Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the Indigenous perspective to find solutions for the effects of global warming and the environmental challenges facing the world today.
Scroll down to access article.
Métis Cookbook and Guide to Healthy Living
E-Books
Author/Creator
Métis Centre
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
2nd edition.
Métis Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Stresses the correlation between Métis lifelong learning and community well-being, and how it can be used as a framework for measuring success.
Mining and Indigenous Tourism in Northern Australia
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Brereton
Paul Memmott
Joseph Reser
Jeremy Buultjens
Linda Thomson
Tanuja Barker
Tim O'Rourke
Catherine Chambers
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
The Missing Links to Developing Holistic Aboriginal Early Childhood Services in Canada: A Critical Literature Review
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Brophy
Description
Early Childhood Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Ryerson University, 2007.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study
Alternate Title
Voices from the Field Podcast Series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Transcript of podcast series, Voices from the Field, Episode 4.
Provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Full podcast.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): [First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study]
Alternate Title
Voices From the Field Series ; 4
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Podcast provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Duration: 14:35.
Full Transcript.
Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change: Solutions or Additional Threats?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Minnie Degawan
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 52-59
Description
Examines direct consequences of climate change on Indigenous people and the links between traditional knowledge and practices to natural resources and biological diversity.
A Mixed Methods Examination of Indigenous Youth Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Walls
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2007.
Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: An Integration of Past and Present for a New Tomorrow: A Report on the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre's First National Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Malreddy Pavan Kumar
Narcisse Blood
Ryan Heavy Head
Marie Battiste
Leona Makokis ... [et al.]
Description
Synopsis of keynote speeches and presentations of conference held March 7-9, 2007, Edmonton, Alberta. Includes summaries of six animation theme bundles, promising practices, participant commentaries, and analysis of problems and prospects of Aboriginal learning in the future.
Module 1: Primer on Touchstones for Leadership
Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles.This module discusses the goals and hopes of the reconciliation movement to re-develop community-developed visions of healthy children and families.
Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Module III: West (Transformations) — Focusing on the Self-Determination Touchstones
Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module focuses on initiative aimed to build on collaboration among the child welfare system and Aboriginal communities in the context of traditional Aboriginal worldviews to reconciliation and healing.
Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Module IV: North (Inward Reflections) — Focusing on the Non Discrimination Touchstone
Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores the process and goals for reconciliation against racial discrimination as they apply to child welfare.
Materials presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Module lI: South (Beginnings) -- Focusing on the Culture, Language and Holism Touchstones
Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores worldview approaches that reflect and reinforce the intrinsic and distinct aspects of Aboriginal cultures, customs and languages.
Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Module V: East (Wisdom) — Focusing on the Structural Interventions Touchstone
Alternate Title
Touchstones for Leadership: Reconciliation in Indigenous Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Description
General course overview of the curriculum intended to bring participants through the four phases of reconciliation based upon the Touchstones of Hope principles. This module explores proactive strategies to identify and address systemic and structural barriers that impact the well-being of Indigenous children, families and communities.
Material presented as exhibit 47 from Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.
Monitoring Environmental Change Using Inuit Qaujimajatuqanjit in Cape Dorset, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Anita Kushwaha
Description
Geography and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007.
Moondani Yulenj: An Examination of Aboriginal Culture, Identity and Education: Artefact and Exegesis
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Peters
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Swinburne University of Technology, 2017.
'More Real than the Indians Themselves': The Early Years of the Indian Lore Movement in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde Ellis
Mabel F. Knight
Montana: The Magazine of Western History, vol. 58, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 3-22, 92-94
Description
Examines how Native communities maintained their social and cultural identities amidst the attempt of middle class whites to preserve their own version of Indian culture.
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.
My Home is in My Heart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 176-177
Description
Poem by Nils-Aslak Valkeapāā and translated by Ralph Salisbury, Lars Nordström and Harald Gaski describes how the Sámi people live in relation to the land.
Naomi Carriere: Master Student in Biology
Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the U of S
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naomi Carriere
U of S Research Communications
with the assistance of the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video on researcher's approach to the study of woodland caribou.
Native America Writes Back: The Origin of the Indigenous Paradigm in Historiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan A. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 9-28
Description
Discussion of the friction between American Indian Scholars and the Western History Association.
Native American Education vs. Indian Learning: Still Battling Pratt after All These Years
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly Roppolo
Chelley L. Crow
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue, Spring, 2007, pp. 3-31
Description
Discusses the challenges of delivering American Indian literature courses to Native American students.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
Native American Leadership Theory: A Tribal Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Terence E. Munson
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2007.
Native American Studies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 81-84
Description
Book review of: Native American Studies by Clara Sue Kidwell and Alan Velie.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 81.
Native Education and In-Classroom Coalition-Building: Factors and Models in Delivering an Equitous Authentic Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabrina E. Redwing Saunders
Susan M. Hill
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 30, no. 4, Coalition Work in Indigenous Educational Contexts, 2007, pp. 1015-1045
Description
Looks at mixed-method study curriculum used by Haudenosaunee students and educators.
Native Language Education: An Inquiry Into What Is and What Could Be
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thecla Neganegijig
Mary Breunig
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 305-321
Description
Explores the present state of K-12 and postsecondary Native Language (NL) education in Canada and the feasibility of incorporating outdoor education with NL programs.
Native Languages Supporting Indigenous Knowledge
Alternate Title
International Expert Group Meeting on Indigenous Languages: 8 - 10 January 2008, New York
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Description
Illustrates how language is essential to the survival of a culture and how state-imposed destruction of Indigenous languages has caused the loss of traditional knowledge systems.
Native Studies and Canadian Political Science: The Implications of "Decolonizing the Discipline"
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting; 80th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Discusses ideas of "parallelism" or the "Two Row Wampum" and Indigenous theories and methodologies in relation to decolonization.
Native Teacher Understanding of Culture as a Concept for Curricular Inclusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timothy Begaye
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 35-52
Description
Discusses the challenges of preserving Native American cultures and languages and the pressures to assimilate into English-speaking culture, largely due to colonization and genocide.
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Saami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Alternate Title
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Sami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Wheelersburg
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 161-180
Description
Examines the current political situation in Sweden related to efforts to comply with the European Community's International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries.
The Need to Redefine Success in Aboriginal Learning: Our Challenge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karihwakeron Tim Thompson
Description
PowerPoint which accompanied keynote speech at the Redefining Success in Aboriginal Learning Workshop.
nehiyaw iskwew kiskinowâtasinahikewina - paminisowin namôya tipeyimisowin: Cree Women Learning Self Determination Through Sacred Teachings of the Creator
Theses
Author/Creator
wahpimaskwasis (Little White Bear)Janice Alision Makokis
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008.
Nehiyaw Iskwew Kiskinwâtasinahikewina - Paminisowin Namôya Tipeyimisowin: Learning Self Determination Through the Sacred
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wahpimaskwasis (Little White Bear)
Janice Alison Makokis
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 39-51
Description
Paper discusses the author's personal journey to self-determination through ceremony and spirituality.
New Resources on Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 78-83
Description
Bibliography of new publications on Indigenous knowledge.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Nihl Adagwiy T'gun Adaawaks GalksiGabin: (Here Is the Story of GalksiGabin): A Modern Auto-Ethnography of a Nisga'a Man
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Robinson
Description
First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2008.
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää: Indigenous Voice and Multimedia Artist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harald Gaski
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 155-178
Description
Discussion on the importance and culturally specific awareness of the artist's work.
Nipiy Wasekimew / Clear Water: The Meaning of Water, From the Words of the Elders; The Interconnections of Health, Education, Law and the Environment
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Darlene Sanderson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Not Just the Peace Pipe But Also the Lance: Exploring Different Possibilities for Indigenous Control over Criminal Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Milward
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 97-122
Description
Explores the high incarceration rates among Aboriginals in Canada and compares and contrasts the Western and Indigenous concepts of justice.
Novel Approach to Land Claim Overlap Proposed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 9
Description
Professor Val Napoleon, of the University of Alberta, advocates the blending of Indigenous and Western knowledge to settle Canada's outstanding land claims with Aboriginal peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Nunivaat: Nunavik Statistics Program
Alternate Title
Nunivaat - The Nunavik Socio-economic Database
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Canada Research Chair on Comparative Aboriginal Condition
Description
Website gives access to tables using data on region/villages, indicators and years, as well as links to maps, publications and metadata explaining characteristics on program data.
Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
On Ethnographic Refusal: Indigeneity, 'Voice' and Colonial Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Junctures, no. 9, Voice, December 2007, pp. 67-80
Description
An anthropological analysis of indigeneity.
On the Justice of Charging Buffalo: "Who Stole American Indian Studies?" Redux
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Yellow Bird
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 91-99
Description
Examines the politics and controversy that surround Professor Ward Churchill's dismissal from the University of Colorado in 2006 and questions if the dismissal was governmentally motivated.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Oral Tradition is Alive and Well: Living Literature in the Siksika (Blackfoot) Community
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Virginia Lyons Friesen
Description
Paper on oral traditions prepared for the Indigenous Literature in Native Studies Panel.
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays
Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.