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Considering Colonialism and Oppression: Aboriginal Women, Justice and the 'Theory' of Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Monture-Angus
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Special Issue, 1999, p. 63–94
Description
The author examines her own intellectual and personal colonization and the continued oppression of First Nations people and discusses how Aboriginal women need to be involved in restorative justice.
Cooperative Relationships Between First Nations and Tourism Operators on British Columbia's North Coast
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Wilson
Description
Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Simon Fraser University, 2003.
Counseling Intervention and American Indian Tradition: An Integrative Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa D. LaFromboise
Joseph E. Trimble
Gerald V. Mohatt
The Counseling Psychologist, vol. 18, no. 4, 1990, pp. 628-654
Description
Argues that the training of Aboriginal counseling and community psychologists should move away from conventional counseling to a more culturally sensitive position that includes Aboriginal values.
Counselling Indigenous Shona People in Zimbabwe: Traditional Practices vs. Western Eurocentric Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Charema
Edward Shizha
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 123-139
Description
Discusses a multicultural approach to counselling services that incorporates traditional and contemporary methods.
Please see Corrigendum.
Creating a Culturally Relevant Environmental Management System for a Métis Workplace
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsay M. Thompson
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, 2009.
Cree Elders Workshop 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Andrew King
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Description
Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy of Place: A Framework to Indigenize a Youth Food Justice Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alma M. O. Trinidad
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 1, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Examines a conceptual framework used with food security movement that helps young people understand their social context and values and engages them in social justice work.
Cultural Continuity as a Determinant of Indigenous Peoples' Health: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research in Canada and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses themes coming out of study: "the connection between cultural continuity and health and well-being, conceptualizations of cultural continuity and connectedness, the role of knowledge transmission journeys of cultural (dis)continuity, and barriers to cultural continuity."
The Cultural Divide in Science Education for Aboriginal Learners
Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Comments on the under-representation of Aboriginal people in Science and Engineering, arguing that addressing this issue will benefit society overall.
Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, 2004 – 2009
Alternate Title
AHMAC Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, 2004 – 2009
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Working Party
Culture, Housing, Remoteness and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Development: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation) ; CW028
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alfred Michael Dockery
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation)
Daily Life in Pre-Columbian Native America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joe Watkins
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 282-284
Description
Book review of: Daily Life in Pre-Columbian Native America by Clarissa W. Confer.
Daily Life of the Inuit
Alternate Title
Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pamela R. Stern
Dana Claxton: Aboriginal Screen Culture Celebrating 10 years of ImagineNATIVE
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dana Claxton
A Day In the Life of Radio Doble Via
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Hope Ross
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011
Description
Discusses how the Guatemalan community radio station plays an important role in providing information and preserving values pertaining to the various Indigenous cultures.
Decolonization is Not a Metaphor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eve Tuck
K. Wayne Yang
Decolonization, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-40
Description
Examines what is distinct for projects of decolonization in relation to other human rights based social movements.
Determining if the Canadian Forces Aptitude Test is Biased Against Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael A. Vanderpool
Description
Applied Psychology (Industrial/Organizational) Thesis (M.Sc.)-- Saint Mary's University, 2003.
Developing Aboriginal Tourism: Opportunities and Threats
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barry Parker
Tourism Management, vol. 14, no. 5, October 1993, pp. 400-404
Description
Discusses the benefits and pitfalls that tourism can bring to Aboriginal people.
Differing Deference: Social Perceptions of Elderly Canadians
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea L. Udd
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001.
Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2009, pp. 356-357
Description
Book review of: Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard.
Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter H. Russell
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 2010, pp. 785 -787
Description
Book review of: Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard.
Diversifying Aboriginal Forestry: Broad Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harry Bombay
Description
Argues that First Nation communities must look beyond timber harvesting to develop strategies encompassing new and different approaches to forest-based development.
Economic Development as if Culture Matters: Inuvialuit Wild Game Harvesting, Community-Based Economic Development, and Cultural Maintenance in the Western Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Whittles
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Edition: The State of the Aboriginal Economy: 10 Years After RCAP, Fall, 2005, pp. 129-140
Description
Looks at a project to harvest and market muskox meat, horns, hides, and quiviut (textile-grade soft body hair) to embed sustainable renewable resource development within traditional Inuvialuit culture.
Education in Ixim Ulew (Guatemala): Maya Indigenous Knowledge and Building New Citizens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vivian M. Jiménez Estrada
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 61-78, 222
Description
Discusses the relationship between the Mayan concept of Jun Winaq, Indigenous education, and citizenship discourse in the Guatemalan context.
Educational Policy for First Nations in New Brunswick: Continuing Linguistic Genocide and Educational Failure or Positive Linguistic Rights and Educational Success?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Bear Nicholas
Description
Discusses how Indigenous languages are being extinguished and the right to MTM (mother tongue-medium) education.
Effects of Corporate Strategic Motivation on CSR Outcomes & Small Business Capacity Development in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; 2007
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; vol. 28, 2007
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ronald D. Camp
Description
Examines business alliances between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous corporations in Canada; looks at the the activities of one oil company and one environmental assessment company in Ecuador and their interactions with Indigenous people.
Empowered or Tokenized? The Experiences of Aboriginal Human Service Workers and Organizational Responses in a Historically Oppressive Child Welfare System
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Rousseau
Description
Public Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
The Energy Efficiency and Cultural Significance of Traditional Housing: Comparing the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Acoma in an Effort to Reform Federal Indian Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kayla DeVault
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 22-33
Description
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section; compares energy efficiency of the home-building materials and techniques of the Navajo Nation with those of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing. Argues for federal policies and programs that incorporate local Indigenous knowledge.
Environmental and Health Benefits of Hunting Lifestyles and Diets for the Innu of Labrador
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Jules Pretty
Description
Explores the crisis in community health by examining the biological and environmental reasons for the transition from nomadic to sedentary village life style.
Environmental Health and First Nations Women: Research Paper
Documents & Presentations
Description
Key environmental issues include contaminants, food quality, air quality, housing issues, and climate change.
Envisioning Cultural, Ecological and Economic Sustainability: The Cree Communities of the Hudson and James Bay Lowland, Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter George
Fikret Berkes
Richard J. Preston
Canadian Journal of Economics , vol. 29, Special Issue: Part 1, April 1996, pp. S356-S360
Description
Discusses the findings of a harvesting study, including data on harvesting activities, numbers of animals reported harvested, and information on Cree subsistence economy cultural sustainability.
Epistemological Inequality: Aboriginal Labor and Knowledge in the Geological Surveys of George Mercer Dawson, 1874-1901
Alternate Title
Epistemological Inequality: Aboriginal Labour and Knowledge in the Geological in the Geological Surveys of George Mercer Dawson, 1874-1901
Theses
Author/Creator
Eva Jean Prkachin
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.
[An Error in Judgement: The Politics of Medical Care in an Indian/White Community]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John D. O'Neil
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 283-287
Description
Book review of: An Error in Judgement by Dara Culhane Speck.
Eskimo Man Building an Igloo
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
National Film Board (photographer)
Description
An Inuit man building an igloo in the Canadian North.
Evaluating the Co-Management Institutions Created By the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and The Inuvialuit Final Agreement With Planning Criteria
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Kenneth John Bickmore
Description
Urban and Regional Planning Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2002.
Exploring Aboriginal Child Welfare Practice in Remote Communities: A Qualitative Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Madelain Hardisty-Neveau
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Exploring the Intersection of Education and Indigenous Status From a Social Determinants of Health Perspective: Parent and Family Engagement in Secondary School in Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Study looks at cultural relationships and educational engagement of Inuit parents, families, students, educators and community members in order to increase student retention.
[Fact Sheets for Nourishing the Learning Spirit]
Alternate Title
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Early Childhood Learning
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners and Gender
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners in Care of Social Services
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners with (Dis)abilities
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners: Thoughts on Holistic Lifelong Learning
Holistics Health and Wellness and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
Indigenous Heritage Languages and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
K-12 Education and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit in Canada
Post-Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
The Learning Spirit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
Description
Explores the potential humans have for learning both as individuals and in groups. Presents brief overviews of 10 resources.
[Feasibility Study on a Kin Home For First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Women Age 14 - 18]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at an innovative cultural model using traditional Indigenous teachings to protect at risk youth by giving responsibility and control back to the community.
Final Paper: An Exploration of Addictions Recovery among Aboriginal Peoples Who Utilize the Friendship Centre in Saskatoon: A Holistic Approach to Healing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John G. Hansen
Nicole Callihoo
Gwen Bear
Description
Identifies factors leading to addictions recovery, barriers to healing and areas needing more attention.
First Nation Children Count: An Indigenous Envelope for Quantitative Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 66-73
Description
Discusses how quantitative research for Aboriginal peoples has been used for advancing policy goals in child health and welfare.
A First Nation Framework for Emergency Planning: A Community-Based Response to the Health and Social Effects from a Flood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Montesanti
Wilfreda E Thurston
David Turner
Reynold Medicine Traveler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 85-106
Description
Researchers in a community-university partnership evaluate the Siksika First Nations response to severe flooding in Southern Alberta in 2013; using what was learned then, alongside research literature from other First Nations Communities the team has created a framework for disaster response planning in First Nations Communities.
First Nations Families Negotiating Current Economic & Social Transitions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kim Dertien
Description
Looks at strategies used by families to handle chronic shortages of shelter, food, and economic income in the Gitxaała Nation.
First Nations Participation in Graduate Studies
Theses
Author/Creator
Enos Cameron Willett
Description
Educational Foundation Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2002.
First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia D. Monture
Patricia D. McGuire
Beverley Jacobs
Alice Olsen Williams
Nora Bothwell
Lana Whiskeyjack ...
Kim Anderson
Renée E. Mzinegiizhigo-kwe Bédard
Lina Sunseri ...
Joane Cardinal-Shubert
Alex Wilson ...
Rita Joe ...
Deborah McGregor ...
Winona LaDuke ...
Monique Mojica ...
Michelle Cameron
Mary Sillet
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
Carol Leclair ...
Rosemarie Kuptana
Caroline L. Tait ...
Apryl Gladue ...
Sharon D. McIvor
Fran Sugar ...
Shirley Ida Williams-Pheasant
Osennontion
Skonaganleh:rá
Flooding in Kashechewan First Nation: Is it an Environmental Justice Issue?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arshi Shaikh
Carol Kauppi
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
'Food - A Balance to Life': A Response to the Food and Nutrition Needs of Native Men in Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Farkas
Gord Johnston
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 137-144
Description
Looks at an agency designed to a provide service for Aboriginal men on achieving a healthy self-sufficient lifestyle.
Food Security in a Northern First Nations Community: An Exploratory Study on Food Availability and Accessibility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa Socha
Mehdi Zahaf
Lori Chambers
Rawnda Abraham
Teri Fiddler
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 5-14
Description
Looks at solutions to the crises of food insecurity and ill health including a food subsidy program and increased access to traditional foods.