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.
Opening Statement of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Oral Literature in the Digital Age: Archiving Orality and Connecting with Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Widlok
David Nathan
Judith Aston
Paul Matthews
Daniela Merolla ... [et al.]
Oral Narratives, Customary Laws and Indigenous Water Rights in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlowe Gregory Sam
Description
Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.
Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle for Justice and Freedom
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff Washburn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 2013, pp. 162-164
Description
Book review of: Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch.
Review located by scrolling to page 162.
The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 204-207
Description
Book review of: The Other Movement by Denise E. Bates.
Review located by scrolling to page 204.
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.
Otherness and Human Trafficking: The Vulnerability of Indigenous Women to Sexual Exploitation
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Loozen
Description
Human Rights and Democratisation Thesis (EMA)--University of Seville, 2013.
Otherness and Human Trafficking: The Vulnerability of Indigenous Women to Sexual Exploitation
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Loozen
Description
Human Rights and Democratization Thesis (E.Ma.)--University of Seville, 2013.
Our Commitments to Indian and Metis People - Pamphlet. - 1993.
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Pamphlet from the Canadian New Democratic Party in preparation for the 1993 Federal Election, stating the NDP's position on land claims, self-government and treaties.
Our Greatest Challenge: Aboriginal Children and Human Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rani Kerin
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 179-180
Description
Book review of: Our Greatest Challenge by Hannah McGlade.
Scroll down to page 179 to read review.
"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.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
Our Right to Communicate: Getting the World to Listen
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anselmo Xunic
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges community radio stations are facing because of the telecommunications law that does not allow licenses for non-profit community radio stations.
Our Story: The Made-in-BC Tripartite Health Transformation Journey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Discusses governance and health system transformation, building partnerships, community engagement, and the establishment of the First Nations Health Authority.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Out of the Same Waters: Contemporary Relations Between Mi'kmaq and Settler Fishers
Theses
Author/Creator
Caitlin S. Krause
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2013
The Over-Representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in Prison
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debbie Kilroy
Description
Discusses incarceration rates, offense type, risk factors in Indigenous women and girls lives, and law enforcement.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
An Overview of the Recognition of Customary Adoption in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Norman Zlotkin
Description
Makes recommendations for legislative changes in Saskatchewan and the processes to achieve them. Concludes that the best model to follow would be that of the Northwest Territories.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Pamela Masik and The Forgotten Exhibition: Controversy and Cancellation at the Museum of Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meg Pinto
Museum Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 1, April 2013, pp. 4-17
Description
Examines issues surrounding the controversial series of paintings which depict murdered and missing women (predominately Aboriginal) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Panel Discussion: [Harvest of Hope: A Symposium on Reconciliation]
Alternate Title
[Harvest of Hope: A Symposium of Reconciliation ; pt. 8]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Gower
Phil Fontaine
[Caroline Davis
Victor Montejo
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Gabrielle Tayac]
Description
Speakers from symposium discuss significance of apologies, reparations, and restorative justice. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 32:40.
The Paper War: Morality, Print Culture, and Power in Colonial New South Wales
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Niel Gunson
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 181-184
Description
Book review of: The Paper War by Anna Johnston.
Scroll down to page 181 to read article.
Participatory Action Research in Native Communities: Cultural Opportunities and Legal Implications
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Hoare
Chris Levy
Michael P. Robinson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 43-68
Description
Examines the viability of participatory action research (PAR) as a tool for collecting Indigenous knowledge evidence for use in negotiation and litigation of land claims and related issues.
Paths of Inquiry
Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Description
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Pathway to Hope: An Indigenous Approach to Healing Child Sexual Abuse
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Payne
Kimber Olson
Jared W. Parrish
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21067
Description
Article describes the Pathway to Hope (PTH) program, an indigenous approach which encourages multigenerational healing.
Pathways to Justice: An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report
Alternate Title
Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) no. 133
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Law Reform Commission
Patriarchy and Paternalism: The Legacy of the Canadian State for First Nations Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel (Aki-Kwe)
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 6, 1993, pp. 174-192
Description
Shares perspective and reflections on the relationship between First Nations women and the Canadian State on the 20th anniversary of the Report of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada
Pedagogy of Indifference: State Responses to Violence against Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Scribe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Description
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.
Perceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatory Views of Treaty Implementation
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jean‑Pierre Morin
vol. 4
Description
Uses Treaties 4 and 6 as case studies.
Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Perimeters of Democracy: Inverse Utopias and the Wartime Social Landscape in the American West by Heather Fryer
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert T. Hayashi
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 102-104
Description
Book review of Perimeters of Democracy by Heather Fryer.
Entire article on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 102.
The Peyote Controversy and the Demise of the Society of American Indian
Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas C. Maroukis
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 159-180
Description
Discusses how members' disagreements over whether or not the use and possession of the psychoactive substance should be criminalized affected the organization.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 159.
Pharmaceutical Health Care and Inuit Language Communications in Nunavut, Canada
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra J. Romain
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21409
Description
Explores the challenges of complying with the, Inuit Language Protection Act and the Official Languages Act to provide pharmacy services without Inuit language proficient pharmacists.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
Plain Talk 5: The Indian Act
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Provides a history of the impacts of the implementation of the Indian Act, which was passed in 1876.
Plain Talk 6: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Plays That Make Policy: A Debwewin Journey Through Legislative Theatre
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Majaury
Description
Theatre Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2013.
Police-Reported Aboriginal Crime in Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Trevethan
Description
Compares demographic and socio-economic characteristics and overall crime trends.
Policing Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Metropolitan Environments
Alternate Title
Monograph Series (National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund (NDLERF)) ; no. 48
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tracy Cussen
Jason Payne
David Marks
[Policing Liz Comack]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Comack
Robert-Falcon Ouellete
Description
Interview with the author of book, Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People's Encounters with the Police. Duration: 30:25.
Policing Services for Aboriginal Peoples: A Review of Current Trends and Developments and an Analysis of the Impact on Policing Services for Aboriginal Peoples
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policing Series
User Report (Solicitor General Canada. Ministry Secretariat) ; no. 1993-21
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vijay Mehta
Aboriginal Policing Series
The Political Game and the Bounds of Personal Honour: Sir Fredrick Middleton and the Bremner Furs
Alternate Title
The Political Game and the Bounds of Personal Honor: Sir Fredrick Middleton and the Bremner Furs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel German
Saskatchewan History, vol. 45, no. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 11-17
Description
Described the circumstances leading up to, and the incident in which Charles Bremner had over $5, 000 worth of furs confiscated from him by Middleton and his men upon his arrest for suspicion of involvement in the North-West Resistance. Includes commentary on the partisan fallout of the situation when Bremner was released from jail because of a lack of evidence of his involvement but his property was not returned to him.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 11
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Political Will and all of Canada Needed to Drive Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 11
Description
Looks at a declaration that was agreed to by two First Nation hunger strikers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.