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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Optimism Cited in Negotiations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, September 2002, p. 12
Description
Update on status of negotiations between government and church on residential schools issue.
The Organization of Complexity: A Study of Late Prehistoric Village Organization in the Eastern Aleutian Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian W. Hoffman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.
Organizational Change and Conflict: A Case Study of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
Description
Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
The Organizational Structure of the Toronto Native Times (1968-1981)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Harold Riggins
Anthropologica, vol. 25, no. 1, New Series, Native North Americans and the Media: Studies in Minority Journalism, 1983, pp. 37-52
Description
Compares the structure to other First Nations publications.
The Origin and Spread of Aboriginal Pidgin English in Queensland: A Preliminary Account
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Dutton
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 90-122
Description
Comments on the two strands that were descendants of New South Wales Pidgin English.
The Original Intentions of the Indian Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Holmes
Description
Brief document provides historical context for the development of the Act.
Orthodontic Treatment Outcome in a First Nations Population in Alberta, Canada: A Comparative Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirby C. Cadman
Kenneth E. Glover
Giseon Heo
Sharon Warren
Paul W. Major
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, vol. 121, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 396-402
Description
Compares the degree of improvement after orthodontic treatment between 60 First Nations orthodontic patients to 60 non-First Nations patients.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type VII Maps to the Short Arm of Chromosome 3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Labuda
J. Morrisette
L. M. Ward
F. Rauch
L. Lalic
P. J. Roughley
F. H. Glorieux
Bone, vol. 31, no. 1, July 2002, pp. 19-25
Description
Report on research to identify the gene responsible for a novel form of this debilitating condition in a small First Nations community in Quebec.
Osteogensis Imperfecta Type VII: An Autosomal Recessive Form of Brittle Bone Disease
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. M. Ward
F. Rauch
R. Travers
G. Chabot
E. M. Azouz
L. Lalic
P. J. Roughley
F. H. Glorieux
Bone, vol. 31, no. 1, July 2002, pp. 12-18
Description
Reports on the clinical, radiological, and histological features of four children and four adults with the disease.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Our Children: Keepers of the Sacred Knowledge: Final Report of the Minister's National Working Group on Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Minster's National Working Group on Education
Description
Identifies issues and makes recommendations in several areas: Indigenous knowledge, language and culture, parental and community participation, early childhood development, special needs and gifted programs, and teacher recruitment, training and retention.
"Our City Indians": Negotiating the Meaning of First Nations Urbanization in Canada, 1945-1975
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [75]-92
Description
Comments on the migration of First Nations people to cities and how this upset the colonial geographies of isolated territories.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: Removal and Defiance in the Cherokee Literary Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2002.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Wealth Sits on the Table: Food, Resistance, and Salmon Farming in Two First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 360-377
Description
Author speaks to both commercial and food fishers from the Ahousaht and Namgis First Nations to learn about their experience of the effect of the salmon farming industry.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Outcomes of Training Nurses to Conduct Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening of Native American Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley O. Petersen
Mary Alice Trapp
Robert A. Vierkant
Thomas A. Sellers
Thomas E. Kottke ... [et al.]
Holistic Nursing Practice, vol. 16, no. 2, January 2002, pp. 58-79
Description
Describes, discusses and evaluates the Native Women Enjoying the Benefits (WEB) program which is designed to increase participation in screening procedures.
Outfoxing Coyote. Carolyn Dunn.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
MariJo Moore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. 72-75
Description
Book review of: Outfoxing Coyote by Carolyn Dunn.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Overdose Data and First Nations in BC: Preliminary Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
An Overview of Case Studies of Contemporary Native American Music in Canada, the United States of America and on the Web
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karl Neuenfeldt
The World of Music, vol. 44, no. 1, Indigenous Popular Music in North America: Conditions and Innovations, 2002, pp. 7-10
Description
Looks at adaptation and transculturation of Indigenous music.
An Overview of the Gambling Provisions in Canadian Criminal Law and First Nations Gambling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hal Pruden
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 2, Special Issue on Gaming, Winter, 2002, pp. 37-40
Description
Summation of legislation relating to gaming.
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwa and Midewiwin Worlds
Alternate Title
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwe and Midewin Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael M. Pomedli
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 45-62
Description
Examines stories, images, and voices of the owl in Anishinaabe culture and how these teachings (owl) influenced the signatories of Treaty Three.
Pact Foreseen 'In a Few Months'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 6, June 2002, p. 1, 9
Description
Negotiators with the federal government and churches hope to reach agreement on payment in the residential schools issue soon.
Paddling Her Own Canoe: The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Maria Tippett
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 83, no. 1, March 2002, p. 140
Description
Book review of: Paddling Her Own Canoe by Veronica Strong-Boag and Carole Gerson.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Painting Culture: The Making of Aboriginal High Art
Alternate Title
Objects/Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fred R. Myers
Paleoeskimo Dogs of the Eastern Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy F. Morey
Kim Aaris-Sørensen
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 44-56
Description
Dogs are perceived as an integral part of the traditional life of the Inuit, but archaeological evidence indicates this was only true in the recent past.
Paleoethnobotany on the Northern Plains: the Tuscany Archaeological Site (EgPn-377), Calgary
Theses
Author/Creator
Evelyn Vicky Siegfried
Description
Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2002.
Paleogenetic Assessments of Human Migration and Population Replacement in North American Arctic Prehistory
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Geoffrey Hayes
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Utah, 2002.
Paningaaq and Tulugaq: Voyages on the Nascopie
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frederica Knight
Ralph Knight
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 42-[?]
Description
Recollections of the Hudson's Bay Company's supply ship's Captain Mack about the R.M.S. Nascopie (1911-1947).