Alternate Title
Bennett, B., "Passes for Indians to Leave Reserves"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B. Bennett
Description
Cites many letters between government officials, NWMP officers and Canadian Army officers regarding passes and concludes these passes certainly existed. Passes came into existence after the 1885 resistance. Evidence of their use was only found in Treaty 4, 6 and 7 territories, and it cannot be certain they were used in every agency. Author states evidence indicates passes were used as late as the 1930s, but no sources are given.
Stumbling, Not Falling: Reviewing Cultural Competency in Fall Prevention Among Older Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Jack
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2019
Description
Reviews the 2011 study Healthy Aging through Fall Prevention among Older Aboriginal People: From Many Voices to a Shared Vision using a lens of cultural competency. Author highlights problematic elements of the study and suggests frameworks that can be used to improve the quality of research.
Style Guide for Reporting on Indigenous People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Journalists for Human Rights
Indigenous Reporters Program
Description
Quick reference to appropriate language for writing about communities and avoiding perpetuation of stereotypes and misconceptions.
The Subarctic Athabascans: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Alternate Title
ISEGR (Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research) Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arthur E. Hippler
John R. Wood
Submission from the Sámi Parliament in Sweden to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the General Assembly Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sámediggi
Submission on the Development of a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Briefly discusses issues and federal actions needed in policy areas such as housing, food security, culture, and self-determination, and lists discussion questions.
Submission the Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights: Canada's Response to COVID-19 and Urban Indigenous Communities: Perspectives from the Friendship Centre Movement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres
Submission to the Government of Canada: Police Abuse of Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan and Failures to Protect Indigenous Women from Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Human Rights Watch
Description
Presents results of six weeks of fact-finding conducted from January to July 2016, interviews and correspondence with police, and complaint mechanisms from August 2016 to January 2017.
Submissions from Parties with Standing [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Description
Contains links to oral and written submissions by persons and groups with a substantial and direct interest in the subject matter, or with expertise and perspectives essential for the Inquiry to fulfill its mandate.
Substance Use Patterns of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Offenders
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses statistics from the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) with a sample of 908 federally sentenced women for the period between November 2016 and January 2019.
Subverting the Universality of Metadata Standards: The TK Labels as a Tool to Promote Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
María Montenegro
[Maria] Montenegro
Journal of Documentation, vol. 75, no. 4, July 8, 2019, pp. 731-749
Description
Author examines current metadata standards, focusing on Dublin Core (DC), investigates ways in which anticolonial metadata frameworks can be implemented in the interest of promoting Indigenous data sovereignty.
Success in Closing the Socio-Economic Gap, But Still a Long Way to Go: Urban Aboriginal Disadvantage, Trauma, and Racism in the Australian City of Newcastle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deirdre Howard-Wagner
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 14, 2019
Description
Article presents research from a four-year place-based project which investigate the success of Aboriginal communities in addressing the disparity faced by Aboriginal people; participants redefine this disparity as symptom of colonial structures and cultural exclusion and develop trauma informed approaches.
Suffering like a Broken Toy: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Impacts for Urban American Indians with Chronic Pain
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elise AG Duwe
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 150-186
Description
Qualitative study with mixed methods design; uses in-depth surveys of forty self-identified American Indians living with chronic pain. Paper explores the experience of the participants and the factors of resiliency from which they draw strength.
Suggestions for Researchers Working with Indigenous Peoples: Domestic Homicide
Alternate Title
Domestic Homicide Brief ; 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson
Suicide among First Nations People, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016): Findings from the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
Alternate Title
National Household Survey: Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mohan B Kumar
Michael Tjepkema
Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017
Alternate Title
Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sami in Sweden, 1961–2017
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Jacobsson
Jon Petter A. Stoor
Anders Eriksson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1754085 , April 20, 2020
Description
Study uses data from the National Board of Forensic Medicine to analyze suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden; considerations include: time of year, method, age, gender, and region.
Suicide Clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Description
Review based on published research, discussions with subject matter experts and interviews with representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Description
Purpose of review was to discover if there were successful interventions for promoting prevention and providing postvention support and look at the effectiveness of evaluation frameworks developed for these programs.
Updated version.
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Māori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Alternate Title
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Maori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Dallas-Katoa
Varona Golda
Maire Kipa
Raniera Dallas
Helen Leahy
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 49-60
Description
Presents the results of a data collection by health organizations on Te Waipounamu (New Zealand’s South Island). Whānau (families) that were interviewed noted the need for a culturally appropriate approach that included Whānau was needed for not only preventing suicide, but for mental healthcare generally.
Summary : Indian Understanding of Treaties
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
Researchers at Office of Specific Claims and Research discuss interviews already conducted and directions for future research.
Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Economic Development
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Description
Thirty-nine of the sixty-nine elders interviewed from the Treaty 8 area mention the subject of economic development.
Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Education and Medicare
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Description
Summary of concerns regarding promises made in Treaty #8, mostly about education and health care issues.
Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rick Daniel
Indian History Film Project
Description
A summary of various aspects of Treaty #8 including trapping, fishing and hunting rights.
Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Land and Land Surrenders
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Description
Sixty-three elders' interviews from the Treaty 8 area were reviewed for references to land, and of these, all but fourteen contain some sort of statement about land.
Summary of Elders Interviews -- Mineral and Other Resource Rights
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Richard Daniel
Indian History Film Project
Description
A total of 136 elders' interviews were read for reference to treaty mineral rights. Of these, 58 were either not concerned with an Indian understanding of treaty or did not deal specifically with minerals.
Summary of Elders' Interviews -- Support from Anthropological Sources
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lynne Hickey
Indian History Film Project
Description
Author uses various anthropological and historical sources to throw some light on the way in which the Indians of the Treaty 6 and 7 regions might have interpreted the treaty promises.
Summary of Methamphetamine Use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Indigenous HealthIInfoNet
Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Summary Report on Engaging Indigenous Populations in COVID-19 Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Astrid Hasund Thorseth
Summary Report: Urban Indigenous Housing in BC: Municipal Response through Housing Policies and Plans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cleo Breton
Description
Presents findings from analysis of 32 documents produced by 30 municipalities which had an Official Community Plan (OCP) or Housing Strategy in place before January 1, 2015, as well as surveys and interviews conducted with municipal staff.
Summary, Treaty #8
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eric Stamp
Indian History Film Project
Description
A number of summaries of various aspects of Treaty #8 including trapping, fishing and hunting rights and medicare.
Summer Camping with American Indian Youth:
Report from Camp Na-na-mah
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael R. Jackson
Kenneth A. Griffiths
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 14, no. 1, October 1974, pp. [4-11]
Description
Description and purposes of summer camps with emphasis on the Uintah Youth Camp.
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Support for, and Success of, Indigenous Students in Access Programs at Four Canadian Universities: Educators’ Perspectives and Practices
Theses
Author/Creator
Jerri-Lynn Orr
Description
Education Thesis (MA) -- Lakehead University, 2020
Support for Improvements to Off-Reserve Indigenous Housing in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abacus Data
Description
Reports results of survey conducted with 1,500 Canadians from October 20 to 25, 2020.
Support for Indigenous Peoples in the Agriculture and Agri-Good Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Finnigan
Luc Berthold
Alistair MacGregor
Pierre Breton
Earl Dreeshen … [et al.]
Supporting American Indian & Alaskan Native Communities Combating COVID-19: Understanding Data Gaps, Needs and Strategies
Alternate Title
Supporting American Indian & Alaskan Native Communities Combatting COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
eHealth Initiative
Supporting First Nations in British Columbia to Implement Culturally-Appropriate and Energy-Efficient New Construction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jenna Hildebrand
Supporting Indigenous Caregivers through Their Post-Secondary Experience
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kayleigh Wiebe
Description
Uses qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze data from Indspire's Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards applications from 2017-2020 and its National Education Survey results.
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Supporting the Bereavement Needs of Pacific Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Following a Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Roy Lay-Yee
Martin von Randow
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 129-141
Description
Results of a Pacific community survey that specifically addresses the communities suicide postvention needs.
Surveilling Indigenous Communities in a Time of Pandemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Lambert
Robert Henry
Surveillance & Society, vol. 18, no. 3, 2020, pp. [422]-425
Survey of Native American Literature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Dickinson
Description
"This survey textbook overviews Native American literature from its origins in poems and creation myths of the continent's hundreds of Native cultures. Texts are organized with major sections on creation myths, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction/memoir."
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
Related Material:
Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on American Indian K-12 Students in California
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
California Indian Education for All
Description
Conducted from May to June 2020 and represents 97 Tribes.