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.
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 Program for Abused Women Iskwew Officially Opened at the Indian Metis Friendship Centre
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
The Odyssey of Chief Standing Buffalo and the Northern Sisseton Sioux
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Diedrich
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.
Plants and the Blackfoot
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Murray G. Maw
Prairie Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 132-133
Description
Book review of: Plants and the Blackfoot by Alex Johnston.
Portrait of First Nations in Quebec Living with Disability or Having Special Needs
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Portrait of the Situation for English-speaking First Nations: Accessing Health and Social Services in English in the Province of Québec: Final Research Report
Alternate Title
Expanding and Building Our Partnerships to Improve Access Health Canada: Health Services Integration Fund (HSIF) Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Chamberlin
Description
Focus groups, interviews and questionnaires were used to gather information about general access and language and culture issues, positive experiences accessing services and suggestions for improvement.
Progress Report 2013, Health Care Renewal in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Council of Canada
Description
Aboriginal information p. 32-37.
Progress Report - Specific Claims: 2012-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Provides brief results of claims settled between April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
Promising Practices In Eskasoni
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Darko Sikman
CANCON
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Members of the Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation talk about their community's experience with harm reduction and addictions treatment and recovery.
Duration: 36:38.
Racism and Discrimination against First Nations: Summary Portrait and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Brief (First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) )
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Basic Skills
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Educational Ambitions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Identity, Language, and Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Methodological Booklet
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of the Unemployed
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Workers
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Parenting Skills
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Mobility
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Angela Mashford-Pringle]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Identity, Language and Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond
Responses to Jury Recommendations: Seven First Nations Youths Inquest Q2016-26 (Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morrisseau, Paul Panacheese, Curran Strang & Jordan Wabasse) [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
A Review of First Nation Youth and Young Adult Injury Deaths: 2010 - 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Cornoners Service
First Nations Health Authority Death Review Panel
Description
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.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Meyer
Louis A. Hieb
Lynn A. Robbins
Harry A. Kersey
Dick G. Winchell
Richard Keeling
C. Eugene West
Neal Salisbury
Eugene H. Casad
H. David Brumble
Loretta Fowler
Jack Marken
Leo Schelbert
William Shipley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 1988, pp. 65-104
Description
Book reviews of:
Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 edited by Gary Clayton Anderson, Alan R. Woolworth.
Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 1. Abstracts of Native Studies, Volume 2 edited by R. C. Annis.
Fools Crow by James Welch.
The Seminole by Merwyn S. Garbarino.
The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West by Patricia Nelson Limerick.
Southeastern Pomo Ceremonials: The Kuksu Cult and Its Successors by Abraham M.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Shaping First Nations Broadband Policy in Canada: Indigenous Community Intermediary Organizations in the Age of Austerity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Description
Looks at how rural and remote First Nations have formed organizations which mediate relationships with federal and provincial agencies while using the e-Community ICT model. The model operates under five broad themes: capacity building, infrastructure and connectivity, human resources, information management and service delivery. Discusses the First Nations Education Council in Quebec as a case study.
Shawn Atleo: A Very Different Leader
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Sears
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 27-32
Description
Profiles the life of a National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
The Specific Claims Process: Key Definitions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Brief outline of the five steps and related terms.
Story People: Stó:lō-State Relations and Indigenous Literacies in British Columbia, 1864–1874
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Harvey
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 1, 2013, p. 51–88
Description
Discusses the earliest forms of Indigenous writing, the development of new cultural literacies, and the shift in settler-Indigenous relations.
"This is a Continuation of Genocide": Examining the Pathologization of Indigeneity in the 2016 Suicide Crisis and State of Emergency in Attawapiskat First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Chantal Persad
Description
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES)--York University, 2017.
Thunderchild Honours its Founding Chief
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, May 1988, p. 7
Description
Thunderchild Reserve declares June 1 "Piyesiw Awasis Day" to honour one of their great leaders.
Towards a Genealogy of Reconciliation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Wyile
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.
Traditional and Non-Traditional Tobacco Use Among First Nations Persons Living on Reserve in Canada: Distinctions, Emotions, and Visions of Best-Case Future Realities
Theses
Author/Creator
Samuel E. Stevenson
Description
Public Health Thesis (MPH)--Lakehead University, 2013.
Tse-loh-ne (The People at the End of the Rocks): Journey Down the Davie Trail
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
BC Studies, no. 178, Summer, 2013, pp. 143-144
Description
Book review of: Tse-loh-ne (The People at the End of the Rocks) by Keith Billington.
Scroll down to page 143 to read review.
Update: Louis v British Columbia (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Junger
Brittnee Russell
Rohan Hill
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, September 2013, pp. [1]-4
Description
Discusses the Stellat'en First Nations' position about the expansion of the Endako mine.
Videoconferencing for First Nations Community-Controlled Education, Health and Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan O'Donnell
Lyle Johnson
Tina Kakepetum-Schultz
Kevin Burton
Tim Whiteduck … [et al.]
Electronic Journal of Communication, vol. 23, no. 1-2, Videoconferencing in Practice: 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities , 2013, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how the technology is being used in the areas of telehealth and telemedicine, e-learning and professional development and community engagement, and some of the challenges involved when implementing videoconferencing. Concludes with a brief case study of Keewaywin First Nation.
Voting and Indigenous Disappearance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 3, no. 3-04, Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Alternatives in Global Context (2): Recuperating Binarism, Sept 13, 2013, pp. 352-368
Description
Author explores some of the reasons that Indigenous communities in the United States have historically had low voter turnout. Compares the difference in perception of enfranchisement between Indigenous and Black American communities.
“What We’ve Said Can be Proven in the Ground”: Stó:lō Sovereignty and Historical Narratives at Xá:ytem, 1990–2006
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeline Rose Knickerbocker
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 1, 2013, pp. 297-342
Description
Examines First Nations peoples unique methods to preserve an Indigenous heritage site.
The Winter of Our Discontent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 12
Description
Comments on media coverage of Idle No More events, hunger strike regarding horrid conditions in Attawapiskat, police abuse towards First Nation people in Thunder Bay and more.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Working It Out Together: Pikangikum First Nation’s Community Health Needs Assessment: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pikangikum First Nation
Beringia Community Planning Inc.