E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Métis Teachers' Counter-Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmen Leigh Gillies
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
The Cultural Erosion of Indigenous People in Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Matthews
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 2, January 16, 2017, pp. E78-E79
Description
States that at present, Canadian health care for Indigenous people is not culturally safe due to attacks on Indigenous cultural identities.
Cultural Safety Training for Health Professionals Working with Indigenous Populations in Montreal, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Victor
Melissa Shouting
Chelsey DeGroot
Les Vonkeman
Mark Brave Rock
Roger Hunt
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 42-59
Description
Evaluates a Montreal based program focused on developing empathy and competency around the provision of culturally safe healthcare services. Identifies challenges related to the political will of healthcare practitioners to participate in decolonizing services.
(De)Constructing The “Lazy Indian”: An Historical Analysis of Welfare Reform in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Taylor-Neu
Tracy Friedel
Alison Taylor
Tibetha Kemble
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, January 31, 2019, pp. 65-87
Description
Authors highlight ongoing narratives in how Indigenous peoples have been portrayed in Canadian welfare policy discourse from 1867 to the present; discusses the ethical implications of representing Indigenous peoples as “non-productive” and therefor undeserving. Recommends a reformation of policy that is conscious of historic and contemporary colonial dispossession and disenfranchisement.
Decentering White Space in the Two-Year College English Classroom: A Perspective through CRT, TribalCrit, and LatCrit
Theses
Author/Creator
Kassandra Angela Ramirez Buck
Description
English Thesis (PhD) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2021.
Decolonizing Motherhood: Exampining Birthing Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Nova Scotia
Theses
Author/Creator
Kayla Rose McCarney
Description
Sociology Thesis (MA) -- Acadia University, 2019.
Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Developing a Cultural Safety Intervention for Clinicians: Process Evaluation of a Pilot Study in the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Edohai Blondin Hall
Developing a Policy to Address Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle J. Buchholz
Description
Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2019.
Digital Resources for Settler Colonialism, Effects on Indigenous Peoples and the Issue of Genocide in World History
Alternate Title
Forum: Comparative Study of Genocide
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
John Maunu
Description
Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.
Discrimination Against First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Manitoba: The Case of Pinaymootang First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luna Vives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, January 14, 2019
Description
Article presents findings of a research conducted in collaboration with Pinaymootang First Nation between 2015 and 2017; researchers use formal and informal interviews to detail the barriers and subsequent impacts faced by First Nation children with special needs and their caregivers in seeking healthcare services.
Douglas Cardinal’s Circle of Life Thunderbird House: Lessons in Indigenous Planning and Architecture in Winnipeg’s North End
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Montpetit
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anya Hageman
Ending or Obscuring Homelessness? Applying the White Racial Frame to Homeless Literature in Canada
Alternate Title
Student Paper Series (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 34
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rachel Antonia Dunsmore
The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frances Henry
Enakshi Dua
Carl E. James
Audrey Kobayashi
Peter Li
Howard Ramos
Malinda S. Smith
Evaluation of the Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety Courses among a sample of Indigenous Services Canada nurses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Rand
Amanda J. Sheppard
Sehar Jamal
Alethea Kewayosh
Angela Mashford-Pringle
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 29-41
Description
Study uses a survey and a focus group to assess the effectiveness of the Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety (IRCS) courses mandated for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) nurses; and the online, modulated format for its delivery.
The Examination of News Media Representation of Indigenous Murder Victims in Canada: A Case Study of Colten Boushie’s Death
Theses
Author/Creator
Latasha VanEvery
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2019.
Examining the Climate for Aboriginal Mothers in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs): An Exploratory Qualitative Study About Views of Health Care Professionals
Theses
Author/Creator
Minette Marcotte
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation: How Perceived Racial Prejudice Can Influence Ability Beliefs, Expectancy Beliefs and Subject Task Value of Métis Post-Secondary Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leon Myles Ferguson
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 25-46
Description
Study of 165 Métis post-secondary students examines the interaction between the factors of Métis identity, perceived racism, and motivation and their combined result on participants' expectations of success and their actual task performance.
Experiences of Microaggressions among American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Two Post-Secondary Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria O'Keefe
Brenna Greenfield
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 58-78
Description
Examines the prevalence of and the distress associated with the microaggressions experienced by Indigenous post-secondary students in two states.
External Review: Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Judith Bartlett
Description
Report confirms allegations of coerced tubal ligations with consent being sought from Indigenous women during labour.
The Fatality of Bias
Alternate Title
Global Policy Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edith Denny
Description
Discusses how colonialism and systemic racism have produced women's negative experiences in the Canadian healthcare system and their poor health outcomes.
[First Nations: The Circle Unbroken]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
June Beynon
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 194-196
Description
Review of: First Nations: The Circle Unbroken by Geraldine Bob, Gary Marcuse, Denna Nyce, Lorna Williams. Four video cassettes plus Teachers' Guide and Implementation Workshop for Teachers: A Guide.
Flooding in Kashechewan First Nation: Is it an Environmental Justice Issue?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arshi Shaikh
Carol Kauppi
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
Forget Taxes: First Nations Paid with Their Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Piche Hobbema
Windspeaker, vol. 12, no. 20, December/January 1994/1995, p. 5
Description
Contends that a columnist Diane Francis's portrayal of First Nations revealed a lack of knowledge about treaties signed between Canada and First Nations people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Framing the Past
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Colin Reid
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, p. 8
Description
Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".
Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Consulting Services
Description
Reports results from an online survey (102 respondents) and four virtual circle sessions. Findings grouped under organizational characteristics, work-related illnesses/injuries, and work experiences. Concludes with areas for future research and program and policy recommendations.
Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlie Gurski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
Gum yan asing Kaangas giidaay han hll guudang gas ga. I Will Never Again Feel That I Am Less Than: Indigenous Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Ending Racism in Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
Cornelia (Nel) Wieman
Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Becky C. Palmer
Lauren Brown ...
Namaste Marsden
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 13-20
Description
Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.
Hāhā-uri, hāhā-tea: Māori Involvement in State Care 1950-1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catherine Savage
Paora Crawford Moyle
Larissa Kus-Harbord
Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
Anne Hynds
Kirimatao Paipa ...
Joanne Maraki ... [et al.]
Description
"Independent research commissioned by the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry."
Healing Racism in Canadian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 46, November 20, 2017, pp. e1408-e1409
Description
Highlights Saskatoon Health Region's external review into allegations of Indigenous women being coerced into having tubal ligations, and the interim report on the death of Brian Sinclair, who was ignored for 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency department.
Health of the Prairie Metis 1900-1960: An Examination of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Disease
Theses
Author/Creator
Velvet Maud
Description
Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2021.
Hegemony Contests: Challenging the Notion of a Singular Canadian Hockey Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristi A. Allain
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 49, no. 4, 2019, pp. 511-529
Description
Examines the ways that various minorities use hockey to create a sense of nationalism and how it differs for majority of Canadians. Francophone and Indigenous communities are discussed.
History and Legacy of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Education for Reconciliation: ARPDC
Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Foundational Knowledge: Conversation Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
Description
Brief overview of the intent behind establishing the schools and how students' experienced life within them.
History of Métis Lands in Alberta
Alternate Title
An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Tara Joly
Almer Waniandy
Description
Two presentations: "An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis" and "The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta" followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:16:26.
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.
Homicide and Indigenous peoples in North America: A structural analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Olga Marques
Charles Reasons
Prince Arora
Aggression and Violent Behavior, vol. 46, 2019, pp. 212-218
Description
A discussion about the link between violence against Indigenous women and embedded colonialism within social structures.
Honouring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Alternate Title
Honoring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perinatal Services BC
Description
Discusses six key principles for healthcare providers: cultural safety and humility; self-determination; trust through relationship; respect; anti-Indigenous racism; and strength and resilience-based practice.
How Did We Get Here?: A Concise, Unvarnished Account of the History of the Relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada
Alternate Title
Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Dyck
Scott Tannas
Daniel Christmas
Mary Coyle
Norman Doyle … [et al.]
How "Indians" Think: Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gonzalo Lamana
['I Honoured Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)]
Alternate Title
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Theses
Author/Creator
[Danielle E. Alcock]
Description
[Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2019.]
“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.
I Want To Tell You A Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 114-121
Description
A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.
“I would prefer to have my healthcare provided over a cup of tea any day”: Recommendations by Urban Métis Women to Improve Access to Health and Social Services in Toronto for the Métis Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Janet Smylie
Cheryllee Bourgeois
Michelle Firestone
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 217-225
Description
Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.
“If you do not birget [manage] then you don’t belong here”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study on the Cultural Meanings of Suicide among Indigenous Sámi in Arctic Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Petter Anders Stoor
Gro Berntsen
Heidi Hjelmeland
Anne Silviken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses five open-ended focus group discussions to examine the issue of suicide in Sámi communities; participants identified 6 themes relating suicide in Sámi communities: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care” , “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem.”
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.
(In)-Justice: An Exploration of the Dehumanization, Victimization, Criminalization, and Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
MIchaela McGuire
Danielle J Murdoch
Punishment & Society, Online First, 2021, p. 146247452110016
Description
An analysis on colonial social structures that led to Indigenous women's over-representation in Canadian prisons.
In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care
Alternate Title
THIS SPACE HERE: The piece that follows has been composed for BC Studies readers by the authors of In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Harmony Johnson
BC Studies, no. 209, Spring, 2021, pp. 7-17
Description
An overview of In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care. Also includes links to the final review reports on the BC health care system.