Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Wills-Johnson
Description
History Thesis (MPhil)--University of Western Australia, 2017.
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 National Indigenous Pneumococcal and Influenza Immunisation Program
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, p. 29
Description
Short fact sheet and description of the immunization program.
'Nations with Whom We are Connected': Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Political System
Alternate Title
Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
IWGIA Document ; no. 104
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Comments of major historical documents and decisions affecting Indigenous-white relations, post-war Indigenous policy, and the creation of Nunavut.
Chapter from Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections edited by Kathrin Wessendorf.
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 and American Identities in the Early Republic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Timothy Sweet
American Literary History, vol. 13, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 592-602
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Native Americans and the Early Republic edited by Frederick E. Hoxie, Ronald Hoffman, Peter J. Albert.
The National Uncanny: Indian Ghosts and American Subjects by Renée Bergland.
The Insistence of the Indian: Race and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century American Culture by Susan Scheckel.
Imagined Empires: Incas, Aztecs, and the New World of American Literature, 1771-1876 by Eric Wertheimer.
Native Americans and the Law: Native Americans Under Current United States Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay G. Robertson
Description
Looks at how the powers of tribal governments have been diminished over time by acts of the United States federal government.
Native Americans, Anthropologists, and NAGPRA: A Continuing Controversy
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine C. Baker
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 2001.
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 Connection to Place: Policies and Play
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rena Martin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 35-40
Description
Discusses perspectives on relationship to land, and cultural and linguistic ties to places.
Native Language Policy and Planning in Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Gayle Rose McIntyre
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.
Native Liberty, Crown Sovereignty: The Existing Aboriginal Right to Self-Government in Canada
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern series ; 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bruce Clark
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.
Native Participation in Northern Development: The Impending Crisis in the NWT
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack C. Stabler
Eric C. Howe
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 16, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 262-283
Description
Discusses the efforts of the federal and territorial governments to develop the Northwest Territories, and assesses native participation in the economy in the late 1980's.
Native Rights and the 21st Century: The Making of Red Power
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Frideres
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 1-7
Description
Introduction to themed issue on changes to cross-cultural relations over the last decade and the societal structure Aboriginal people operate in.
Native Studies and Ethical Guidelines for Research: Dilemmas and Solutions
Alternate Title
Commentary: Native Studies and Ethical Guidelines for Research: Dilemmas and Solutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 83-104
Description
Discusses how research can best be carried out to meet informational needs by focusing on problems of research ethics problems and how to deal with the issues.
Native Women in Reserve Politics: Strategies and Struggles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, vol. 30, 1990, pp. 121-137
Description
Describes a community in which women control critical community resources and shape community decision-making.
#Nativevote18 - Pueblo Woman. Mom. Gourmet Cook. Runner. It's Time to Add Member of Congress to That List
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Republished form Trahant Reports, May 3, 2017
Need Not Greed: The Lubicon Lake Cree Band Land Claim in Historical Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Darlene Abreu Fereira
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1990.
Negotiated Inferiority: The Royal Commission on Aboriginal People's Vision of a Renewed Relationship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 241-264
Description
Examines Commission's vision for strengthening self-governance.
Negotiating an Identity: Métis Political Organizations, the Canadian Government, and Competing Concepts of Aboriginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 73-92
Description
Describes how the contemporary Métis of Canada endeavoured to have their collective identity recognized by the government Canada and its legal system.
Negotiating Nationhood, Renegotiating Nationhood: Canada's Nunavut and Nunavut's Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Looks at the evolution of Nunavut including accounts of two sets of opinions, Inuit/Northern and Canadian/Southern.
Neighbors Matter: Poor Neighborhoods and Urban Aboriginal Policy
Alternate Title
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 175
Neighbours Matter: Poor Neighbourhoods and Urban Aboriginal Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)
Neither Citizen Nor Nation: Urban Aboriginal (In)Visibility and Co-Production in a Small Southern Alberta City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.
“Neoliberal Apartheid”: Challenges for Decolonization from South Africa to Palestine (An Interview with Andy Clarno)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandni Desai
Andy Clarno
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 96-98
Description
Author of Neoliberal Apartheid discusses commonalities between two states, including the patterns of extreme inequality, racialized poverty and advanced securitization which are symptomatic neoliberal regimes.
Neoliberalism and the Evolution of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Blair Bellerose
Description
Urban Studies Thesis (M.Urb)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marisa Elena Duarte
A New Approach: Co‐development of a New Fiscal Relationship between Canada and First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations-Indigenous Services Canada Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations]
Description
Reports on process and results of consultations between officials from the Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services in the 17 months following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2016. Five key issues were identified: insufficient transfers; insufficient and under-utilized revenue generation opportunities; inflexible and unpredictable funding arrangements; excessive administrative and reporting burdens; and excessive focus on compliance rather than results.
[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 Paradigm in Canadian Indian Policy for the 1990s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally M. Weaver
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 8-19
Description
Looks at new paradigm regarding emerging issues and the resulting turmoil and political actions taken by the Aboriginal people.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
New Treaty New Tradition: Reconciling New Zealand and Maori Law; Fragile Settlements: Aboriginal Peoples, Law, and Resistance in South-West Australia and Prairie Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neil Valance
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 156-158
Description
Book review of New Treaty New Tradition by Carwyn Jones and Fragile Settlements by Amanda Nettelbeck, Russell Smandych, Louis A. Knafla, and Robert Foster.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 156.
The New Warriors: Native American Leaders Since 1900
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Night Spirits: The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean-Guy Goulet
Canadian Social Studies, vol. 35, no. 3, Citizenship Education, Spring, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Night Spirits: The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene by Ila Bussidor and Üstün Bilgen-Reinart.
Nineteenth Century Women and Reform: The Women's National Indian Association
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Sherer Mathes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 1-18
Description
Article examines the role that was played in the formation of Indian Policy in the United States by the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA). Describes the influence of evangelical Christianity, the Protestant ethic, and Victorian ideals of womanhood in this organization.
The Nisga'a Final Agreement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
p. 33
Description
Outlines the historical background to the Final Agreement, selected provisions, issues of concern and judicial proceedings related to the Final Agreement.
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Description
Provides many links including: Treaty, legislation policies, culture and communities, government services and Nisga'a history.
The Nishga and the Fur Trade, 1834-1842
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Palmer Patterson
Native Studies Review , vol. 6, no. 1, 1990, pp. 67-82
Description
Explores Nishga-European contact from the perspective of land-based fur trade centred at Fort Simpson.
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Noble, Wretched and Redeemable: Protestant Missionaries to the Indians in Canada and the United States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James Talor Carson
James Mochoruk
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, Autumn, 2001, pp. 523-524
Description
Book review of: Noble, Wretched and Redeemable by C.L. Higham.
[Noble, Wretched, & Redeemable: Protestant Missionaries to the Indians in Canada and United States, 1820-1900]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Roger L. Nichols
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 130-133
Description
Book review of: Noble, Wretched, & Redeemable by C. L. Higham.
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
Northern Communities and the State: Is Resistance "Futile"?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anderson
Northern Review , no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 9-16
Description
Introduction to special issue on state-society relations.
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report