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
Improving the Reach of Early Childhood Education for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Incorporating Diverse Understandings of Indigenous Identity: Toward a Broader Definition of Cultural Safety for Urban Indigenous Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Fast
Marie-Ève Drouin-Gagné
Nahka Bertrand
Swaneige Bertrand
Zeina Allouche
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 152-160
Description
Discusses responses of 20 youth living in Montreal, Quebec.
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.
["Indians Wear Red": Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jana Grekul
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 245-247
Description
Book review of: "Indians Wear Red" by Elizabeth Comack, Lawrence Deane, Larry Morrissette, Jim Silver.
Indigeneity, Immigrant Newcomers and Interculturalism in Winnipeg, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Gyeipi-Garbrah
Ryan Walker
Joseph Garcea
Urban Studies, vol. 51, no. 9, July 2014, pp. 1795-1811
Description
Examines collaboration between organizations to build cross-cultural relations through Aboriginal awareness and cultural exchange.
Indigenous Child Safety
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Indigenous Communities and Industrial Camps: Promoting Health Communities in Settings of Industrial Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Group
Lake Babine Nation
Nak’azdli Whut’en
Description
Full report on project which looked at the effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Indigenous Communities and Industrial Camps: Promoting Healthy Communities in Settings of Industrial Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Firelight Group
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 7-10
Description
Brief discussion of project which looked at effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Indigenous Fathers' Journeys in Canada: Turning Around Disrupted Circles of Care
Alternate Title
Fathers Across Cultures: The Importance, Roles and Diverse Practices of Dads
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Interviews with Indigenous fathers.
Chapter in the book: Fathers Across Cultures: The Importance, Roles and Diverse Practices of Dads edited by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Indigenous Games and Sports in the Australian National Curriculum: Educational Benefits and Opportunities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Evans
Steve Georgakis
Rachel Wilson
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 195-213
Description
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
Indigenous Girls and the Violence of Settler Colonial Policing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaskiran K. Dhillon
Decolonization, vol. 4, no. 2, 2015, pp. 1-31
Description
Looks at cities and towns in Canada where Indigenous girls are being harassed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Indigenous Pedagogy for Early Mathematics: Algonquin Looming in a Grade 2 Math Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Beatty
Danielle Blair
International Journal of Holistic Early Learning and Development, vol. 1, 2015, pp. 3-24
Description
Experience supported students' mathematical thinking including number sense, patterning, and spatial reasoning.
Indigenous Representations of Birthing and Mothering in The Painted Drum, Faces in the Moon, The Way We Make Sense, The Marriage of Saints, and Once Were Warriors
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Nicole Boyer
Description
Studies works by Louise Erdrich, Louise Bell, Dawn Karima Pettigrew and Alan Duff.
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2015.
Indigenous-Settler Incarceration Disparities in Canada: How Tribal Justice Programming Helps Urban Indigenous Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Hansen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, Winter, 2015
Description
Looks at services being offered to youth offenders by the Saskatoon Tribal Justice Program and extra judicial measures program staff.
Indigenous Two-Spirit Youth Sharing Personal Stories
Alternate Title
Two-Spirit Tuesdays! Learning Community, Part 3
We Are All One Family: Let's Not Make This "Just a Dream"
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Layha Spoonhunter
Otta Moody
Dominque Briggs
Shea Norris
Description
Webinar panelists discuss their experiences with coming out, interactions with community and family, dealing with challenges, biggest accomplishments, resources that have assisted them, and things that support their mental health.
Duration: 1:28:33.
Indigenous Youth: Post-secondary Education and the Labour Market
E-Books
Author/Creator
Strategic Research Directorate
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Data sources: 2011 National Household Survey and the 2006 Census of Population.
Infanticide at Port Phillip: Protector William Thomas and the Witnessing of Things Unseen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marguerita Stephens
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 109-130
Description
Contends that evidence of the practice is scant at best and is an attempt to assert dominance and superiority over a colonized people.
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
The Influence of "Super Indian" on Native Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Antoinette Bridgers
Description
[Native Studies] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oklahoma, 2017.
Injury Risk in British Columbia, Canada, 1986 to 2009: Are Aboriginal Children and Youth Over-Represented?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Anne George
Andrew Jin
Mariana Brussoni
Christopher E. Lalonde
Rod McCormick
Injury Epidemiology, vol. 2, no. 1, December 2015, pp. 1-12
Description
Study compares risks between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal general population in British Columbia. Shows a decrease in hospitalization injury in both populations for both sexes.
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.
Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths: Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morriseau, Paul Panacheese,Curran Strang and Jordan Wabasse: Implementation Status Report of the Thunder Bay Police Service
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thunder Bay Police Service
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report
2019 Report
Integrating Aboriginal Education into the Elementary School Classroom: How Settler Teachers Meaningfully Include Aboriginal Content, Perspectives, and Pedagogy in Their Teaching Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Emma MacKenzie Hunter
Description
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Paper towards Master of Teaching (MT)--University of Toronto, 2015.
Intergenerational Connections Handbook: A Compilation of Stories from Intergenerational Projects Throughout Communities in the Northwest Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[NWT Seniors' Society]
Description
Discusses project developed to reduce the generational gap in Fort Smith, Yellowknife, Tulita, Hay River, Fort Good Hope, N'Dilo, Dettah, and Inuvik.
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 Patterns of Fertility among Registered Indian Teenage Girls in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Amorevieta-Gentil
David Daignault
Norbert Robitaille
Eric Guimond
Sacha Senecal
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, June 2014, pp. 1-19
Description
Suggests that the daughters of teenage girls tend to have higher fertility rates than daughters whose mothers were older at birth.
Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Women: Implications for Mental Health During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Looks at prenatal depression and other mental health issues that may cause serious maternal, fetal and child health consequences.
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.
Intersections of Cultural Identity in Aboriginal Youth and Employment Outcomes
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Cultural Identity and Employment
Theses
Author/Creator
Ashley Elizabeth Hyatt
Description
Applied Psychology and Human Development Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2015.
Intertribal Food Systems: A National Intertribal Survey and Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas
Description
Looks at specific initiatives across the United States featuring the characterics of traditional foods/food as medicine, youth development, market access, and community response to health and hunger.
Intimate Integration: A Study of Aboriginal Transracial Adoption in Saskatchewan, 1944-1984
Theses
Author/Creator
Allyson Stevenson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Intimate Partner Violence in the United States - 2010
Documents & Presentations
Description
Provides statistics on domestic violence, victim characteristics, including gender, income, age, race, and child exposure.
Introduction to Human Resources Management in First Nations' Early Childhood Development and Care Programs
Alternate Title
Introduction to Human Resources Management in First Nations' ECDC Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS)
Description
Provides generic information for both employers and employees and addresses issues specific to First Nations settings.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Teresa L. McCarty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 3, Examining and Applying Safety Zone Theory: Current Policies, Practices, and Experiences, 2014, pp. 1-10
Description
Introduction to three papers delivered at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia.
Inuit Family Perspectives and Stories About Sexual Health and Relationships in Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Gwen Katheryn Healey
Description
Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2015.
Inuit Identity and Technology: An Exploration of the Use of Facebook by Inuit Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander Castleton
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2014.
Inuit Parent Perspectives on Sexual Health Communication with Adolescent Children in Nunavut: "It's kinda hard for me to try to find the words"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25070
Description
Comments on perceived barriers for communicating with youth and the support elders can provide to young people.
Inuit Youth Involvement in a Competitive Ice Hockey Program: Improvements in Aerobic Capacity, But Important Gender Differences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Corliss Bean
Francois Haman
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 1-21
Description
Studied gender differences and physical improvements in Inuit youth in a hockey program.
InVISIBILITY: Indigenous in the City Indigenous Artists, Indigenous Youth and the Project of Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Angela Salamanca
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 159-188
Description
Discusses an exhibition where youth represent themselves, and tell their own stories to addresses issues of urban Indigeneity and schooling.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
Îyacisitayin Newoskan Simakanîsîkanisak: 'The (Re)Making of the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program'
Alternate Title
Iyacisitayin Newoskan Simakanisikanisak: 'The (Re)Making of the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program'
Theses
Author/Creator
Jordan Robert Koch
Description
Physical Education and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
Joining the Circle: A Guide for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families, and Schools
Alternate Title
A Circle of Caring
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Description
Resource developed to encourage involvement in children's education and school, foster a positive environment for school-caregiver interactions, and suggest ways to prevent bullying and violence.
Accompanying Videos:
A Circle of Caring: 21 Short videos
Michif Version.
Inuktitut Version.
Mohawk Version.
Jordan's Principle: The Struggle to Access On-Reserve Health Care for High-Needs Indigenous Children in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Chambers
Kristin Burnett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Looks at factors leading to poorer health outcomes, historical context for health care provision, and ongoing litigation with respect to which government, federal or provincial, is responsible for special services.
A Journey through Heartache: External Review Respecting the Government of Nunavut's Actions Regarding the Death of Baby Makibi, Cape Dorset, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Peterson
Description
Investigates events prior to and following the infant's death. Among issues looked at were the actions of the nurse on duty, lack of investigation into the critical incident report, and failure to follow process for monitoring and evaluating operation of the Health Centre.
Justice is Coming: Ending Incremental Equality for First Nations Children
Alternate Title
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2014
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Argues that the government of Canada has deliberately and consistently underfunded a whole range of services for children living on-reserve.
Duration: 1:00:22.
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.
K'w inya'nya:n-ma'awhiniw: Creating a Space for Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kishan Lara-Cooper
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 1, 2014, pp. 3-22
Description
Discusses how a child's self-concept, self-esteem, and social identity is influenced by the identification of giftedness.