The Turtle Lodge: Sustainable Self-Determination in Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Cameron
Dave Courchene
Sabina Ijaz
Ian Mauro
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 13-21
Description
Examines how the Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba teaches a flexible, community-based process of responsibility-based self-determination discourse; stresses respectful and reciprocal relationships, community well-being, earth guardianship, and cultural resurgence.
The Turtle's Beating Heart: One Family's Story of Lenape Survival
Alternate Title
American Indian Lives
E-Books
Author/Creator
Denise Low
Twilight Dancers
Alternate Title
CBC Short Docs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Theola Ross
Paola Marino
Description
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community.
Duration: 16:31.
Two Approaches, One Problem: Cultural Constructions of Type II Diabetes in an Indigenous Community in Yucatán, Mexico
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah M. Frank
T. Elizabeth Durden
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 64-71
Description
Study seeks to understand how diabetes is understood and treated in Indigenous settings in rural Yucatán.
Two-spirits: Conceptualization in a L’nuwey Worldview
Theses
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017
The Umoona Kidney Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Shephard
Michael Brown
Maryanne Hudson
Cissie Riessen
Janice Braun
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 12-15
Description
Describes an early detection renal disease program in a remote community of South Australia. Aboriginal Australians are six times more likely to suffer from advanced kidney disease than non-Aboriginal Australians.
Understanding Community Crisis Response in Isolated Indigenous Communities: A Community Portrait
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaila de Boer
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--McGill University, 2017.
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.
Understanding the Experiences and Processes of Health Canada's Evacuation Policy for Pregnant First Nations Women in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Lawford
Description
Feminist and Gender Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Understanding the Impact of Indian Residential Schools on Cultural Identity: Canadian Indigenous Perspectives and Practices of Spirituality: A Qualitative Study with Storytelling as Narrative
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole L. Patrick
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook University, 2017.
Understanding the Needs of Urban Inuit Women: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Looks at women's experiences in Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. Research involved literature review and interviews with forty-six Inuit women, twenty-two service providers, and, when possible, focus groups. Four objectives of study were to identify motivations for migration/relocation to urban centres, examine challenges faced, discuss primary effects on roles and responsibilities, and to identify supports needed.
Understood Through Story: A Time Serious Analysis of Male and Female Employment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hussein Al-Zyoud
Carolyn Leblanc
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-24
Description
An analysis of employments trends and how they affect Indigenous employment opportunities, in particular Indigenous women.
Une approche de recherche en écosanté peut-elle aider à résoudre les problématiques liées aux chiens à Kuujjuaq ?
Alternate Title
Can an Ecohealth Research Approach Contribute to the Resolution of Dog-Related Issues in Kuujjuaq?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Simon
Johanne Saint-Charles
Francis Lévesque
André Ravel
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 307-325
Description
Authors of this study examine the tensions, concerns, and cultural factors around dog management in a community in Nunavik, Quebec; following this community assessment they work to articulate an EcoHealth approach to this issue that will engage the myriad of factors surround the controversy.
Text in French.
The United States Census: The Racialization of Indian Identity and Its Impact on Self Determination
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Loretta Kline
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2000.
[University Admissions Roundtable]
Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Aboriginal Admissions and Métis Identity, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Affirmative Action, Self Identification
Responsibilities of Universities in View of the Daniels Decision
Where are You From? Reframing Facilitated Admissions Policies in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Danielle Soucy
Valerie Arnault-Pelletier
Lisa Collins
Kara Paul
André Costopoulos
Description
Representatives from Canadian universities discuss their institution's policies about proof of Indigenous identity when individuals apply for equity seats.
Duration: 53:08.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Unlikely Alliances : Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
Unmet Health Needs and Discrimination by Healthcare Providers among Indigenous People with Multimorbidity - A Respondent-Driven Sampling Study of an Urban Indigenous Population in Toronto, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
George Tjensvoll Kitching
Description
Public Health Thesis (MSc) -- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2017.
Unsettling Expo 67: Developmentalism & Colonial Humanism at
Montreal’s World Exhibition
Theses
Author/Creator
Romney Copeman
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2017.
Unsettling Methodologies/Decolonizing Movements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Fortier
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [20]-36
Description
Author reflects on the role of non-Indigenous peoples in decolonizing research methods and cultural participation using the core themes of identity and belonging, accountability and consent, and responsibility and appropriation.
Unsettling the West: Nation and Genre in Guy VanderHaeghe's The Englishman's Boy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Calder
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 25, no. 2, 2000, pp. [96]-107
Description
Explores national and personal identities, with half the English Canadians wishing they were really English and the other half wishing they were Americans; then there is the Aboriginal presence that surfaces, but then becomes invisible once again.
An Updated Effective Practices Guide: Land Use Planning by First Nations in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gregory Kehm
Gwen Bridge
Krista Robertson
Description
Provides guidance of each step in the process: creating a framework, pre-planning, planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment, and adaptation.
Urban Aboriginal Child Poverty: A Status Report on Aboriginal Children & Their Families in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kim Anderson
Sarah Blackwell
David Dornan
Description
Report is in response to concerns from urban front-line workers and a need for Aboriginal-specific research related to child poverty.
Urban First Nations People Without Homes in Saskatchewan: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Description
Focuses on Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Regina. Uses data from the 1996 Statistics Canada census survey and information gathered from interviews. Profiles homeless and identifies available resources, gaps in services, and barriers to access.
The Urban Indian Experience in America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Donald L. Fixico
[Urban Indian Reserves: Forging New Relationships in Saskatchewan]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allison M. Williams
Native Studies Review, vol. 13, no. 2, 2000, pp. 126-127
Description
Book review of: Urban Indian Reserves edited by F. Laurie Barron and Joseph Garcea.
Urban Indigenous Cultural Productions in Quebec: Vital Connections to Cultural Reconstruction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stéphane Guimont Marceau
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Véronique Audet
Marie-Josée Parent
Mélanie Lumsden ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 89-97
Description
Results of research conducted through 49 one-on-one interviews and 10 sharing circles.
The Urban Indigenous Health Research Gathering: A Report Documenting a Gathering Hosted In Winnipeg, Manitoba on Urban Indigenous Research Engagement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darrien Morton
Description
Brief discussion of ten areas which have been underdeveloped in the urban context: consultation, community access and decision-making; community ethical review; intellectual property rights and data management, data gathering, storytelling and consent-seeking; capacity building and mentorship; nurturing authentic research relationships; multi-sited and multi-jurisdictional research; and self-determination, sovereignty and community empowerment.
Urban Indigenous Mental Wellness: Cities, Cultures, and Belonging
Theses
Author/Creator
Emma Cruddas
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2019.
Urban Indigenous People: Not Just Passing Through
Alternate Title
Urban Indigenous People: 2019 Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary reasons for migration to urban centres, the lack recognition of an urban presence based on the belief that identity and cities are incompatible because Indigeneity is solely defined by a relationship to the land, and how this attitude, coupled with government policy, has resulted in the lack of culturally appropriate supports and services available.
Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing: The Next Step
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel J. Brant
Catherine Irwin-Gibson
Description
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.
US Imperialism and the Problem of “Culture” in Indigenous Politics: Towards Indigenous Internationalist Feminism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie K. Yazzie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 95-118
Description
Uses cases studies from Nicaragua and South Africa to compare colonization and imperialistic practices and how these experiences helped with the formation of what the author describes as Indigenous internationalist feminism.
The Use of Technology to Improve Health Care to Saskatchewan's First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
I. Khan
N. Ndubuka
K. Stewart
V. McKinney
I. Mendez
Canada Communicable Disease Report, vol. 43, no. 6, Indigenous Health, June 1, 2017, pp. 120-124
Description
Includes discussion of pilot projects, literature review, and results of consultations with staff from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and physicians serving in northern communities.
A User's Guide to 1981 Census Data on Ethnic Origin
E-Books
Author/Creator
Walton O. Boxhill
Value and Compensation: Subsistence Production in the Dene Economy, Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Shirleen Smith
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1986.
Values of Urban Aboriginal Parents: Food Before Thought
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Nelson
Heather Allison
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 47, no. 1, 2000, pp. 28-40
Description
Qualitative study involving five urban-dwelling families with children between the ages of 18 months and 25 years. Set of values were, in order of importance, parenting, education, culture, family and community, socio-economics, impact of history, and health care and disability.
Vancouver Homeless Count 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Homelessness Services Association of BC
BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Urban Matters CCC
Description
A total of 495 survey respondents were Indigenous, representing 39% of the population, and proportion was higher for unsheltered (46%) than sheltered (34%). Snapshot was taken March 13, 2019.
Variability in Historic Norton Bay Subsistence and Settlement
Theses
Author/Creator
William L. Sheppard
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 1986.
Various Shades of Red: Diversity Within Canada's Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora J. Voyageur
Brian Calliou
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal People, 2000/2001, pp. 109-124
Description
Discusses the legal, social and cultural differences between Indigenous groups in Canada.
Village Education: An Asset or Disadvantage?
Theses
Author/Creator
Stormy R. Chadbourne
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2000.
A Vision to Serve the Community: A Grounded Theory Approach Examining Educational Persistence among American Indian Graduate Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Karla D. Bird
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 2017.
Voices of the File Hills Farm Colony
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheyanne Marie Irene Desnomie
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2017.
Voices of Youth: How Indigenous Young People in Urban Ontario Experience Plans of Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brittany Madigan
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 34-48
Description
Looks at the plan of care structure, what is important to the child, and the importance of a good relationship with the worker.
Vulnerability of Subsistence Systems Due to Social and Environmental Change: A Case Study in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer
Melinda Laituri
Maggie Massey
Elli Matkin
Ryan Toohey ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 258-272
Description
Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.
Wac’inyeya: Hope among American Indian Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline S. Gray
Lisa Schrader
Devon S. Isaacs
Megan K. Smith
Naomi M. Bender
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
Description
Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
"Wâhkôhtowin: The Governance of Good Community-Academic Research Relations to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca J. Gokiert
Noreen D. Willows
Rebecca Georgis
Heather Stringer
Alexander Research Committee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses experience of researchers that apply community based research practices (CBPR) with First Nations people in a Canadian community.
Wainwright, Alaska: The Making of Inupiaq Cultural Continuity in a Time of Change, Volumes One and Two
Theses
Author/Creator
Harry Heathcote Luton
Description
American Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Michigan, 1986.
Waiting for Trees to Grow: The Dao and Resource Conflicts in Ba Vi National Park
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tran Thi Lanh
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 48-55
Description
Article discusses conflicts that have arisen from community relocation and conflicting priorities between the national government and local villagers.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
The Waiting Game: Exploring the Lived Experiences of First Nations Who Are Waiting for Housing to Determine Appropriate Policy and Planning Directions
Theses
Author/Creator
Catriona Moggach
Description
Urban Development Thesis (MPl)--Ryerson University, 2017.
Waka Hourua, ko au, ko koe, ko tātou Māori Suicide Prevention Community Programme
Alternate Title
Waka Hourua, ko au, ko koe, ko tatou Maori Suicide Prevention Community Programme
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Baker
Tio Sewell
Tyler Morris
Kahu McClintock
Angus Elkington
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 32-40
Description
Chronicles development and discusses key features of the initiative.