Alternate Title
[ANU] Annual Reconciliation Lecture ; 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jody Wilson-Raybould
Description
Presenter discusses the links between Canadian and Australian reconciliation experiences.
Duration: 41:07.
Naming in Inuit Communities: The Attack on Tradition with the Goal of Assimilation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jenna Stewart
Description
Looks at the disc identification system implemented by the Canadian government to solve the problem of government officials recording and pronouncing Inuit names. Later Project Surname was developed to eliminate the disc identification system.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
Alternate Title
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
GBH Archiv
Sally Smith
Description
Looks at radio and television coverage of key events or issues in both non-Native American-produced and Native American-created programs found in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Divided into five sections: (Mis)Representations of Native Americans; Termination, Relocation, and Restoration; The American Indian Movement; Native Americans in Contemporary News Media; and Visual Sovereignty: Native-Created Public Media.
Navigating the Tensions in Collaborative Watershed Governance: Water Governance and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rosie Simms
Leila Harris
Nadia Joe
Karen Bakker
Description
Discusses reasons why water governance reform is needed and suggests ways to jointly manage decisions about water use and access.
The Neglected Human
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Muriam Fancy
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 1, 2016, pp. [7]-8
Description
Looks at the under funding of First Nations agencies and continuing discrimination against First Nations children.
NeshnabeTreaty Making: (Re)Visionings for Indigenous Futurities in Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Lakota Shea Pochedley
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2016.
New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council Summary Report from Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Peoples Council
Jula Hughes
Mary C. Milliken
Description
Reports results of consultations about issues raised by bill S-3 and Canada's revision of the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec's ruling in the Deschenaux case.
Nistawatsiman: Rethinking Assessment of Aboriginal Parents for Child Welfare Following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Lindstrom
Peter W. Choate
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. 45-59
Description
Looks at present child assessment practices that are based on western child rearing views and the differences with Aboriginal culture. References the Blackfoot in Alberta.
Normalizing Aboriginal Subsistence Economies in the Canadian North
Alternate Title
ReSDA (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) Gap Analysis Report ; no. 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Natcher
Description
Discusses how subsistence economies have been addressed by academics.
Not One More: Addressing the Data Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Urban Areas
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justina Rothenberg
Description
Public Management Capstone Project (M.A.)--John Hopkins University, 2019.
Nurturing the Seeds of Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care in Canada
Alternate Title
Early Years Education and Care in Canada: A Historical and Philosophical Overview
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Discusses the importance of early childhood services tailored to Indigenous children and their families, gives examples of government and community initiatives, identifies barriers to establishing and maintaining programs, and strategies for supporting and furthering development in the sector.
Chapter from Early Years Education and Care in Canada: A Historical and Philosophical Overview edited by Susan Jagger.
Nutrition North Canada Engagement 2016: Final Report of What We Heard
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interis I BDO
Description
Key findings summarized under the following themes: general observations, program sustainability and cost effectiveness, capacity and efficiency, fairness and consistency, transparency, communications, and innovation.
On the Edge between Two Worlds: Community Narratives on the Vulnerability of Marginalized Indigenous Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Description
Reports on responses to 13 questions about experiences of Indigenous girls, consultations with community members about what is happening, and what is needs to be done, and concludes with four recommendations based on research.
An open letter about the premiere of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in Minneapolis from Rhiana Yazzie
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhiana Yazzie
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 5-11
Description
Critical review of a 2014 run of the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Details the ways in which the play promotes racialized language and slurs, misinformation about, and the mistreatment of Indigenous people.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Gender, Indigenous Rights, and Energy Development in Northeast British Columbia, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Report makes recommendations to: the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, to the RCMP, to local governments in Northeast British Columbia, and to private industry.
Outsourcing Reconciliation: The Government of Canada's #IndigenousReads Campaign and the Appropriation of Indigenous Intellectual Labor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 1-30
Description
Author examines the #IndigenousReads campaign, considering it as a case study of reconciliatory gestures made by the Canadian Government; points out that reconciliation projects rely too heavily on the work of Indigenous writers and scholars, and fail to build cross-cultural relationships.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2016
E-Books
Author/Creator
Productivity Commission for the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
The Path to Self-Governance: How the Alliance of American Indian Leaders Envisioned a New Relationship Between American Indian Governments and the Federal Government
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Edward Minnema
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, Summer, 2016, pp. 1-11
Description
Focuses on the role of leaders from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
West Coast LEAF
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
Perspective: A Haunting Spectre No More: The Canadian Indigenous Condition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald McFarling
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 193-199
Description
Argues that the Canadian Indigenous condition is not related to colonialism rather it is based on an European socioeconomic structure.
Population Control in the "Global North"?: Canada's Response to Indigenous Reproductive Rights and Neo-Eugenics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erika Dyck
Maureen Lux
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 97, no. 4, December 2016, pp. 481-512
Description
Analyzes the Federal Government's response to high levels of poverty in the North by implementing family planning initiatives.
Position Paper on Bill S-3: An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
Critique of Canadian governments response to the Quebec Superior Court's ruling in Descheneaux c Canada (Procureur general). Argues that while the Bill may address the Indian Act's discriminatory clauses, it does not deal with issues such as citizenship, jurisdiction, and the status system as a whole.
Powerful Communities, Health Communities: A Twenty Year Journal of Healing and Wellness
Alternate Title
[Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, November 2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Amy Bombay
Christopher Mushquash
William Mussell
Description
Paper given at the Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, dialog and conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 2-3, 2016.
Primer on Practice Shifts Required with Canada's Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. E. Turpel-Lafond
Description
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, Argentina)
Alternate Title
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpi, Argentina)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos Salamanca
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Author discusses the results of an Indigenous development plan carried out between 2005 and 2010 in Colonia Aborigen Chaco, an Indigenous settlement originally established in 1911 as the Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, discusses the ongoing effects of colonial violence and programs of assimilation.
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
The Promise and the Price of Contact: Puyallup Indian Acculturation, Federal Indian Policy and the City of Tacoma, 1832-1909
Theses
Author/Creator
Kurt Kim Schaefer
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universtiy of Washington, 2016.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Engagement and the Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction: Attempting to Understand Nunavut's Poverty Reduction Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie Crump
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 69-96
Description
Looks at different approaches to defining poverty and the continuing effects of relocation and separation of Inuit families on well being.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Putting People Where They Belong: American Indian Housing Policy in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kasey Keeler
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 2, 2016, pp. 70-104
Description
Comments on the Indian Relocation Act of 1956 and its impact.
Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C Benoit
Jasmine Cotnam
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Saara Green
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Mixed methods research study explores how Indigenous women in two Canadian urban centers experience racism. Findings indicate that participants experience racism in ways that can be classified as individual, collective or institutional, and cultural and rage from historical events to contemporary manifestations.
Racism, Popular Culture, and the Everyday Rosebud Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 77-110
Description
Discusses the intricacies and nuances of Lakota performances of popular culture. Challenges perspectives which dismiss Indigenous engagement in contemporary culture as mimicry or assimilation, and that portray contemporaneity as opposed to indigeneity.
Reading Bodies, Writing Blackness: Anti-/Blackness and Nineteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Literary Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Pualani Warren
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 49-72
Description
Uses the writings of historical Hawaiian leaders to analyze how they embraced their blackness to challenge settler-colonial ideology that their perceived blackness made them unfit for sovereignty. Maoli literature used includes: Prince Alexander Liholiho, Samuel Kamakau, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recognition of Effects of First Nations Customary Adoption in and for the Purpose of Quebec Legislation: Committee on Institutions, National Assembly of Quebec, November 23, 2016
Alternate Title
AFNQL/FNQLHSSC Brief on Bill 113: An Act to amend the Civil Code and other legislative provisions as regards adoption and the disclosure of information
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franklin Gertler
Marie Noēl Collin
Recommendations on Northern Infrastructure to Support Economic Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Provides statistics on access to all-season roads and regional energy grid, population living in suitable housing, and internet capability in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and Nunavik.Recommendations focus on coordinated investments, a dedicated investment fund, and supporting community capacity.
Reconciliation and Its Discontents: Settler Governance in an Age of Sorrow
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Description
Speaker argues that in the context of the violent history of dispossession in State-Indigenous interactions, the residential school truth and reconciliation process privileges only one form of violation, and allows for absolution without accountability for crimes or true changes in government behaviour.
Duration: 1:22:38.
Reconciliation and the Métis of Canada
Alternate Title
Reconciliation and the Métis Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nicholas Vrooman
Kerry Sloan
Nathalie Kermoal
Description
Presenters discuss Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa of Montana's struggle for federal recognition, British Columbia Métis' perspectives on harvesting rights, and Canative Housing Corporation located in Edmonton, Alberta.
Duration: 1:31:39.
Reconciliation in the Context of Settler-Colonial Gender Violence: "How Do We Reconcile with An Abuser?"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Kaye
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 53, no. 4, November 2016, pp. 461-467
Description
Article explores how the Indian Act was employed as a tool to eliminate Indigenous people as a legal and social fact.
Reconciliation: The Children's Version
Alternate Title
Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2016
Think Indigenous [2016]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government.
Duration: 55:04.
Reconciliation: The Effects of Reconciliation Initiatives (Apologies) on the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of People Affected by Past Forced Removal Policies: A Transnational Comparative Study (Australia, Canada, and New Zealand)
Theses
Author/Creator
Stewart Sutherland
Description
[Social and Emotional Wellbeing] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2016.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Policy Options Podcast ; episode 26
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
David Newhouse
Alex Shadeed
Description
Podcast about the history of the treatment of Indigenous People by the State and important factors for creating a beneficial relationship with Canada.
Duration: 33:11.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Vizina
Peigi Wilson
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Holistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
Alternate Title
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: A Wholistic Approach: Toolkit for Inclusive Municipalities in Canada and Beyond
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Vizina
Peigi Wilson