History, Power, Texts: Cultural and Indigenous Studies
Alternate Title
CSR Books ; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Birch
Stephen Muecke
Sonia Smallacombe
Heather Goodall
Wendy Brady ... [et al.]
Home Fire [Ending the Cycle of Family Violence]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patti Labouchane-Benson
Greg Miller
Description
Examines colonization of Canada, historical trauma, the criminal justice system and community healing programs.
Duration: 37:21.
Related material: Discussion Guide.
Homeless and Policed: The Racialized Policing of Homelessness, Space, and Mobility in Edmonton
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Eugene Freistadt
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2014.
Homeless & Street-Involved Indigenous LGBTQ2S Youth in British Columbia: Intersectionality, Challenges, Resilience & Cues for Action
Alternate Title
Where Am I Going to Go?: Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Saewyc
Brooke Mounsey
Jessica Tourand
Dana Brunanski
David Kirk … [et al.]
Description
Uses data collected as part of the 2014 BC Homeless & Street-Involved Youth Survey. Three types of analysis were done: descriptive data, compared Indigenous LGBTQ2S to their heterosexual Indigenous peers, and to non-Indigenous LGBTQ2S youth.
Hope and Healing: The Legacy of the Indian Residential School System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Hope, Healing, and the Legacy of Helen Betty Osborne: A Case Study Exploring Cross-Cultural Peacebuilding in Northern Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ham
Description
Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.
The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Code
Description
Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
How Do Light-Skinned Aboriginal Australians Experience Racism? Implications for Social work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bindi Bennett
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 180-192
Description
Looks at cultural identity and the social and psychological consequences of racism.
How HIV-Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) Talk about Their Mothering Experiences with Child and Family Services in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Saara Greene
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Wanda Whitebird
Allyson Ion
Journal of Public Child Welfare, vol. 8, no. 5, 2014, pp. 467-490
Description
Looks at the results from the Families, HIV and Housing Study.
Scroll down to read article.
“I Thought You'd Call Her White Feather”: Native Women and Racial Microaggressions in Doctoral Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Shotton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 32-54
Description
Looks at the cross-cultural experiences of female Indigenous doctoral students in the United States.
If I Ever Get Out of Here
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Jansen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 98.
Iling Sidaun: Torres Strait Islands Healing Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Comments on a gathering where community members shared stories, identified causes of disharmony in the community, and discussed ways to achieve their healing objectives.
Imperialism in a Wool Blanket? Aboriginal Iconography and Canadian Paper Monies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sandy Ross
Description
Compares depictions of First Nations peoples on paper monies from three time periods.
The (In)Visibility Paradox: A Case Study of American Indian Iconography and Student Resistance in Higher Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica A. Solyom
Description
Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2014.
Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Race Relations Conference
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 11 negatives from a Race Relations Conference held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on October 3, 1983. The images show various conference participants engaged in discussion.
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
Indian School, Company Town: Outing Students from Sherman Institute at Fontana Farms Company, 1907-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 290-321
Description
Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.
The Indian, the Métis and the Fur Trade: Class, Sexism and Racism in the Transition form "Communism" to Capitalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron G. Bourgeault
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 12, 1983, pp. 45-80
Description
Contends that due to class exploitation created by mercantilism, First Nation peoples and Métis have struggled with resulting racism and oppression.
Indigenous and Race-Radical Feminist Movements Confronting Necropower in Carceral States
Theses
Author/Creator
Lena Carla Palacios
Description
Educational Studies and Communication Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2014.
Indigenous Health in Ontario: An Introductory Guide for Medical Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justin Boyle
Patricia Hoyeck
Sanasi Jayawardena
Alexandra Kilian
Mirriam Mikhail … [et al.]
Description
Developed to provide a brief introduction to historical and contemporary circumstances which have produced negative health outcomes for Aboriginal individuals and communities, as well as an appreciation of their resilience and strength despite centuries of discrimination.
Indigenous People, Mental Health, Cognitive Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Alternate Title
Research Brief (Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse) ; no. 22
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth McCausland
Elizabeth McEntyre
Eileen Baldry
Description
Looks at reasons for over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal system.
Indigenous Women and Sexual Assault in Canada
Alternate Title
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tracey Lindberg
Priscilla Campeau
Maria Campbell
Description
Examines four prominent cases involving sexual violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and girls by white men to demonstrate how the Canadian legal system has failed both to protect Indigenous women and to properly punish those responsible.
The four cases are: R v Edmondson, R v Jordan, R v Ramsay, and R v Ramsay.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
Infanticide at Port Phillip: Protector William Thomas and the Witnessing of Things Unseen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marguerita Stephens
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 109-130
Description
Contends that evidence of the practice is scant at best and is an attempt to assert dominance and superiority over a colonized people.
Initial Brief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) / Cree Nation Government to the Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Quebec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
Cree Nation Government
Description
Commission came about due to numerous allegations of police misconduct towards Indigenous women in Val d'Or, Quebec. Its mandate is to investigate causes of systemic discrimination in the provision of police, correctional, justice, health and social services.
An Interview with Rebecca Belmore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Nanibush
Rebecca Belmore
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 213-217
Description
Artist Rebecca Belmore discusses the political and social realities of her work.
Invisible Women: A Call to Action: A Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
Alternate Title
Report of the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stella Ambler
Carolyn Bennett
Jean Crowder
Niki Ashton
Kelly Block ... [et al.]
Description
Focuses on three topics: root causes and prevention of violence, and front-line assistance.
“It Happened More Than Once”: Freezing Deaths in Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherene Razack
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 51-80
Description
Discusses the inquest and inquiry into the deaths of Neil Stonechild, Rodney Niastus, and Lawrence Wegner within the context of urban settler-Aboriginal relations.
James Mason Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James Mason
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives an account of the Ojibway flood legend; the migration of Ojibway Indians; and attitudes towards integration.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Alexander Findlay
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2014.
"Just a Pepper in a Bunch of Salt": Aboriginal Students' Stories of School
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; [no. 14-01]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Findlay
Description
Summary of a Master's thesis that looks at stories of place, curriculum, teachers and administrators.
Full thesis.
'Keep the Magistrates Straight': Magistrates and Aboriginal 'Management' on Australia's North-West Frontiers, 1883-1905
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Nettelbeck
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 19-37
Description
Chronicles the uneven application of justice in the frontier areas by magistrates that were closely aligned with the social and economic interests of the settler communities.
'The Land of Rape and Honey': Settler Colonialism in the Canadian West
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Ward
Description
Social and Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Edinburgh, 2014.
Language Healers: Revitalizing Languages, Reclaiming Identities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian McDermott
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the connection between language and culture and the importance of saving Native languages. Includes a clip of Heenetiineyoo3eihiiho’ (Language Healers).
The Last Man: A British Genocide in Tasmania
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 225-227
Description
Book review of: The Last Man by Tom Lawson.
Scroll down to page 225 to read review.
Lateral Violence within the Aboriginal Community in Adelaide, South Australia: From Dilemmas to Strategies
Theses
Author/Creator
Yvonne Clark
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, 2017.
Lawful Subversion of the Criminal Justice Process? Judicial, Prosecutorial, and Police Discretion in Edmondson, Kindrat, and Brown
Alternate Title
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lucinda Vandervort
Description
Examines the case in which three non-Aboriginal men were accused of sexually assaulting a twelve-year-old Aboriginal girl.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism: The Case of Violence Against Aboriginal Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zoe Share
Politicus Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 4-12
Description
Discusses the mistreatment of Aboriginal women throughout the history of Canada.
Scroll down to page 4 to read article.
The Legacy of Nutritional Experiments in Residential Schools
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Robert Joseph
Eduardo Jovel
Gerry Oleman
Jessie Newman
Description
Panel discussion involving school survivors, Director of Indigenous Research Partnerships at University of British Columbia, dietetics student, and author of Administering Colonial Science: Nutrition Research and Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools, 1942-1952.
Duration: 2:02:55.
The Legacy of the Occupation of Alcatraz: Sparking Native American Resistance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maureen Ly
Mount Royal Undergraduate Humanities Review, vol. 2, 2014, pp. [38]-46
Description
Comments on creation of sense of community enabling occupiers to learn about their cultural backgrounds.
Legal Feminism and the Post-Racism Fantasy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rakhi Ruparelia
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 81-115
Description
Argues that women should not call themselves feminists if they aren't willing to address racism and colonialism.
[Letter about discriminatory City of Montreal policies involving homeless Indigenous people]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nakuset
Rachael Deutsch
Véronique Picard
Description
Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..
A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Q. Dudley
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes books in OCLC Worldcat with Library of Congress subject heading "Indians of North America", with keywords genocide, holocaust or extermination.
Little Crow, Leader of the Santee War of 1862
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 98-103
Description
Book review of: 38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End by Scott W. Berg.
Lizette Ahenakew Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
Looking Back to a Future End: Reflections on the Symposium on Racist Stereotypes in American Sport at the National Museum of the American Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 135-142
Description
Discusses the use of American Indian imagery in sport.
Louis Riel, Justice and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin White
Description
[English and Comparative Literature]Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of London, 2014.
Focuses on Halfbreed by Maria Campbell, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, and works by Gregory Scofield.
Loving the Alien: Indigenous Protest and Neo-colonial Violence in James Cameron's Avatar
Alternate Title
Immigrant Protest: Politics, Aesthetics, and Everyday Dissent
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bruce Bennett
Description
Chapter five from Immigrant Protest: Politics, Aesthetics, and Everyday Dissent edited by Katarzyna Marciniak and Imogen Tyler.
Discusses the ways in which the film Avatar dramatizes issues of Indigenous protest, political appropriation, immigration and colonization.
Manufacturing Ideologies of the “Bad” Mother: Aboriginal Mothering, “Neglectful” Caregiving, and Symbolic Violence in the Ontario Child Welfare System
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mandi Veenstra
Marlee Keenan
Description
Argues that expectations of white, Eurocentric, and middle class versions of mothering, combined with the state's role in producing conditions of material and social marginalization and inequality have resulted in structural risk factors for "neglect" and normalization of Aboriginal child apprehensions.
Entire book on one pdf. Scroll to p. 48.
Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.