Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Description
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 2, 2017, pp. 20-12
Description
Study looks at how to create culturally safe research methods for improving health equity; stresses that trust is the overarching theme fundamental to cultural safety, and that this trust is built by accommodating and engaging cultural and community practices and knowledges.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 58-75
Description
Explore Vizenor’s use of devices such as humour, code-switching, and subversion of the English language to undermine Eurocentric narratives and create agency for the characters in his writing.
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 71-82
Description
Article follows up on a small ethnographic survey conducted in 2011-2012; examines the ideas of cultural citizenship and social mobility as they are expressed by students from Greenland who are studying in Denmark.
Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 1-31
Description
Based on their 1976 survey, the authors discuss the relationship between ethnic factors of non-First Nations, including immigrants to Canada, and their perspective of First Nations peoples.
[Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada]
Description
Defines the sector, maps funding economy, identifies key issues, gives insights from focus groups, and makes recommendations. Includes five case studies: Got Bannock, Bear Clan, Indspire, Families First Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 89-100
Description
Four leaders: Maniilaq, Punginguhk, Uyagaq and Egaq and their influence on maintaining Inuit cultural patterns through creative accommodation to white contact.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 179-189
Description
Discusses how two organizations, the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH) and Northern Health, have approached incorporating Indigenous knowledge about health and wellness into their healthcare practices.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Looks at flow of foodstuffs between Hudson's Bay Company men and the James Bay Cree who lived near the Fort. Argues that traders were consistently reliant upon provisions supplied by Indigenous trappers, hunters, and fishers.
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.
Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 38, no. 1-2, April 2017, pp. 105-119
Description
Study examines the associations between culturally specific factors and current smoking off-reserve First Nations and Métis aged 15-17 years old compared to non-Indigenous Canadian youth.
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 79-80
Description
Reaction to the article The Future of the Indian Question by Nelson A. Miles. Author urges citizenship and fair-dealing for Native Americans.
Originally published in North American Review, February 1891.
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, p. 8
Description
Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".
Mr. Paulhus is of French descent, not Metis. He is married to a Metis and has lived most of his life in a Metis community in the Duck Lake/Batoche area. He gives his impression of the Riel Rebellion, the causes, the battles and views of Riel and Dumont.
Author uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore the processes of cultural hybridization and resistance and their presence in film, music, and art. Discusses how these factors can combine to preserve and revitalize traditional knowledges and cultures in the contemporary globalized world.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 18-19
Description
Book review of: From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for all Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
Several book reviews on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 18.
[This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Cameron
Description
Author writes about her experiences with racism, both as an American Indian and as a lesbian.
Excerpt from This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color edited by C. Moraga, G. Anzaldua.