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.
Plays That Make Policy: A Debwewin Journey Through Legislative Theatre
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Majaury
Description
Theatre Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2013.
The Policy Agenda of Native Peoples from World War II to the 1969 White Paper
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
vol. 1
Description
Discusses efforts to resist assimilation and retain unique cultures, treaty entitlements, and inherent rights.
Chapter one from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Policy (Mis)Alignment: Addressing Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren A. Brooks
Francine E. Darroch
Audrey R. Giles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Article asserts that current government policies do not improve First Nations health outcomes.
Policy Options Paper for an Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Strategy: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Vink
Description
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
Policy Research: Good or Bad?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-3
Description
Discusses "policy research" as tool to improve the well-being of the subjects. Based within context of the "nutritional experiments" on malnourished Aboriginal children between 1942 and 1952.
Policy Silences: Why Canada Needs a National First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 22690
Description
Article advocates more Aboriginal-specific provisions to provide comprehensive coverage for health care delivery to Canada's Aboriginal people.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Political Will and all of Canada Needed to Drive Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 11
Description
Looks at a declaration that was agreed to by two First Nation hunger strikers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
The Politics of Development in Nunavut: Land Claims, Arctic Urbanization, and Geopolitics
Theses
Author/Creator
Barret Weber
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2013.
Politics of the Maya Court: Hierarchy and Change in the Late Classic Period
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Jackson
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.
Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 63-68
Description
Contends that the new Liberal government needs to make renewed investment for intergovernmental relationships with First Nations.
Postcolonial Citizenship: Reconsidering Indigenous Political Belonging and Authority in Settler Societies
Theses
Author/Creator
Derek Kornelsen
Description
Political Science Thesis (PhD)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Paper presented at: Canadian Political Science Association, Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Potential Barriers to Aboriginal Teenaged Mothers' Access to Maternal and Parental Benefits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy Hull
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-18
Description
Determines that benefits are less likely because of single parent status and minimum requirements cannot be met.
Poverty and Prosperity in Nunavut
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Battle
Sherri Torjman
Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous Children in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Macdonald
Daniel Wilson
[Power in Law Conference: Women in Law and Social Movements - Idle No More]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheelah McLean
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Co-founders of Idle No More movement speak at part five of conference The Power in Law held Nov. 8, 2013 at the University of Saskatchewan.
Duration: 32:29.
The Power of Partnering: Offering a Culturally Relevant BSW Program to Inuit Students in Labrador
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen Oliver
Martha MacDonald
Nathaniel Pollock
Gwen Watts
Mary Beth Hutchens ... [et al.]
Morning Watch, vol. 40, no. 3-4, Indigenizing the Academy, Winter, 2013, pp. 73-80
Description
Reviews the process and development leading to the creation and completion of a Bachelor of Social Work program.
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.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Prairie Rising: Indigenous Youth, Decolonization, and the Politics of Intervention
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jaskiran Dhillon
Premières Nations au Canada = First Nations in Canada [Map, 2013]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geomatics Services
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
Shows locations and whether community is under the Indian Act, Land Management Act or is self-governing.
Insets for certain areas of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
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.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
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.
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.
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.
Promising Practices in First Nations Child Welfare Management and Governance: Kunuwanimano Means "Keeping Our Own": Practicing From a Perspective of Strength
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicky Hardisty
Gary Martin
Kristin Murray
Jaqueline Ramdatt
Description
Looks at agency which provides services based on traditional systems.
Proposed Revisions to Policy on Additions to Reserve and Reserve Creation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Bar Association
Description
Comments on the proposed revisions regarding whether First Nations are allowed to "expand their reserve land base to deal with increased population, take advantage of economic opportunities, resolve land claims for insufficient land entitlement under treaties or for past deprivations of their legal entitlement to reserve land, or in extreme cases, to relocate their communities".
Protest, Land Rights and Riots: Postcolonial Struggles in Australia in the 1980s
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barry Morris
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.
The Psychological Impact of Historical Trauma On the Native American People
Theses
Author/Creator
Tammy R. Barker
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Regis University, 2013.
Public Attitudes towards Indigeneity in Canadian Prairie Urbanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Walker
Loleen Berdahl
Erin Lashta
David Newhouse
Yale Belanger
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.
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
Public Servant Schools in Canada: A Concept for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Weiler
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses call to action 57 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission regarding the provision of education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples and residential schools.
Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonial Authority in Eighteenth-Century New Mexico
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tracy L. Brown
Pursuing Human Rights for Community-Level Resilience: The Jordan's Principle Case, Process, and Initiative as Resilient Community Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Andrea Auger
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 84-87
Description
Outlines how death of Jordan River Anderson brought attention to denial or delay of services to First Nations children due to juristictional disputes and inspired passage of the child first and needs-based principle, and discusses federal and provincial governments' continuing failure to implement it properly.
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950-1975
E-Books
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Racial Extractivism: Neoliberal White Settler Colonialism and Tar Sands Extraction
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Preston
Description
Social and Political Thought Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
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.
Re-Creating the Circle: The Renewal of American Indian Self-Determination
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Montoya
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 203-204
Description
Book review of: Re-Creating the Circle by Stephen M. Sachs, Barbara Morris and edited by LaDonna Harris.
Review located by scrolling to page 203.