Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
American Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 479-491
Description
Book reviews of:
Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America by Eva Marie Garroutte.
Who Owns Native Culture? by Michael Brown.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opportunities For Co-operative Provision in Rural , Remote and Northern Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shannon Rohan
Description
Discusses new approach for supplying health care services to rural, remote and northern Aboriginal communities.
Opportunities, Impediments and Capacity Building For Enterprise Development by Australian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis H. Evans
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 44-55
Description
Discusses the challenges present in order to overcome the social, economic and health deficits that exist in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Our Blood is Sweet: The Wampum Belt Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Jacobs
Nancy Gibson
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 59-72
Description
Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Out of Davis Inlet
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Pfeiff
Canadian Geographic, vol. 123, no. 1, January-February 2003, p. 43
Description
Mushuau Innu hopeful that improved living conditions at new townsite of Namashish, which they helped design, will have positive effects on their community.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2007: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Parental Values and Ethnic Identity in Indigenous Sami Families: A Qualitative Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cecilie Javo
Richard Alapack
Sona Heyerdahl
John A. Rønning
Family Process, vol. 42, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 151-164
Description
Examines child-rearing customs and child-behavior issues in Sami and Norwegian populations in northern Norway.
Participatory Research and the Empowerment of Women: Supporting Women's Practical and Emotional Needs in a Canadian Rural Aboriginal Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Dullea
Description
[Social Work] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Warwick, 2003.
Particulate Matter and Gaseous Contaminants in Indoor Environments in an Isolated Northern Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Guggisberg
Patrick A. Hessel
Dennis Michaelchuk
Martin Atiemo
Dip Th
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 2, 2003, pp. 120-129
Description
Report recommends that measures should be taken to reduce indoor smoke exposure in order to achieve better health outcomes.
Partners Team Up to Train Chemical Technicians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 26
Description
Reports on a group of Aboriginal students, from northern Saskatchewan, that are taking part in a program that allows them to take the first year of a two-year chemical technology course without having to leave the North.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
'Patriarchal Colonialism' and Indigenism: Implications for Native Feminist Spirituality and Native Womanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. A. Jaimes-Guerrero
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, [Special Issue: Indigenous Women in the Americas], Spring, 2003, pp. 58-69
Description
Looks at the role of women under traditional communalism, the impact of colonialism and directions for the future.
People of the Rivermouth: The Joborr Texts of Frank Gurrmanamana
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Carment
Aboriginal History , vol. 27, 2003, pp. 258-259
Description
Book review of: People of the Rivermouth by Frank Gurrmanamana, Les Hiatt and Kim McKenzie with Betty Ngurrabangurraba, Betty Meehan and Rhy Jones.
Review located by scrolling to page 258.
People of the Robin: The Tsimshian of Kitsumkalum: A Resource Book for the Kitsumkalum Education Committee and the Coast Mountain School District 82 (Terrace)
Alternate Title
Solstice Series ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Andrew McDonald
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
Perceived Community Environment and Physical Activity Involvement in a Northern-Rural Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Kirby
Lucie Lésque
Virgina Wabano
Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activities, vol. 4, no. 63, December 4, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at relationship between walking patterns and perceptions of physical activity in Moose Factory to effectively plan and implement the Kahnawake School's Diabetes Prevention Project.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Personal Persistence, Identity Development, and Suicide: A Study of Native and Non-Native North American Adolescents
Alternate Title
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ; vol. 68, no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Christopher E. Lalonde
Bryan W. Sokol
Darcy Hallett
Description
Brief overview of findings from a set of five studies dealing with the problems which arise when youth do not have a sense self-continuity.
Synopsis of book of the same title.
Personal, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Native American Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice L. Thompson
Venita K. Wolfe
Novaline Wilson
Marla N. Pardilla
Georgia Perez
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 25, no. 3, Supplement 1 Physical Activity in Women from Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups, October 2003, pp. 53-60
Description
Detailed quantitative survey personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that influence physical activity levels.
Peru: The Camisea Project and Indigenous Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Beatriz Huertas Castillo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 28-35
Description
Article examines the social cost of oil and gas development on the Indigenous peoples in the Amazonian forests of Peru.
To access this article scroll down to page 28.
Pharmacists' Views on Indigenous Health: Is there More That can be done?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Stoneman
S.J. Taylor
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 7, 2007, pp. 1-16
Description
Views from Aboriginal health workers in New South Wales and Australia about access to and use of medications.
Pictures From My Memory: My Story as a Ngaatjatjarra Woman
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shannon Spears
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 91-92
Description
Book review of: Pictures From My Memory by Lizzie Marrkilyi Ellis.
Pimatisiwin: Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Our Time Has Come
Theses
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
Pimatisiwin: Walking in a Good Way, a Narrative Inquiry into Language as Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Isabelle Young
Description
First Nations Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.
Plain Talk 17: Role Models
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Discusses attributes of role models and provides brief biographies of some influential motivators.
Plain Talk 22: Engaging the Community
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 22
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at ways communities can organize and confront issues to allow youth to achieve their potential.
Plain Talk 9: Cultural Competency
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Explores the customs, history, values and languages that contribute to the identity and heritage of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Playing Dead: A Contemplation Concerning the Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, p. 218
Description
Book review of: Playing Dead by Rudy Wiebe.
Scroll to page 218 to read review.
Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children
Alternate Title
Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children: Speaking Notes for a Presentation to the Sub-committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities House of Com
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselmann
Description
Study on public policy involving Aboriginal people in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Policy Options Paper for an Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Strategy: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Vink
Description
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
Political and Fiscal Accountability of Band Governments
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
[Fiduciary Duty of First Nations Leaders: Political and Fiscal Political and Fiscal Accountability of Band Governments]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merle Alexander
Description
Research paper discusses statutory provisions in the Indian Act and court imposed fiduciary duties on band governments in certain circumstances.
The Political Economy of "Aboriginal Customary Law"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial Conference of the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture and the Humanities Carleton University, Ottawa, October 12-14, 2007.
The Political Economy of Aboriginal Self-Determination: The Case of the Mikisew Cree First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabrielle A. Slowey
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
The Politics of Authenticity: Aboriginal Tasmanians and Liberal Governmentality
Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Moore
pp. 31-48
Description
Presents two case studies illustrating identity politics in which Aboriginal Tasmanians are routinely immersed and then explains why and how the politics have developed.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 31.
The Politics of Identity: Who Counts as Aboriginal Today?
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Suzi Hutchings
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 83-84
Description
Book review of: The Politics of Identity by Bronwyn Carlson.
Post-Soviet Structures, Path-Dependency and Passivity in Chukotkan Coastal Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bent Nielsen
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 163-181
Description
Article examines and compares conditions during the early Soviet years and the early post Soviet era.
Potlatch and Powwow: Dynamics of Culture through Lives Lived Dancing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy J. Andrews
Jon Olney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 63-108
Description
Looks at the Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch participants' perpspectives and Nez Perce dancers' roles and experience and finds commonalities amid the differences.
The Power of Place, the Problem of Time: A Study of History and Aboriginal Collective Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2003.
Power, Powerlessness and Identity
Alternate Title
[TASA 2007 Conference Proceedings: Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons]
[TASA/SAANZ 2007]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tracey McIntosh
Description
Comments on the complexities of Maori identities.
Power Suits: Sartorial Politics in Portraits of Black Hawk, 1833–1837
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Simonsen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 336-367
Description
Discusses the significance of choosing to wear either traditional or European clothing or a combination of the two.
Powwow
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Troutman
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Spring, 2007, p. 72
Description
Book review of: Powwow edited by Clyde Ellis, Luke Eric Lassiter and Gary H. Dunham.
Powwows Remain Special Celebrations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, July 28, 2003, p. B1
Description
Reflects on traditional powwows which celebrate cultural generosity and bonding.