Gene Boy Came Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Eugene Benedict
Description
Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 24:31.
Genocide in Australia
Alternate Title
AIATSIS Research Discussion Paper ; no. 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colin Tatz
Description
Looks at the international definition of genocide, physical and social decimation, disease as genocide and more.
Getting On With The Job: A Focus On Indigenous Solutions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judy Atkinson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 13-17
Description
Proposes Indigenous solutions to the 'crisis' highlighted in the Northern Territory report, Little Children are Sacred.
Good Things in Indian Country Barely Noticed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 29, 2007, p. A11
Description
Discusses two education success stories and the relative lack of positive media exposure.
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.
Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Persons of Aboriginal Descent
Alternate Title
Harm Reduction for Special Populations in Canada ; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colleen Anne Dell
Tara Lyons
Healing Hidden Wounds
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nieves Gomez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Comments on the necessity of a reparations program that will address the psychosocial affects of abuse, although the atrocities will never be forgotten.
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.
Healing Through Grief: Native Americans Re-Imagining, Culture, Community and Citizenship in San Jose, California
Theses
Author/Creator
Renya Katarine Ramirez
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1999.
"A Hell of a Warrior": Remembering Sergeant Thomas George Prince
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Historical Biography, vol. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. [27]-78
Description
Biography one of the most decorated soldiers in Canadian history focuses on his time in the military, his activities between the Second World War and the Korean war, and contends that his inability to adjust once he had left the military was due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Historical Erasure and Cultural Recovery: Indigenous People in the Connecticut River Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret M. Bruchac
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.
Historical Trauma and Its Effects on a Ni Mii Puu Family: Finding Story - Healing Wounds
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Lynn Tow-le-kit-we-son-my Paul
Description
Professional Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Gonzaga University, 2007.
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.
Horizontal Inter-Ethnic Relations: Chinese and American Indians in the Nineteenth-Century American West
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Liestman
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3, Autumn, 1999, pp. 327-349
Description
Looks at relations in the context of four types of interface: contact, competition, conflict, and commensalism.
Hybrid Identities in Canada's Red River Colony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharron A. Fitzgerald
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 51, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 186-201
Description
Author analyzes of two different legal cases involving Métis women: Foss v. Pelly and The Queen v. Corbett, examines the role that gender and race played in the culture of the Red River Colony, and in the fur trade.
I'm Not the Indian You Had in Mind
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Laura J. Milliken
Description
Short video featuring a poem by Thomas King challenging stereotypical portrayals of Aboriginal peoples. Duration: 5:28.
“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.
Ignorance, Indifference and Invisibility: The Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Alternate Title
[Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
LaVerne Monette
Description
Executive Director of the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS) discusses the role of colonization has played in the poor health status of the Aboriginal population and the characteristics of the spread of the disease. Question and answer period follows.
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 the Heard Museum Art Imitates Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeff Brown
Lindsay Brown
Theatre Design & Technology, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 48-52
Description
Discusses the misrepresentation of Native Americans in the entertainment industry.
The Inappropriateness of the Criminal Justice System - Indigenous Australian Criminological Perspective
Alternate Title
Mapping the Boundaries of Australia's Criminal Justice System
National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia ; 3rd, 1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Byron Davis
Description
Paper presented at the 3rd National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia, "Mapping the Boundaries of Australia's Criminal Justice System" held in Canberra, March 22-23, 1999.
Incarcerating Cultural Difference: Race, National Responsibility and Criminal Sentencing
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmela Murdocca
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2007.
The Indian Boarding School Era and Its Continuing Impact on Tribal Families and the Provision of Government Services
Alternate Title
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
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.
Indigenous Being
Alternate Title
Commentaries: Indigenous Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Women and Decolonization, 1999, p. 95–107
Description
Discusses the injustices of colonialism and contemporary society and need to preserve tribal cultural identities.
Indigenous Children Are Dying At Almost Three Times The Rate Of Non-Indigenous Children
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, p. 32
Description
Open letter to Australian politicians and the general public advocating for measures to improve Aboriginal health outcomes.
The Indigenous Face of Bolivia: Confronting the Racist Intelligentsia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julio Penñaloza Bretel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, June 2007, pp. 82-90
Description
Looks at the political history and relations between the middle and upper class people of Bolivia and the governments' struggles to break with the past.
To access this article, scroll to page 82.
Indigenous Illustration: Native American Artists and Nineteenth-Century US Print Culture
Alternate Title
Indigenous Illustration: Native American Artists and 19th Century US Print Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phillip H. Round
American Literary History, vol. 19, no. 2, 2007, pp. 267-289
Description
Reviews several illustrated publications created by Indigenous North Americans in the 1800s and uncovers the unacknowledged talent not given credit where credit was due.
Indigenous Justice: Clearing Space and Place for Indigenous Epistemologies
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wenona Victor
Description
Discusses oppression, colonial violence and Aboriginal women, and eurocentrism.
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 Peoples and Urban Settlements: Spatial Distribution, Internal Migration and Living Conditions
Alternate Title
CEPAL Population and Development Series ; no.78
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fabiana Del Popolo
Ana María Oyarce
Bruno Ribotta
Jorge Rodríguez
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.
The Influence of Offender and Victim Ethnicity on Perceptions of Crime Severity and Recommended Punishment
Theses
Author/Creator
Carrie L. Tanasichuk
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
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.
Intolerable Intolerance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Looks at recent examples of racism and the need to work together to rid the world of discrimination.
Judgements on Justice: Young People and Aboriginal Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lucinda Aberdeen
Julie Mariko Matthews
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 1999, pp. 203-218
Description
Details students' understanding of various elements of reconciliation.
Keynote Address for Removing Barriers: A Listening Circle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Description
Notes for the "Removing Barriers: A Listening Circle" conference put on by the City of Calgary Community and Social Development Department, Calgary, Alberta, November 16, 1999.
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.
Law and Justice Issues, Indigenous Australians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Satyanshu Mukherjee
Carlos Carach
David McDonald
Tony Barnes
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, September/October 1999, pp. 14-15
Description
So called, "Plain English Summary" contains charts depicting Indigenous Australian's involvement with the law enforcement community.
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 White Supremacy and the Challenge of White Antiracist Mothering
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Aanerud
Hypatia, vol. 22, no. 2, [Reproduction of Whiteness: Race and Regulation of the Gendered Body], 2007, pp. 20-38
Description
Article is written in the context of historic constructions of white mothering in the 20th century.
"Legislating-Out" Sexual Discrimination: Native Women and Bill C-31
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Saulnier
Problématique, no. 5, 1999, pp. 64-92
Description
Comments on the historical context of the issue of sexual and racial discrimination, presents the flaws apparent in the design and implementation stages, and analyzes the basis for the differences between the evaluations presented by the government and those by the target population.
Let's Teach Respect, Not Racism: Ethnic Mascots Demean American Indians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Description
Discusses how American Indians are portrayed in schools and on local sports teams. Originally published in the Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia.
[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.
Link-Up: 25 Years On
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Lynch
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 18-19
Description
Speech by Minister of the New South Wales (Australia) on how Link-up program has worked to undo the damage from the previous, 'integration' policy.
Looking Beyond Property: Native Americans and Photography
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Curtis Marez
Rikkyo American Studies, vol. 29, March 2007, pp. 9-28
Description
Focuses on Victor Msasyesva Jr. and his photographs.
Louise Bernice Halfe
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Louise Bernice Halfe
Ian Ferrier
Description
Interview with an author at the Words Aloud 4 Spoken Word Festival in Durham, Ontario, November 2007.
Duration: 9:37.
Manitou and God: North-American Indian Religions and Christian Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Murray Thomas