Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
GBC Group
Description
Looks at Membertou First Nation, Millbrook First Nation, Shuswap Indian Band (British Columbia), and Ojiways of the Pic River (Ontario).
Cattle and Sovereignty in the Work of Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Cornell Dolan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [86]-114
Description
An examination of the author's writings about the loss of land and access to food due to the encroachments of cattle ranchers and the impact it had on the Paiute people.
Cautionary Stories of University Indigenization: Institutional Dynamics, Accountability Struggles, and Resilient Settler Colonial Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erich Steinman
Scott Scoggins
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 73-96
Description
Interviews with 23 individuals at a Canadian university revealed three main themes: hidden contributions by Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members; conflicts in accountability between academia and community; and contradictions and uneven application.
Celebrating the Year of the Métis: Junior
Alternate Title
2010 Year of the Métis Junior
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation Of Ontario
Description
Assignment to explore the qualities of a hero, leader, & role model, and then research & create a short biography on one to three of those Métis individuals. Designed for primary, junior and intermediate students.
Centering Stories by Urban Indigiqueers/Trans/Two-Spirit People and Indigenous Women on Practices of Decolonization, Collective-Care and Self-Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Lefebvre
Description
Social Science Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2020.
Champions of Change: Exploring the Outcomes of the Youth ICT Employment and Training Program in Ontario First Nations Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristy Tomkinson
Description
Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2010.
Cherokee Thoughts, Honest and Uncensored
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua B. Nelson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 74-77
Description
Book review of: Cherokee Thoughts, Honest and Uncensored by Robert J. Conley.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 74.
Chief and Council Salaries Fodder for Discussion
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, pp. 11-12
Description
Discussion on whether chief and council members are being compensated too much for the work they do.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
The Chiefs' Prophecy: The Destruction of "Original" Cheyenne Leadership During "The Critical Era" (1876-1935)
Theses
Author/Creator
Leo Kevin Killsback
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2010.
A "Cinema of Sovereignty": Working in the Cultural Interface to Create a Model for Fourth World Film Pre-Production and Aesthetics
Theses
Author/Creator
Dorothy Christian
Description
Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.
Citizenship Issue Continues to Split Alberta Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 8
Description
Discusses the Métis Nation of Alberta's push to identify its' citizens, despite opposition from some Alberta Métis.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities: Guidebook 1: Starting the Planning Process
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities:Annexes
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities
Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions
Guidebook 5: Taking Adaptive Action
Guidebook 6: Monitoring Progress and Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community.
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities.
Climate Change and Food Security in the North: A Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katelyn Friendship
Description
Brief review looks at publications from 2005-2010.
Climate Change, Wellbeing and Resilience in the Weenusk First Nation at Peawanuck: The Moccasin Telegraph Goes Global
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Lemelin
D. Matthews
N. McIntyre
M. Johnston
R. Koster
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Analysis of 22 interviews conducted with members of the First Nation indicated that residents are concerned with a variety of changes in the environment and their ability to use the land.
'Closing the Gap': How Maternity Services Can Contribute to Reducing Poor Maternal Infant Health Outcomes For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Kildea
S. Kruske
L. Barclay
S. Tracy
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Description
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
Closing the Gap in Indigenous Education Workshop Report
Alternate Title
How to Close the Gap in Indigenous Education
Documents & Presentations
Description
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
Clouds in My Coffee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelina Zuni Lucero
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 56-66
Description
Fiction short story about an Aboriginal writer.
Co-location of a Government Child Welfare Unit in a Traditional Aboriginal Agency: A Way Forward in Working in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Kreitzer
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Description
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
Cognitive Appraisals, Stress and Emotion About Environmental Contamination in the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Christina A. Papadopoulos-Lane
Description
Criminal Justice Thesis (Ph.D.)--University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), 2010.
Colonial Roots, Contemporary Risk Factors: A Cautionary Exploration of the Domestic Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia, Canada
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Alliance News, no. 33, Beyond Anti-Trafficking Frameworks, July 2010, pp. 27-31
Description
Comments on the disproportionate number of sexually exploited Aboriginal female youth in British Columbia.
Colonialism and the Indigenous Present: An Interview with Bonita Lawrence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Rutherford
Bonita Lawrence
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
Description
Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Dunn
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 3, Issue 271, 2010, pp. 32-33
Description
Book review of: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929 by David A. Chang.
Scroll down page to read review.
The Color of the Land: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Landownership in Oklahoma, 1832-1929
E-Books
Author/Creator
David A. Chang
"The Coming Tide": Viewpoints of the Formation of U.S. Federal Indian Policy, 1945-1954
Theses
Author/Creator
Samuel H. Herley
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2010.
Based on viewpoints of Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, Helen Peterson, Oliver La Farge, and Hugh Butler.
Commemorating Father Pandosy: Diversification of the Frontier Cultural Complex and Continued Colonial Erasure in Kelowna
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Mudde
BC Studies, no. 207, Autumn, 2020, pp. 35-65,156
Description
Looks at the 2012 unveiling of a sculpture of Father Pandosy and how the use of Sylix knowledge both mitigates the erasure of Indigenous presence and acknowledges the Indigenous community within the framework of a settler-colonial identity.
The Commodification of Polynesian Tattooing: Change, Persistence, and Reinvention of a Cultural Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Robinson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
Community Awareness of Outreach Efforts to Reduce Underage Drinking on California Indian Reservations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy L. Ehlers
Jennifer R. Geisler
Juan A. Luna
David A. Gilder
Daniel Calac … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. [21]-41
Description
Uses surveys to evaluate the potential of three interventions: motivational interviewing and psychoeducation for youths, restricting alcohol sales to minors, and community mobilization and awareness activities.
Community-Based Suicide Prevention Research in Remote On-Reserve First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Corinne A. Isaak
Mike Campeau
Laurence Y. Katz
Murray W. Enns
Brenda Elias
et al.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 258-270
Description
Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.
Community Development Approaches to Safety and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daryl J. Higgins
Community Networking: A Policy Approach to Enhance Aboriginal Child Welfare in Off-Reserve Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judy Gillespie
Dennis Whitford
Miriam Abel
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2010
Description
Looks at research that shows a "community network" is one model that can promote social change to improve off-reserve Aboriginal child welfare.
Community Remoteness, Perinatal Outcomes and Infant Mortality Among First Nations in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spogmai Wassimi
Nancy G. L. Mchugh
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Patricia Martens
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, January 2010, pp. 32-38
Description
Determines there is a need for more effective perinatal and infant care programs in remote First Nations communities to reduce mortality rates.
Community Resource Guide: What Can I Do to Help Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Community Safety in Australian Indigenous Communities: Service Providers' Perceptions
Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Research and Public Policy Series ; 110
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Willis
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
A Comprehensive Approach to Health Promotion for the Reduction of Dental Caries in Remote Indigenous Australian Children: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. F. Roberts-Thomson
G. D. Slade
R. S. Bailie
C. Endean
B. Simmons ... [et al.]
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
Connect and Divide: The Cell: A Conversation with Edward Poitras
Alternate Title
Border Zones.ca: The Ideas Behind the Exhibit, 23 January-12 September 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
Edward Poitras
Description
Artist discusses his work in terms of the concept of boundaries in relation to communities and individuals.
Duration: 9:08.
The Construction of Nunavut: The Impact of the Nunavut Project on Inuit Identity, Governance, and Society
Theses
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Contemporary Native American Architecture
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Sloan
Lewis Weller
Description
Looks at projects by architects John Paul Jones, Douglas Cardinal, Dennis Sun Rhodes, David Sloan, Robert Altman and others. Explains how values and identity are expressed within the designs and defined by existence to the landscape.
Duration: 55:18.
Contemporary Native American Fiction (1968-2001): Subject-ivity and Identity
Alternate Title
Contemporain Native-Amerikaanse ficte (1968-2001): Subject-iviteit en Identiteit
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne Elizabeth Peraino
Description
[English] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utrecht, 2010.
Contemporary Native American Women Poets
Theses
Author/Creator
Žaneta Balochová
Description
English and American Studies Thesis (B.A.)--Univerzity Palackého, 2010.
Contemporary Ritual Practice in an Aboriginal Settlement: The Warlpiri Kurdiji Ceremony
Theses
Author/Creator
Georgia Curran
Description
Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2010.
Contextual Understanding of Two-Spirit Peoplehood
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Standing Eagle Baez
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxxii-xxxiv
Description
Overview and historical look at Native American And First Nation communities and their attitude towards "Two-Spirit" personhood.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxxii.
Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve Cholesterol Management in Diabetes Patients in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Onil Bhattacharyya
Stewart Harris
Merrick Zwarenstein
Jan Barnsley
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 4, September 2010, pp. 333-343
Description
Discussion on ways to improve diabetes care in remote aboriginal communities.
Core Principles for Good Healthy Living Messages in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Remote and Isolated Northern Communities: Recommendations from the Task Group on Healthy Living
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Task Group on Healthy Living
Description
Developed to assist communities in mobilizing to promote health and minimize the risk of contracting, or becoming very ill from, COVID-19. Includes environmental scan of existing resources and recommendations to increase effectiveness in providing information by using seven principles: accessibility, context, distictions-based, clarity and brevity, strength-based approaches, grounding in cultural identity and knowledge, and evidence based / wise practices.
Correlates of Perceptions of Bullying at School among First Nations Youth Living Off Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rubah G. Arim
Evelyn Bougie
Dafna E. Kohen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 03 10, 2020, pp. 3-32
Description
Using a distinction-based approach, from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, to identify the relationship between schools, academics, and health in regards to perceived bullying for high school students in Canada.
Costs and Benefits Study of Residential Thickening for the Quebec First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gaston St-Pierre and Associates
Description
Topics include definition of different housing types, theoretical models of space organization, savings attributable to six stages of density, and results of community consultation.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Health and Wellness: Our Strength is in Our Stories: An RSC Collection of Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chantelle A. M. Richmond
Vanessa Ambtman-Smith
Carrie Bourassa
Chenoa Cassidy-Mathews
Karine R. Duhamel
Miranda Keewatin
Malcolm King
Alexandra King …
Nathan Oakes … [et al.]
Description
Essays by scholars, practitioners and learners written with an emphasis on the relational and wholistic nature of Indigenous health discuss how the pandemic has affected individuals and communities.
COVID-19, First Nations and Poor Housing: “Wash hands frequently” and “Self-isolate” Akin to “Let them eat cake” in First Nations with Overcrowded Homes Lacking Piped Water
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shirley Thompson
Marleny Bonnycastle
Stewart Hill
[COVID-19 in Indian Country: The Impact of Federal Broken Promises on Native Americans]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catherine E. Lhamon
Debo P. Adegbile
Stephen Gilchrist
Gail Heriot
Peter N. Kirsanow … [et al.]
COVID-19 in Manitoba: Public Policy Responses to the First Wave
Alternate Title
COVID-19 Policies Increase the Inequity in Northern Manitoba’s Indigenous Communities
Leading in a Time of Crisis: The Manitoba Métis Federation’s COVID-19 Response Plan
Protecting Our People: Indigenous Sovereignty and Resilience in Manitoba during the Era of COVID-19
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
Wayne Clark
Razvan G. Romanescu
Wanda Phillips-Beck
Leona Star … [et al.]
Description
For Indigenous content see chapters 10, 11, and 12.
COVID-19 in the Arctic: Briefing Document for Senior Arctic Officials
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Spence
Eydís Kristín Sveinbjarnardóttir
Kristina Baer
Joël Plouffe ... David Natcher ... [et al.]