First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 126-136
Description
Outlines various responses to trauma and race-based traumatic stress suffered by Indigenous peoples as a result of government policies geared towards assimilation, and discusses how self-governed nations with connection to culture and spirituality can result in better outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Tara Joly
Almer Waniandy
Description
Two presentations: "An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis" and "The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta" followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:16:26.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 259-261
Description
Book review of: History of the Ojibway People: Its History and Construction by William W. Warren, edited and annotated with an introduction by Theresa Schenck.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 33-43
Description
Describes relationship-building process which led to the creation of the Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning gallery at the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre in Prince George, BC. The gallery, a collaboration between the city and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, received a Governor General's Award in Community Programming. The Gallery “serves as a model for how Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities can work together to reclaim traditional spaces, protect cultural assets, and promote a greater understanding and respect for Indigenous history and experiences.”
Comments on the negative stereotype portrayal given to Native Americans in films.
Senior Thesis completed towards an undergraduate degree in Political Science--University of New England, 2014.
Honoring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University nuhelot’įnethaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Description
Information arranged under eight themes: spirituality, ceremony and culture; relationships; ethical space; identity, lived experience and knowing; circles; protocol and policy; lifelong learning; and becoming an ally.
Looks at the key tools for working on horizontal outcome focused projects; at conducting a document analysis of the legislation, policies and practices related to each tool; and developing a framework and implementation strategy to identify how the horizontal tools could be applied to produce integrated services in support of First Nations community development.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 427-453
Description
Using the United Nations’ 1948 definition of genocide and the framework of settler colonialism as lenses, author examines the 1779 efforts of George Washington and the other military men he enlisted (Generals John Sullivan, James Clinton, Horatio Gates; Colonels Daniel Brodhead and Goose van Schaick) to “annihilate the Haudenosaunee” in order to clear lands for settler occupation.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 354-364
Description
Examines the complexity of identity and community belonging in the context of the Indian Act, colonial influence, Indigenous kinship systems, contemporary spaces, and the 2016 revision of Kahnawà:ke Law on Membership regarding adoption.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2019, pp. 135-167
Description
Describes the minimum blood quantum requirement for tribal membership, the history of its implementation, and how it originated with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI); argues that blood quantum is a bureaucratic tool rather than a genuine measure of Indigeneity.
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 82, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 313-336
Description
Documents the role of Danish painter and traveler, Emilie Demant (later Demant Hatt) who encouraged Johan Turi to write the narratives and provides explanations of Sámi culture and beliefs.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 77-92
Description
Uses the work of the self-proclaimed Osage artist to discuss the way that American culture's definition of "Indianness" allowed her to achieve success but created barriers for other Indigenous female artists.
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 4
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the fourth of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Saskatoon.
In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. In this Lecture Talaga focuses specifically on healthcare and the disparity in the quality of care available to Indigenous peoples.
Duration: 53:59
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, April 2018, p. Article 7
Description
Argues that Western governments are faced with two choices: meaningful engagement with the principle free, prior and informed consent or facing large-scale shutdowns from alliances of Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and concerned citizens.
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 28, no. 2/3, Spring, 2010, pp. 63-70
Description
Using the photovoice approach with twelve Aboriginal breast cancer survivors in Saskatchewan to argue the need for more research on the effects of race, gender, and class on cancer care and experiences.
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 217-225
Description
Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 27-46
Description
Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses five open-ended focus group discussions to examine the issue of suicide in Sámi communities; participants identified 6 themes relating suicide in Sámi communities: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care” , “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem.”
L’iliviaq revient à Gjoa Haven : Interroger les objets de la collection Roal Amudsen du Centre Nattilik Heritage Tone Wang
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tone Wang
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 161-178
Description
Author examines the repatriation of an artifact from the Roald Amundsen/Gjoa Haven Collection held at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway to the Nattilik Heritage Centre in Gjoa Haven.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 326-332
Description
Examines the nuances of adoption into Aboriginal communities within the frameworks of Nêhiyaw (Cree) law, and wahkotowin (laws of kinship). Discusses how a lack of knowledge on the part of the adoptee can lead to appropriation and extraction of Indigenous knowledge.
An overview of initiatives for Aboriginal and Northern communities under Canada’s Economic Action Plan with the inclusion of two community investment impact studies conducted in the spring and summer of 2010.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.