International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-25
Description
Looks at the primary reasons for returning back to the reservation to live and work: family support, community, cultural identity, the simple life, reservation economy, and commitment to the reservation.
Looks at design on memorial give away from the Nez Perce reservation. General discussion about bags using elk and flora patterns. Includes photographs.
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
Research Update, vol. 18, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 3-4
Description
"This article describes a research program that aims to build understanding, identify barriers and facilitators, and inform programs and policies related to the wellness challenges and opportunities of Aboriginal youth at Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation in Saskatchewan".
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.
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.
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.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 100 parents of AI/AN children 71 months or younger attending outpatient paediatric primary care appointments found that the odds of regular child toothbrushing were 49.10 times higher when the parent brushed their own teeth regularly.
Highlights several successful initiatives across Canada which help individuals fund the purchase, or building, of a home. Many have set up a system of band-controlled revolving funds to deal with the restrictions of the Indian Act.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 4, Tribal College Women, Summer, May 5, 2019, p. [?]
Description
Article profiles two women who were instrumental in the creation of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs): Ruth Roessel founder and president of Navajo Community College (now Diné College), and Carol Davis, a founding member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).
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.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 178-195
Description
Looks at the use of photovoice and postervoice to connect with and provide a voice to Indigenous youth in regards to water and health issues on their reserves.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 26, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Explores a theoretical perspective that assertive individuals with a strong cultural identity are more likely to return to tribal areas and seek careers in which they serve Native communities.
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 128-129
Description
Book review of The Power of Place, the Problem of Time by Keith Thor Carlson.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 128.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Study of policies and programs for children 12 to 18 in out of home care includes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Child Placement Principle, cultural support plans, aboriginal self-determination through Aboriginal Community controlled organizations, family group decision-making, four programs within a therapeutic care model, and mentoring through the Panyappi Program.
Discusses specific partnerships from across British Columbia in numerous industry sectors including forestry, fisheries, renewable energy, and hospitality. Looks at how relationships were started and critical turning points that served as a catalyst for change.
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.