Alternate Title
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ; Vol. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Volume 3 of Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Services Canada]
Description
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Community: The Aaniiih Nakoda College Demonstration Garden and Greenhouse Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manuel Morales
Scott Friskics
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, 2 17, 2019, p. [?]
Description
Describes how the project uses a variety of outreach and community education programs to promote healthier lifestyles, sustainability, and self-sufficiency among reservation residents. The demonstration garden allows community members to learn about gardening, and food preparation and preservation in a direct, hands-on way.
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Maori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ngaropi Cameron
Leonie Pihama
Jocelyn Millard
Awhina Cameron
Bry Kopu
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 105-115
Description
Research project aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide.
The Healing of American Indian/Alaska Native Men at Mid-Life
Theses
Author/Creator
Clayton John Small
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Gonzaga University, 1996.
"Hunger was never absent": How Residential School Diets Shaped Current Patterns of Diabetes among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Tracey Galloway
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 32, August 14, 2017, pp. e1043-e1045
Description
Residential school survivors tell stories of dealing with persistent hunger.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
Impact of an HIV Education Program for Youth in Southern Inuit Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madison Giles
Rebecca Schiff
James Valcour
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 49-64
Description
Summarizes a study of the effectiveness of community-based, culturally relevant, sexual education in an Inuit community in Labrador. Researchers found that overall knowledge and attitude scores increased pre- to post-questionnaire as a result of the sexual health education presentation.
Improving Kindergarten and Grade One Indigenous Students' On-Task Behavior With the Use of Movement Integration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serene Kerpan
M. Louise Humbert
Carol D. Rodgers
Alexandra L. Stoddart
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 84-107
Description
Looks at the benefits of Movement Integration, or physically activity, for young Indigenous students.
In Jesus' Name: Shattering the Silence of St. Anne's Residential School
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Susan G. Enberg
Edmund Metatawabin
Description
In documentary survivors speak about the abuses that took place at the Fort Albany Residential School. Duration: 41:47.
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taylor Daigneault
Amy Mazowita
Candida Rifkind
Camille Callison
Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, vol. 11, no. 1, Summer, 2019, pp. i-xxxvi
Description
Focuses on material with self-identified Indigenous creators and publishers published as of March 2019. Divided into anthologies, series, and individual works.
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organisation: Are There Wider Inferences?
Alternate Title
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organization: Are There Wider Inferences?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon K. Chirgwin
Adrienne Farago
Heather d'Antione
Trish Nagle
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Interviews current and past staff to identify positive and negative things that impacted their work life.
Indigenous Health Primer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Health Writing Group of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon
Indigenous Health Values and Principles Statement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Health Writing Group of the Royal College
Description
Documents the competencies required for improved Indigenous health outcomes in each of the CanMEDS (a framework for improving patient care through enhanced physician training) roles: medical expert, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional.
2nd edition.
Indigenous (Her)oes and their Healing Work: Ending Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Kennedy
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2019.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Indigenous Research Methodology and the Indigenous Academic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Satoru Nakagawa
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 95-115
Description
Contrasts Indigenous and Western approaches to research in colonized communities. Stresses the need for research being done in Indigenous communities to serve Indigenous people. Highlights the importance of self-awareness on the part of the researcher and a commitment to community service.
Indigenous Student Matriculation into Medical School: Policy and Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Sadler
Marjorie Johnson
Candace Brunette
Lorne Gula
Mary Ann Kennard ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-15
Description
Looks at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (SSMD) continued policy and process revisions for making access easier for Indigenous students.
Indigenous Wellbeing in University Spaces: Experiences of Indigenous Students at the Australian National University
Theses
Author/Creator
Maeve Powell
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--Arctic University of Norway, 2017.
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Integrated Learning in a Drug and Alcohol University Degree for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults: A Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
KS Kylie Lee
Michelle Harrison
Scott Wilson
Warren Miller
Jimmy Perry
Katherine M. Conigrave
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, 03 2019, pp. 44-51
Description
Article reflects on the experience of providing a graduate diploma in Indigenous health and substance use, designed and delivered specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mature-aged front-line service providers.
International Indigenous Training Course on Community Injury Prevention
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Sexton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 37-39
Description
Approaches the topic of injury as a public health problem by looking at risk factors, interventions, planing of programs and implementation and evaluation.
Invitations to Dignity and Well-being: Cultural Safety Through Indigenous Pedagogy, Witnessing and Giving Back!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Richardson
Jeannie Carriere
Vicky Boldo
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 190-195
Description
Overview of training course given by the authors to children and youth mental health practitioners.
Issues in the North, vol. 1
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 40
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lyle Longclaws
Donna Martin
David Gregory
Betty Thomlinson
Nellie Erickson ... [et al.]
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
Killing the Indian in the Child: Materialities of Death and Political Formations of Life in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Bryanne Huston Young
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Joseph LeBlanc
Kristin Burnett
François Haman ... [et al.]
The Many Challenges of Increasing Indigenous Faculty at Medical Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Glauser
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 37, September 16, 2019, pp. E1036-E1037
Description
Explores some of the barriers to increasing the number of Indigenous Instructors in medical schools in Canada, including: hiring biases, a desire on the part of doctors to remain working in underserved communities, and a fear of ongoing discrimination.
Māori Health Disability Statistical Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Himona
Natalie Talamaivao
Li-Chia Yeh
Kirk Paterson
Description
Statistics from the 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2013 Stats NZ Disability Surveys.
Māori Nurses' Experiences of the Nursing Entry to Practice Transition Programme
Alternate Title
Maori Nurses' Experiences of the Nursing Entry to Practice Transition Programme
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Foxall
Rachel Forrest
Salome Meyer
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 246-255
Description
Discusses themes which emerged under work environment and experiences in the program categories.
Milestone for Aboriginal Mental Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhona Kenyon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, p. 16
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Training Program and recent graduates.
Mobilising Kanak Communities and Cultures in the Struggle Against AIDS
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bill Leslie
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 23-25
Description
Looks at bringing attention to HIV/AIDS in fourteen community centres by training a network of community-based information personal to help out.
Models of Excellence in Indigenous Community Health: Part Four: Tennant Creek
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Island Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 5, September/October 1996, pp. 6-16
Description
Looks at a successful implementation of alcohol restrictions and cooperation between individuals and organizations.
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.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
"Our Healing Starts with Our Women": Wolamsotuwakonol of the Indian Residential School Experience
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda E. Reid
Description
Nursing Thesis (MN)--University of New Brunswick, 2019.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Personal Impact of Residential School Experiences on First Nations People
Theses
Author/Creator
Yvonne Lucienne Halkow
Description
Family Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1996.
A Place Where It Feels Like Home: The Story of Tina Fontaine
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daphne Penrose
Description
Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth's report on the investigation into several service agencies' involvement with a troubled teen who was eventually found murdered.
Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
Predictive and Concurrent Validity of the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire Among American Indian Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen M. Keane
Rhonda Wiegman Dick
Donald W. Bechtold
Spero M. Manson
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 24, no. 6, 1996, pp. 735-747
Description
Contends that the questionnaire is an effective screener for suicide risk.
Predictors of Problem Behaviours in the Student Population Served by the Saskatoon Tribal Council
Theses
Author/Creator
David Brian Mykota
Description
Education of Exceptional Children (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1996.