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
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.
Nisga'a Final Agreement Act, 2000, c.7
Alternate Title
An Act to give effect to the Nisga’a Final Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of British Columbia
Nisga First Nation
Description
Legislation bringing into effect the Treaty and land Agreement among Canada, British Columbia and the Nisga'a First Nation concerning land settlement and taxation matters.
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Northern Eden: Community-based Wildlife Management in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rick Riewe
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 127-129
Description
Book review of: Northern Eden by Leslie Treseder, Jamie Honda-McNeil, Mina Berkes, Fikret Berkes, Joe Dragon ... [et al.]
Northern Manitoba Treaty Party, 1949
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Noton
Manitoba History, no. 39, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 15-21
Description
Author travelled with the party, taking x-rays in an effort to detect and control tuberculosis.
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.
Occupying the Land: Traditional Patterns of Land and Resource Ownership Among First Peoples of British Columbia
Alternate Title
[Constituting the Commons: Crafting Sustainable Commons in the New Millennium: Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property ; 8th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
James T. Jones
Description
Discusses different cultural models of land and resource ownership by the Salishan, the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, Kwakwaka'waka, Haida, Nisga'a and additional northwest coast peoples.
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.
Ojibway Plant Taxonomy at Lac Seul First Nation, Ontario, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary B. Kenny
Description
Forestry and Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2000.
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
OJJDP Tribal Youth Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chyrl Andrews
Juvenile Justice, vol. 7, no. 2, December 2000, p. [?]
Description
Looks at program developed to help control juvenile crime and improve the justice system in American Indian communities.
Old Bella Bella, Genesis and Exodus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip M. Hobler
Urban History Review, vol. 28, no. 2, March 2000, pp. 6-18
Description
Overview of the three phases in the 66 year history of Heiltsuk coastal village, known as Qelc, Old Town, or Old Bella Bella.
On-reserve Housing Policy Impact Assessment: 1996-2000
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norbert Koeck
Description
Assessment based on sample of approved housing proposals from First Nations which had been under policy for at least two years, visits to two Indian and Northern Affairs regional offices and nine communities, and analysis of INAC data.
On The Distribution and Representation of Schwa in Sliammon (Salish): Descriptive and Theoretical Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Jane Blake
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
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 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.
Origins of Predicates: Evidence from Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomio Hirose
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 309-310
Description
Book review of: The Osage and the Invisible World : From the Works of Francis La Flesche introduction and edited by Garrick A. Bailey.
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 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 Nations on the Edge of a New Century: B.C. First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlene R. Atleo
Description
Data from the 1997 National First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey and the British Columbia Focus Group Study.
"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.
Our World - Our Way of Life
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Scot Nickels
Eric Loring
Brian Higgins
Lucille Bell
Nathalie Macfarlane ... [et al.]
Description
Features two cultures, the Inuit and the Haida, and their history, language, community life, self-government, and their relationship with the land, hunting and the sea.
Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-chah-nulth Chiefs
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ki-ke-in (Ron Hamilton) Emin
BC Studies, no. 128, Winter, 2000, pp. 106-108
Description
Book review of: Out of the Mist by Martha Black.
Scroll down to page 106 to find article.
Out of the Ruts of Nova Scotia Education: Mi'kmaw Doors of Education Emerge
Alternate Title
Out of the Ruts of Nova Scotia Education: Mi'kmaq Doors of Education Emerge
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Muriel Johnson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
Out of the Woods: Tsimshian Women and Forestry Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline F. Butler
Charles R.Menzies
Anthropology of Work Review, vol. 21, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 12-17
Description
Discusses Tsimshian women's experience as laborers and producers and their exclusion from wage work and independent harvesting over the past 100 years.
Part of the Family in Northern Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Pinker
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 2, January 25, 2000, p. 304
Description
Presents Dr. David Dannenbaum and his pioneering work with diabetes among the eastern James Bay Cree.
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.
Paths Toward a Mohawk Nation: Narratives of Citizenship and Nationhood in Kahnawake
Alternate Title
Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Description
Looks at a community consultation process that is attempting to move away from the 'blood quantum' model of descent to a more cultural and kinship-based one.
Chapter 6 from Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples edited by Duncan Ivison, Paul Patton and Will Sanders. To access chapter, scroll to page 113.
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.
The People of Denendeh: Ethnohistory of the Indians of Canada's Northwest Territories
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 24
E-Books
Author/Creator
June Helm
"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.