First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [12]
Description
Links to short video which discusses the ACHH's research on helping healthcare professionals to understand pain and hurt from a Mi'kmaw perspective. Research done in collaboration with Artist Alan Syliboy, illustrates how participants think about and express pain.
ACHH Initiative
Duration 5:03
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 20, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 297-317
Description
Recommends ways to keep Aboriginal people in their communities by offering support for sustaining hunting, fishing and trapping through co-management of renewable resources, better use of under utilized resources, training and support for wildlife harvesters and more support for entrepreneurship.
Includes discussion of historical context, contemporary (1994) population and socio-economic conditions, funding arrangements and jurisdictions, and recommendations for facilitating movement towards self-government.
Clcahl (Hullcar) Aquifer: Splatsin Drinking Water Contamination
Creating a Blue Dialogue
POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Water Realities in Indigenous Communities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lalita Bharadwaj
Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian
Description
First presenter discusses the current state of water in First Nations communities and challenges in the areas of source water, treatment, and water supply systems.
Second speaker discusses the groundwater contamination in British Columbia's Hullcar Valley and what the crisis means for the Splatsin people.
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Webinar Summary.
Statistics for: apparent accidental poisoning deaths (fentanyl & non-fentanyl opioids); demographics and recent medical history of decedents; confirmed drug and alcohol poisoning deaths; dispensing data; opioid agonist therapy (OAT); emergency department visits; hospitalizations; and emergency medical response. Includes data for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 9, September 1977, p. 5
Description
Indian Affairs Minister informs the Medicine Wheel Ranch Company band members that they must wait for the settlement of their land claim of the Harold Lees ranch until the legitimacy of the surrender of that land by the Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump reserves in 1902 is decided in court.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1977-1978, pp. 335-356
Description
Author argues that violence in Cherokee communities can be attributed to the combination social-structural problems found on reservations and the erosion of traditional cultural norms.
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Serpent River First Nation
Description
Purpose of research project was to develop a governance model based on consultation with the community carried out through both on- and off-reserve surveys and focus groups.
Consists of an interview that tells of the arrival of Simon Fraser amongst the Thompson Indians. Annie York discusses the life of her grandfather and speaks at great length of her devotion to the Christian religion.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 93-114
Description
A discussion of the recent trend for white French-descendants to "self-Indigenize" by using genealogy to create identity. Uses the example of Edmée and Catherine Lejeune, two Acadienne sisters born prior to 1635, who have been turned into “Mi’kmaw” women.
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Qualitative interview study which engages 22 non-Indigenous Canadians from one city, explores how knowledgeable and how engaged participants are about the issues surrounding drinking water in Indigenous communities. Found that most participants had minimal understanding of the issue and faced barriers to engagement including racism and a lack of resources, capacity, and personal responsibility.
Summarizes results of discussions held in focus groups involving 27 entrepreneurs and survey completed by 25 of those participants. Some of the challenges identified were disparity in funding opportunities, lack of awareness of support systems, credit and financial literacy, and issues of access to business services, training, internet service and workspace.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Information Quality and Research Directorate. Information Management Branch
Corporate Services
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government, and economic and labour force activity.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, 11 22, 2019
Description
Author offers a critical perspective on the perspectives in discussion papers being released by municipal government agencies in response to reserves being created within and adjacent to urban centers; argues that many of the perspective within these documents reinforce settler colonialism and ignore Indigenous sovereignty.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 4, April 1977, p. 11
Description
Director of the Saskatchewan Medical Services Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare claims radon level in Red Earth Reserve water is not a hazard.
Practices based on experiences shared by First Nations leaders and managers, lawyers specializing in Indigenous law, and previous reports. Primary focus is British Columbia, but information generally applies across Canada.
Updated version of Best Practices for Consultation and Accommodation by MNP.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 107-125
Description
Describes the research process and results of a participatory project on how Indigenous girls and the female family members that care for them. Results show that flexible design that allows for intergenerational involvement can prove beneficial for both participants and for researchers.
Overview of significant decisions in the areas of: Aboriginal rights and title, costs, division of powers, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, Honour of the Crown, Indian Act Registration, infringement, specific claims, treaties, etc.
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Aucoin
Description
Traces relations between province and the Mi'kmaq nation as they relate to self-government. Analysis based on literature review, government and Mi'kmaq documents, and interviews with key stakeholders.
Non-profit, national organization developing and implementing solutions for environmental issues affecting First Nations lands and resources. Website contains links to full text articles in the CIER library and CIER publications and products.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin [Marty] D. Irwin
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses challenges facing municipalities and First Nations in the formation of urban Reserves.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Prairie Forum, vol. 2, no. 2, November 1977, pp. 127-151
Description
Overview of the Canadian Indian policy from 1896-1905, when Clifford Sifton and the Laurier government attempted to overhaul the Indian administration, and assimilate the Aboriginal peoples.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, vol. 22, no. 3, July 1994, pp. 153-164
Description
Looks at the clown characters of Kachinas, the Heyokas, and the Society of the False Faces and implications for use with nonverbal communication and learning styles.