Gathering, Telling, Preparing the Stories: A Vehicle for Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Starks
Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi
M. Jenise Comer
Carmen Ortiz-Hendricks
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Summarizes lessons learnt from a project that facilitated the discussion on issues of survival in the academy and social work programs; and discusses experiences of personal and collective healing.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Gendered Wage Gap Even More Pronounced for Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L.A. (Lisa) Lambert
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 5-7
Description
Discusses wage disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women and men.
Generating Social Capital in First Nations: Learning from the USIC Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gayle Broad
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 42-54
Description
Presents research from Understanding the Strengths of Indigenous Communities project which focused on strengths of the First Nation communities and the processes used to develop that strength from a holistic approach .
Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chidi Oguamanam
Timothy J. Hodges
Jock R. Langford
Roger Hunka
Joshua Nichols … Peter W. B. Phillips
Stuart J. Smyth .. [et al.]
A Genocidal Legacy: A Case Study of Cultural Survival in Northwestern California
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee L. VanHavermaat-Snyder
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Chico, 2017.
Gerald Vizenor's Transnational Aesthetics in Blue Ravens
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danne Jobin
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 33-55
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author explores Vizenor’s use of trickster tropes and transnational narrative to explore different expressions of Indigenous identity and how it adapts to and is affected by sites solidarity and sovereignty.
Getting the Indians Out of Town: Race and Space in Victoria's History
Alternate Title
City TalksLecture
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Description
Scholar, teacher and historian looks at the mystery of the vanishing Aboriginals and how colonialism affected Indigenous space in urbanizing Victoria.
Duration: 1:17:58
Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion and American Indian Ethnogenesis in the Nineteenth Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Hendrika H. Beaulieu
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 154-157
Description
Book review of: Ghost Dances and Identity: Prophetic Religion and American Indian Ethnogenesis in the Nineteenth Century by Gregory E. Smoak.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers [Volume 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes terms such as greetings, health phrases, community terms, people, and leaders.
Volume II.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers Volume II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes greetings, anatomical terms, pain scale, and health phrases.
Volume 1.
A Glimmer of Hope: A Review of Recent Works on the Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Society
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Glimpses into the Laws and Governance of the Historic Métis Nation
Alternate Title
McKercher LLP Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2022
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Prominent Métis lawyer and author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation discusses the history of Métis law-making and diplomacy.
Duration: 38:34.
Global Indigeneities Views From Near and Far
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linc Kesler
Larry Grant
Coll Thrush
Neil Safier
Shaunee Casavant
Nika Collison
Tirso Gonzaez
Sheryl Lightfoot
Description
Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41.
Duration: 2:24:18.
Global Indigenous Health: An Opportunity for Canadian Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Reading
Danielle Perron
Namaste Marsden
Robynne Edgar
Description
Comments on the health disparities and inequities suffered by Indigenous peoples.
Global Transitions: Implications for a Regional Social Work Agenda
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mason Durie
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Discusses the challenges facing the social work profession.
Gold on Haida Gwaii: The First Prospects, 1849-53
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 15-42
Description
Looks at the role played by the First Nation in the discovery of gold and their interactions with those who came to exploit the resource.
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource2
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Grounding Curriculum and Pedagogies in Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge System
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ward
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Growing Our Children Up Strong and Deadly: Healing for Children and Young People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Looks at developing new approaches to the healing needs of children.
Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlie Gurski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
A Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function: Poems and Paintings
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 121-125
Description
Book reveiw of: A Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function by Eric Gansworth.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 121.
A Handful of Sand: The Gurindji Struggle, After the Walk-Off
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Annemarie McLaren
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 115-116
Description
Book review of: A Handful of Sand by Charlie Russell Ward.
‘The happiest time of my life …’: Emotive Visitor Books and Early Mission Tourism to Victoria’s Aboriginal Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikita Vanderbyl
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 95-120
Description
Article looks at mission guest books from Indigenous reservations in Victoria, Australia in order to examine the mind set and fixations of visitors participating in mission tourism in the region.
The Haudenosaunee Flag Raising: Cultural Symbols and Intercultural Contact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie J. Waterman
Philip P. Arnold
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 125-144
Description
Provides a brief overview of the Haudenosaunee, the Onondaga Nation and the schools involved in the flag raising.
A Haven from Racism? Canadians Imagine Interracial Adoption
Alternate Title
Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States
Wanted Kids? Institutions, Fostering, and Adoption
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Karen Dubinsky
Description
Argues that the issue is much more complex than the binaries of "kidnap" versus "rescue" would indicate.
Introduction and chapter one from: Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States edited by Mona Gleason, Tamara Myers, Leslie Paris, and Veronica Strong-Boag.
"He's Won, But He's Lost It": Applying a Samoa Gender Lens to Education Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
Healing Racism in Canadian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 46, November 20, 2017, pp. e1408-e1409
Description
Highlights Saskatoon Health Region's external review into allegations of Indigenous women being coerced into having tubal ligations, and the interim report on the death of Brian Sinclair, who was ignored for 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency department.
Healing the Soul Wound in Flight and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alternate Title
Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jan Johnson
Description
Examines the theme of historical trauma in Sherman Alexie's novels.
Table of contents and chapter from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Health Advocacy: Counting the Costs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Dyall
Maria Marama
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 190-204
Description
Comments on the discrimination faced by the Indigenous population of New Zealand within the health services.
Health and Health Care of Alaska Native Older Adults
Alternate Title
Ethno Med
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathleen Graves
Rosellen Rosich
Melen McBride
George Charles
James LaBelle
Description
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication and assessment, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies.
Health and Health Care of American Indian Older Adults
Alternate Title
Ethno Med
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Levanne Hendrix
Description
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication, assessment, and delivery of care, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies, and learning activities.
Health and Health Care of Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Older Adults
Alternate Title
Ethno Med
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marjorie K. Mau
Description
Curriculum module designed for health care providers discusses demographics, patterns of health risk, and cultural competency in assessment and treatment.
Health Care Experiences Of Indigenous People Living With Type 2 Diabetes In Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen M. Jacklin Rita I. Henderson
Michael E. Green
Leah M. Walker
Betty Calam
Lynden J. Crowshoe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 3, January 23, 2017, pp. 106-112
Description
Study findings indicate that health care relationships can be repaired when medical practitioners demonstrate empathy, humility and patience.
Health Literacy in Action: Kaupapa Māori Evaluation of a Cardiovascular Disease Medications Health Literacy Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teah Carlson
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Tim McCreanor
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, June 2019, pp. 101-110
Description
Article summarizes data collected in a Māori evaluation of a Cardiovascular Disease Medications Health Literacy Intervention. Groups findings into three key themes: Whakaaro:fluidity of understanding, building patient knowledge and relationships; Tūrangatira: presence; Whanaungatanga: building relationships.
Hegemony Contests: Challenging the Notion of a Singular Canadian Hockey Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristi A. Allain
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 49, no. 4, 2019, pp. 511-529
Description
Examines the ways that various minorities use hockey to create a sense of nationalism and how it differs for majority of Canadians. Francophone and Indigenous communities are discussed.
Heritagization of Tamu Music: From Lived Culture to Heritage to be Safe-guarded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirkko Moisala
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 321-329
Description
Article examines the process and effects of the heritagization of Tamu (Nepal) music; considers some of the dynamics of the cross-cultural relationships between different Indigenous and colonizing groups within Nepal and the push to safeguard intangible culture.
Hidden No Longer: Genocide in Canada, Past and Present
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin D. Annett
Description
Updated new edition of Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, 3rd edition.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
Historical Timeline: From 1700s to the Present
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Lists events which took place in British Columbia from 1722 to the present.
Historical Trauma, Race-based Trauma and Resilience of Indigenous Peoples: A Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Fast
Delphine Collin-Vézina
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.
History and Legacy of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Education for Reconciliation: ARPDC
Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Foundational Knowledge: Conversation Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
Description
Brief overview of the intent behind establishing the schools and how students' experienced life within them.
History and Politics of the 'New Relationship'
Theses
Author/Creator
John Conor Donaldson
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
The History of Federal Indian Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Miller
Description
A short history of the policies between European countries, and later the United States government and tribal governments.
History of Métis Lands in Alberta
Alternate Title
An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
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.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
History of the Ojibway People: Its History and Construction
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Linda Robyn
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.
History through a Native Lens
Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters
Description
Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.