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In-Between Worlds: Native Americans and Utopias of Belonging on Screen
In Praise of Taxes: The Link between Taxation and Good Governance in a First Nations Context
Incarceration and the Aboriginal Offender: Potential Impacts of the Tackling Violent Crime Act and the Corrections Review Panel Recommendations
Argues that escalating mandatory sentences for serious firearm offences, increasing penalties for impaired driving, and reverse onus for bail when accused of serious offences and having someone declared a dangerous offender will have the effect of increasing incarceration rates. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.
Income and First Nations Elderly: Policies for a Better Future
Uses data from the 1996 census to make comparison between levels and sources of income for Registered Indians and other Canadians.
Chapter four from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Indian Female Characterization in Larry Watson’s Montana 1948
Indian Registration, Membership, and Population Change in FirstNations Communities
Study looks at classification of membership codes, changes to membership rules, projected populations eligible under new rules, and implications of population changes. Chapter five from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indian Registration: Unrecognized and Unstated Paternity
Looks at 1985 amendments to Indian Act. Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indian Status, Band Membership, First Nation Citizenship, Kinship, Gender, and Race: Reconsidering the Role of Federal Law
Discusses how legislation such as the Indian Act, with its arbitrary rules about who is considered to be an "Indian", has impacted relationships and identity in Aboriginal communities. Chapter seven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indigenous Feminism: Theorizing the Issues
Indigenous Initial Teacher Education in Ontario
Indigenous Librarianship
Indigenous People of Northern Siberia: Human Capital, LabourMarket Participation, and Living Standards
Reports on project aimed at effective coordination at all levels of government to improve labour participation and quality of life of the Selkup people.
Chapter sixteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indigenous Youth and Language Revitalization
Indigitalgames and the Representations of Indigenous Peoples beyond Tomahawk and Headdresses
Discusses the use of tropes of the Windigo or mystical in Until Dawn and the warrior in Assissin's Creed.
Innovative Training Opportunities: The NSF/AILDI Collaboration for Indigenous Language Documentation
Introduction: [A Totem Pole History: The Work of Lummi Carver Joe Hillaire]
Introduction: Complex Subjectivities, Multiple Ways of Knowing
Introduction: Contemporary Discourses on "Indianness"
Introduction to International Research: Internationalization
Looks at well-being indicators.
Chapter twelve from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Inuit Research Comes to the Fore
Looks at the Inuit Database, created from custom tabulations from the 2001 Census material.
Chapter ten from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Inuit Women Reach a Deadlock in the Canadian Political Arena:A Phenomenon Grounded in the Iglu
Looks at problems between inclusive attitudes regarding women in politics and the reality of the difficulties they actually face from within the traditional Inuit household.
Chapter nine from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
An Issue of Culture in Educating American Indian Youth
'"Keep the Languages Alive" with Elders, Teachers, Advocates, and Linguists: AILDI's Balancing Act in Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Endangered Languages.
Kowassaaton Ilhaalos: Let us Hear Koasati: Developing and Implementing the Koasati Language Project
The Learning Styles of Native American Students and Implications for Classroom Practice
Lessons in Immersion Instruction From the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)
Mapping the Legal Consciousness of First Nations Voters: Understanding Voting Rights Mobilization
Discusses the issue of electoral participation from the perspective of Aboriginal identity and what having the vote means to them. Chapter two from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Matrimonial Real Property Issues On-Reserve
Provides general background and identifies key questions of policy. Chapter seven from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Measuring Progress, Strengthening Governance, and Promoting Positive Change: Developing Sustainability Indicators with Winnipeg's First Nations Community
Measuring the Well-Being of Aboriginal People: An Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 1981-2001
Examines data from census years 1981 to 2001 to identify whether any progress had been made in narrowing disparities in education, life expectancy, and income.
Chapter three from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Mitákuye Owás’ (All My Relatives): Dakota Wiconi (Way of Life) and Wicozani Waste (Well-Being)
Discusses basic tenants of Dakota spiritual traditions. Chapter ten from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Mitho-Pimatisiwin for the Elderly: The Strength of a Shared Caregiving Approach in Aboriginal Health
Mobile Architecture, Improvization and Museum Practice: Revitalizing the Tłįcho Caribou Skin Lodge
My AILDI Experience
My Story: Danny Lopez
The Native American Experience: Coyote and the Buffalo Folklore Tale Retold by Mourning Dove
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
The Native American Experience: The World on the Turtle's Back
Student lesson to accompany the Iroquois creation story.
The Native American Mascot Controversy: A Handbook
Natural Resource Management and Indigenous Well-being
Reviews six research case studies, all with different approaches to providing evidence of benefits.
Chapter thirteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
The Navajo Tradition - Transition to the Bahá’í Faith
Networks of Advantage: Urban Indigenous Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Social Capital
Analysis of data from the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship in Toronto Study. Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté.
Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
A New Approach to Understanding Aboriginal Educational Outcomes: The Role of Social Capital
Paper based on inventory of policies and programs, and contact with experts, students and government officers.
Chapter four from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
A New Beginning: A National Non-Reserve Aboriginal Housing Strategy
Addresses need, affordability, guiding principles, and key findings.
Chapter fourteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
A New Open Model Approach to Projecting Aboriginal Populations
Considers several factors: legislation, parenting patterns, legal entitlement transfer, and mobility.
Chapter fifteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Norms of Consultation with Indigenous Peoples: Decentralization of International Law Formation or Reinforcement of States' Role?
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Coming to Know and Validating Knowledge: Foundational Insights on Indian Control of Indian Education in Canada
A "Novel and Modern" Artist: Charles Edenshaw
"Only the Silence Remains": Aboriginal Women as Victims in the Case of the Lower Eastside (Pickton) Murders, Investigative Flaws, and the Aftermath of Violence in Vancouver
Organizing Indigenous Governance in Canada, Australia, and the United States
Discusses issues such as differing perceptions of governance, scope of jurisdiction, who constitutes the "self" that is being governed, and questions of efficacy and legitimacy. Chapter ten from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.