Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcus B. Lane
Land Use Policy, vol. 23, no. 4, October 2006, pp. 385-394
Description
Suggests that an Indigenous groups ability to effectively participate in the planning process is important for achieving land justice and community goals.
The Role Played by a Former Federal Government Residential School in a First Nation Community’s Alcohol Abuse and Impaired Driving: Results of a Talking Circle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Peter Rothe
Patricia Makokis
Lorna Steinhauer
William Aguiar
Lena Makokis
George Brertton
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 347-356
Description
Argues that federal institutions have created systemic sociocultural problems and there is a need for community-based intervention strategies to promote cultural healing.
Rowena McLellan Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rowena McLellan
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Rowena McLellan was the first president of the Indian/Metis Friendship Centre in Prince Albert.
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Alternate Title
Independent Lens
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rezolution Pictures
Catherine Bainbridge
Alfonso Maiorana
Stevie Salas
Tim Johnson
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment
Description
Documentary looks at the little-known story of Indigenous influences on and contributions to the evolution of contemporary rock and blues music. Artists profiled include Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, and Taboo.
Running Solo: Indigenous Teacher Identity in Roman Catholic Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tyler Larry Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2017.
The Sacred and the Digital: Managing Heritage in an Open Access World
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Lison
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Safe Drinking Water Standards for First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 9, April 25, 2006, p. 1248
Description
Presents news about drinking water standards and the Federal government.
Safety and Security Issues in Winnipeg's Inner-city Communities: Bridging the Community-Police Divide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Comack
Jim Silver
Saint-Laurent, Manitoba: Evolving Métis Identities, 1850–1914
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gerhard J. Ens
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 1, March 2006, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of: Saint-Laurent, Manitoba by Nicole St-Onge.
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.
School Autonomy: A Key Reform for Improving Indigenous Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julie Novak
Issue Analysis, no. 72, June 21, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Description
Comments on the educational under-achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander children in remote communities and discusses the option of school autonomy in remote area communities.
A Scoping Review Protocol on Social Participation of Indigenous Elders, Intergenerational Solidarity and Their Influence on Individual and Community Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantal Viscogliosi
Hugo Asselin
Suzy Basile
Yves Couturier
Marie-Josée Drolet ... [et al.]
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. [5], 2017, p. e015931
Description
Methodological framework for gathering information from scientific and grey literature, as well as indigenous sources.
Searching for Aboriginal/Indigenous Self-Determination: Urban Citizenship in the Winnipeg Low-Cost-Housing Sector, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Walker
Environment and Planning A, vol. 38, no. 12, 2006, pp. 2345-2364
Description
Explores urban citizenship and the pursuit of self-determination. Provides recommendations for improvement.
Seeds of Success
E-Books
Description
Final issue of magazine that focussed on achievements of Aboriginal peoples in Saskatchewan.
Seeking Alternatives to Bill C-31: From Cultural Trauma to Cultural Revitalization Through Customary Law
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Evelyn George
Selected Profiles of Gitxaała Elders and Community Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin O'Day
Description
Profiles of elders Matthew Hill, Rufus Innes, Alberta Jackson, Martha Lewis and Agnes Shaw.
Self-Governance in Arctic Societies: Dynamics and Trends: Proceedings of the Fourth IPSSAS Seminar, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Canada, May 22 to June 2, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fernand Roy
Jérôme Bouchard
Michelle Daveluy
Andreas Droulias
Gerlis Fugmann ... [et al.]
Description
"Proceedings of the Fourth IPSSAS Seminar, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Canada, May 22 to June 2, 2006".
Self-Reported Effects of Water on Health in First Nations Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada: Results from Community-Based Participatory Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L. Waldner
Hubert Tote Alimezelli
Lianne McLeod
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lori E.A. Bradford
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
Environmental Health Insights, vol. 11, 2017, p. article no. 1178630217690
Description
Study involved 579 participants from eight communities responding to four health-related questions: individual health concerns about drinking tap water; household concerns about drinking tap water; reported impact on physical health; and reported impact on mental health.
A Sense of Belonging: Supporting Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terrellyn Fearn
Description
Resource manual created for resource providers, to address risks and support for families with young children. Includes current research, case scenarios, strategies and recommendations.
Shaping a Better Future is the Only Option
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Paetkau
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 12, March 2006, p. 7
Description
Discusses the life of an accomplished teacher who encourages youth to use education as the new warrior strategy that can bring about positive change to the Aboriginal community.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
Shaping Indigenous Identity: The Power of Music
Theses
Author/Creator
Eman Udaya
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (MPhil) -- UiT Arctic University of Norway, 2017.
Shared Witsuït’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973: Final Report
Alternate Title
Shared Witsuit’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973
Shared Witsuït’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973: Project Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tyler McCreary
Description
Reports information gathered about circumstances which led to relocation to an urban environment, experiences of living in the city in the early twentieth century, and establishment and displacement of "Indiantown".
Sharing One Skin
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeanette Armstrong
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 4, Land & Resources in the Americas, Winter, 2006
Description
Comments on the essential responsibility of the Okanagan people to bond with the land.
Siberian Yupik Names for Birds: What Can Bird Names Tell Us about Language and Knowledge Transitions?
Alternate Title
Les désignations des oiseaux en yupik sibérien : Que peuvent nous dire les noms d’oiseaux sur les transitions linguistiques et cognitives ?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 179-213
Description
Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.
The Significance of Context in Community-Based Research: Understanding Discussions about Wildfire in Huslia, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry P. Huntington
Sarah F. Trainor
David C. Natcher
Orville H. Huntington
La'ona DeWilde
et al.
Ecology and Society, vol. 11, no. 1, 2006
Description
Highlights the importance of considering cultural, political, and epistemological context by looking at the data in an interdisciplinary study of the role of fire in affecting the resilience of Alaska Native communities and the relationship between wildfire and human activity in the boreal forest of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
The Significance of Indigenous Knowledge in Social Work Responses to Collective Recovery: A Rwandan Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Régine Uwibereyeho King
Nimo Bokore
Suzanne Dudziak
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Reports some findings from a larger research project that focused on post-genocide healing practices in Rwanda. Advocates for community-based and traditional methods for solving socio-economic problems and rebuilding social relations; examines implications for social work education and practice.
The Sioux Hegira in Canada 1876-81: The Layering and Framing of Aboriginal Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Felton
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, May 2006, pp. 47-59
Description
Looks at the Teton Sioux Indians fleeing from the United States claiming to be "British Indians" in order to stay in Canada.
Sioux Women: Traditionally Sacred
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Majel Boxer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, p. 247
Description
Book review of: Sioux Women by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.
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.
Slaveholding Indians: The Case of the Cherokee Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernard Vincent
DEP, no. 5-6, 2006
Description
Discusses affects of the Removal Act and relocation of the Cherokees.
Smoke and Mirrors at First Nations University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, June 5, 2006, p. B1
Description
Discusses the action strategy of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) executive in response to concerns at the FNUC.
"Smudging, drumming and the like do not a nation make": Temporal Liminality and Delegitimization of Indigenous Protest in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Baker
Nadia Verrelli
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Analyzes representations of activities associated with the Idle No More movement in editorial and commentary of sections in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
"So, How Long Have You Been Native?" Self-Commodification in the Native-Owned Cultural Tourism Industry
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexis C. Bunten
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2006.
The Social Context of Alcohol Use Among Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Reflections of Life Experiences of Alcohol Use by Older Māori
Alternate Title
The Social Context of Alcohol Use Among Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Reflections of Life Experiences of Alcohol Use by Older Maori
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Herbert
Margaret Forster
Timothy McCreanor
Christine Stephens
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 57-74
Description
Four common themes were identified that contextualize stories of alcohol use within a Māori cultural framework.
Social Justice, Access and Quality of Healthcare in an Age of Austerity: Users' Perspective from Rural Iceland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonja S. Gustafsdottir
Kristjana Fenger
Sigridur Halldorsdottir
Thoroddur Bjarnason
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1347476
Description
Looks at access, variety, quality and equity in health care after the consolidation of healthcare services in Fjallabygoo.
The Social Landscape of Depopulation: The Northern San Juan, A.D. 1150-1300
Theses
Author/Creator
Donna M. Glowacki
Description
[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2006.
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 Welfare Policies and Native Americans: Future Challenges
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Watts
Joseph P. Bohanon
Description
Discusses the problems facing American Indian welfare programs.
Sociality, Temporality and Locality in a Contemporary Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Nicole Stuckenberger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, The Influence of Marcel Mauss, 2006, pp. 95-111
Description
Analyzes the similarities and differences between the evolved Inuit community and the Western mode of community life.
"The Song I am Singing": Gregory Scofield's Interweavings of Métis, Gay and Jewish Selfhoods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Scudeler
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 129-145
Description
Examines how Scofield employs different identities in his work, rejecting being placed in any particular category. Argues that his identities overlap and are braided together much like a Métis sash.
Songs Upon the Rivers: The Buried History of the French-Speaking Canadiens and Métis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi across to the Pacific
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 5, October-November 2017, pp. 56-57
Description
Book review of Songs Upon the Rivers by Robert Foxcurran, Michel Bouchard, and Sébastien Malette.
Sounding Thunder: The Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert J. Talbot
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 819-822
Description
Book review of Sounding Thunder by Brian D. McInnes.
Sovereign Bodies: Urban Indigenous Health and the Politics of Self-Determination in Seattle and Sydney, 1950-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria John
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2017.
Space and Place Within Aboriginal Epistemological Traditions: Recent Trends in Historical Scholarship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda MacDougal
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 64-82
Description
Assesses the changes in historical scholarship as it intersects with Indigenous societies.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Specialist Outreach to Isolated and Disadvantaged Communities: A Population-Based Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell L. Gruen
Ross S. Bailie
Zhiqiang Wang
Sam Heard
Sam O'Rourke
Lancet, vol. 368, no. 9530, July 8, 2006, pp. 130-138
Description
Assesses the effects of outreach clinics on access, referral patterns, and care outcomes in remote communities in Australia.
Squamish Nation Housing Policy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Squamish Nation
Description
Revised effective April 1, 2006.
The State and Indigenous Movements
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Keri E. Iyall Smith
State of the Inner City [2017]: Finding Her Home: A Gender-based Analysis of the Homelessness Crisis in Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jenna Drabble
Sadie McInnes