Speaker discusses stereotypes of both Indigenous men and women, Canada 150 celebrations, and reactions to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected on the Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo campus, including the video she made, Canadian Conversation.
Duration: 34:22.
Documentary follows three First Nations students as they compete in Saskatchewan's first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee and their subsequent trip to the National Championships in Toronto.
Duration: 44:08.
Culture, Theory and Critique, vol. 53, no. 2, Special Issue: The Crossroads of Memory, 2012, pp. 199-214
Description
Discusses national gathering held by the Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Argues that survivors' testimonies served as much to repair the family ties, which residential schools had destroyed, as to alleviate suffering of victims or deal with the oppressor/oppressed relationship.
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, vol. 31, no. 21, March 17, 2003, p. 36
Description
Results of a 5 year study conducted with Inuit in northern Quebec, published in The Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report show exposure to mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and correlation with behaviours.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 294-298
Description
Looks at effective and culture-based approaches to research that is grounded in a holistic methodology from the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects, not only from the researcher's point of view, but also from the community members themselves.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive Health Program for Youth, 2012, pp. 15-36
Description
Study concludes that there is a strong need for better behavioural health programming and support services for at risk youth in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2003. Evaluates effectiveness of BCG vaccination in communities at high risk for tuberculosis with particular attention to immunodeficiency syndromes.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18588
Description
Depicts the Board's challenges addressing the declining amount of contaminated, traditional food versus the increasing consumption of high caloric, processed foods.
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 135-156
Description
Comments on a groundbreaking collaboration between The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center.
Guide outlines general considerations, practices and procedures, and provides step-by-step instructions for community engagement sessions. Topics include establishing and earning community support, engagement and consultation activities, communicating with the media, presentation skills, and addressing opposition effectively and respectfully.
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Podcast of Interview with artist about his exhibition Awareness Series which focuses on the government's policy of issuing numbered disks to Inuit rather than referring to them by name.
Duration: 6:54.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 2, [2012], pp. 85-96
Description
Study suggests that by moving beyond church and state officials, we can better understand ourselves and the history of the incidents in order to heal and reconcile.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 47-73
Description
Studies seven indigenous justice service organizations in four countries to determine the essential characteristics specific to Indigenous organizations.
Describes intent in the making of the section, what has occurred in terms of "Inherent Rights" agenda with respect to governance and self-government, and makes recommendations for further research.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.