Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Rowe
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2017.
Multicultural Literature and Discussion as Mirror and Window?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Glazier
Jung-A Seo
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, vol. 48, no. 8, May 2005, pp. 686-700
Description
Documents the experiences of a group of high schools students as they read and responded to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday.
The Murder of Melaityappa and How Judge Mann Succeeded in Making ‘the administration of justice palatable’ to South Australian Colonists in 1849
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Skye Krichauf
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, no. 1, December 2017, pp. 23-45
Description
Uses the prosecution of Henry Valette Jones and Henry Thomas Morris for the murder of an Aboriginal man to illustrate the shortcomings of the colonial legal system in Australian when it came to prosecuting settlers for violence towards Indigenous peoples.
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.
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.
Nation Iroquoise: A Seventeenth-Century Ethnography of the Iroquois
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karl Hele
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 1, March 2005, pp. 144-145
Description
Book review of: Nation Iroquoise edited and translated by José António Brandão with K. Janet Ritch; with original French documents reproduced opposite the translation.
The National Inquiry Into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls of Canada: A Probe in Peril
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenna Walsh
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
Native American Fashion: Inspiration, Appropriation, and Cultural Identity
Alternate Title
"Navajo" Underwear and Headdresses on the Runway: A Look at the Last Five Years of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion
Ball Gowns, Moccasins and Black Beaver Hats: York Factory and Red River as Sites of Fashion Innovation
Clothes along the Mohawk: Fashion Exchange and Appropriation among Peoples of Early New York
Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? A Modern-Day Critique
Everything's Better with a War Bonnet on It!
Fluidity of Referents: Maya Appropriations and Adornments
Non-Native as Native Americans: "I'm an Indian Too"
Style on Trial: Cultural (Mis)Appropriation and Fashion Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Blume
Timothy Shannon
Sherry Farrell Racette
Daniel James Cole
Adrienne Keene … [et al.]
Description
Videos from a day-long symposium which explored past and present fashions, issues surrounding appropriation, and examples of collaborations between Indigenous designers and fashion brands.
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 American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
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 Criminal Justice Research and Programs: Inventory Update
Alternate Title
User Report (Soliccitor General, Canada) ; no. 1985-51
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol LaPrairie
Barbara Craig
Description
Updates report published in 1984.
Related Material: Original Inventory.
Native Juveniles and Criminal Law: Preliminary Study of Needs and Services in Some Native Communities of Québec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alain Bissonnette
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.
Negotiating Aboriginal & Treaty Rights
Alternate Title
Native Awareness Days 2005
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Bruce Wildsmith
Description
Lead lawyer in the Marshall and Bernard cases speaks about past court decisions as they pertain to the negotiation process taking place in Nova Scotia.
Duration: 1:19:47.
Negotiating American Indian Inclusion: Sovereignty, Same-Sex Marriage, and Sexual Minorities in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Discusses debates and tribal lawmaking around the issue in the United States with focus on ten-year period prior to the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
Neil Stonechild: The Boy in the Snow
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, February 2005, pp. 33-44
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: February 2005.
“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.
Nepal: Indigenous Youth and the Armed Conflicts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Luisang Waiba Tamang
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 50-53
Description
Looks at historical and contemporary conflicts between the government, the Maoists rebels and the youth movement.
To access this article, scroll down to page 50.
Network Patient Health Survey: Aboriginal People's Health Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
Description
Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.
A Neutral Framework For Modelling and Analysing Aboriginal Land Tenure Systems
Theses
Author/Creator
Mele Estella Tupou Rakai
Description
Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2005.
New Cinema from Winnipeg Streets: Noam Gonick's Stryker
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steven Loft
Canadian Dimension, vol. 39, no. 1, January/February 2, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Review of a film that presents two feuding Winnipeg gangs--one Aboriginal and one Filipino.
The New Relationship
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement to improved government relations with Aboriginal communities regarding decisions about land use, resource use and revenue-sharing in British Columbia.
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.
News Discourse about Aboriginal Self-Governance in 1990s British Columbia
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Description
Focuses on news paper coverage of Aboriginal issues specifically child welfare matters and control over land and resources.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
The Non-Protection of Canadian Aboriginal Heritage (Burial Sites And Artifacts)
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peggy J. Blair
Description
Research paper discusses legal aspects including aspects of the Heritage Conservation Act and the Cemeteries Act.
The Non-Protection of Canadian Aboriginal Heritage (Burial Sites and Artifacts)
Alternate Title
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peggy J. Blair
Description
Fact sheet on the lack of legislation regarding the destruction and disinterment of human remains and cultural items.
Normative Dimensions of Cultural Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathan Richards
Description
Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--McGill University, 2005.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
The North-West Mounted Police and Frontier Justice, 1874--1898
Theses
Author/Creator
Roderick G. Martin
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2005.
Not ‘Aboriginal Enough’ for Particular Consideration When Sentencing?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Flynn
Indigenous Law Bulletin, no. 13, 2005
Description
Looks at how the Australian courts are taking a narrow interpretation of Aboriginal ancestry when formulating a sentence.
NWAC Report Card: September 2016-December 2016
Alternate Title
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Offenders with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Theses
Author/Creator
Steve Poulin
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2005.
Ogawa v. Hokkaido (Governor), the Ainu Communal Property Trust (Trust Assets ) Litigation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgina Stevens
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Fall, 2005, pp. 219-239
Description
Presents Ainu litigation against the mismanagement of property by the Japanese state under the Former Natives Protection Act .
"Oh Canada! Your Home is Native Land": The Algonquin Land Claim Process
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 148-150
Description
Presents brief overview of the disparate relationship between Algonquin, the Canadian government and the Algonquin Tribal Council.
"On Further Thought: Reflections on the Last Two Decades": A Keynote Address
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul L .A. H. Chartrand
Description
Reviews significant developments in Canada including the areas of activism, self government, government commissions and inquiries,and legislation, as well as brief discussion of changes internationally.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontario's New Approach to Aboriginal Affairs: Prosperous and Healthy Aboriginal Communities Create a Better Future for Aboriginal Children and Youth
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Organized Crime and Policing in Rural and Remote Canadian Communities: A Study of Police Officers' Perceptions and Current Actions: Preliminary Field Research Results
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marcel-Eugène LeBeuf
Original Sin, or, The Last of the First Ancestors: Michael Crummey's River Thieves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Sugars
English Studies in Canada, vol. 31, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 147-175
Description
Looks at a novel about the massacre of the Beothuk First Nations in Newfoundland
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Otiyaner: The "Women's Path" Through Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 57-68
Description
Comments on the inaccurate portrayal of Haudenosaunee women in historical writing.
Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.