Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern series ; 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bruce Clark
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Rights and the 21st Century: The Making of Red Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Frideres
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 1-7
Description
Introduction to themed issue on changes to cross-cultural relations over the last decade and the societal structure Aboriginal people operate in.
Native Writers Resisting Colonizing Practices in Canadian Historiography and Literature
Alternate Title
Native Writers Resisting Colonizing Practices in Canadian Historiography & Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Emma LaRocque
p. 337
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Nature-Based Tourism and Sustainability in the Beaufort-Delta Region, N.W.T: An Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Wolfram H. Dressler
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, 1999.
Need Not Greed: The Lubicon Lake Cree Band Land Claim in Historical Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Darlene Abreu Fereira
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1990.
Negotiating the Treaty Polity: Gender, Race and the Transformation of Wisconsin from Indian Country into an American State, 1776-1854
Theses
Author/Creator
Bethel Saler
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
Neither Citizen Nor Nation: Urban Aboriginal (In)Visibility and Co-Production in a Small Southern Alberta City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.
“Neoliberal Apartheid”: Challenges for Decolonization from South Africa to Palestine (An Interview with Andy Clarno)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandni Desai
Andy Clarno
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 96-98
Description
Author of Neoliberal Apartheid discusses commonalities between two states, including the patterns of extreme inequality, racialized poverty and advanced securitization which are symptomatic neoliberal regimes.
Neoliberalism and the Evolution of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Blair Bellerose
Description
Urban Studies Thesis (M.Urb)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
A Network Approach to Policy Framing: A Case Study of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Browne
Evelyne de Leeuw
Deborah Gleeson
Karen Adams
Petah Atkinson
Rick Hayes
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 10-18
Description
Comments on the health inequalities between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the non-Indigenous population.
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
'A New Mexican Rebecca': Imaging Pueblo Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara A. Babcock
Journal of the Southwest, vol. 32, no. 4, Winter, 1990, pp. 400-437
Description
Examines the images of southwestern Native American women with pottery.
New Minister Announces Policy Shift
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen LaRose
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 6, October 1999, p. 3
Description
Aboriginal leaders at the 1999 Treaty 4 commemorations in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan are hopeful as newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, states the time has come for federal government to move towards treaty implementation as a way of defining its relationship with First Nations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.
A New Paradigm in Canadian Indian Policy for the 1990s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally M. Weaver
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 8-19
Description
Looks at new paradigm regarding emerging issues and the resulting turmoil and political actions taken by the Aboriginal people.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Nineteenth Century Women and Reform: The Women's National Indian Association
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Sherer Mathes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 1-18
Description
Article examines the role that was played in the formation of Indian Policy in the United States by the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA). Describes the influence of evangelical Christianity, the Protestant ethic, and Victorian ideals of womanhood in this organization.
The Nishga and the Fur Trade, 1834-1842
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Palmer Patterson
Native Studies Review , vol. 6, no. 1, 1990, pp. 67-82
Description
Explores Nishga-European contact from the perspective of land-based fur trade centred at Fort Simpson.
No Turning Back: A True Account of a Hopi Indian Girl's Struggle to Bridge the Gap Between the World of Her People and the World of the White Man
E-Books
Author/Creator
Polingaysi Qoyawayma (Elizabeth Q. White)
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Northern Periphery: Long-Term Inuit-European and -Euroamerican Intersocietal Interaction in the Central Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Donald S. Johnson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1999.
Northern Resident Helps Bridge the Gap Between Cultures
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 16 s
Description
Brief profile of Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in the Heritage and Spirituality category. Mitiarjuk is a Nunavik storyteller and teacher of Inuit culture, history, language and traditional knowledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.36.
The Northern Taboo: Research on Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scot Wortley
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 41, no. 2, April 1999, pp. [261]-265
Description
Reviews arguments and motivations both for and against the gathering of statistics which relate crime to racial groups and outlines several policy options which could contribute to a resolution of the controversy.
“Not Exactly Like Heaven”: Theological Imperialism
in The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laird Christensen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1999, pp. [2]-16
Description
Discussion of the historical novel's treatment of the disruption of Salish belief systems and social / family structures due to the impact of Christianity after contact.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Notes For an Opening Address at the Building the Momentum Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Description
Advocates implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Building the Momentum conference.
Off-Reservation Boarding High School Teachers: How Are They Perceived by Former American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Chavis
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
Description
Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
Ojibway Chiefs: Portraits of Anishinaabe Leadership
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Diedrich
Okiskinahamakewak: Aboriginal Teachers in Saskatchewan's Publicly Funded Schools: Responding to the Flux: Final Report, October 31, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Description
Study found expectation was that racial identity alone would make for effective teachers who can solve problems and eradicate racism.
On Medicine Women and White Shame-Ans: New Age Native Americanism and Commodity Fetishism as Pop Culture Feminism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura E. Donaldson
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 24, no. 3, Spring, 1999, pp. 677-696
Description
Discussion of the misappropriation of Native American spiritual traditions by non-Natives.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
One Generation from Extinction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, pp. 10-15
Description
Discussion on the death of tribal languages.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Organization of American States "Consultation" on Draft Declaration on Indigenous Rights Raises Questions About Nature of Indigenous Rights in the Americas
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Description
Describes the OAS meeting of October, 1999 that provided for the participation and feedback on the Draft, of any citizen group including Indigenous representatives.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
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 Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
"A Parcel of Whelps": Alexander Mackenzie among the Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Parker Duchemin
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 49-74
Description
Discussion on Mackenzie's encounters with the Indians, and his attempts to describe and classify their various cultures.
Pastoral Power, Governmentality and Cultures of Cultures of Order in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn A Blake
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, vol. 24, no. 1, April 1999, pp. 79-93
Description
Author argues that there were two different visions of power that existed in regard to Aboriginal governance in the 19th century.
Pathways for Indigenous Learners: Collaborating across Aboriginal Institutes, Colleges and Universities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning
Description
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.
Peacemaking: An Adaptive Mediation Model for Young Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Maureen Timmins
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Western Ontario, 1999.
Peacemaking Circles: Principles for Introduction and Design of Peacemaking Circles
Theses
Author/Creator
Barry D. Stuart
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1999.
"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 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.
Peter Gzowski Interviews Thomas King on Green Grass, Running Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Gzowski
Thomas King
Canadian Literature, no. 161-162, On Thomas King, Summer/Autumn, 1999, pp. 65-76
Description
Originally broadcast on "Morningside," CBC Radio, 5 April 1993.
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.