Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
Local Government and Land Use Engagement with First Nations: Surfacing Positive Stories for Future Land Use Consultation Successes
Theses
Author/Creator
Hillary Elliott
Description
Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.
Local Values in Governance: Legacy of Choho in Forest and School Management in a Tamang Community in Nepal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mahesh Nath Parajuli
Indra Mani Rai
Prakash C Bhattarai
Suresh Gautam
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 35-55
Description
Examines a shift in the practices of the Tamang ethnic community in Nepal; argues that the Choho institution is still present, and many practices are still present enacted as resistance against the modern state. Considers how the meaning of these practices may have changed in a contemporary context.
A Long Wait for Change: Independent Review of Child Protection Services to Inuit Children in Newfoundland and Labrador
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Lake Kavanagh
Description
Study consisted of community engagement involving 575 individuals, comprehensive review of 213 files of children under the care of the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development on December 31, 2017, and a literature review of provincial, national and international content. Includes 33 recommendations.
[Lost Harvest: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer-Drees
Native Studies Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 1991, pp. 156-158
Description
Book review of: Lost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy by Sarah Carter.
The Ludington Papers: Overstating the Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence C. Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 55-57
Description
Kelly responds to the article "Progressive-Era Bureaucrats and the Unity of Twentieth-Century Indian Policy"; criticizes Barsh’s interpretation of the content of the “Ludington Papers” on which much of his thesis is based.
The Making of a “Peaceable Kingdom”: Land, Peopling and Progress in an Expanding Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Éléna Choquette
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2019.
Manitoba's Metis Settlement Scheme of 1870
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
D.N. Sprague
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 119
Description
Book review of: Manitoba's Métis Settlement Scheme of 1870
Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Sawchuk
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 215-221
Description
Summary of recommendations by the Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement Commission, 1983, relating to First Nations in Manitoba adhering to Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.
Manufacturing Ideologies of the “Bad” Mother: Aboriginal Mothering, “Neglectful” Caregiving, and Symbolic Violence in the Ontario Child Welfare System
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mandi Veenstra
Marlee Keenan
Description
Argues that expectations of white, Eurocentric, and middle class versions of mothering, combined with the state's role in producing conditions of material and social marginalization and inequality have resulted in structural risk factors for "neglect" and normalization of Aboriginal child apprehensions.
Entire book on one pdf. Scroll to p. 48.
Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Alternate Title
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Thérèse King
Description
Related material:
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two).
Maritime Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
W.E. Daugherty
Treaties and Historical Research Centres
Research Branch
Research Branch
Corporate Policy
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Discussion of Treaties that came out of a period of intense warfare during 1693-1761 in the Malecites, Abenaki, and Mi'kmaq territories.
Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mark (Sr.) Wolfleg
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mark Wolfleg talks about the Blackfoot interpretation of the terms of Treaty #7; also the roles of the Crowfoot and a group of Metis in taking Treaty #7. He also talks about his overseas experiences during World War II.
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Geddes
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, pp. 54-55
Description
Book review of Medicine Unbundled by Gary Geddes.
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
Metis Assembly Press Conference
Images » Photographs
Description
One scanned image shows an unidentified woman and man at the press conference held by the Metis Assembly; presumably in Prince Albert, SK on June 29, 1983.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerhard Ens
Manitoba History, no. 5, Spring, 1983, p. [?]
Description
Examines the province's failure to protect the Métis' entitlement once it had been received.
Metis Lands in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Métis Politics and Governance in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Saunders
Janique Dubois
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Mineral Rights on Indian Reserves in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard H. Bartlett
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 245-275
Description
Reviews the establishment of reserves in Ontario, differences in mineral rights and the implications of the 1924 Canada-Ontario Indian Reserve Lands Agreement.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Historiographical Paper
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
Description
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
The Mississippi Choctaw: A Case Study of Intercultural Games
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Brooks Hill
Philip Lujan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 29-42
Description
Examines the characteristics and implications of the Smith John case as an extended example of intercultural games.
Montreal Premiere of Birth of a Family: Q & A with Director Tasha Hubbard
Alternate Title
Q & A with Tasha Hubbard
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
Director of documentary about four siblings separated through adoption during the infamous "Sixties Scoop" answers questions from audience.
Duration: 23:06.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
'A most dangerous character': The Remarkable Life of Yonki Yonka
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Wills-Johnson
Description
History Thesis (MPhil)--University of Western Australia, 2017.
Mr. Gerry Goes to Arizona: Electoral Geography and Voting Rights in Navajo Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenn A. Phelps
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 63-92
Description
Chronicles in depth the legal and political evolution in the extension of voting rights for Native Americans.
Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ada (Mrs.) Ladue
Christine Welsh
Beatrice Nightraveller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada and Governmental Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kiera E. Royle
Description
Contends that despite an inquiry now in process, governmental response is low to this serious problem facing the Canadian population.
Muslims, Navajos, and Peaches
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George H. Junne
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how an Asian fruit was cultivated by Navajo Indians in the Chelly Canyon.
"Must Fluently Speak and Understand Navajo and Read and Write English": Navajo Leadership in a Language Shift World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lance Lee
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Overview of traditional Navajo leadership and western influences.
The Mystery Man of Sand Creek: George Laird Shoup
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.
Narrative Robustness, Post-Apology Conduct, and Canada's 1998 and 2008 Residential Schools Apologies
Alternate Title
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
The Native American Church and the New Court: The Smith Case and Indian Religious Freedoms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul E. Lawson
C. Patrick Morris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 1991, pp. 79-91
Description
Commentary on how the United States Congress has taken steps legislatively to clarify and enhance Native American religious freedoms.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Public Law 101-601 November 16, 1990)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1991, pp. 11-14
Description
Reprint of Public Law 101-601, which provides protection of Native American graves.
Native American Identity: A Review of Twenty-first Century Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bridgett G. Giordmaina
Carolee Dodge Francis
Description
Search of EBSCO Host, JSTOR, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed social research articles published from 1990 to 2016 yielded 86 results.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
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.
Native Child Care in Canada
Alternate Title
Background Paper (Library of Parliament, Research Branch) ; BP-284E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen McKenzie
Description
"This paper provides a very brief background to the issue, discusses the need for special native child care provisions, and outlines the kind of programs that exist at the present time."
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 Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
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