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Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
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
Nursing & Indigenous Education Integration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet M. Thurston
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, vol. 5, no. 10, 2015, pp. 9-15
Description
Contends that nursing education curriculum that integrates traditional nursing with Aboriginal learning systems will benefit future diverse populations by increasing access to culturally sensitive health care workers.
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 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 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.
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
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.
Participation in Extracurricular Activities and High School Completion among Off-reserve First Nations People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, May 13, 2015, pp. 1-12
Description
Reports on predictors of high school completion by age 18 among males and females aged 18 to 24. Source for statistics is 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Partnering with Indigenous Student Co-researchers: Improving Research Processes and Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelagh K. Genius
Noreen Willows
Alexander First Nation
Cindy G. Jardine
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27838
Description
Examines high school students' participation in Photovoice project exploring food security in a First Nation community.
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.
A Primer on Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Senior Judge
[Nunavut]
Description
Designed to acquaint visiting Deputy Judges with information on prevailing socio-economic conditions.
5th edition.
The Proceedings of the Symposium: Killing California Indians: Genocide in the Gold Rush Era
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jack Norton
Brendan Lindsay
James Fenelon
George Harwood Phillips
Benjamin Madley ... [et al.]
Promising Education Interventions to Improve the Achievement of Native American Students: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dan Jesse
Judy Northup
Amanda Withington
Description
Topics include: school improvement; literacy, mathematics, and science; language and culture; behavioural and social-emotional interventions; and parent, family, and community involvement.
Promising Healing Practices for Interventions Addressing Intergenerational Trauma Among Aboriginal Youth: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
Raheem Noormohamed
Rita Isabel Henderson
Wilfreda E. Thurston
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [62]-81
Description
Comments on the recommendations for intervention found in peer-reviewed literature and "grey" sources.
Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Lucas Trout
Suzanne Rataj
Tanya Kirk
Roberta Moto ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1345277
Description
Evaluates training of intervention facilitators in Northwest Alaska to develop local capacity for early response to suicide care.
Public Health and the Sad Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Potvin
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 257-260
Description
Reports on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), one of which is a call for equity of health for Indigenous people in Canada.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Racism in Winnipeg
Alternate Title
About Canada: Poverty
In Their Own Voices: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities
Moving Forward, Giving Back: Transformative Aboriginal Adult Education
Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People’s Encounters with the Police
Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin: An Aboriginal Approach to Helping
Walking This Path Together: Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Child Welfare Practice
“Indians Wear Red”: Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Hart
Darlene Klyne
Joan Hay
Parvin Shorashi
Jim Silver ... [et al.]
Description
Excerpts from books previously published by the same publisher.
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Young Parents in School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Reindigenizing Education: Disrupting Historical Trauma at Sherman Indian High School
Theses
Author/Creator
Alyssa Marie Percell
Description
Ethnic Studies Thesis (M.A.)--San Francisco State University, 2015.
Research Report: Background for an Inuit Children and Youth Strategy for Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catalyst Research and Communication
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 57-64
Description
Provides specific suggestions for Inuit-specific service system to improve educational and health outcomes for youth in urban centres.
Residential Schools and the Effects on Indigenous Health and Well-Being in Canada: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Piotr Wilk
Alana Maltby
Martin Cooke
Public Health Reviews, vol. 38, no. 8, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Looks at the negative health effects on residential school survivors and successive generations.
RIIS from Amnesia: Uncovering the Forgotten Legacy
Alternate Title
Regina Indian Industrial School from Amnesia
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trudy Stewart
Janine Windolph
Description
Documentary about the unmarked cemetery containing remains of children who died while attending the Regina Indian Residential School.
Duration 47:10.
Second-rate Victims: The Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Peoples in the USA and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonardo Pegoraro
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2015, pp. 161-173
Description
Discuss campaigns and eugenics programs in Canada and the United States forcing thousands of Indigenous women to receive compulsory sterilization.
Shared Decision Making With Aboriginal Women Facing Health Decisions: A Qualitative Study Identifying Needs, Supports, and Barriers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Jull
Audrey Giles
Yvonne Boyer
Minwaashin Lodge
Dawn Stacey
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 4, 2015, pp. 401-416
Description
Looks at results from participatory interviews of Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge about their health decision making experiences. Results were arranged in a Medicine Wheel framework for presentation and grouped in four themes.
SLiCA: Arctic Living Conditions: Living Conditions and Quality of Life among Inuit, Saami and Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula
Alternate Title
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Living Conditions and Quality of Life among Inuit, Sami and Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula
E-Books
The Social Determinants of Higher Mental Distress among Inuit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Anderson
Str8 Up and Gangs: Narratives of Health and Sickness, Crime and Punishment, and Canada's Colonial Legacy
Alternate Title
Straight Up and Gangs
Theses
Author/Creator
Cory Baumgardner
Description
English Literature Project (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Structural and Cultural Factors in Suicide Prevention: The Contrast Between Mainstream and Inuit Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marika Morris
Claire Crooks
Journal of Social Work Practice, vol. 29, no. 3, 2015, pp. [321]-328
Description
Explores Inuit suicide prevention concepts including essentials of mental health, relationship skills building, and community engagement.
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Supporting Parents of Aboriginal Children With Asthma: Preferences and Pilot Interventions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Stewart
Heather Castleden
Malcolm King
Nicole Letourneau
Jeffrey R. Masuda ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 131-149
Description
Looks at resources, support needs and preferences by children, youth, parents and caregivers in order to develop and test appropriate support interventions.
Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
Te Ao Māori Learning Journeys of Teacher Educators
Alternate Title
Te Ao Maori Learning Journeys of Teacher Educators
Theses
Author/Creator
Gaye McDowell
Description
Physical Education Thesis (M.AppSc)--University of Otago, 2017
A Teacher's Guide to Student Inquiry for the Graphic Novel Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
E-Books
Author/Creator
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
Theorizing Native Studies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Mart&icaute;nez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015
Description
Book review of Theorizing Native Studies edited by Audra Simpson and Andrea Smith.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Andrea Landry
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Landry
Description
Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017.
Duration: 20:43.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Maria Linklater
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Maria Linklater
Description
Speaker tells her life story and speaks about youth.
Duration: 23:17.
Think Indigenous [4: Deanna Ledoux]
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) ; 2015]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deanna Ledoux
Description
Speaker talks about finding a healthy pathway to education in Aboriginal communities.
From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 29:18.
Top 5 Indigenous Issues All Canadians Should Care About
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trina Roache
Towards A Deeper Understanding of the Indigenous Experience of Urban Homelessness
Alternate Title
Research on the Intergenerational Impact of Colonialism and Aboriginal Homelessness in Edmonton
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blue Quills First Nations College
IRM Research and Evaluation Inc.
Description
Study focused on: linkages between intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools and involvement in child protection systems and homelessness; the effect on sense of identity and connection to heritage; promising practices in providing supports and services; and life factors and experiences which mitigate effects of intergenerational trauma.
Traditional Foods Are Healthy Foods
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Andrews
Description
Includes colouring pages, nutritional information, tips for preparation and recipes using plants and animals found in the Northwest Territories.
Trauma, Child Development, Healing and Resilience: A Review of Literature with Focus on Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Nicole Sherren
Deanna Yerichuk
Description
Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.
Twice as Good: A History of Aboriginal Nurses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Description
Looks at four periods: 1900 to 1945, 1945 to 1969, 1969 to 1989, and 1989 to 2006. Sources include records of Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, National Archives of Canada, secondary literature, and personal recollections.
Twilight Dancers
Alternate Title
CBC Short Docs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Theola Ross
Paola Marino
Description
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community.
Duration: 16:31.
Understanding the Impact of Indian Residential Schools on Cultural Identity: Canadian Indigenous Perspectives and Practices of Spirituality: A Qualitative Study with Storytelling as Narrative
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole L. Patrick
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook University, 2017.
"Unlike Their Playmates of Civilization, the Indian Children's Recreation Must be Cultivated and Developed": The Administration of Physical Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1944
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Paeora Te Hiwi
Historical Studies in Education, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 99-117
Description
Looks at the implementation of sport, exercise and recreation as part of an assimilation policy to provide character traits to the students.
Watering the Garden of Family Wellbeing: Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to Bloom and Grow: Recommendations and Outcomes from the National Roundtable Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People through the Family Wellbeing Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
Luella Monson-Wilbraham