BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 81-94
Description
Author--who is an anthropologist specializing in Coast Salish culture, a member and chair of the collections committee, and a board member of the Museum--discusses several examples of repatriating objects, and the process of developing a formal policy.
In webinar, representative from the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) discusses organization's development and purpose, the issue of data sovereignty, the principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access and Possession) and their implications for researchers.
Duration: 49:31.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 2, Death and Dying: Healing and Supporting Journeys, December 2018, pp. 8-28
Description
Using a targeted literature search, critiques mainstream approaches to suicidology and suicide prevention because they ignore key social and structural dimensions of Aboriginal suicide.
BC Studies, no. 197, Spring, April 24, 2018, pp. 107-121
Description
Discusses the text and its critical framework—title page, introduction, and other framing elements. Considers the roles of Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Chief Joe and his wife Mary Capilano as co-authors, and the decolonization of the text by reconnecting it to unceded Coast Salish lands using platform called ArcGIS Story-Map Journals,
Found that 60% of unexpected deaths were accidental (motor vehicle crashes, overdose, downing and fire), 33% were due to suicide, and 5% were the result of homicide. Identified three key areas to prevent deaths and support wellness and well-being: connectedness to peers, family, community and culture; access to services; and culturally safe and trauma-informed care.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 710-716
Description
Examines the successes of a culturally appropriate early childcare and development program and challenges in implementing home visits in three communities in Québec; stresses the importance of hiring local Indigenous female family support workers (FSW) to provide culturally safe programming and outreach services.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
Description
Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions.
Legislation and Cases Cited:Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsConstitution Act, 1867,
Constitution Act, 1982,
Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996Royal Proclamation (1763)
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [121]-151
Description
An examination of opposition to the Nixon administration's creation of councils as a means to decentralize government support. Most tribal governments and national organizations resisted the use of these councils because they were implemented without consultation, the possibility that states would have control over decision-making and fears about termination of tribal status.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
A summary of 15 semi-directed interviews with Cree and Inuit Elders, conducted in June of 2012 regarding climate change and the health of polar bears. Participants unanimously agreed on the reality of a warming climate and a prolonged ice-free season, but differed by community in their perception of the health of the polar bears
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Looks at child-care use, types of child-care arrangements, and satisfaction with options available. Uses data from the 2016 First Nations Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2018, pp. [50]-54
Description
French language transcript, with English translation, of a speech given by a student from The Sacred Heart School of Montreal, about on-reserve boil water advisories, urban infrastructure, and access to medicine, nutrition and food security issues.
Given at Art Oratoire, a public speaking competition in Quebec.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [56]-79
Description
Discusses the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg's push for recognition of their traditional lands and treaty rights following the First World War in Eastern Canada through collaborations with Chief Richard and the Tuscaroras of New York.
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 200-214
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Focuses on Standing Rock Sioux Water Protectors' fight against construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, United States v. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s defense of Blackbird Bend.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. [1]-19
Description
Study surveys members of 19 Anishinabek First Nations in northeastern Ontario, about perceived impact of devolution of federal and provincial programs and services on mino-bimaadiziwin (good health). Results suggest that interventions have reduced community solidarity, led to higher unemployment, poorer health, and reliance on materialism, technology, and social programs.