Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Presents the Native Women's Association of Canada's (NWAC) perspective on Canada's compliance with articles in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Navajo Cultural Identity: What Can the Navajo Nation Bring to the American Indian Identity Discussion Table?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lee
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 79-103
Description
Discusses Navajo cultural identity and its significance to the Native American society.
Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates' Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Quintina Ava Bearchief-Adolpho
Aaron P. Jackson
Steven A. Smith
Moroni T. Benally
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.
Navigating Structural Violence With Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison J. Gerlach
Annette J. Browne
Vandna Sinha
Diana Elliott
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.
Needs, Rights, Nationhood, and the Politics of Indigeneity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominic O'Sullivan
MAI Review, no. 1, 2006, p. article 1
Description
Answers the question, "Are Māori peoples with rights, or individuals with needs?".
Negotiating Accuracy and Authenticity in an Aboriginal King Lear
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dean
Rethinking History, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 255-273
Description
Discusses the landmark production opening on May 8, 2012 under the direction of Peter Hinton.
The Negotiation of Native American Identity: A Narrative Analysis of the Controversy Over the Storing of Nuclear Waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Lee Clarke
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utah, 2006.
Neshnabemwen Renaissance: Local and National Potawatomi Language Revitalization Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Wetzel
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 61-86
Description
Author considers the current status of the Potawatomi language, describes different efforts being made by both tribal and National authorities to revitalize the language, and examines the impacts of these projects.
Nevada Children's Justice Act Task Force: Indian Child Welfare Resource Guide
Alternate Title
ICWA Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Family Programs Office Child Protective Services
Description
Discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act and suggests how to be culturally responsive in child welfare practices.
The New Deal for Tribes: Resource Extraction & Toxic Waste (Minus the Jobs)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Trahant Reports, April 10, 2017.
New FSIN Vice-Chiefs Job Needs Running Start
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 8, 2006, p. A15
Description
Article introduces Lyle Whitefish from Big River First Nation and his accomplishments in the educational field.
New Light on Black Elk and The Sacred Pipe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Uses correspondence to and from Joseph Brown to explore his personal philosophy and his process of transcribing and editing The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
Nikaneet Band Plans Major Developments
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 30, 1975, p. 3
Description
Describes planned projects and includes a brief reference to Treaty 4.
Nikaneet Indian Band Launch Land Claim
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 17, 1975, p. 8
Description
Reports on Treaty land entitlement claims research.
Nindoodemag: Anishinaabe Identities in the Eastern Great Lakes Region, 1600 to 1900.
Theses
Author/Creator
Heidi Rosemary Bohaker
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2006.
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Norman Abraham Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Norman Abraham
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Abraham tells the account of Treaty #7 that he heard from his grandparents.
Nursing in First Nations and Inuit Communities in Atlantic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. Dobbelsteyn
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 32-35
Description
Argues that addressing the health care needs in Inuit and First Nations communities requires an understanding of the cultural richness of the people and an ability to see things from another perspective.
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.
Offering our Gifts, Partnering for Change: Decolonizing Experimentation in Winnipeg-based Settler Archives
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Story
Description
History-Archival Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
An Ojibwe American Indian Vew of Adult Learning in the Workplace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda LeGarde Grover
Karen M. Keenan
Advances in Developing Human Resources, vol. 8, no. 3, 2006, pp. 391-399
Description
Uses cultural group located in North Central United States and southern Canada ito illustrate how knowledge of culture, world view and learning-styles can inform human resource development practices
An Ojibwe Perspective on the Welfare of Children: Lessons of the Past and Visions for the Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol A. Hand
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 28, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 20-46
Description
Discusses an over reliance on child welfare agencies.
Ojibwe Treaty Rights: Understanding and Impact
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Erickson
Description
Designed to introduce younger readers to Ojibwe history, culture and exercising rights and resource management.
5th edition
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 Person, One Vote for Grassroots
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 11, February 2006, p. 8
Description
Recounts the 47 recommendations proposed by the Assembly of First Nations renewal commission, including allowing grassroots people to vote for the national chief, a new political body and the formation of a national council.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
"The One Who Did Not Break His Promises": Native Americans in the Evangelical Race Reconciliation Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples: Canadian and U.S. Perspectives, December 2006, pp. 478-509
Description
Examines Native American people within the New Charismatic movements focusing on the Promise Keepers organization.
Onondaga Pronominal Prefixes
Theses
Author/Creator
Percy W. Abrams
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 2006.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
Operation Kanyengehaga: An American Indian Cross Cultural Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert N. Wells
Minerva White
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 1, no. 3, 1975, pp. 22-28
Description
Chronicles the events which led to the establishment of a tutoring program in collaboration with St. Lawrence University and cultural centre on the St. Regis Reserve in upper New York.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
Our Home, Y(Our) Title: Matrimonial Real Property on First Nations Reserves in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth M. Bastien
Description
Public Policy Thesis (MPP.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.
Our Homes are Bleeding: A Short History of Indian Reserves
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruben Ware
Description
Looks a definitions for reserve, the Indian land policy, the Indian Reserves Commission, the McKenna-McBride Commission, what is a Cut-off, the Cut-off lands, and the first Cut-off.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
PA Friendship Centre Basketball Team
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from the Prince Albert Friendship Centre Basketball Team, January 12, 1975. Images show team portraits.
- PA Indian Metis Friendship Centre Gives a Plaque to Mrs Mary Norris honouring her late husband Malcolm
Images » Photographs
Description
Two scanned images show Mary seated at a table with various officials receiving a plaque honouring her late husband Malcolm Norris.
Historical note:
Malcolm Norris (1900-1967) was an influential Canadian Metis leader of the twentieth century, and celebrated Aboriginal activist.Passports for Native Children: A Best Practice Approach for Tribal Advocates Working With Native Children Who Have Suffered Abuse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Description
Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.
Pat Cardinal Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Cardinal
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tells of the sale of Saddle Lake Reserve land.
Pat Paddy Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Paddy
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gives his understanding of Treaty #6 and describes some of the changes which resulted from it.
Peace Office and Peacekeeper: An Examination of Training Needs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D. F. Sunahara
Description
Study identifies strategic learning needs of self-administered First Nation police services and makes recommendations for specific training.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
The Pequot War Reexamined
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna R. Monguia
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, 1975, pp. 13-21
Description
Using anthropological and colonial sources presents an alternative way of thinking about the tribe's motivations and activities in the conflict with New England colonists.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David S. Jones
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 12, December 2006, pp. 2122-2134
Description
Comments on disparities in health status between American Indians and other groups in the U.S. for the last 500 years.