Adams
Agnes Alfred
Alvin Alfred
Ethel Alfred ... [et al.]
Our Children Are Our Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald J. Bougeois
Harry S. Coblentz
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 391-394
Description
Two reviews of the film: Our Children Are Our Future produced/directed by Tony Snowsill.
Our Cultural Loss, Their Capital Gain
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melodie Greyeyes
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 21, no. 6, September 1992, pp. 13-15
Description
Opposing perspectives about the significance and impact of European arrival among the Aboriginals.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
[Our Native Land: Making the Canadian Indian]
Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; September 4, 1982
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Brian Maracle
Keith Penner
Jack Burgard
Jane Godfriesen
Bernelda Wheeler ... [et al.]
Description
Lead story item deals with the issue of women's status under the Indian Act and is followed by various news items. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 45:38
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our Own Stories and Our Own Realities: Canada's First Nations Speaking Out Through Films
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lan Chan-Marples
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 1992, pp. 123-137
Description
Reviews of Canadian made Indigenous films.
Our Responsibility to the Seventh Generation: Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Clarkson
Vern Morrissette
Gabriel Régallet
Description
Report highlights the value of Indigenous knowledge and argues for local control over development which affects communities.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out in the Cold: The Legacy of Canada's Inuit Relocation Experiment in the Arctic
Alternate Title
IWGIA [International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs] ; document 71
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan R. Marcus
Description
Examines the government's decision to move families to the High Arctic where they found conditions very different from their traditional territory, as well as its refusal to move them back at the of end two years as promised. Government claims it was done for humanitarian reasons, while others assert that it was carried out to establish sovereignty over the area.
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Out of the North: The Subarctic Collection of the Halfenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Alternate Title
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Studies in Anthropology and Material Culture ; v. 5
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David R. Yesner
Arctic, vol. 45, no. 1, 1992, pp. 101-102
Description
Book review of: Out of the North by Barbara A. Hail and Kate C.Duncan.
Outstanding Business: A Native Claims Policy: Specific Claims
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Sawchuk
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 347-351
Description
An introduction, including excerpts from the publication Outstanding Business - A Native Claims Policy published by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs in 1982.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Overdose Data and First Nations in BC: Preliminary Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
An Overview of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions among New Brunswick's Registered Indian Population
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
David Perley
Description
Historical data primarily sourced from Indian Affairs Program's records. Covers time period 1966-1976.
An Overview of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions among Quebec's Registered Indian Population
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Siggner
Chantal Locatelli
Description
Historical data primarily sourced from Indian and Inuit Affairs Program's records. Covers time period 1966-1976.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Paleo-Eskimo Occupations at Diana-1, Ungava Bay (Noveau-Quebec)
Theses
Author/Creator
Pierre Desrosiers
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A)--McGill University, 1982.