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.
New Histories for Old: Changing Perspectives on Canada's Native Pasts
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jarvis Brownlie
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 294-296
Description
Book review of: New Histories for Old: Changing Perspectives on Canada's Native Pasts edited by Ted Binnema and Susan Neylan.
Scroll to page 294 to read review.
News Reporting on Aboriginal Child Welfare: Discourses of White Guilt, Reverse Racism, and Failed Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Canadian Social Work Review , vol. 26, no. 1, 2009, pp. 25-41
Description
Compares coverage of the deaths of two children, one Aboriginal and one non-Aboriginal. Four newspapers were surveyed: Globe and Mail, National Post, Winnipeg Free Press and Telegram (St. John's).
Nez Perce Country
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James Thull
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Book review of: Nez Perce Country by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
The Nez Perces in the Indian Territory: Nimiipuu Survival
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Marshall
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 324-325
Description
Book review of: The Nez Perces in the Indian Territory by J. Diane Pearson.
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.
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners: Study Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dixie Shilling
Adele Finney
Description
Guide for the DVD Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners. This Study Guide raises awareness within the membership of the Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Churches so no one can ever say "I never knew" and so that every residential school survivor can get a chance to tell their story.
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Lesson Plan.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Shorter Version]
Alternate Title
A young Cree man's death raised disturbing questions of racism in our legal system
CBC Docs POV
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A shorter version of the documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooting of Cree man Colton Boushie.
Duration: 44:03
Related Material:
Full Version
No More Stolen Sisters: The Need For A Comprehensive Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Looks at racism and marginalization of Indigenous women and lack of access to services and support to get away from violence.
The Nomadic Pastoralists of Burkina Faso
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Issa Diallo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 48-53
Description
Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
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 Entrepreneurship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Walker
Description
Examines economic, social and environmental entrepreneurship in the North for small to medium-sized businesses.
The Northern Entrepreneurship Workshop Proceedings and Report: Fostering Entrepreneurship in the North
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carolee Buckler
Audra Krueger
Greg Poelzer
Laura Normand
Description
Discusses key issues and concerns from the workshop regarding northern entrepreneurship, and looks at the development of an entrepreneurial program.
Notes on Contemporary Indian Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fedora Giordano
RSA Journal, no. 20, 2009, pp. [47]-62
Description
Reflects on legislation recognizing American Indians and discusses the politics of identity.
Nurturing Our Garden: The Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth on Engagement and Participation in Decision Making
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Matthew
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 53-58
Description
Comments on the optimism and hopefulness of Aboriginal youth despite the challenges such as poverty, discrimination and tokenization that they face.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 53.
Nurturing the Future: Filial Bonds in Select Native Canadian Writing
Theses
Author/Creator
Deepa Girotra
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Himachal Pradesh University, 2009.
Focuses on Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever and Ravensong, and Beatrice C. Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree and In the Shadow of Evil.
Obama's Inclusive Approach Lesson for Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, January 23, 2009, p. A9
Description
Comments on how social change, improved living conditions, health services and education can become signs of inclusion by Indigenous peoples.
Of What a House Can Do: Notes on Houses as Agents in Social Change and Religious Transformation in the Contemporary Inuit Community of Qikiqtarjuaq
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Nicole Stuckenberger
Description
Comments on the combination of materiality and spiritual essence of Inuit objects and the integration of Western models of living into tradition Inuit ways.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
On Thin Ice: The Inuit, the State, and the Challenge of Arctic Sovereignty
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barry Scott Zellen
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 Native Life
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sean Carleton
BC Studies, no. 162, The British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1910-2010, Summer, 2009, pp. 208-209
Description
Book review of: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 208.
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.
Ontological Destruction: Genocide and Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
Genocide Studies and Prevention, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 81-97
Description
Looks at how Aboriginal groups experienced assimilation in different ways and discusses the separation between cultural and physical forms of destruction.
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.
Open to Interpretation: Métis Histories at the Royal Alberta Museum
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Joanne Kienholz
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2009.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Ordering of Things: Narrative Geographies Of Bloody Falls And The Central Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Emilie Susanne Cameron
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2009.
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 Betrayed Wards: A Story of "Chicanery, Infidelity and the Prostitution of Trust"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. N. Wilson
Chris Willmore
Description
Originally published in 1921. This version transcribed, curated and with additions. The author was the Indian Agent for the "Blood and Peigan" Indians from 1898 to 1911.
Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]
Description
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.
Our Search For Safe Spaces: A Qualitative Study of the Role of Sexual Violence in the Lives of Aboriginal Women Living With HIV/AIDS
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
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.
“Ours from the top to the very bottom”: Seneca Land, Colonial Development, Proto-Conservation, and Resistance in the Early American Republic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Dennis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-34
Description
An exploration of Seneca's battle to their assert sovereignty over their lands in the face of challenges, historically by progressive conservatism and now by modern environmentalism.
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.
Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Description
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
Outsider Teacher/Insider Knowledge: Fostering Mohawk Cultural Competency for Non-Native Teachers
Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon Williams
Description
Education and Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rochester, 2009.
Outstanding Business: A Native Claims Policy: Specific Claims
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
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.
Parable of the Hummingbird
Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Description
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Duration: 20:53.
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Brady Boehmer
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 85-88
Description
Book review of: Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization edited by Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
Participatory Action Research: Exploring Indigenous Youth Perspectives and Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Yellowknife Dene
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2009
Description
Looks at data from a participatory action research project to identify and analyze current and future ethical needs associated with conducting psychological research with Aboriginal youth.
The Paths to Realizing Reconciliation: Indigenous Consultation in Jasper National Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason W. Johnston
Courtney W. Mason
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-27
Description
Using interviews from the Jasper Indigenous Forum (JIF) the authors examines the struggle for Indigenous representations into how their culture is presented.
Pathways for First Nation and Métis Youth in the Oil Sands
Alternate Title
CPRN Research Report ; April, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Taylor
Tracy L. Friedel
Lois Edge
Description
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
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.
Pathways & Protocols: A Filmmaker's Guide to Working with Indigenous People, Culture and Concepts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Discusses the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen.