A Report on Children and Families Together: An Emergency Meeting on Indigenous Child and Family Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay
Report on Policing in Northern British Columbia: Backgrounder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
Description
Investigation examined conduct relating to policing of pubic intoxication, cross-gender searches, missing persons and domestic violence reports, use of force, and handling of files involving youth.
Includes links to complaint, interim and final report, and Commissioner's response.
Report to Parents on the Study of the Aboriginal Secondary Grants Scheme
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Betty H. Watts
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 19-30
Description
Describes how health workers in Australia can play a role in increasing retention and success rates of Aboriginal students.
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
Researching Aboriginal Health: Experience from a Study of Urban Young People's Health and Well-Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Holmes
Paul Stewart
Anne Garrow
Ian Anderson
Lisa Thorpe
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 54, no. 8, April 2002, pp. 1267-1279
Description
Presents a study carried out by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) in Australia.
Reshaping Classroom and School Contexts: Learning From Stories of Aboriginal Children and Families
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 69
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janice Huber
Jean Clandinin
Marilyn Huber
Karen Keats Whelan
Dawna Labbé ... [et al.]
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Looks at shared stories of experiences by Aboriginal children and families and shared experiences of white teachers. Report is the result of a two year investigation.
Residential Mobility of Aboriginal Single Mothers in Winnipeg: An Exploratory Study of Chronic Moving
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ian Skelton
Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, vol. 17, no. 2, April-June 2002, pp. 127-144
Description
Includes a literature review on residential mobility and an examination of the specific case of women in Winnipeg.
Responding to Concerning Posts on Social Media: Insights and Solutions from American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Gritton
Stephanie Craig Rushing
David Stephens
Thomas Ghost Dog
Bradley Kerr ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 63-87
Description
Describes how a sample of adolescents interpreted and acted upon disclosures of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation on Facebook or Twitter and what resources they felt were needed.
Responses to Jury Recommendations: Seven First Nations Youths Inquest Q2016-26 (Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese, Curran Strang & Jordan Wabasse) [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Restoring Identity: Final Report of the Moving Forward Consultation Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda Cornwall
Description
Refers to the stolen generations in Australia.
A Review of First Nation Youth and Young Adult Injury Deaths: 2010 - 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Cornoners Service
First Nations Health Authority Death Review Panel
Description
Found that 60% of unexpected deaths were accidental (motor vehicle crashes, overdose, downing and fire), 33% were due to suicide, and 5% were the result of homicide. Identified three key areas to prevent deaths and support wellness and well-being: connectedness to peers, family, community and culture; access to services; and culturally safe and trauma-informed care.
A Review of First Nations Special Education Policies and Funding Directions within the Canadian Context
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerry Hurton
Description
Paper Commissioned for the Minister's National Working Group on Education, October 2002.
A Review of International Models For Indigenous Child Protection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australasian Legal Information Institute
Description
Reviews child welfare models in Canada, New Zealand and the USA., and reports issues relevant to delivery of child welfare services and juvenile justice issues.
"A Rink at This School is Almost as Essential as a Classroom": Hockey and Discipline at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1945-1951
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Te Hiwi
Janice Forsyth
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 52, no. 1, Spring-Summer, 2017, pp. 80-108
Description
"This article examines the disciplinary effects of hockey at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School from 1945 to 1951".
Robert Goodvoice 5
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He tells stories of treachery by Americans against the Sioux who had fled to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the 1862 Minnesota Massacre, including distribution of disease-infested clothing and food. NOTE: Attempt to verify with R.C.M.P. records. He also sings and explains a very old Dakota song sung by children when rabbit-hunting.
Robert Goodvoice 7
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He tells a story of a woman who was taken prisoner and carried off to live in an enemy camp; her treachery against her brothers and husband when they came to rescue her; how she was killed by her own mother because of her treachery; her mother's atonement after the killing.
Russell Taylor Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Russell Taylor
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses his experiences in World War I.
Sámi Identity and Visions of Preferred Futures: Experiences Among Youth in Finnmark and Trǿndelag, Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Line Mathisen
Espen Carlsson
Niels Arvid Sletterǿd
Northern Review, no. 45, Innovation in the Circumpolar North, June 2017, pp. 113-139
Description
Looks at how youth identity shapes decisions to relocate or stay in home place or how opportunities for employment are envisioned.
Samuel Buffalo 3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Samuel Buffalo
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives a description of raising and educating children; tells a story of a spirit helping two children; and tells another story used in the teaching of children.
Saskatchewan First Nations Drafts Suicide Prevention Plan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 41, October 16, 2017, pp. E1295-E1296
Description
Discusses the suicide crisis and multifaceted suicide prevention strategy which will be released by May 2018.
Schooling For Self-Determination: Research on the Effects of Including Native Language and Culture in the Schools
Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 459989
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Description
Looks at the effects of residential schools and efforts to create culturally supportive American Indian and Alaska Native schools.
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.
Season of Birth, Stillbirths, and Neonatal Mortality in Sweden: The Sami and non-Sami Population, 1800-1899
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Karlsson
Erling Häggström Lundevaller
Barbara Schumann
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses digitised parish records from the Demographic Data Base at Umeå University to compare how the season of birth affected the neonatal and stillbirth risk among the Sami and non-Sami in Swedish Sápmi during the nineteenth century.
Self-Destructive Behaviors in American Indian and Alaska Native High School Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael L. Frank
David Lester
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 10, no. 3, 2002, pp. 24-32
Description
Survey compares frequency of risky behaviour among Native American, Alaskan, White and Black youth.
Selling the Sixties Scoop: Saskatchewan’s Adopt Indian and Métis Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allyson Stevenson
Description
Discusses provincial government program which promoted adoption and fostering of Indigenous children in non-Indigenous homes as a response to increasing child welfare interventions which placed children into care.
Setting the Agenda: American Indian and Alaska Native Education Research Priorities
Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 471718
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Strang
Adrienne von Glatz
Patricia Cahape Hammer
Description
Identifies priority research topics on educational practices and implementation methods in schools.
'Setting Up a Solid Foundation': Exploring the Capacity of Indigenous Not-for-Profit Early Learning and Child Care Programs in British Columbia: A Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Gerlach
Shemine Gulamhusein
Leslie Varley
Magnolia Perron
Description
Looks at the organizational and funding factors which either contribute to success or to enforced closure of centres and makes recommendations about how to support operational requirements; based on interviews with 11 Executive Directors, 6 Indigenous managers, and 2 provincial experts in the field.
Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resrugence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Dorries
Nick Estes
David Hugill
Julie Tomiak
Nicholas Brown …
Chris Andersen
Adam Gaudry ...
Zoe Todd
Sexual Agency, Risk and Vulnerability: A Scoping Review of Young Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Bell
Peter Aggleton
James Ward
Lisa Maher
Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 20, no. 9, 2017, pp. 1208-1224
Description
Literature review of experiences of Indigenous youth with sexual health in Australia.
Sexual Violence and Dislocation as Social Risk Factors Involved in the Acquisition of HIV Among Women in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Iris McKeown
Sharon Reid
Shelley Turner
Pam Orr
Description
Provides a comprehensive understanding of social factors and environment on HIV risk behaviours among Manitoba women.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre for Excellence.
"She Is Hostile to Our Ways": First Nations Girls Sentenced to the Ontario Training School for Girls, 1933–1960
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Sangster
Law and History Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 59-96
Description
Purpose of the article is to compare how legal regulation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal girls overlapped and differed based on race, class, and gender oppression.
Shh ... Listen!! We Have Something to Say!: Youth Voices from the North: A Special Report on the Youth Suicide Crisis in Northern Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corey O'Soup
Description
Thematic findings included: impact of bullying and cyberbullying; lack of emotional support, physical safety, and activities; impact of substance misuse; and how these issues effect emotional and mental wellness. Includes calls to action for provincial and federal governments.
SHine SA, Committed to Improving Indigenous Sexual Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
SHine SA
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, July/August 2002, pp. 9-10
Description
SHine SA (Sexual Health information, networking and Education SA) is a South Australia-based organization implementing a sexual health strategy aimed at South Australia Indigenous youth.
Sister A. Brady, Anne Brady Walther, Dorothy Chapman
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Sister A. Brady
Anne Brady Walther
Dorothy Chapman
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with three of Jim Brady's sisters. They talk about early life in St. Paul des Metis in the 1920s and 1930s, the politics and lifestyle of their father, Jim Brady, Sr., as well as discussing Brady's maternal grandfather, Laurent Garneau.
Sister and Brother Duel on New Grounds: First Nations Youths Wins Provincial Fencing Championships
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Brecht
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2002, p. 18
Description
Triumph for Jamie Witchekan, aged 13, and her brother Kent, 14.
Sixties Scoop, Historical Trauma, and Changing the Current Landscape about Indigenous People
Theses
Author/Creator
Shandel Valiquette
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2019.
Sixties Scoop: More than Sorry
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miyo Pimatisiwin Productions
Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse
Aretha Greatix
Description
Focuses on the personal stories of four people who were taken from their homes and placed with non-Indigenous families, and the 2018 apology made by the Alberta provincial government.
Duration: 20:13.
The Sixties Scoop & the Duty to Consult: A New Frontier in Aboriginal Litigation?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elysa Hogg
Alex Darling
Description
Case comment on Brown v Canada (Attorney General), the class action suit in Ontario involving the removal of children from their families on reserve, and placing them with non-Indian adoptive families, and foster and group homes. At issue was whether the Federal government had breached fiduciary or common law duties to prevent loss of identity in post-placement period.
The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools, and the Challenge of Conciliation
Alternate Title
UTP Insights
E-Books
Author/Creator
David B. MacDonald
“So we tell them”: Articulating Strong Black Masculinities in an Urban Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Mukandi
David Singh
Karla Brady
Jon Willis
Tanya Sinha
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 253-260
Description
Authors work to contribute to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander masculinities in Australia by foregrounding and privileging how these men perceive themselves. Study considers interviews with 13 men and discusses “Indigenous masculinities rooted in place; a relationality motivated by an intergenerational sense of responsibility; a nuanced idea of acting hard.”
Social and Emotional Wellbeing Assessment Instruments for use With Indigenous Australians: A Critical Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Le Grande
C. F. Ski
D. R. Thompson
P. Scuffham
S. Kularatna ... [et al.]
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 187, August 2017, pp. 164-173
Description
Concludes that standard instruments only be used if they have been subject to a formal cross-cultural adaptation process.
The Social Life of Sound: Urban Indigenous Youth, Hip Hop and Hardcore
Theses
Author/Creator
Deirdre Zasorin-White
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
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.
Spina Bifida, Folate Metabolism, and Dietary Folate Intake in a Northern Canadian Aboriginal Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Arbour
Benedicte Christensen
Treena Delormier
Robert Platt
Brian Gilfix
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 4, 2002, pp. 341-351
Description
Concludes that there is no evidence of altered folate metabolism and it is essential that culturally appropriate public health efforts continue to increase the intake of folic acid to reduce spina bifida.
The Spirit of Indigenous Youth: The Resilience and Self-Determination in Connecting to the Spirit and Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Freeman
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 60-75
Description
Comments on the resilience and activism of a youth group known as "The Spirit of the Youth".
The Spirit of the White Buffalo: Sasktel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eldon Henderson
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 10-11
Description
Description of the 4th Annual Sasktel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence which were held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, October 26, 2001.
Spirituality, Health, Stolen Generation(s) and Reconciliation With Our Indigenous Peoples: Childhood - The Missing Dimension
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Armstrong
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 26-29
Description
Examines several stages of the reconciliation process including spirituality as a component of general well being.
Sport for Development [SFD] for Aboriginal Youth in Canada: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Gardam
Audrey R. Giles
Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst
Journal of Sport for Development, vol. 5, no. 8, April 2017, pp. 30-40
Description
Literature review identified three themes: value in cross-cultural mentorship, but Aboriginal is advantageous; community engagement essential to success of programmes; and SFD plays subsidiary role in communities in contributing to broader social and economic goals.
StatsUpdate: Youth Court Statistics, 2016/2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data compares 2016/2017 to 2015/2016 cases in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.