Report, based on five years of research into missing and murdered Aboriginal females in Canada, explores circumstances, root causes and trends of violence, numbers of missing/murdered women, and questions why this is occurring.
Book review of What We Learned by Helen Raptis with members of the Tsimshian Nation.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 217.
Kevin Loring discusses the evolution of his play, which was featured at the National Arts Centre's English Theatre. Play focuses on the effects of residential schools.
Duration: 28:11.
William Okeymaw was 12 years old at the time when he attended the Treaty #8 negotiations.He describes the negotiations and his understanding of the promises made; the role of the missionaries; talks of some of the Indian agents; and the abundance of buffalo in Lesser Slave Lake area at one time.
William Okeymaw attended the signing of Treaty 8 when he was 12 years old. He talks about: signing of treaty; treaty promises; establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and expansion of these reserves as population grew; and the present need for further expansion.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
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Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 42-47
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Interview in which the artist discusses the development of her kinetic performance sculpture which won the “Best Western Entry” in the Calgary Stampede parade.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 37-50
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Comments on the usefulness of applying yarning as a research method for the gathering of data in Indigenous research using results from an Indigenous group in Australia and and in Botswana.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
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Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.