Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Masoff
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, May 04, 2019, pp. 179-209
Description
The author works to recontextualize the life of Colonel George Laird Shoup illustrating his role and responsibility in the Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864), an event which led to the deaths of 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people.
Native Americans as Shown on the Stage, 1753-1916
Theses
Author/Creator
Eugene H. Jones
Description
Theatre Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of New York, 1984.
Native Economic Development and Small Business Management Course: An Experimental Partnership between a Native Association and a University
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don McCaskill
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 377-385
Description
Reports on the operation of Native Economic Development and Small Business Management course as an example of a culturally appropriate and community-based education initiative.
Native History, Native Claims and Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Berger
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 10-23
Description
Discuss the history of rights to land, claims and contemporary provincial policies impacting on them.
Native Indian Political Activity in British Columbia, 1969-1983
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
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.
The Native Peoples of Atlantic Canada: A History of Indian-European Relations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gwyn Jones
James P. Howley
Ruben Gold Thwaites
Nicholas Denys
Chrestien Le Clerq
R. O. MacFarlane
Elizabeth Ann Hutton
J. Bernard Gilpin
Wilson D. Wallis
Phililp K. Bock
Tom F. S. McFeat
Native Rights and Self Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Berger
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 263-375
Description
Discusses Indigenous rights in northern Canada in a historical context dating back to the Spanish Conquest.
The Nature of Métis Claims
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Driben
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 183-196
Description
Suggests there are three perspectives about Aboriginal claims: legal, cultural, and political; considers Métis claims in cultural and political terms.
Negotiation as a Means of Quantifying Indian Water Rights
Alternate Title
The Federal Impact on State Water Rights : Summer Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph R. Membrino
Description
Looks at the existing federal laws and negotiations of water rights.
[New Approaches to First Nation Infrastructure Development: The Nipissing First Nation Experience]
Alternate Title
Rural Ontario Foresight Papers 2019
[Northern Perspective: New Approaches to First Nation Infrastructure Development]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Amanjit Garcha]
Dwayne Nashkawa
Description
Outlines challenges faced in addressing infrastructure needs and gaps, and discusses how this First Nation went about planning and financing improvements.
A New Beginning or the Last Hurrah: American Indian Response to Reform Legislation of the 1970s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edmund J. Danziger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, 1983, pp. 69-84
Description
Reviews the U.S. Government's initiatives in the area of self-determination legislation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) role with local tribes.
The New South Wales Task Force on Aboriginal Health
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 21-25
Description
Article recommends structural changes in order to improve the delivery of heath care services to the Australian Aboriginal community.
Non-Authority in Nicola Valley Indian Culture and Implications for Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Sterling
Yvonne M. Hébert
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 1984, pp. 293-301
Description
Explores how the tradition of non-authority affects teaching of children and discusses the challenges that some teachers encounter because of this tradition.
A Northern Indian Band's Mode of Production and Its Articulation With the Multinational Mode
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter Petkov Dimitrov
Description
Community and Regional Planning Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 1984.
The Northwest Scrip Commissions as Federal Policy - Some Initial Findings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Hatt
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 117-129
Description
Argues that the 13 Scrip Commissions that heard Métis claims in Manitoba and the Northwest Territory during 19th and 20th centuries represented a policy change that was inappropriate for the Métis.
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.
Official Policy Towards Victorian Aborigines 1957-1974
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory Lyons
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 61-79
Description
Concludes that the Aboriginal affairs policy had limited success.
Organizational Change and Conflict: A Case Study of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Champagne
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
Description
Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
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.
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.
[Papers and Correspondence in Connection with Half-breed Claims and Other Matters Relating to the North-West Territories]
Alternate Title
Canada. House of Commons. Sessional Papers ; no. 116, 1885
Canada. House of Commons. Sessional Papers ; no. 9, 1887
Discours sur la Question Riel, Prononcé le 22 Mars, 1886, a la Chambre des Communes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. House of Commons.
S. D. Thompson
Description
Taken from files of the Department of the Interior, compiled by Lawrence Vankoughnet, Deputy Minister.
Starts on page 84.
Parade at Regina
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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.
Planning and Development after the James Bay Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Wertmann
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 277-288
Description
Presents discussion of perspectives on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
Planning for the Next Generation: Capital Infrastructure at Colleges and Universities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily R. White Hat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes three projects that have been initiated by the college fund to meet the evolving needs of tribal colleges and universities and address some of the shortcomings in the current infrastructure.
The Political Economy of Federal Resettlement Policies Affecting Native American Communities: The Fort McDowell Yavapai Case
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia S. Mariella
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1983.
The Pope Supports and Recognizes Indian Self-Government
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, Election Special, October 1984, p. 4
Description
Excerpts from the speech given by Pope John Paul in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. reaffirming the position of the Church in support of the rights of Aboriginal peoples.
Power Shift in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Cross-Canada Scan of Diesel Reduction and Clean Energy Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dylan Heerema
Dave Lovekin
Description
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Preface [BC Studies, No. 57, 1983]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia: A Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 5-9
Description
Introduction to articles in special edition.
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.
Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sheila Dodds
Jessica Schafer
Emily Yearwood-Lee]
Description
Examines whether the Ministry of Education had implemented the recommendations for actions which would close the gap in outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students found in the earlier report An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System.
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.
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 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
The Pursuit of Aboriginal Rights: The Negotiation of Comprehensive Claims in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Russell D. Geddes
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1983.
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
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.
Rebellion, 1885 - Diary of N.W. Expedition / Toronto Brigade / C Company I.S.C. / Queens Own Grenadiers.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Major Smith
Description
Personal diary of Major Smith of the I.S.C. Toronto Brigade during the Brigade's march west. Observations include health of fellow soldiers, the weather, and the monotony of waiting for next orders. Brief entries after 23 April 1885, final entry on 18 May 1885. Diary has metal clasp, black cloth covers and marbleized end papers. Item found within folder 2 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Draft of a statement by General Middleton dated 2 July 1885 at Fort Pitt expressing satisfaction with the officers and men who served under him during the rebellion.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Col. Frederick Dobson Middleton
Description
Draft of statement by General Middleton dated 2 July 1885 at Fort Pitt expressing satisfaction with the officers and men who served under him during the Northwest Resistance. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Draft of statement by General Middleton dated 4 July 1885 regarding the death of Lieutenant Colonel Williams
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Col. Frederick Dobson Middleton
Description
Draft of statement by General Middleton, dated 4 July 1885, written while on board the steamer "Marquis" and pertaining to the death of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Williams. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.