Theses
Author/Creator
Katrin Maslona
Description
[English?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Siegen, 2011.
Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in Curriculum Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses linking local ecological knowledge and science education.
[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
Opinion: Time For A Northern University?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Barnes
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall, 2011, pp. 3-4
Description
Discusses the history and evolution of post secondary education, "North of 60" in Canada and the need for a full university to be located there.
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.
The Oral History of the 1852 Saanich Douglas Treaty: A Treaty For Peace
Theses
Author/Creator
Janice Rose Knighton
Description
Community Governance Project towards (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.
Our Babies, Our Future: Aboriginal Birth Outcomes in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Description
Examines birth data.
Our Children, Our Future, Our Vision: First Nation Jurisdiction Over First Nation Education in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
New Agenda Working Group
Chiefs of Ontario Education Coordination Unit
Description
Overview of accomplishments to date and feedback from First Nations communities concerning barriers faced for First Nation education.
Our Generation: A Study Guide
Alternate Title
Screen Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Lewis
Description
To accompany to award-winning film about violations of Aboriginal rights in Australia.
Our Health Counts Urban Aboriginal Health Database Research Project: Community Report: First Nations Adults and Children, City of Hamilton
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Leslie Cochran
Conrad Prince
Sylvia Maracle
Marilyn Morley
Sara Mayo
Trey Spiller
Bella McPherson
Description
Project gathered health information that would enhance policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
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 Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carmen L. Robertson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 203-204
Description
Book review of: "Our Indian Princess" Nancy Marie Mithlo.
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 in the Open: Elected Female Leadership in Canada's First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Voyageur
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 48, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 67-85
Description
Provides an analysis of the First Nations women who served as chiefs and councilors across Canada, and explores whether gender makes a difference in their experiences as leaders.
"Out of Many Kindreds and Tongues": Racial Identity and Rights Activism in Vancouver, 1919-1939
Theses
Author/Creator
LiLynn Wan
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicki Hallett
Gail Baikie
Description
Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2011: 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.
Overview and Methodology: 2009/2010 Nunavut Housing Needs Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Provides general information about the survey and the procedure used to conduct the survey.
Ozosunon Neighbourhood Care Program: A Program Evaluation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jackie Gagnon
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.
A Pan-Canadian Survey of E-Learning for Aboriginal High School Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Sharpe
David Philpott
Monique Bourgeois
Description
Outlines the findings of a study that explores perspectives of e-learning for Aboriginal students.
The Paradox of Native American Indian Intellectualism and Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Winona Shanley
MELUS, vol. 29, no. 3-4, Fall/Winter, 2004, pp. 273-292
Description
Reviews the idea of "the vanishing Indian" and idea of "white guilt".
Partnerships in Urban Aboriginal Housing Projects: A Theoretical Perspective: A Report for the Bridges and Foundations Project (CURA)
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Cathy Nilson
Description
Study of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and the Province of Saskatchewan gaming partnership and how the structure may apply to providing housing.
The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Saami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts
Alternate Title
The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Sami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
Joshua Wilbur
Nordic Journal of Linguistics, vol. 34, no. 3, December 2011, pp. 295-329
Description
Discusses reason for decline in Pite Sami language spoken around the Arjeplog municipality in Northern Sweden.
The Path to Homeownership: Stories from First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Real Estate Association
Description
Highlights several successful initiatives across Canada which help individuals fund the purchase, or building, of a home. Many have set up a system of band-controlled revolving funds to deal with the restrictions of the Indian Act.
Patterns and Influences of Home Ownership and Renting in Pleasant Hill: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Description
Research conducted to obtain a profile of residents and to record opinions and experiences of those who live in the neighbourhood. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Peacekeeping Initiatives in Saskatchewan: Community-based Enhancements to Engagement and Public Safety
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Peach
Description
Outlines challenges associated with First Nations Policing Programs and highlights some of the programs developed to address them.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Wall
Virgil Masayesva
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 435-453
Description
Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.
"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.
The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
p. 361
Perception of the Importance of Traditional Country Foods to the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health of Labrador Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica L. Pufall
Andria Q. Jones
Scott A. McEwen
Charlene Lyall
Andrew S. Peregrine
Victoria L. Edge
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 242-250
Description
Study gathered information through focus groups and key informants; reported that while all agreed on the various benefits of the food, there was growing concern about its safety due to environmental contamination.
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).
Perceptions of Postsecondary Education in a Northern Ontario Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Description
Theory and Policy Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2011
The Perils of Identity: Group Rights and the Politics of Intragroup Difference
E-Books
Author/Creator
Caroline Dick
'Persevere at all Costs': AIHEC Program Prepares New Generation of Leaders
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Selden
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
Discussion of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) Leadership Program aimed at preparing a new generation of senior-level leaders for tribal colleges and universities.
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.
Persistence Pays Off: Healthy Lives More Than Just a Dream to La Perouse!
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Merrison
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, May/June 2011, pp. [18-20]
Description
Looks at preventative health education and a mobile breast screening program in a small community.
Persistent Toxic Substances, Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North
Siberia and Far East (RAIPON)
Perspectives of Urban Aboriginal People with Diabetes Regarding Appropriate Health Services
Theses
Author/Creator
Gillian Tyson
Description
Community Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2004.
Perspectives on the Housing First Program with Indigenous Participants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralph Bodor
Derek Chewka
Meagan Smith-Windsor
Shari Conley
Nicole Pereira
Description
Reports the results of personal interviews with 20 program recipients and talking circles and interviews with service providers.
Pharmacists Aid in Disease Management for American Indians, Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Young
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, vol. 61, no. 22, November 15, 2004, pp. 2340-2344
Description
Discusses how chronic diseases have increased in prevalence in Aboriginal populations and affect those residents disproportionately when compared with other ethnic groups in the United States.
Photographing Pauline Johnson: Publicity Portraits of a Canadian 'Half Blood' Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Florence Ida Enns
Description
History of Art, Design and Visual Culture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2004.
Photovoice: Picturing the Health of Aboriginal Women in a Remote Northern Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Ardene Robinson Vollman
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2004, pp. 189-201
Description
Discusses research project involving Tlicho pregnant women living in the Northwest Territories who describe life in their communities through photographs and their perspective.
Physical Activity Experiences of Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-26
Description
Surveyed eight high school students for their attitudes toward physical activity. Five themes developed: unstructured participation, relationships, expense, community support, and benefits.
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.
A Piece of Me
Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jamie Attig-Blankinship
Kizzy Black
Brian Charlie
Elvis Chevrefils
Francine Cunningham
Carly Dickinson
Robin R. R. Gray
Nigel Grenier ... [et al.]
Description
Catalogue to accompany exhibition of works by youth in the Native Youth and Overly Creative Minds programs.
Revised edition.
"A Place of Awakening": The Formation of the Winnipeg Indian and Métis Friendship Centre, 1954-1964
Theses
Author/Creator
Leslie Elizabeth Macdonald Hall
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.
Place With No Dawn: A Town's Evolution and Erskine's Arctic Utopia
Alternate Title
Architecture and the Canadian Fabric
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alan Marcus
Description
[Chapter 9] in the book: Architecture and the Canadian Fabric edited by Rhodri Windsor Liscombe.
Looks at the history of the architectural design by Ralph Erskine of Resolute Bay.