Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 10, no. 9, Our Children and Youth are Sacred, November 2005, pp. 533-535
Description
Looks at two crises faced by the Kanesatake (Oka) community and the resulting implementation of programs and services to assist the community deal with lasting trauma.
Participant's description of the Canadian Armed Forces' Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR) program, which gives 12-18 old youth discipline and increased traditional knowledge.
IPA Backgrounder, vol. 10, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-24
Description
Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.
CBC website tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 24, no. 4, Autumn, 1999, pp. 383-397
Description
Looks at the reaction of teacher education students to a course in Aboriginal Children's Literature. Discusses issues surrounding stereotyping and learning in a multicultural environment.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. Suppl, November 7, 2018, pp. S16-S18
Description
Article examines a research partnership between health leaders in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and a team of scientists at Laurentian University and highlights the lessons learned through community-engaged approach to research.
Looks at results from the U.S. Department of Education's Indian Nations at Risk (INAR) Task Force and the White House Conference on Indian Education in 1992 regarding Native students in public schools and school reform.
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 27, no. 2, Special Feature II: Selections from the CHEA Conference, Fall, 2015, pp. 65-77
Description
Contends that some Indigenous children were schooled alongside settler children prior to the passage of legislation that legalized such practices in 1951.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 369-393
Description
Book reviews of 8 books:
The Oblate Assault on Canada's Northwest by Robert Choquette.
La zoologie des Montagnais by Daniel Clément.
The Cypress Hills: The Land and Its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner.
Singing an Indian Song: A Biography of D'Arcy McNickle by Dorothy R.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 245-250
Description
Study employs a method of qualitative inquiry to interview six Aboriginal Latinx non-binary youth, and a narrative story map tool to analyze the data collected. Findings indicate a need for a culturally relevant and social justice–based training model for mental health care providers.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Ontario Native Womens' Association (ONWA)
Description
Project to identify protective factors which led women to leave abusive relationships and stay away permanently. Research involved women from five Ontario cities: Fort Frances, Hamilton, Ottawa, Timmins and Thunder Bay.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2003, p. [?]
Description
Brief overview of the history of the removals and migrants, examines the demands made for reparations and the legal and moral basis of reparations. Concludes with a suggested approach to the issue of providing reparations.
Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.
RightsEd: Human Rights Education Resources for Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australian Human Rights Commission
Description
Educator's resource for the report Bringing Them Home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. Most activities suitable for grade 9 and up.
Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences.
Duration: 32:29.
Links to audio of interviews with over 190 Aboriginals who were taken from their families by the Australian government in an effort to assimilate them.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 177-178
Description
Highlights the difficulties faced by reserve residents when accessing urban amenities.
Discusses typology of gangs with four levels of progression through violence and intention. Makes recommendations based on five themes which emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 58-74
Description
Describes a program that records the narratives of youths who were bullied, the films were shown to non-Aboriginal youth in an effort to address racism and its effects.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012, pp. 29-39
Description
Investigates principle which states that First Nations children should have the same access and level of services as non-First Nations children in Canada.