[What Works to Overcome Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Learnings and Gaps in the Evidence, 2009-10]: Appendix B: Summary of Assessed Items
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Closing the Gap Clearinghouse]
Description
Appendix B, Summary of Assessed Items, to accompany What Works to Overcome Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Learnings and Gaps in the Evidence, 2009-10.
When Did Indians Become Straight?: Kinship, the History of Sexuality, and Native Sovereignty
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Rifkin
When Did Indians Become Straight? Kinship, the History of Sexuality, and Native Sovereignty
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Clark D. Hafen
The Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4, Fall, 2011, p. 343
Description
Book review of: When Did Indians Become Straight? by Mark Rifkin.
When the Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Victoria Freeman
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 378-380
Description
Book review of: When the Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990 by Emma Laroque.
When The Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jesse Rae Archibald Barber
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, p. 214
Description
Book review of: When The Other Is Me by Emma LaRocque.
Where the River Flows Fast
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Barei
Description
Architecture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2011.
Whit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Orlando White
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 155-156
Description
Poem by Orlando White.
White Man's Water: The Politics of Sobriety in a Native American Community
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Erica Prussing
White Mother to a Dark Race: Settler Colonialism, Maternalism, and the Removal of Indigenous Children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynette Russell
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 71-72
Description
Book review of: White Mother to a Dark Race by Margaret D. Jacobs.
Whites Singing Red Face in British Columbia in the 1950s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Keyes
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 32, no. 1, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Analyzes two operas, The Lake and Ashnola: A Legend of Sings Water.
Who are Indigenous, and How Should it Matter? Discourses on Indigenous Rights in Norway and Nepal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie
Ethnopolitics Papers, no. 13, November 2011, pp. 1-31
Description
Presents a comparative study of similarities and differences regarding conflicts over Indigenous rights in two dissimilar countries.
Who Joins the Canadian Forces?: Developing a Framework for Analysis Using Bourdieu, Habermas, and Giddens
Theses
Author/Creator
Victoria Rose Mowat
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.
Who Owns the Arctic?: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica M. Shadian
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, 2011, pp. 191-193
Description
Book review of: Who Owns the Arctic? by Michael Byers.
Who We Are and What We Do
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Barnes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 67-70
Description
The author recounts how he has become a writer and shares his experience in discovering who he is and what he does.
Whose Agenda is it? Regulating Health Research Ethics in Labrador.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fern Brunger
Julie Bull
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 127-142
Description
Promotes the implementation and employment of community research review committees which are distinct from research ethics boards.
Whose History Is It Anyway?
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joe Watkins
Current Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 4, August 2011, pp. 611-612
Description
Book review of: Living Histories: Native Americans and Southwestern Archaeology by Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh.
Whose "Shared Humanity"?: The Tribal Law and Order Act (2010), Barack Obama, and the Politics of Multiculturalism in Settler Colonial States
Theses
Author/Creator
Liza Drake Minno
Description
American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of New Mexico, 2011
Why Baby Why: Howard Broomfield's Documentation of the Dunne-Za Soundscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1988, pp. 251-274
Description
Review of the music of the Dunne-za (Beaver Indians) of British Columbia and the audio archive inspired by Howard Bloomfield (d. 1986).
Why Do I Need to Sign It? Issues in Carrying Out Child Assent in School-Based Prevention Research Within a First Nation Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Baydala
Sherry Letendre
Lia Ruttan
Stephanie Worrell
Fay Fletcher
Fay Fletcher
Liz Letendre
Tanja Schramm
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 99-113
Description
Discusses the practice of, procedures for, and the ethics of obtaining a child`s consent when undertaking research that may affect the community. One of the recommendations discussed is that any child who signs should be surrounded by family or other community members.
Why Many Students Should Begin College Close to Home
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Zolbrod
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 4, Honoring Student Success, Summer, 2011, pp. 58-59
Description
Contends that reservation students have an easier time adjusting to college life at a tribal college than a mainstream institution.
Why the 'Native' Fashion Trend is Pissing Off Real Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Hix
Description
Comments on representation, appropriation and profit from Native American art and design.
Why They Fought: Native American Involvement in the American Civil War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Connole
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 6, Issue 274, January-February 2011, pp. 12-16
Description
Discusses motivations for involvement such as old feuds, loyalty to treaties with the government, and proving patriotism.
The Widow and the Child
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Brook
Aboriginal History, vol. 12, no. 1, 1988, pp. 63-79
Description
Follows the life of an Aboriginal girl from early childhood until her passing circa 1867.
Wiindigoo Sovereignty and Native Transmotion in Gerald Vizenor’s Bearheart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Schedler
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 3, Fall, 2011, pp. [34]-68
Description
Argues that the author uses the theme of cannibalism to critique tribal and state nationalism.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 34.
Wild Food Summit: Anishinaabe Relearning Traditional Gathering Practices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 3, Food Sovereignty, Spring, 2011, pp. 32-34
Description
Comments on a summit developed to give knowledge about edible plants and discusses the advantages of including traditional foods in a healthy diet.
Wildlife Risk Perception and Mitigation at Peavine Métis Settlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy Nadine Christianson
Description
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.
Willful Blindness About Indigenous Peoples: The Democratic Deficit and Canadian Public Policy Making
Articles » General
Author/Creator
C. J. Alexander
Mallory Crew
Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 47-88
Description
Focus is on two policy fields, health and communications.
William G. Demmert, Jr. and the Circumpolar North: A Personal Remembrance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Darnell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 50, no. 1, 2011, pp. 60-73
Description
Traces the work of William Demmert as a member of the Steering Committee on Cross-Cultural Education in the Circumpolar North.
Windigo Faces: Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations Serving Canadian Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 133-153, 188
Description
Discusses the tensions between First Nations and environmental groups, who often unwittingly serve the interests of the State by undermining First Nations' sovereignty and self-determination.
The Windigo in the Material World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Brightman
Ethnohistory, vol. 35, no. 4, Fall, 1988, pp. 337-379
Description
Describes subarctic Algonquian windigo transformations as a psychiatric disorder and reviews alternate explanations.
Wisconsin War Stories: Wounded Warriors
Media » Film and Video
Description
Veterans of World War II and the War in Kuwait discuss their experiences during combat and difficulties they have experienced since returning home. Duration: 26:46
Wisdom of the Elders: Native Traditions of the Northwest Coast
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gloria Cranmer Webster
BC Studies, no. 79, Summer, 1988, pp. 80-82
Description
Book review of: Wisdom of the Elders by Ruth Kirk.
Witchcraft and Demonism of the Modern Iroquois
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
De Cost Smith
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 1, no. 3, October-December 1888, pp. 184-194
Description
Includes accounts from individual Onondagas about the powers of several ceremonies.
...With Dad: Strengthening the Circle of Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Overview of two-day gathering of over 100 individuals to address social and cultural changes for Inuit, Mètis and First Nations men.
Accompanying documentary.
With Dad: Strengthening the Circle of Care
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Arlene Moscovitch
Description
Documentary with Elders, fathers, and matriarchs on strengthening the role for First Nations, Inuit and Mètis fathers.
Accompanying Report.
Durations: 26:30.
WNCP Common Tool for Assessing and Validating Teaching and Learning Resources for Cultural Appropriateness and Historical Accuracy of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Content
Alternate Title
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol Common Tool for Assessing ...
E-Books
Author/Creator
Western and Northern Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education
The Woman Who Lived With Wolves and Other Stories From the Tipi
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter J. Durkin
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 1, Issue 275, March-April 2011, pp. 24-25
Description
Book review of: The Woman Who Lived With Wolves and Other Stories From the Tipi by Paul Goble.
Woman Who Loves History is Making History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jill Brewer
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 14
Description
Comments on the first Aboriginal person to hold the position of Head Curator of Aboriginal History at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Wonder and Spectacle in the World's First National Park: Railroad Imagery of Yellowstone National Park
Theses
Author/Creator
Ellen Rae Kress
Description
American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2011.
The Word for World is Story: Towards a Cognitive Theory of (Canadian) Syncretic Fantasy
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory Bechtel
Description
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.
Working Across Cultures in Indigenous Science Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael George Michie
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Waikato, 2011.
Working Together: Our Stories: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Aboriginal Engagement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat
Parks Canada
Working Up a Smoking Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Summer May Finlay
Lyn Briggs
Karen Adams
Gilian Fletcher ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, May/June 2011, pp. 7-9
Description
Shares the approach taken by the Victoria Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation for policy development.
Working with Indigenous Offenders to End Violence
Alternate Title
Research Briefs (Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse) ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Macklin
Robyn Gilbert
Description
Examines literature from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom with a focus on development of culturally specific violent offender programs.
Working with Traditional Knowledge: Communities, Institutions, Information Systems, Law and Ethics: Writings from the Arbediehtu Pilot Project on Documentation and Protection of Sami Traditional Knowledge
Alternate Title
Dieđut ; Sámi University College 1/2011
Diedut ; Sami University College 1/2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jelena Porsanger
Gunvor Guttorm
John Bernhard Henriksen
Åsa Nordin Jonsson
Jan Åge Riseth ... [et al.]
Wounding the Spirit: Discrimination and Traditional American Indian Belief Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Locust
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 315-331
Description
Discusses how different belief systems can affect educational practice and how lack of understanding by the U.S. educational system has led to unfair treatment of students.
Woven Kin: Exploring Representation and Collaboration in Navajo Weaving Exhibitions
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa M. Montoya
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Denver, 2011.
Writing Against Erasure: Native American Boarding School Students and the Periodical Press, 1880-1920
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline A. Emery
Description
[English?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2011.
Discusses the writings of Zitkala-Ša and Charles Eastman.
Writing and Publishing as Empowerment in Baker Lake, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Driedger
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 275-286
Description
Investigates the creative process that empowered Inuit adult learners.