Theses
Author/Creator
Terence E. Munson
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2007.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Native Band Asks Court To Stop Neighbouring Band From Signing Treaty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Theodore
Whitehorse Star, July 06, 2007, p. 15
Description
Semiahmoo First Nation asks the courts to stop Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) of Delta from signing a treaty that would infringe on Semiahmoo's rights and title.
The 'Native' Cites Back: Post-Colonial Theory and the Politics of Jim Jarmuschu's Western Dead Man
Alternate Title
Anglistentag 2006 Halle: Proceedings
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jens Martin Gurr
Description
Chapter in: Anglistentag 2006 Halle: Proceedings (Proceedings of the Conference of the German Association of University Teachers of English) edited by Sabine Volk-Birke and Julia Lippert.
Looks at the western movie Dead Man and the American ideology.
Native Dance - Native Dance
Alternate Title
NativeDance.ca
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Carlton University
Sumner Group]
Description
Contains links to dances from specific cultural groups, videos, interviews, bibliography, resources for teachers and scholars and a database.
Native Spirituality, Past, Present, and Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard George
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 160-169
Description
Provides some insight into the differences between the value systems of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginals.
Natives & Settlers-Now & Then: Refractions of the Colonial Past in the Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul W. DePasquale
Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007, pp. xv-xxxii
Description
Introduction discusses topics from conference, "Natives and Settlers Now and Then" held at the University of Alberta April 17, 2000.
A Navajo High School and the Truth of Trees
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Dunsmore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 36-40
Description
Discusses how the author was invited to be a Scholar in Residence at a high school on the Navajo Reservation, and was also asked to include Native American literature into the curriculum, with an emphasis on Navajo (and Hopi) culture.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
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 and Implementation of Treaty 7, Through 1880
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Robert
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2007.
Negotiation and Incorporation on the Margins of the World-Systems: Examples From Cyprus and North American
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Nick Kardulias
Journal of World-Systems Research, vol. 13, no. 1, 2007, pp. 55-82
Description
Looks at the economic and social impact the fur trade had on the North American Indian and how the people of Cyprus adopted the Greek culture.
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 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
New Vistas on the Income Inequality-Health Debate: The Case of Canada's First Nations Reserve Population
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicholas D. Spence
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2007.
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lori Lewis
Laura Robinson
Description
Presents play FrontRunners by Laura Robinson about segregation and abuse in residential school, the Aboriginal teenage boys selected to run 800 kilometers carrying the torch for the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, and the apology by the province thirty-two years later.
Duration: 47:27
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunner Study Guide.
Lesson Plan.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Presents a political organization representing 49 First Nation communities with James Bay Treaty 9 territory and the Ontario portions of Treaty 5.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation: A Handbook on Consultation in Natural Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Outline of plan to bring clarity to First Nations, government and project developers regarding Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
3rd Edition.
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service: A Sacred Calling
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Documentary film of 18 minutes portrays the substandard living and working conditions of NAPS officers due to funding shortages.
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
O.C.A.P.: Ownership, Control, Access and Possession: First Nations Inherent Right to Govern First Nations Data
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Discussion of principles involved in information management practices with respect to researchers and governments.
Of Two Spirits: American Indian and Africa American Oral Histories
Alternate Title
The Shifting Borders of Race and Identity: A Research and Teaching Project on the Native American and African American Experience
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mike Tosee
Carmaletta M. Williams
Errol Crowghost
Bernadine Eastman
Ron Eastman ...[et al.]
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.
On 'Modest Proposals' To Further Reduce the Aboriginal Landbase by Privatizing Reserve Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Campbell
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 219-246
Description
Response to "Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves" by Christopher Alcantara in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol. 23, no. 2 (2003) at pages 391 to 424.
On the Justice of Charging Buffalo: "Who Stole American Indian Studies?" Redux
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Yellow Bird
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 91-99
Description
Examines the politics and controversy that surround Professor Ward Churchill's dismissal from the University of Colorado in 2006 and questions if the dismissal was governmentally motivated.
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.
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 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.
"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.
Out of the "Graves of the Polluted Debauches": The Boys of the Cherokee Male Seminary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon Mihesuah
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 503-521
Description
Article describes the philosophy behind, and the structure of the Male Seminary school operated by the Cherokee National Council; details the curriculum and the daily lives of boys who attended the institution.
PA Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Racism Conference Guest Speaker
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 4 negatives of a guest speaker at a Conference on Racism held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on March 21, 1991.
Painting the Vision
Alternate Title
Undefeated: Part III
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. MacDonald
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 4, August/September 1991, pp. 49-?
Description
Describes the process of transferring St. Peter's Reserve north of Winnipeg from the Ojibwe people to real estate speculators.
Parental School Choice in First Nations Communities: Is There Really a Choice?
Theses
Author/Creator
Evelyn Louise Steinhauer
Description
Educational Policy Studies Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Alberta, 2007.
Pasqua Band Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement to fulfill Treaty Number Four land provisions.
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Paul Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Payepot and His People
Alternate Title
Canadian Plains Reprint Series, 14
E-Books
Author/Creator
Abel Watetch
"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.
Perceived Community Environment and Physical Activity Involvement in a Northern-Rural Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Kirby
Lucie Lésque
Virgina Wabano
Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activities, vol. 4, no. 63, December 4, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at relationship between walking patterns and perceptions of physical activity in Moose Factory to effectively plan and implement the Kahnawake School's Diabetes Prevention Project.
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).
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
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.
Perspectives of Accessing and Providing Prenatal Nutrition Care in a Rural First Nations Community: A Collaborative, Qualitative Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Mercer
Description
Human Nutrition Thesis (M.S.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.