Implications of Gender and Household Roles in Indigenous Maya Communities in Guatemala for Child Nutrition Interventions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Wehr
Anita Chary
Meghan Farley Webb
Peter Rohloff
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, Sharing Knowledge Across Nations, 2014, pp. 99-112
Description
Study uses focus group data from two communities to explore gender and intra-household power dynamics as they relate to child-rearing practices and nutritional decision-making.
Improving Labour Market Outcomes Through Education and Training
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 9
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tom Karmel
Josie Misko
Davinia Blomberg
Alice Bednarz
Georgina Atkinson
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
The Influence of Shifting Pacific Identities in Learning: The Experience of Parents Raising Children of Mixed Pacific Ethnicities
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachael Violeti Leafe
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 2017
Innovative Strategies of Indigenous Resistance Among the Wounaan People of Columbia
Alternate Title
Notes From the Field: Innovative Strategies of Indigenous Resistance Among the Wounaan People of Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Cappelli
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 89-95
Description
Discusses how 63 families worked diligently to find a peaceful way to recover their own indigenous land.
The Intergenerational Effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the Concept of Historical Trauma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 320-338
Description
Reviews existing empirical research and concludes that present day disparities in well-being are cumulative and span across generations.
Intergenerational Trauma and Education
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Description
Looks at two reasons why educators and students in Canada should learn about Indigenous education.
Duration: 1:27:51.
Justice Murray Sinclair: What Do We Do About the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools?
Alternate Title
Sol Kanee Lecture on International Peace and Justice ; 11th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presents talk by the Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Includes series of videos from school survivors.
Duration: 2:02:46.
Kindergarten Transitions II: A Scan of Existing Supportive Programs for Aboriginal Children and Families in British Columbia: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Beaton
Linda McDonell
Description
Scan based on questionnaire sent to 14 programs, one of which was on-reserve.
The Kinship Conundrum: The Impact of Aboriginal Self-Determination on Indigenous Child Protection
Alternate Title
CIS Policy Monographs ; PM114
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeremy Sammut
Lost in the System: Jake's Story
Alternate Title
Special Investigation Report (Advocate for Children and Youth, Province of Saskatchewan ; Sept, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Description
Investigative report on the life of a child in foster care from the age of five months till his death at age 2. Includes reports on services provided to family by the Ministry of Social Services and the Saskatoon Health Region.
Manufacturing Ideologies of the “Bad” Mother: Aboriginal Mothering, “Neglectful” Caregiving, and Symbolic Violence in the Ontario Child Welfare System
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mandi Veenstra
Marlee Keenan
Description
Argues that expectations of white, Eurocentric, and middle class versions of mothering, combined with the state's role in producing conditions of material and social marginalization and inequality have resulted in structural risk factors for "neglect" and normalization of Aboriginal child apprehensions.
Entire book on one pdf. Scroll to p. 48.
Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Montreal Premiere of Birth of a Family: Q & A with Director Tasha Hubbard
Alternate Title
Q & A with Tasha Hubbard
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
Director of documentary about four siblings separated through adoption during the infamous "Sixties Scoop" answers questions from audience.
Duration: 23:06.
"Mother First, Student Second": Challenging Adversity and Balancing Identity in the Pursuit of University-Level Education as First Nations Mothers in Northeastern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Rowe
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2017.
Native Birthrights and Indigenous Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Brant James
Tammy Lunday
Reclaiming Children and Youth, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 56-58
Description
Comments on how the Circle of Courage bridges together Indigenous and Western knowledge and provides a foundation for positive youth development in any culture.
Navigating Structural Violence With Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison J. Gerlach
Annette J. Browne
Vandna Sinha
Diana Elliott
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.
Nga Reanga: Youth Development Māori Styles
E-Books
Author/Creator
Teorongonui Josie Keelan
nindibaajimomin: A Digital Storytelling Project for Children of Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
indibaajimomin: The Intergenerational Digital Storytelling on the Legacy of Residential Schools
ininiwag dibaajimowag: First Nations Men’s Digital Stories on the Inter-generational Experiences of Residential Schools
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Oral History Centre
University of Winnipeg
Description
Website provides links to project and history, short videos on the legacy of residential schools, and a toolkit of guides and tutorials on the digital storytelling process.
Nitsiyihkâson: The Brain Science Behind Cree Teachings of Early Childhood Attachment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Pazderka
Brenda Desjarlais
Leona Makokis
Carly MacArthur
Sharon Steinhauer ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 53-65
Description
Looks at project developed to help parents understand the importance of behaviours that promote attachment with their infants and children, and the traditional teachings that support these practices.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
Project Jewel
Alternate Title
Project Jewel: Helping Aboriginal People Re-Discover Their Value
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Rogers
Faith Raymond
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 41-44
Description
Program works with individuals to manage stress, grief, trauma, or any other emotions they are experiencing.
Promoting Aboriginal Health: The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach
Alternate Title
Springer Briefs in Public Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Whiteside
Komla Tsey
Yvonne Cadet-James
Janya McCalman
Prospective Cost Benefit Analysis of Healing Centres
E-Books
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
The Quinzhee
Alternate Title
The Cantilevered Universe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsten Madsen
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 121-136
Description
Excerpt from the novel Cantilevered Universe.
Reconciling Injustices in a Pluralistic Canada [Robbie Waisman]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robbie Waisman
Description
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Presents a speech by a holocaust survivor.
Duration: 15:11.
Red Worn Runners: A Narrative Inquiry into the Stories of Aboriginal Youth and Families in Urban Settings
Theses
Author/Creator
Sean Michael Lessard
Description
Elementary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2014.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Parenting Skills
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Yukon Legislative Assembly—2014: Yukon Family and Children’s Services—Department of Health and Social Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Michael Ferguson]
Description
Reviewed random sample of 69 files. Covers period between April 2010 and December 2013.
Reproductive Narratives: Settler-Colonialism and Neoliberalism in Alberta's Child Welfare System
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Sophia Leibel
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017
[Roundtable Discussion on Youth Engagement]
Alternate Title
Boosho! Brandon
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Ironside
Shari Decter Hirst
Charlotte Larocque
Murray Sinclair
Leah La Plante
Greg Monias
Description
Discussion with the panel regarding inclusion, engagement, and the future of youth.
Duration: 38:38.
Screen Text and Institutional Context: Indigenous Film Production and Academic Research Institutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karrmen Crey
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 61-88
Description
Discusses two documentaries with thematic similarities, Navajo Talking Picture and Cry Rock.
Seeking Their Voices: Improving Indigenous Student Learning Outcomes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mere Berryman
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Maggie Kovach
Corneilia Laliberté
Sharon Meyer ... [et al.]
Description
Study interviews engaged and non-engaged parents, teachers, and school administrators from six Saskatchewan high schools as well as national and international administrators. Concludes with recommendations.
Social Media and the Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin William Louie
Girlhood Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 97-113
Description
Discusses how the technology, particularly Facebook, has increasingly become a tool to recruit and keep underage girls in the sex trade. Research conducted with 19 staff members of Prince Albert Outreach and 5 survivors indicated the importance of recognizing early signs of exploitation so that intervention could take place, family-based prevention and education, and using survivors as educators.
Strengthening the Spirit/Osâyi Kiskinotahn: Building a Comprehensive Response to Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Building the Evidence. Project Summaries ; PS-2014-02
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Crime Prevention Centre
Strengths of Australian Aboriginal Cultural Practices in Family Life and Child Rearing
Alternate Title
CFCA (Child Family Community Australia) Paper ; no.25
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shaun Lohoar
Nick Butera
Edita Kennedy
Description
"This paper explores some of the characteristics of traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices that contribute to effective family functioning, and how these practices can have positive effects on children and communities."
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.
Te Kete Whanaketanga - Rangatahi: A Model of Positive Development for Rangatahi Mäori
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hinekura Simmonds
Niki Harré
Sue Crengle
MAI Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, 2014, pp. [211]-226
Description
Identifies features for positive youth development (PYD) that can be used by marae, community groups, youth workers and researchers in New Zealand.
Teaching and Learning about Justice Through Wahkohtowin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Buhler
Priscilla Settee
Nancy Van Styvendale
Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, vol. 4, Fall, 2014, pp. 182-210
Description
Overview of project that brought together university students, Aboriginal high school students and former gang members. Focuses on interconnectedness and kinship.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Andrea Landry
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Landry
Description
Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017.
Duration: 20:43.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: T. J. Warren, Omiyosiw Warren
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
T.J. Warren
Omiyosiw Warren
Description
Father and daughter speak about family and kinship.
Duration: 31:54.
Toolkit: Unlocking the Mystery of Media Relations
Alternate Title
Unlocking the Mystery of Media Relations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Comments on ways to communicate information to the media in a clear and confident manner.
Traditional Decision Making in Contemporary Child Welfare: Relying on Dane-zaa Laws to Care for and Protect Children and Families
Alternate Title
Summer Institute in Indigenous Mental Health Research, Montreal, Quebec, June 2014
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Vanessa Currie
Description
Speaker describes process of building and applying the model which guides the Nenan Dane ẕaa Deh Zona Family Services Society in its attempts to see that children are not removed from their families and sent into care. The Society operates in the Peace River area of British Columbia.
Duration: 24:46.
Trauma, Child Development, Healing and Resilience: A Review of Literature with Focus on Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Nicole Sherren
Deanna Yerichuk
Description
Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.
"Two-Eyed Seeing": Moving From Paralysis to Action in Understanding the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools in British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Kay
Journal of Dance Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Reflective Practice in Dance Education, 2017, pp. 106-114
Description
Describes the steps the author used to understand the legacy of the residential school experience and how to teach a new curriculum.
Understanding Our Past, Reclaiming Our Culture: Conceptualizing Métis Culture and Mental Health in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
Description
Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.