Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René Dietrich
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 2, Settler Colonial Biopolitics and Indigenous Lifeways, 2018, pp. 103-118
Description
René Dietrich’s interview with poet and author Deborah Miranda.
Feeding the Tribe: The Role of Soft Infrastructure in Addressing the Root Problems of the Navajo Nation San Juan River Irrigation System.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy D. Raymond
Constance L. Falk
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 306-328
Description
Article describes the key issues surrounding and the causes of the decline of the irrigation system; considers historical and institutional factors and makes focused recommendations for improving the state of the system.
Females, the Strong Ones: Listening to the Lived Experiences of American Indian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Riley Mukavetz
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 1-23
Description
Discusses the process of theorizing life experience through storytelling. Asserts that the stories told by Indigenous women about their lives should be considered as theories for the purposes of research, writing, and living.
Fertility of Aboriginal People in Canada: An Overview of Trends at the Turn of the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Dominique Morency
Éric Caron-Malenfant
David Daignault
Aboriginal Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 34-61
Description
Overview of trends, primarily between 1996 and 2011. Provides total rates and rates by age group, and data for population as a whole as well as individual groups. Sources include past censuses, National Household Survey, vital statistics, and the Indian register.
Fiction and Politics: Karl May and the American West in Nineteenth Century German Sociopolitical Consciousness
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Scott
Description
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2018.
Fighting for the Tribal Bible: Mohican Politics of Self-Representation in Public History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose Miron
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 91-122
Description
Describes the process of the Mohican people of Wisconsin as they negotiated Mission House Museum for the repatriation of a Bible and Communion set over more than 30 years. Highlights issues of material culture; of accessibility, possession, and control.
Fighting Isolation: How Four Native Women Created Change at UNC– Chapel Hill
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Peteres
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 344-374
Description
Article uses a critical race analysis of oral histories and documents to examine how and why the first historically Native American fraternity and sorority (HNAFS), Alpha Pi Omega, was created, and the role that it played in experience of Indigenous students attending UNC – Chapel Hill in the mid-1990s.
Final Report: Cost Analysis of Current Housing Gaps and Future Housing Needs in First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy
Description
Includes 10 case studies.
Final Written Submission: National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.
Financing Post-Secondary Education
Alternate Title
Indspire Knowledge Research Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indspire
Description
Looks at how students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs were funding their education by using information from Indspire's Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards (BBF) and 2020 National Education Survey (NES).
Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
Findings Associated With a Novel Program Designed to Support Indigenous Faculty Members of U.S. Health Professions Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Carney
Cynthia Taylor
Allison Empey
Dove Spector
Amanda Bruegl ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 54-71
Description
Looks at the development of a program created to address the challenges of Indigenous faculty at American colleges.
Findings From a Process Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Teyohá:te Brant
Marie Laing
Steve Teekens
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 139-150
Description
Looks at the Mino Kaanjigoowin (MK) program at Na-Me-Res (Native Men’s Residence) as model to provide help for the health of urban Indigenous people.
First Nation Networks Help Protect Indigenous Languages and Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kevin Burton
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 46-49
Description
Describes the development and administration of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk network, which provides broadband services to 30 Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Innu First Nation communities.
First Nations Community Economic Development Guide for Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Stonecircle Consulting]
First Nations COVID-19 Performing Arts Wellbeing Survey: Summary of Findings
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief description of results about area of practice, impact of the pandemic on finances and well-being, future plans and avenues of support.
First Nations Data Governance, Privacy, and the Importance of the OCAP® Principles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Mecredy
Roseanne Sutherland
Carmen Jones
International Journal of Population Data Science, vol. 3, no. 4, Conference Proceedings for International Population Data Linkage Conference 2018 , 2018, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the creation of the OCAP prinicples to help researchers appropriately collect data collaboratively with Indigenous communities.
First Nations Elders’ Perspectives of Engagement in Community Programs in Nak’azdli Whut’en, British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rochelle Tonkin
Shannon Freeman
Jenny Martin
Valerie Ward
Kelly Skinner
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 717-725
Description
Study coordinated by the health centre with some support from academic partners, assessed the types of programming Elders would be interested in, and what they saw to be barriers to participation. Researchers offered participants several options to encourage survey participation including language and location of interview; a well-respected Elder was hired to conduct the interviews.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from Saskatchewan 2015
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Saskatchewan 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
Tonio Sadik
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
First Nations Governance Project: Phase I
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Financial Management Board
Institute on Governance
Description
Purpose of project was to examine how Indigenous peoples envision governance within an UNDRIP-defined Nation-to-Nation relationship with Canada, and begin formulating questions about how Nations would interact with other governments in the country.
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Alternate Title
First Nations Health and Wellness Coloring Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Anderson
Erin Anderson-Bruce
Leo Beam
Cliff Bear
Emma Jane Bedard ... [et al.]
First Nations Homeownership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Maracle
Description
Brief discussion of existing government programs, various initiatives such as Revolving Loan Funds, First Nations Market Housing Fund, and Habitat for Humanity Canada's Indigenous Housing Partnership, and the experiences of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (TMT), Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, and Kahnawake.
First Nations Innovation - Publications
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Innovation Project
Description
List of references, abstracts and links to publications produced by the First Nations Innovation project, the First Mile project, and the First Mile Connectivity Consortium.
First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework: Implementation Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Hopkins
Jasmine Fournier
Description
Topics include: changing the approach to mental health and wellness; steps to implementation of the Framework; understanding culturally defined standards of care; key concepts; the Framework in practice; collaborations; and implementation opportunities.
First Nations People, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Diverse and Growing Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Information from the 2016 Census of Population.
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
First Nations Post-Secondary Education Review: Institutions Costing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Medow Consulting
Description
Presents high-level costing model built following analysis of regional selection of three First Nations Institutes, review of systems in the United States and New Zealand/Aotearoa, and examination of cost-drivers of post-secondary education.
First Nations Post-Secondary Education Review: Institutions Costing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Medow Consulting
Description
Presents a high-level costing model developed following analysis of regional selection of three First Nations institutes of higher learning and international post-secondary systems in the United States and New Zealand/Aotearoa, and broad consideration of cost-drivers across Canadian jurisdictions and in international context.
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 3 (2015-2016): Manitoba Regional Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcie Snyder
Description
Results grouped under community wellness, holistic wellbeing, physical wellbeing, healthy behaviours and lifestyles, and mobility.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2018 Progress Update on the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2018 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First People Lost: Determining the State of Status First Nations Mortality in Canada Using Administrative Data
Alternate Title
Department Discussion Paper (Dept. of Economics. University of Victoria) ; DDP 1802
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Randell Akee
Donna Feir
Description
Analyzes patterns and trends in mortality rates by using Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada data from 1974 to 2013.
First Peoples and Australian Museums and Galleries: A Report on the Engagement of Indigenous Australians in the Museums and Galleries Sector
Alternate Title
First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries: Indigenous Roadmap
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes both quantitative and qualitative information gathered from across the country. Qualitative findings are arranged under the following headings: reimaging representation, embedding Indigenous values, increasing Indigenous opportunities, and two-way caretaking of cultural material.
Related material: Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries.
First Peoples, Connecting Custodians: Principles and Guidelines for Australian Museums and Galleries Working with First Peoples Cultural Material: Draft for Consultation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes policies from the 2005 version with extensive recommendations for additions and revisions.
First Peoples Law: Essays on Canadian Law and Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
Description
Topics include Aboriginal title, treaties, the Métis, duty to consult, and land claims.
3rd edition.
“The First Real Indians That I Have Seen”: Franz Boas and the Disentanglement of the Entangled
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rainer Hatoum
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 2, The Entangled Gaze, 2018, pp. 157-184
Description
Author analyzes the field notes of the ethnographer Franz Boas, arguing that while he wanted to create a more authentic understanding of Indigenous people, he ignored many of the aspects of his interactions with them that would have led to such and understanding.
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 1
Alternate Title
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part One
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Film chronicles life at the isolated community depicting the reinforcement of the weir before commencing fishing.
Duration: 30:20.
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part 2
Alternate Title
Fishing at the Stone Weir: Part Two
Netsilik Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Quentin Brown
Description
Fishing continues and is completed for the women to process the catch and cook some in a stone pot.
Duration: 26:54.
"Flip It Around! To Being a Good Reminder on How You’re Supposed to Live": Understanding the Role of Storytelling as a Means of Encouraging Compassionate Listening in Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Settings
Theses
Author/Creator
Toni Valenti
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2018.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Folk festival activities
Images » Photographs
Description
Eight images of Saskatoon Folkfest taken 30 January 1967. The Canada Centennial Flag can be seen in background in several of the pictures. They show Folk festival activities that involve Aboriginal people, their ceremonial dress and their art. Includes head-dresses, beaded clothing, Inuit carvings, Red River Cart and a Dramatic production.
Follow-up Report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Human Rights of the Innu of Labrador
E-Books
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay Consulting
Donald McRae
Description
Related material: 2002 Report.
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tłįchǫ Knowledge on the Land
Alternate Title
Following the Trails of Our Ancestors: Re-Grounding Tlicho Knowledge on the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John B. Zoe
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 18-23
Description
Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.”
Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors
Duration: 47:22
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
For Abiayala to Live, the Americas Must Die: Toward a Transhemispheric Indigeneity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emil Keme
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 42-68
Description
Beginning with the Guna understanding of “Abiayala” and the politics implicit in using the word to describe what is currently called South America, the author argues for a global Indigenous movement based in common experiences, worldview, and political standing.
A for Indigenous, by Indigenous National Housing Strategy: Addressing the Housing Needs of Indigenous Families and Individuals in the Urban, Rural and Northern Parts of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Housing Caucus Working Group
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Description
Argues that the Government of Canada's Indigenous Housing Strategy creates a large service gap for the 87 per cent of the population that does not reside on reserve and is disproportionately represented among the homeless and those in need of core housing. Proposes a Fourth Strategy to address needs not covered in the existing framework.
Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Christine Shawana
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 275-290
Description
Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.
The Forgotten Story of Human Zoos: Crimes of the Colonial Era
Alternate Title
Deutsche Welle Docfilm
DW Docfilm
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pascal Blanchard
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Sophie Parrault
Catherine Marconnet
Coralie Miller
ARTE France
Bonne Pioche Télévision
Archipel
Description
Examines the history of the practice of "exhibiting" Indigenous peoples at world fairs, colonial exhibitions, zoos, freak shows, circuses, and reconstructed ethnic villages in North America, Europe and Japan.
Duration: 42:26.