Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
Physician Burnout May Contribute to Racial Bias
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 34, August 26, 2019, p. E951
Description
Study interviews 3380 second-year residents for self-reported symptoms of burnout; also asks participants to rate their feelings towards black or white people, and measures unconscious bias. Findings suggest that burnout in doctors might be contributing to disparity in patient care.
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Métissage
Alternate Title
Place-Based Readings Toward Disrupting Colonized Literacies: A Metissage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Rachael Bell
Katelyn Copage
Pam Whitty
In Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 10th Anniversary Online Special Issue: Teaching in the 21st Century Intercultural/Multilingual/Multi, Autumn, 2019, pp. 39-58
Description
Authors discuss ways to teach land-based or place-based literacies and how doing so can expose settler-colonial narrative and disrupt them.
Playing Indian, between Idealization and Vilification: Seems You Have to Play Indian to be Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosy Simas
Sam Aros Mitchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 133-140
Description
Two Indigenous dancers who discuss the ongoing trend on non-Indigenous people "playing Indian" and how this trend reinforces stereotypes and could lead to the erasure of Indigenous culture over time.
Police Stops and Searches of Indigenous People in Minneapolis: The Roles of Race, Place, and Gender
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marina M. Gorsuch
Deborah T. Rho
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study examines the ratios of Indigenous people and Indigenous woman that are stopped, searched, and arrested in Minneapolis within the study period.
Pow-wow with Chief Beardy (plumes on hat) and Chief Okamesis [after] N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a pow-wow with Chief Beardy (plumes on hat) and Chief Okamesis [after] the Northwest Resistance. A group of non-Aboriginal men stand behind the Chiefs.
Preface [BC Studies, No. 57, 1983]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia: A Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 5-9
Description
Introduction to articles in special edition.
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, Argentina)
Alternate Title
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpi, Argentina)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos Salamanca
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Author discusses the results of an Indigenous development plan carried out between 2005 and 2010 in Colonia Aborigen Chaco, an Indigenous settlement originally established in 1911 as the Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, discusses the ongoing effects of colonial violence and programs of assimilation.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Quebec First Nations Information Governance Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emilie Grantham
Rachel Robinson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rachel Robinson
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of a wolf killing the pet dog when she was a child.
Racial Necrogeographies and the Making of White Space: The Life and Death of Nineteenth-Century Indigenous and Black Burial Places in Rural Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Felepchuk
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, 2019, pp. 73-87
Description
Looks at burial sites desecrated by settlers, how these acts represent an attempt to erase Indigenous and Black existence, and how these communities have pushed back by reclaiming and reconsecrating their scared places.
Racial-Settler Capitalism: Character Building and the Accumulation of Land and Labor in the Late Nineteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. K. Fong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], May 2019, pp. 25-48
Description
Using a comparative approach to the two institutions argues that their primary goal was to mold Indigenous and Black students into a labor force for U.S. racial-settler capitalism.
Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C Benoit
Jasmine Cotnam
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Saara Green
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Mixed methods research study explores how Indigenous women in two Canadian urban centers experience racism. Findings indicate that participants experience racism in ways that can be classified as individual, collective or institutional, and cultural and rage from historical events to contemporary manifestations.
Racism, Popular Culture, and the Everyday Rosebud Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 77-110
Description
Discusses the intricacies and nuances of Lakota performances of popular culture. Challenges perspectives which dismiss Indigenous engagement in contemporary culture as mimicry or assimilation, and that portray contemporaneity as opposed to indigeneity.
'A Rape of the Soul so Profound': Some Reflections on the Dispersal Policy in New South Wales
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 23-33
Description
Comments on the systematic re-distribution of Aborigines in the late 1920's and early 1930's.
Reading Bodies, Writing Blackness: Anti-/Blackness and Nineteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Literary Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Pualani Warren
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 49-72
Description
Uses the writings of historical Hawaiian leaders to analyze how they embraced their blackness to challenge settler-colonial ideology that their perceived blackness made them unfit for sovereignty. Maoli literature used includes: Prince Alexander Liholiho, Samuel Kamakau, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani.
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming the Rapids: Evaluating the Reconciliatory and Decolonial Potential of Private Land Return
Theses
Author/Creator
Courtney Vaughan
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (MA) -- Carleton University, 2019.
Reconciliation in Action: The Power of First Nation-Industry Partnerships in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Business Council of British Columbia
Indigenous Business and Investment Council
Description
Discusses specific partnerships from across British Columbia in numerous industry sectors including forestry, fisheries, renewable energy, and hospitality. Looks at how relationships were started and critical turning points that served as a catalyst for change.
Reconciliation Toolkit for Business Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Manifest Communications
Description
Discusses and recommends actions under four topics: reflection and learning, leading and transformation, inclusive workplaces, and outreach and engagement.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Vizina
Peigi Wilson
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
Alternate Title
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Wholistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Vizina
Peigi Wilson
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Reference Guide: First Nations Employment and Retention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Québec (FNHRDCQ)
Description
Collection of best practices used by companies. Provides information on context, workforce awareness, advantages to workforce diversity, employment challenges, and the elements of a successful integration strategy.
Remembering the Forgotten Minority: An Analysis of American Indian Employment Patterns in State and Local Government, 1991–2011
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie H. Hunt
Melissa A. Taylor
and Daniel “Ramon” Cox
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 31-54
Description
Study analyzes 24 years of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data (1991-2015) from eight states to examine the degree to which Indigenous people are overrepresented in the lower paying, less desirable, non-managerial, public sector positions in local and state government bureaucracies and underrepresented in the more desirable, better paying, managerial positions.
The Report of the Pennefather Commission: Indian Conditions and Administration in the Canadas in the 1850s
Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association ; 1983
Claims and Historical Research Centre ; A.53
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Description
Discusses previous commissions and reports and trends in Imperial and Colonial policies. The Pennefather findings and recommendations are analyzed under four headings: plans for departmental financing and administrative reorganization; assessment of the future of Indian reserves; inquiry into the legal status of Indian people; reform of Indian education; and evaluation of mechanism for detribalizing Indian people.
Research Practices of Indigenous Studies Scholars at the University of Arizona: An Ithaka S+R Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verónica Reyes-Escudero
Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly
Anthony Sanchez
Niamh Wallace
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Arizona interviewed 5 scholars on their research practices and the supports provided by the library. Makes several recommendations for improving supports and services in the library.
Research Support Services for the Field of the Indigenous Studies
Alternate Title
When Research is Relational
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie E. Cornelius
Michael T. Peper
Sara E. Morris
Rebecca A. Orozco
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers interviewed six Indigenous Studies scholars at Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) and the University of Kansas (KU). Report explores the four themes that surfaced--knowledge, connection, journey, and giving back—in the context of Library and Information Services (LIS).
Responses of Native American Cultural Heritage to Changes in Environmental Setting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gustavo A. Bisbal
Chas E. Jones Jr.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, December 2019, pp. 359-367
Description
Article examines the ways that Indigenous cultures reflect people’s relationships with different plants and animals in their immediate environments; explores how environmental and climate changes have affected and are affecting those relationships and how those effects are in turn reflected culturally.
"The Returned Indians": Hampton Institute and Its Indian Alumni, 1879-1893
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wilber H. Ahern
Journal of Ethnic Studies, vol. 10, no. 4, Winter, 1983, pp. 101-124
Description
Comments on the students that attended the Institute and the education they received.
The RIPPLES of Meaningful Involvement: A Framework for Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Health Policy Decision-Making
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alycia J. Fridkin
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.
The Rise and Decline of Hybrid (Métis) Societies on the Frontier of Western Canada and Southern Africa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alvin Kienetz
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 3-21
Description
Explores similarities between people of mixed races and suggests the need for more comparative studies.
The Role of Recent Newcomers to Canada in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Roxana Akhmetova
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2019.
Rooting Stories and Branching Out: Research Support Services Study for the Field of Indigenous Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tanya Ball
Anne Carr-Wiggin and Kayla Lar-Son
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) interviewed thirteen faculty members/grad students regarding library services for Indigenous studies and peoples.
Rufus Goodstriker Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rufus Goodstriker
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Rufus Goodstriker, born in 1924 on the Blood Indian Reserve and attended a residential school. He tells of the origins and significance of the transfer of Indian names, especially within his own family. He also talks about Indian medicine and the power of faith; the Indian spiritual way vs. the Western technological way;of herbs, animal spirits, sweat bath in healing etc.
Rufus Goodstriker Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rufus Goodstriker
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview where Rufus Goodstriker tells of his experiences as a boxing champion, rodeo cowboy and rodeo clown (1940s and 1950s).
Rule of Law, Settler Colonialism, and Overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Criminal Justice (Legal) System: Implementation of R. v. Gladue in Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Theses
Author/Creator
Francis Thomas Lavandier
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2019.
Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Sample consisted of 3,018 people. Questions were asked about shared understanding of history, authentic relationships, cultures and worldviews, and political, economic, and social systems.
Related material:
2019 General Population Survey: Results from a Saskatchewan-based Survey on Attitudes toward Reconciliation (Technical Report).
Sayenqueraghta: King of the Senecas
E-Books
Author/Creator
Geo[rge] S. Conover (Hy-we-saus)
"Scene of Fight" [Battle of Duck Lake]
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Duck Lake battleground, taken sometime after the fight itself. The house near where many of the Prince Albert Volunteers fell in action is clearly visible in the distance. The battleground itself is located near what is today highway # 212.
A Selective, Partially Annotated Bibliography of the Native American in American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Roger O. Rock
Description
[American Literature?] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 1983.
Self-Location and Ethical Space in Wellness Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Peltier
Louela Manankil-Rankin
Karey D McCullough
Megan Paulin
Phyllis Anderson
Kanessa Hanzlik
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 39-53
Description
Authors discuss the need for researchers to acknowledge and examine their own positionality in relation to health and wellness narratives; suggest that being mindful about the privilege implicit to the position of “researcher” is essential in working respectfully and reciprocally within the community.