E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
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.
Engaging Remote Marginalized Communities Using Appropriate Online Research Methods
Alternate Title
The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
David Perley
Chris George
Susan O’Donnell
Description
Discusses using participatory action research (PAR) methodology, developing culturally appropriate research, communication and data protocols, and working with intermediary organizations to help build relationships. Concludes with a list of best practices.
Chapter from The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, 2nd edition, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee, and Grant Blank.
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.
Exploring the Relocation Experiences of Female Indigenous Youth in Foster Care through Storywork
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Inkster
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Exploring Why and How Encounters with the Norwegian Health-care System can be Considered Culturally Unsafe by North Sami-Speaking Patients and Relatives: A Qualitative Study Based on 11 Interviews
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
rete Mehus
Berit Andersdatter Bongo
Janne Isaksen Engnes & Pertice M. Moffitt
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Qualitative study uses semi structured interviews in the North Sami language; content was transcribed and analyzed. Data indicates that many Sami people are not culturally safe within mainstream health-care systems and need medical practitioners to engage in culturally safe practices.
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 Community Well-Being Research and Large Data Sets: A Respectful Caution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra S. Drawson
Aislin R. Mushquash
Christopher J. Mushquash
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 15-24
Description
Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.
First Nations' Data Governance: Measuring the Nation-to-Nation Relationship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
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]
Forty Years of Research Concerning Children and Youth in Greenland: A Mapping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mia Glendøs
Peter Berliner
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1323526
Description
Looks at subjects researched and how research has changed from 1976 to 2016.
Frantz Fanon and the Decolonization of Psychiatry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony B. Benning
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Professional commentary in which the author describes how psychiatrists working with Indigenous people in Canada can draw on Fanon’s work on the intersections of colonialism, racism, and psychiatry in order to provide higher quality mental health care services.
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.
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.]
Genocide against Indigenous Peoples: International Law and the Experiences of the Canadian and Guatemalan Truth Commissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emmanuel Guematcha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Article compares the processes and findings of the Truth Commissions in Canada and Guatemala; discusses how the idea and crime of genocide appears in national narratives, and how the findings of these commissions are part of a larger evolution of the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention.
Gi-gikinomaage-min (We Are All Teachers): Using History to Give Voice to Urban Native American Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Shell-Weiss
Belinda Bardwell
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 98-105
Description
Discusses development of oral history project focusing on the impact the American government's Urban Relocation Programs.
Good Data Practices for Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance
Alternate Title
Good Data
Theory on Demand ; no. 29
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Raymond Lovett
Vanessa Lee
Tahu Kukutai
Donna Cormack
Stephanie Carroll Rainie … [et al.]
Description
Sets out context for Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) movements, and gives survey of networks and their foundational principles, such OCAP and the Māori principles of rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, and kaitiakitanga.
Chapter two of Good Data edited by Angela Daly, S. Kate Devitt, and Monique Mann.
Scroll to p. 26 to read paper.
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.
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.
Historical Ecology of Cultural Keystone Places of the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Spencer Greening
Julia Jackley
Jennifer Carpenter ... [et al.]
American Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 3, September 2017, p. 448–463
Description
Describes methods and initial results for documenting history of cultural landscapes at three sites in British Columbia: Hauyat, Laxgalts’ap (Old Town) and Dałk Gyilakyaw (Robin Town).
Historical Research at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Gettler
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 641-674
Description
Focuses on three aspects of the Commission's research: the fact that the Commission had its origins in litigation, the methodological issues concerning collection of archival documents and survivors' statements, and that the narrative does not pay a great deal of attention to differences within the system.
How a Lifecourse Approach Can Promoted Long-term Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for Māori
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reremoana Theodore
Mihi Ratima
Will Edwards
Andrew Sporle
Lisa Te Morenga
... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Data and Digital Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 15-25
Description
Authors note the lack of lifecourse research that relating to Māori people; discuss current approaches and stress the need for Māori leadership in the collection, analysis, management, and governance of longitudinal data that can be used to inform health and social policy to guide programmes and interventions that support positive Māori outcomes throughout life.
How Has Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Been Considered? A Student Reflects on the 2018 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea N. Hanke
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 98-100
Description
A brief op-ed piece that discusses the author’s observations and analysis of the shifting perspectives in Arctic research, and the inclusion and engagement of Indigenous Inuit knowledge in the research process and in policy making.
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.
"I Used to be Scared to Even Like Stand Beside Somebody Who Had It": HIV Risk Behaviours and Perceptions among Indigenous People Who Use Drugs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lavalley
Christopher Livingstone
Melissa Steinhauer
Ashley Goodman
Thomas Kerr
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at the lack of education provided for Indigenous people living HIV and how that limits their access to proper supports and testing.
Impact Assessments in Indigenous Contexts: Promising Avenues for Reflection and Improvement for Health Impact Assessments: Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Louise St-Pierre
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.
Implementing the Tri-Council Policy on Ethical Research Involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada: So, How's That Going in Mi'kma'ki?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carla Moore
Heather E. Castleden
Susan Tirone
Debbie Martin
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research; Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Looks at data from health researchers, research ethics board representatives, financial services administrators and Mi'kmaw community health directors.
Improving Access to Indigenous Medicine for Patients in Hospital-based Settings: A Challenge for Health Systems in Northern Canada
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Redvers
Justina Marianayagam
Be’sha Blondin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Commentary article argues that Indigenous patients in the Northwest Territories should have access to traditional health care practices and to self-determined wellness as part of a continuum of medical care. Authors address barriers to policy development and in implementation and make recommendations for the integration of traditional wellness practices.
Indigenizing Research: A Resource Guide for Indigenous Peoples, Academics and Policy Makers: A Living Document
Alternate Title
Indigenising Research: A Resource Guide for Indigenous Peoples, Academics and Policy Makers: A Living Document
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Co-Creation of Indigenous Water Quality Tools
Description
Lists readings grouped around five themes: Indigenizing research, traditional ecological knowledge, research ethics, intellectual property, and the Doctrine of Discovery and the framework of dominance.
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
Alternate Title
Issues in Open Data
The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Tahu Kukutai
Maggie Walter
Oscar Luis Figeuroa-Rodriguez
Jennifer Walker
Per Alexsson
Description
Discusses issues relating to ownership, representation, and control of open data, the individual and collective right to access and privacy, and current approaches to ownership, licensing and use.Chapterr 21 in The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons edited by Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker,
Mor Rubinstein, and Fernando Perini.
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 Economic Development and Well-being in a Place-Based Context
Alternate Title
OECD Regional Development Working Papers ; 20199/1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris McDonald
Ana I. Moreno-Monroy
Laura-Sofia Springare
Description
Adapts the OECD Regional Development framework to an Indigenous context. Discusses Indigenous peoples in OECD countries, their regional development challenges, and the need for institutions and governance for overcoming them. Concludes with outline of five key elements of a framework: placed-based view, broad view of progress based self-determined choices, identification of assets, bottlenecks and growth potential and effective forms of governance, strengthening linkages and assessment of progress.
Indigenous Evaluation Frameworks: Can the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage be a guide for recognizing Indigenous scholarship within tenure and promotion standards?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 299-308
Description
Article uses the 2003 Convention as a baseline to develop a framework for tenure and promotion policy and for the appropriate evaluation of Indigenous scholarship, argues that Indigenous scholarship is embedded in intangible culture.
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organisation: Are There Wider Inferences?
Alternate Title
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organization: Are There Wider Inferences?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon K. Chirgwin
Adrienne Farago
Heather d'Antione
Trish Nagle
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Interviews current and past staff to identify positive and negative things that impacted their work life.
Indigenous Futures: Research Sovereignty in a Changing Social Science Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle L. Dion
Chelsea Gabel
Claudia M. Diaz Rios
Kelsey Leonard
Description
Literature review conducted to explore three topics: primary methodological approaches used by researchers, extent of participation by Indigenous peoples and organizations, and institutional, organizational, and human capital competencies and gaps in Canada, and how they compare to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
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.