Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Description
Discusses the right of Indigenous peoples to govern data about communities, nations, lands, and resources, regardless of where it is held and by whom.
Duration: 1:02:09.
Indigenous Engagement with Christianity: A Review Essay
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rachel R. Luckenbill
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018, pp. 114-120
Description
A review essay which discusses the books Mixed Blessings, Defining Métis, and Perishing Heathens and the way that they engage with Christianity from different Indigenous perspectives, and historical vantage points.
Indigenous Health Indicators: A Participatory Approach to Co-designing Indicators to Monitor and Measure First Nations Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paulette Fox
Description
Describes the process of developing indicators based on the concept of biocultural diversity, which incorporates linkages between language, environment, and culture.
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Alternate Title
Advances in Innovative Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Sumika Huaman
Netra Chhetri
Nalini Chhetri
Anya Dozier Enos
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke ... [et al.]
Indigenous Justice: Clearing Space and Place for Indigenous Epistemologies
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wenona Victor
Description
Discusses oppression, colonial violence and Aboriginal women, and eurocentrism.
Indigenous Knowledge Network for Infant Child & Family Health: Final Community Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Janet Smylie
Laura Sense
Description
The Network was a five-year Knowledge Translation project designed to gather, apply and share information on infant/toddler health promotion and parenting in the context of programs in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Report includes overview of project, research methods and findings, and implications for health policy and research.
Indigenous Law Video on Demand: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Snyder
Description
Covers use of guide, the video presentations and discussion questions.
Videos.
Indigenous Online Mapping in Canada - Decolonizing or Recolonizing Forms of Spatial Expressions?
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas J. McGurk
Description
Geography, Urban, and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2018.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Alternate Title
First Nations: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Indigenous Presence: Experiencing and Envisioning Indigenous Knowledges within Selected Post-Secondary Sites of Education and Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Jeannine Carriere
Harpell Montgomery
M.J. Barrett
Carmen Gilles
Description
Study surveyed 16 tenured faculty members with 25 years or more of experience. Discusses what has been accomplished, summarizes current situation, and makes suggestions for future development.
Indigenous Social Media Practices in Southwestern Amazonia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 4, 2015, pp. 350-362
Description
Discusses the impact social networking sites have on relationships and the influence on how Ingenious Amazonians relate to the outside world.
Indigenous Spirituality in Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louse Erdrich
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomáš Kovanda
Description
English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2018.
Indigenous Water Governance in British Columbia and Canada: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Description
Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Indigenous Well-Being in Schools: Web-Based Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association (ONECA)
Description
Topics include: identity and worldview; culture and ceremonies; cultural competency; health and well-being; healing; services; and implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.
Companion to: Indigenous Well-being in Schools: Understanding, Promoting and Supporting Indigenous Learners: Final Report.
Inside Looking Out, Outside Looking In
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 62-71
Description
Argues that over the last fifty years First Nations people have started a new relationship between themselves and with the dominant culture.
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books
Author/Creator
Léo-Paul Dana
Kevin Hindle
Michele Lansdowne
Wanda W. Wuttunee
Kofi Q. Dadzie ... [et al.]
Intersecting the Cultural Landscapes of Uummannaq Island, SW Greenland, through Epistemologies of Geology and Environmental Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Eileen Lennert
Majken Djurhuus Poulsen
Nynke Keulen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 44-55
Description
Authors compare the different points of view offered by different knowledge systems and ways of knowing.
Interview with Kennetch Charlette
Alternate Title
Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library
Native Theater Festival Interview Series
Native Theatre Festival Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kennetch Charlette
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Interview with founding Artistic Director of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company.
Duration: 12:29.
Inuit Knowledge and Perceptions of the Land-Water Interface
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Heyes
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University 2007.
"Inulariuyunga; Imngirnik quvigiyaqaqtunga!" - I'm a Real Inuit; I Love to Sing: Interactions between Music, Inummariit, and Belief in an Inuit Community Since Resettlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Elizabeth Piercey-Lewis
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2015.
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum: Avoidance of Conflict-Paaqæaktautaiññiq
Alternate Title
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Slope Borough School District
Description
An Investigation of How Culture Shapes Curriculum in Early Care and Education Programs on a Native American Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. Gilliard
Rita A. Moore
Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2007, pp. 251-258
Description
Looks at early care and eduction programs on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
“It’s a lot of work, and I’m still doing it”: Indigenous Perceptions of Help after Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Roseanna Hudson
Rosemary Scofich
Melody McGregor
Rachel Seguin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 140-156
Description
Researchers used talking circles, interviews and survey to learn from participants about types of spiritual, physical, and emotional practices which helped them with the healing process.
Jackalope Walks into a Minneapolis Bar
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denise Low
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 2, November 20, 2015, pp. 85-90
Description
Creative fiction piece that engages themes of survivance, transformation, and magic realism.
The Journey to a Sacred Geometry: Architecture as a Form of Cultural Healing
Theses
Author/Creator
Christie Layne Grayson
Description
Environmental Design Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Calgary, 2007.
The Jurisdiction of Inherent Right Aboriginal Governments
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Description
Overview of issues relating to jurisdiction, governance and inherent rights.
[Kahente Horn-Miller: Indigenous Missing and Murdered Women and Girls]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Description
Talks about contrasts in world views and racism which perpetuate the problem of violence towards women starting from the historical point of contact.
Duration: 20:10.
Kaupapa Kōrero: A Māori Cultural Approach to Narrative Inquiry
Alternate Title
Kaupapa Korero: A Maori Cultural Approach to Narrative Inquiry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicity Ware
Mary Breheny
Margaret Forster
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 45-53
Description
Focuses on Maori principles, concept of narrative and analysis, and argues this approach ensures how the stories are shared, presented and understood conforms to cultural preferences.
Kaupapa Rangahau: A Reader: A Collection of Readings from the Kaupapa Maori Research Workshop Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Graham Smith
Helen Moewaka-Barnes
Rangimarie Mahuika
Linda Tuhiwai Smith ... [et al.]
Description
2nd edition.
Kekina'muek (learning): Learning about the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq]
Description
Teacher's manual for senior grades.
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science: Book Two
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nan Kendy
Cathleen Anne Tenning
Gloria Snively
David Ashurst
Richard Kool …
Mupenkin John Lyall ... [et al.]
Description
Related material: Book One.
The Knowledge Holders: Imparting Wisdom at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 4, Wisom of the Elders, Summer, April 24, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Article discusses the value of having Knowledge Keepers and Elders teaching at a post-secondary level, and the important role that cultural and language revitalization play in self-determination.
Kogeahlook: an Ethnographic Study of a Canadian Inuit Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Zilkie
Description
Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2015.
Kulhulmcilh and Iixsalh: Our Land and Medicine: Creating a Nuxalk Database of Museum Collections
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Jean Leischner
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
Lana's Lakota Moons
E-Books
Author/Creator
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
The Land Is Our Teacher: Reflections and Stories on Working with Aboriginal Knowledge Holders to Manage Parks Canada's Heritage Places
E-Books
Author/Creator
Simon Brascoupé
Learning from Indigenous Worldviews
Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 3 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Sara Florence Davidson
Description
Looks at culturally responsive education for Indigenous students and approaches to learning that are inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing. Unit 3 of 6.
Duration: 14:23.
Learning to be Part of the Land: Experiences of a Canadian Indigenous Researcher Doing Research in a Yucatec Maya Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miguel Paul Sastaretsi Sioui
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 125-144
Description
Author discusses their positionality as an Indigenous Canadian scholar and researcher in Yucatan, Mexico; reflects on how their Indigenous identity and culture helped to inform their approach to learning and led them to select Indigenous research methods.
Linking 'White Oppression' and HIV/AIDS in American Indian Etiology: Conspiracy Beliefs among AI MSMs and Their Peers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Joseph Gilley
Marguerite Keesee
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 44-62
Description
Presents the results of a pilot study on the use of conspiracy beliefs by American Indian (AI) men who have sex with men and their peers to explain the origins of HIV/AIDS.
The Long Tent of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Settee Jr.
Description
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Manaaki: Mana Enhancing and Mana Protecting Practice: A Practitioner Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Terry Huriwai
Maria Baker]
Manitou and God: North-American Indian Religions and Christian Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Murray Thomas
Māori Men’s Positive and Interconnected Sense of Self, Being and Place
Alternate Title
Maori Men’s Positive and Interconnected Sense of Self, Being and Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Mohi Robert Rua
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2015.
Marae: A Whakapapa of the Maori Marae
Alternate Title
Marae: A Whakapapa of the Māori Marae
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian John Te Piki Kotuku Bennett
Description
[Maori Studies] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Canterbury, 2007.
Matsiyipáítaphyssini: Káíai Peacekeeping and Peacemaking
Theses
Author/Creator
Annabel Crop Eared Wolf
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2007.
Métis Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Stresses the correlation between Métis lifelong learning and community well-being, and how it can be used as a framework for measuring success.
Métisness in Western Workplaces - Identity and Conflict
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Peter Crossen
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2007.
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Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
Milo Pimatisiwin Project: Healthy Living for Mushkegowuk Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Carmen Chilton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 20-40
Description
Describes an initiative in the Moose Cree First Nation community which focused on the Cree philosophy milo pimatisiwin (good and healthy living). Discusses program elements which included land-based initiatives, sharing teachings over the local radio, and feedback from youth.