Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Children's Hurt & Healing (ACHH) Initiative
John R. Sylliboy
Margot Latimer
Sharon Rudderham
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [12]
Description
Links to short video which discusses the ACHH's research on helping healthcare professionals to understand pain and hurt from a Mi'kmaw perspective. Research done in collaboration with Artist Alan Syliboy, illustrates how participants think about and express pain.
ACHH Initiative
Duration 5:03
Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: A Path Forward Utilizing a Structured Cold Case Investigation Protocol
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Adcock
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 103-128
Description
Discusses organization and structure, operation, and management along with "cold case rules" and examples of cases.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 103.
The Anthropology Museum in the Post-Colonial Era: A Case Study on How Indigenous, First Nations Communities are Represented at the UBC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver
Theses
Author/Creator
Amelie Nikitin
Description
Art, Society and Culture Thesis (M.A.)--Erasmus University, 2019.
Archival Initiatives for the Indigenous Collections at the American Philosophical Society
Alternate Title
Case Studies on Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Carpenter
Description
Describes initiatives undertaken by the Society to provide meaningful and appropriate access to its collections. The initiatives included projects to digitize and more accurately describe items, assess research constituencies, and to collaborate with Indigenous communities.
Building on Strengths: Collaborative Intergenerational Health Research with Urban First Nations and Métis Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S. Michelle Driedger
Josée Lavoie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 107-125
Description
Describes the research process and results of a participatory project on how Indigenous girls and the female family members that care for them. Results show that flexible design that allows for intergenerational involvement can prove beneficial for both participants and for researchers.
Closing the Gap: Ethics and the Law in the Exhibition of Contemporary Native Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tahnee M. Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 115-122
Description
Discusses how decreased funding for museums and art galleries has lead to an increased effort to secure Indigenous art in order to acquire grants. Uses Jimmie Durham as a case study and an examination of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 to illustrate how the art community's haste to secure Indigenous art has allowed those with a fraudulent identity to benefit.
Collaborative Game Development with Indigenous Communities: A Theoretical Model for Ethnocultural Empathy
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura K. Horton
Description
New Media Game Design and Production Thesis (M.A.)--Aalto University, 2019.
Looks at Never Alone, Mulaka and the Sámi Game Jam.
Commentary on Racism in Occupational Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Beagan
Journal of Occupational Science, vol. 28, no. 3, 2021, pp. 410-413
Description
Using her own personal experiences to examine the disinterest to discuss or acknowledge racism in occupational science and therapy.
Community-Engaged and Culturally Relevant Research to Develop Behavioral Health Interventions with American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine E. McKinley
Charles R. Figley
Sarah M. Woodward
Jessica L. Liddell
Shanondora Billiot... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 79-103
Description
Article describes a culturally appropriate program development model used with communities in the Southeastern United States. Author illustrate the research and design methodology by describing the development of a resilience-based family-centered substance-abuse and violence prevention program.
Contested Meanings and Lived Experiences of Two-Spiritness: A Systematic Review of the Canadian Research Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie A Morrison
Bidushy Sadika
Todd G Morrison
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 145-168
Description
A literature review on research regarding two-spirit Indigenous Canadians, the communities hopes to return to a position of honour, and suggestions for future research.
Creating Change Using Two-Eyed Seeing, Believing and Doing; Responding to the Journey of Northern First Nations People with HIV
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Larcombe
Elizabeth Hydesmith
Gayle Restall
Laurie Ringaert
Matthew Singer ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 76-92
Description
Examines various approaches to access and analyze narratives from Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS through allyship.
Cultural Heritage of the Sámi in Finnish National Histories 1894–2009
Alternate Title
Cultural heritage of the Sami in Finnish national histories 1894–2009
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jukka Nyyssönen
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 340-348
Description
Author explores the ways that historical conservatism shapes the inclusion of Sámi people and communities in the national narrative of Finland. Argues that the Sámi remain marginalized, and that their agency, sovereignty, and inclusion is minimized by the mainstream discourses of history.
The Culture is Prevention Project: Adapting the Cultural Connectedness Scale for Multi-Tribal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet King
Paul Masotti
John Dennem
Shir Hadani
Janice Linton
Bonnie Lockhart ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 104-135
Description
Describes a community-based, participatory research project in which six urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health organizations in northern California partnered to adapt the Canadian-developed Cultural Connectedness Scale for use in California. Reviews the process and provides information for localized adaptations.
Decades of Doing: Indigenous Women Academics Reflect on the Practices of Community-Based Health Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim Anderson
Jaime Cidro
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, vol. 14, no. 3, 2019, pp. 222-233
Description
Two Indigenous research interview academic colleagues to
discuss some of the challenges researchers may encounter adhering to the OCAP principles.
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.
Drivers of Sexual Health Knowledge for Two-Spirit, Gay, Bi and/or Indigenous Men Who Have Sex with Men (gbMSM)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Travis Salway
Theodora Consolacion
Jannie Wing-Sea Leung
Aidan Ablona ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 93-113
Description
In response to the lack of research on the experiences of Two-Spirit Indigenous men this study examines the need to better differentiate their experiences with other members of the LGBT community.
E Naʻauao Pū, E Noiʻi Pū, E Noelo Pū: Research Support for Hawaiian Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kawena Komeiji
Keahiahi Long
Shavonn Matsuda
Annemarie Paikai
Kapena Shim
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi interview 17 faculty members about their research and teaching practices. Report presents finding and suggestions for improving library services to faculty in the area of Hawaiian Studies.
Enabling First Nations Children to Thrive
Alternate Title
An Assessment of Major Phases of the Research Methodology Used in IFSD’s First Nations Child and Family Services Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Halaina Gaspard
[Scott Edward Bennett]
Description
Study conducted as a result of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that First Nations children were being discriminated against in the existing child welfare system. Purpose was to: develop reliable data collection, analysis and reporting methodology; provide technical expertise to analyze current agency needs and advice on how to monitor and respond to needs from fiscal and governance perspectives; analyze complete needs assessments; and complete a cost analysis.
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 Northern Indigenous Communities in Biophysical Research: Pitfalls and Successful Approaches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eerkes-Medrano
Henry P. Huntington
Arturo Ortiz Castro
David E. Atkinson
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 2, June 19, 2019 , pp. 166-180
Description
Authors examine the existing guidelines for building research relationships in Arctic communities; they note the current guidelines are action centered and suggest that researchers also need a series of skills, attitudes and personal attributes if they are to be successful in building community relationships.
Ethical and Equitable Engagement Synthesis Report: A Collection of Inuit Rules, Guidelines, Protocols, and Values for the Engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge from across Inuit Nunaat
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Victoria Qutuuq Buschman
Description
Material included falls into several categories: protocols and guidelines; health, land-use and conservation plans; permitting processes; position papers; research projects and reports; and organizational documents.
Evaluation Methodologies in Multisector Community Change Initiatives: The Missing Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Albert
Judy Gillespie
Charlene Bruce
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses the absence of Indigenous ways of knowing and Indigenous worldviews in contemporary initiatives to lower the number of Indigenous children in the child welfare system. Presents two examples of Indigenous led initiatives and the evaluation of their impacts; stresses the need for intercultural, collaborative research that engages Indigenous communities.
Examining the Research Practices of Indigenous Studies Scholars at Northwestern University
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Perry
Gina Petersen
Scott Garton
Michelle Guittar
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers interviewed seven Indigenous Studies (IS) scholars at Northwestern University. Findings indicated that the Library and the University could improve supports for IS scholars in areas of: Interdisciplinary Studies, Making & Maintaining Connections, Collections and Archives and Data, Publishing and Sharing.
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.
First Nations in Quebec and Labrador's Research Protocol: Companion Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joannie Gray Roussel
Description
Related material: First Nations in Quebec and Labrador's Research Protocol.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chidi Oguamanam
Timothy J. Hodges
Jock R. Langford
Roger Hunka
Joshua Nichols … Peter W. B. Phillips
Stuart J. Smyth .. [et al.]
Graphic Facilitation as a Tool to Guide Community-Based Research on Indigenous Boys’ and Men’s Sexual Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Doria
Maya Biderman
Dave Arthur Miller
Aaron Prosper
Matthew Numer
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 10, Winter, 2019, pp. 20-27
Description
Looks at the authors experiences conducting Indigenous community research by engaging its participants with graphic facilitation.
Health Literacy in Action: Kaupapa Māori Evaluation of a Cardiovascular Disease Medications Health Literacy Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teah Carlson
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Tim McCreanor
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, June 2019, pp. 101-110
Description
Article summarizes data collected in a Māori evaluation of a Cardiovascular Disease Medications Health Literacy Intervention. Groups findings into three key themes: Whakaaro:fluidity of understanding, building patient knowledge and relationships; Tūrangatira: presence; Whanaungatanga: building relationships.
Heritagization of Tamu Music: From Lived Culture to Heritage to be Safe-guarded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirkko Moisala
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 321-329
Description
Article examines the process and effects of the heritagization of Tamu (Nepal) music; considers some of the dynamics of the cross-cultural relationships between different Indigenous and colonizing groups within Nepal and the push to safeguard intangible culture.
HPV Knowledge and Attitudes among American Indian and Alaska Native Health and STEM Conference Attendees
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Lee
Carolyn J Noonan
Jason G Umans
Lonnie Nelson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 205-221
Description
Researchers interview attendees at two national conferences geared towards American Indian and Alaska Natives in health and STEM fields in September 2017. Observed that even respondents with higher educational attainment still lacked accurate knowledge pertaining to HPV and the vaccine.
“I feel safe just coming here because there are other Native brothers and sisters”: Findings from a Community-based Evaluation of the Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Tessa Jourdain
Vivian Recollet
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 404-413
Description
Study evaluates community services available to homeless and at risk Indigenous people in Toronto. Found that the collaborative services model currently in place used inclusive and harm reduction models to create a non-judgmental space; identified program strengths, challenges, and gaps and makes policy recommendations.
The Impact of Indigenous Cultural-Safety Education Programs: A Literature Review
Theses
Author/Creator
Shantelle Medel
Description
Public Health Project (M.P.H.)--Simon Fraser University, 2019.
Indigenizing Scholarship to Examine Resilience Among HIV-positive Two-spirit Men: Lessons learned from the 2-Spirit HIV/AIDS Wellness and Longevity Study (2SHAWLS)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David J. Brennan
Georgi Georgievski
Randy Jackson
Chavisa Horemans
Art Zocole ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 12, Capacity Bridging, Winter, 2021, pp. 29-45
Description
Using a collaborative research approach that privileges Indigenous knowledge to better understand the experiences of two-spirit men living with HIV and AIDS.
Indigenous and Decolonizing Studies in Education: Mapping the Long View
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Eve Tuck
K. Wayne Yang
Sandra Styres
Naadli Todd Lee Ormiston … Alex Wilson … [et al.]
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy
Alternate Title
Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Stephanie Russo Carroll
Tahu Kukutai
Donna Cormack
Raymond Lovett ... [et al.]
Indigenous Health: Applying Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta Health Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kienan Williams
Melissa L. Potestio
Val Austen-Wiebe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. Suppl 1, December 2019, pp. S44-S46
Description
Article examines how Alberta Health Services (AHS) can work to address the health disparities faced by Indigenous peoples in the province. Focuses on collaborative community engagement, relationship building and Indigenous self-determination.
Indigenous Health Research and Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Anderson
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 34, August 26, 2019, pp. E930-E931
Description
Author discusses the role that healthcare and health research can play in reconciliation. Stresses the need to attend to the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ Calls to Action and to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to participate in disrupting systems of whiteness and colonial violence, and building explicitly antiracist systems of care.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Indigenous Youth Voices: A Way Forward in Conducting Research with and by Indigenous Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Auger
Gabrielle Fayant
Brittany Mathews
Carrington Christmas
Erin Donnelly
Description
Reports on information gathered at facilitated community sessions. Five major themes emerged: research as a part of community building; respect, safety and dignity; ethical research which meets basic needs; frustration and concern; and diversity of Indigenous youth voices. Youth also identified requirements for ethical and meaningful engagement, which included accessibility, youth involvement in developing and leading research, holistic approaches, ethics as identified by youth themselves, and research that is both community-led and culturally specific.
Initiative for Knowledge Co-creation in Collaboration with Indigenous Communities: Basic Approach: Ethics of Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Delphine Théberge
Marc-André Picard
Julia Leguerrie
Jean-Michel Beaudoin
Frank Grenon
International Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies and Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon J. Lambert
John C. Scott
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Authors examine disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies and agreements which include Indigenous peoples and communities in their planning processes. Article advocates for respecting Indigenous approaches, knowledges, and land use practices; accurate, appropriate, and ethical data collection.
An Interrogation of Research on Caribbean Social Issues: Establishing the Need for an Indigenous Caribbean Research Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shakeisha Wilson
Camille Nakhid
Anabel Fernandez-Santana
Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 3-12
Description
Authors review research methodologies used by post-graduate researchers of Caribbean-related subjects in the past 10 years; discusses the absence of culturally-specific research approaches. Author calls for research methods that are more respectful of Caribbean worldviews and practices.
Introduction: A Holistic Approach to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Cultural Heritage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jelena Porsanger
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 289-298
Description
Article introduces the special issue Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage; uses Sámi and global Indigenous perspectives to explore factors central to Indigenous understandings of cultural heritage, and advocates for a wholistic approach to research and use of culturally appropriate research methodologies.
Ithaka S+R Report Research Support Services for the Field of Indigenous Studies: A Local Report by the University of Toronto Libraries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Desmond Wong
Jennifer Toews
Jennifer Sylvester
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Toronto interviewed eight faculty from the Centre for Indigenous Studies. Report summarizes the interviews.
The Kahnawà:ke Schools’ Diabetes Prevention Project: Perspectives on Data Sovereignty in Indigenous Community-Academic Partnered Health Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Ianni
Description
Kinesiology and Health Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University, 2019.
Masi Methodology: Centring Pacific Women’s Voices in Research
Alternate Title
Masi Methodology: Centering Pacific Women’s Voices in Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sereana Naepi
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 234-242
Description
Article describes the development and use of Masi, a Pacific women centered research methodology, highlighting the work of Pacific academics, and the role of Fijian ontologies and epistemologies.
Micro-Reconciliation as a Pathway for Transformative Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Lily Tait
William Mussell
Robert Henry
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, October 31, 2019, pp. 19-38
Description
Authors describe Micro-Reconciliation as “a pervasive and transformative moral refashioning of everyday interpersonal interactions between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Canada’s settler population.” They stress the need for micro-level changes in day-to-day operations to be linked to overall structural reform if they are to be sustainable.
A Nationwide Data Crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Annita Lucchesi
Description
Webinar focusing on research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute to develop a database regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, key findings from the initiative, and future directions.
Duration: 50:56.