Based on in-depth interviews with 9 women who had been involved in abusive relationships. Looks at the environmental and cultural factors which contribute to the situation and the culturally appropriate services that are needed to address the problem.
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, vol. 33, no. 4, October 2001, pp. 251-268
Description
Findings from this study demonstrated that the same principles used to understand prejudice toward minority groups can be applied towards majority groups and that different groups may dislike each other for similar reasons.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 108, Fall, 2001, pp. 48-51
Description
Reviews the large scale northern tour of an award winning First Nations play, fareWel by Ian Ross, which looks at issues such as identity, poverty, substance abuse, and racism.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Description
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tina Hotton Mahony
Joanna Jacob
Heather Hobson
Description
Statistics on violent crime, criminal and violent victimization, childhood assault, spousal violence, homicide, and females charged with violent offences.
Project involved organizing gathering of families in order to hear their stories and opinions, and interviewing front line workers and police officers working in Nunavik.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, pp. 32-33
Description
Short document contains a Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas relating to the meeting which took place in December 2000 in Santiago de Chile.
To access this article scroll down to page 32.
The Midwest Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, Spring , 2001, pp. 320-333
Description
Looks at a few of the problems that writers have created, surveys some of the ways Native Americans have been portrayed and comments on some modern and postmodern fiction.
The Lion and the Unicorn, vol. 25, no. 2, April 2001, pp. 226-241
Description
Looks at the surge in publication of Aboriginal writings that resist "white noise," the white telling of black history and experience, and the reclaiming of "Dreaming" stories especially in Children's literature.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
Description
Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.