Constitutional Reform at the White Earth Nation
Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
Ian Record
Description
Discusses the importance of traditional governance systems, and efforts for revising constitutions to support Indian Nations' sovereignty including changing the criteria for White Earth citizenship.
Duration: 55:50. Includes transcript.
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Continuity and Change in Wemindji Cree Childbirth Experiences and Practices: Past and Present
Theses
Author/Creator
Ieva Paberzyte
Description
Anthropology Thesis (PhD) -- McGill University, 2019.
Country, Native Title and Ecology
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 24
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica K. Weir
Luke Taylor
Patrick Sullivan
Hanson Boxer
Warford Bujiman ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History Monograph
Coyote Returns: Bridging the Gap from Ivory Tower to Indian Country (Part 6)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin A. LaDue
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 67-72
Description
Deals with the integration of traditional medicine, values, and beliefs into the mental health system.
Crime Prevention among Indigenous Peoples: An Exploration of Opaskwayak Restorative Justice
Alternate Title
Research Report Crime Prevention among Indigenous Peoples: An Exploration of Opaskwayak Restorative Justice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Hansen
Darlene Lanceley
Description
A discussion on the decolonization through Indigenous justice programs and the use of Indigenous knowledge to foster crime prevention among Indigenous youth.
Crisis in Western Paradigms Spurs Interest in Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mauricio Malanes
Tebtebba, vol. 14, 2013, pp. 39-40
Description
Discusses the questions participants were asked at an international workshop-seminar held in June 2013.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 39.
Crushing of Cultures: Western Applied Science in Northern Societies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald J. Gamble
Arctic, vol. 39, no. 1, March 1986, pp. 20-23
Description
Discusses a relocation project that highlights the problems of applying western world views to traditional northern societies.
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Elmslie
Robert Durocher
Mandisa Bromfield
Nicole Kazemzadeh
Description
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
A Cultural Snapshot: Exploring the Value of Community Photography for the Coquille Indian Tribe in a Climate Change Era
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristen Vinyeta
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Oregon, 2013.
Curbing Cultural Appropriation in the Fashion Industry
Alternate Title
CIGI Papers ; no. 213
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brigitte Vézina
Description
Explores the problematic relationship between traditional cultural expressions and intellectual property law (particularly copyright), which fails to protect them and puts most of them in the public domain, and outlines some proposals for concrete policy, legal and practical solutions to end appropriation.
Dechinta Bush University Student Plenary: A Report
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cole Smith
Darcy Leigh
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Property: The Northern Governance and Economy, 2013, pp. 32-34
Description
Overview of panel presentation by students at the Northern Governance and Economy Conference. Presentation was part of their final assignment for 2012.
Decolonizing Aboriginal Education in the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann Munroe
Lisa Lunney Borden
Anne Murray Orr
Denise Toney
Jane Meader
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 48, no. 2, Spring, 2013, pp. 317-338
Description
Looks at harmonizing Aboriginal knowledges with tenets of 21st century education in an effort to move forward with Aboriginal education.
Decolonizing Attribution: Traditions of Exclusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Kimberly Christen
Journal of Radical Librarianship, vol. 5, June 3, 2019 , pp. 113-152
Description
Authors offer a decolonial critique of academic attribution practices arguing that they maintain the Euro-centric hierarchies of knowledge production. They argue for the decolonizing attribution by reevaluating the process through Indigenous lenses of kinship and connection to land.
Decolonizing Cultural Heritage of Indigenous People's Knowledge From Images in Global Films
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ladislaus M. Semali
Tutaleni I. Asino
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 25-56
Description
Looks at images and filmic representations found in global media and the issues surrounding culture, identity and ethnicity.
Decolonizing Methodologies 15 Years Later
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eve Tuck
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 365-372
Description
Response to a lecture given by Linda Tuhiwai Smith on the anniversary of her book, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples.
Deer Hunting: An Innovative Teaching Paradigm to Educate Indigenous Youth about Physical Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidney Paul
Gareth Jones
Jennifer Jakobi
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 39-48
Description
Study aims to understand the physical activity (PA) involved in deer hunting, and how that activity can be used to help Aboriginal youth learn physical literacy (PL). Results show that deer hunting can easily surpass the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (CPAG) for maintaining health, and that it creates an opportunity for promoting PL to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth.
Developing a Polar Bear Co-Management Strategy in Ontario Through the Indigenous Stewardship Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Kakekaspan
Brian Walmark
Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Martha Dowsley
Dawne Mowbray
Polar Record, vol. 49, no. 250, 2013, pp. 230-236
Description
Looks at Fort Severn Cree Nation's co-management strategy for managing Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation in their territory.
Digital Ethics and Reconciliation: Digital Ethics Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karine St-Onge
Description
Report offers 26 recommendations for library staff and researchers seeking to decolonize their services in regards to collaborative research with Indigenous communities, the products of that research, and previously acquired archival materials. Multiple case studies included; majority are Canadian, but also includes cases from Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the United States.
Diné Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Alternate Title
Dine Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Klara Kelley
Harris Francis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 55-82
Description
Authors describes the Diné system of clans and kinship, and suggest that rooted as it is in an ethic of universal relatedness, it might hold solutions for dealing with environmental and political instability.
Diné (Navajo) Healer Perspectives on Commercial Tobacco Use in Ceremonial Settings: An Oral Story Project to Promote Smoke-Free Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie Wilson
Samantha Sabo
Carmenlita Chief
Hershel Clark
Alfred Yazzie ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 1, 2019, pp. 63-78
Description
Uses qualitative interviews with healers to discuss the issues associated with maintaining the traditional uses of tobacco in Diné (Navajo) culture while discouraging use of commercial tobacco, and to suggest culturally informed solutions.
Disseminating Research in Rural Yup'ik Communities: Challenges and Ethical Considerations in Moving From Discovery to Intervention Development
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inna Rivkin
Joseph Trimble
Ellen D.S. Lopez
Samuel Johnson
Eliza Orr
James Allen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20958
Description
Study aimed to improve cultural sensitivity in order to decrease the psychological stress resulting from rapid changes in culture and lifestyle patterns.
Eco-Literacy Development Through a Framework for Indigenous and Environmental Educational Leadership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrejs Kulnieks
Dan Roronhiakewen Longboat
Kelly Young
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 18, 2013, pp. 111-125
Description
Looks at curriculum reforms that would include an eco-mentorship program which incorporates ecological and Indigenous perspectives.
The Effects Upon Students of Supplementing Aboriginal Post-Secondary Transition Programs With Traditional Cultural Activities
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Favell
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2013.
[Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous People]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Diversity and Reading , 2019, pp. [103]-106
Description
Book review of Elements of Indigenous Style by Gregory Younging.
Encountering Aboriginal Knowledge: Explorer Narratives on North-East Queensland, 1770 to 1820
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Davis
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines historical texts for cross cultural encounters with the intersection of native knowledge systems.
Engaging Indigenous Youth in Community-Based Participatory Action Research: A Scoping Review
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Hackett
Description
[Health Promotion] Thesis (M.A.)-- Dalhousie University, 2019.
Engaging Literacies Through Ecologically Minded Curriculum: Educating Teachers About Indigenous Knowledges Through an Ecojustice Education Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrejs Kulnieks
Dan Longboat
Kelly Young
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 138-152
Description
Looks at bringing both Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge systems together into teacher education curriculum.
Ensuring Water Security in Indigenous Communities throughout Canada
Alternate Title
Annual meeting of the ICSD ; 2019
Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Sustainable Development ; 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lateisha Ugwuegbula
Darlene Coyle
Alexander Wightman
Description
Argues that fragmentation of jurisdiction and lack of coordination over different levels of government has led to gaps, uncertainty about responsibility, problems with accountability, and failure to protect source water. Further argues that the current model of using watershed management agencies is inadequate and government should be moving to Integrated Water Resource Management, which is a more inclusive and holistic approach.
Environmental Change and Sustainability of Indigenous Languages in Northern Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Sigvanna Meghan Topkok
Nicole Kanayurak
James N. Stanford
David A. Peterson
Lindsay J. Whaley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019, pp. 215-228
Description
Community-centered project which investigates the effects of the rapidly changing Arctic environment on Iñupiaq and Yupik language speakers and the language itself.
Exchanges Between Two Rivers: Possibilities For Teaching Writing in the Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Jane Catlin
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 119-143
Description
Non-Aboriginal teacher reflects on own experiences with Indigenous oral tradition on methods to teach writing.
Exploring the Common Ground Between Social Innovation and Indigenous Resurgence: Two Critical Indigenist Case Studies in Indigenous Innovation in Ontario, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Alexiuk
Description
Environmental and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
Expressive Therapy as a Treatment Preference for Aboriginal Trauma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph S. Graham
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 501-512
Description
Study examines the philosophy and practice of expressive therapies for trauma and links to Aboriginal culture, experiential learning, spirituality and creative arts.
Failure of Mainstream Well-being Measures to Appropriately Reflect the Well-being of Indigenous and Local Communities and its Implications for Welfare Policies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamaljit K. Sangha
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, Winter, 2019
Description
Criticizes the way that the majority of contemporary measures of well-being fail to consider the role that natural systems and the natural environment play in many, especially Indigenous, people’s health. Proposes a framework for considering the influence of these factors and advocates for health policy that considers them.
Farming and Foraging at the Crossroads: The Consequences of Cherokee and European Interaction Through the Late Eighteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amber M. VanDerwarker
John B. Marcoux
Kandace D. Hollenback
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 1, January 2013, pp. 68-88
Description
Shows how changes to food production and collection was affected by uncertainty brought about by disease, colonial competition and loss of community members.
Fighting for Survival on Easter Island
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marisol Hitorangi
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the history of the Rapa Nui peoples and the ongoing struggle to recover their ancestral lands.
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 Ways of Knowing: The Circle of Knowledge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Aquash
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2013, pp. 25-36
Description
Comments on this unique research project, which stresses the demonstration of positive teaching strategies for Anishinaabe language fluency.
First Nations Youths' Experiences With Wellness: A Four Directions Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Jamie L. Warren
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Western University, 2013.
Five Lessons From Five Weeks in Ulukhaktok
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Linnaea Jasiuk
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 1, The Arctic Council, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Author talks about experiences living in the Ulukhaktok, NWT while working for the Canadian Institute For Health Research.
For the Love of Our Children: An Indigenous Connectedness Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Saniguq Ullrich
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 121-130
Description
Author outlines a framework for well-being rooted in the concept of connectedness; the idea that wellness for Indigenous people comes from them being connected to their families, their communities, and the natural world.
Four More Indigenous Projects for the Native American Humanities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Herman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 31-53
Description
Builds on Linda Tuhiwai Smith's short essay "Twenty-Five Indigenous Projects," and in acknowledgement of the essay and its 20th anniversary offers four more projects specific to Native American Humanities:
• Continuing
• Reknowing
• Sociologizing
• Valuing
From JSTOR to Jiní: Incorporating Traditional Knowledge in Teaching Information Literacy at Tribal Colleges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Sorrell
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Fall, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Discusses the challenges faced by tribal librarians as they work to teach information literacy in both mainstream news and social media outlets while incorporating traditional or Indigenous knowledge and teachings.
From River Trails to Adaptive Co-Management: Learning and Relating With Inuit Inhabitants of the Thelon River, Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bryan S. R. Grimwood
Nancy C. Doubleday
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-18
Description
Looks at Inuit uses and relationships with the river.
The Fundamental Laws: Codification for Decolonization?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd L. Lee
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 117-131
Description
Discusses how ancestral law and traditional practices of the Diné are understood and applied by the Navajo Nation Council and other cultural and environmental organizations.
Gender in Research on Northern Resource Development (Draft)
Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Martha Dowsley
Emilie Cameron
Description
Looks at the role of women in resource development and community governance from an economic, socio-cultural and political point of view.
Gerald Vizenor's Transnational Aesthetics in Blue Ravens
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danne Jobin
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 33-55
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author explores Vizenor’s use of trickster tropes and transnational narrative to explore different expressions of Indigenous identity and how it adapts to and is affected by sites solidarity and sovereignty.
Glen Coulthard & the Three Rs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tim Querengesser
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, Literacy & Democracy, December 2013, pp. [59]-61
Description
Discussion on how colonialism continues to affect Aboriginal people and two-way reconciliation.
The Good Mind and Trans-Systemic Thinking in the Two-Row Poems of Mohawk Poet Peter Blue Cloud
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Coleman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 54-82
Description
Discusses the Two-Row poetry of Peter Blue cloud by comparing it to the Haudenosaunee Two-Row Wampum, and then uses “trans-systemic” analysis to map out the importance of two-row thinking for changing the relationship between Indigenous and settler-colonial legal regimes.
Growing Up Healthy: A Resource Booklet About Healthy Children For First Nations and Métis Parents in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Resource for parents. Looks at physical activity and eating traditional and healthy foods on a budget.