An "excerpt from Rupert Ross's discussion paper, Surfing the Flux: Exploring the Roots of the Aboriginal Healing Perspective (Draft, March 1994)."
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Paper presents 3 objectives: to determine factors which encouraged the Hudson Bay Company and Church Missionary Society to offer education and Christian instruction to Indian children; to look at students experiences, acquisition and treatment; to assess changing priorities and focuses of educational programs in Rupertsland.
Text taken from a brochure produced by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship summarizes events which took place in 1869-1870 in and around Winnipeg.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 10-19
Description
Presents overview of REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) with an analysis of the challenges and opportunities to moving forward.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 161-190
Description
Explores the response of the predominantly non-Native community at Caledonia, in the context of the discourses now circulating around redress, reconciliation and political conflict.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 67-87
Description
Study brings into greater clarity the end of life (EOL) wishes of American Indians residing in South Dakota and compares those perspectives with non-Indian residents.
Objectives for project were: to research and identify effective practices for online learning, assess barriers, interest, and needs of educators with respect to online learning, and develop a plan for future directions based on these findings.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 54-59
Description
Discusses achievements, challenges and opportunities facing the network with the greatest being mobility.
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Brain Injury, vol. 23, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 250-261
Description
Examines a study to better understand health care practitioners’ perceptions of the rehabilitation needs of Aboriginal clients recovering from brain injury.
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voice from the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Linda Goulet
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Warren Linds
Karen Arnason
Description
"This chapter describes an innovative approach to engaging Aboriginal youth using theatre workshops to address issues affecting their health, such as peer pressure, addictions, suicide, gangs, and lack of self-esteem."
Chapter 5 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voice from the Prairies edited by Sharon McKay, Don Fuchs, Ivan Brown.
The First Hawthorn Report, The Indians of British Columbia: A Survey of Social and Economic Conditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Byron King Plant
BC Studies, no. 163, Autumn, 2009, pp. 5-31
Description
Discusses the historical development, operation and implications of the project which was a comprehensive survey of Aboriginal life, society and economy.
University of the Fraser Valley Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers From the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School, Spring, 2009, pp. 9-35
Description
Explores ways the Aboriginal people of the Fraser Canyon and Valley understand I:yem and its memorial today.
Looks at significance of ancient memorial site for Stó:lō people.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 1995/1996, pp. 281-282
Description
Discusses a case in which evidence was manipulated (including false affidavits that caused Peltier to be extradited from Canada) and the individual was convicted when he clearly should not have been.
Researcher relates oral histories about members of the Peepeekisis Reserve concerning the experimental agricultural farm that was established to continue the work of the residential schools and to keep students from returning to their "uncivilized" ways.
Stories from interviews with Métis war veterans, many who have passed on, regarding their experiences in World War I, World War II or the Korean Conflict.
Franco Mondini-Ruiz and Kent Monkman discuss their work; presented in conjunction with the exhibition Remix: New Modernities in a Post-Indian World.
Duration: 1:09:06.
Story of the lives of both a French and a Huron boy at the time of first contact. Accompanying material: Rendezvous: Canada 1606 [Study Guide].
Duration: 29:03.