Social Science & Medicine, vol. 97, November 2013, pp. 20-28
Description
Study conducted in-depth interviews with 153 individuals focusing on positive and negative impacts of relationship networks in a group with limited resources in terms of income, educational attainment and employment.
Chapter from The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba edited by Lynne Fernandez, Shauna MacKinnon, and Jim Silver.
Material presented as exhibit 130 from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 35-42
Description
Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation.
Scroll down to page 35 to read article.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference ; 81st, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Adams
Loleen Berdahl
Greg Poelzer
Description
Examines party preferences and reasons for variations. Data sources were aggregate Elections Manitoba vote returns in 2007 provincial election and survey conducted between March 2005 and December 2008.
Guidelines designed create resources to support community driven initiatives and services that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal children with special needs.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 91, August 2013, pp. 219-228
Description
In-depth interviews were conducted with 36 individuals who had moved to Toronto from rural or reserve settings. Participants identified issues such as difficulties accessing services/benefits they were entitled to and lack of respect for culture and identity.
Borderlands E - Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8
Description
Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.
Looks at the emergence of the Canadian comic industry and the superhero genre. Discusses examples like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Canada Jack, and Johnny Canuck.
How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Chapter 10 in: How Canadians Communicate III: Contexts of Canadian Popular Culture edited by Bart Beaty, Derek Briton, Gloria Filax, Rebecca Sullivan.
Discussion of the exhibition After the Spirit Sang and the ensuing boycott and controversy.
Go to page 217 to read the chapter.
Research Report (Border Policy Research Institute) ; no. 20
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greg Boos
Greg McLawsen
Description
Comments on Jay Treaty rights established for free border passage and the scope and application of the term "American Indian born in Canada" in today's context.
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2010, pp. 9-26
Description
Examination of two documents: First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework and Building Bridges to Success for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students.
Patrick Stewart, Indigenous architect, of the Nisga'a First Nation in British Columbia looks at elements he considers when starting a project: architectural principles; traditions and culture; policy/local conventions and knowledge.
Duration: 53:06.
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.