Gendered Racial Violence and Spatialized Justice: The Murder of Pamela George
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherene H. Razack
Canadian Journal of Law and Society , vol. 15, no. 2, August 2000, pp. 91-130
Description
Examines the case of two University of Regina students who murdered a Saulteaux woman.
George Armstrong Custer and the Winter Campaign of 1868
Theses
Author/Creator
Stefan Swann
Description
Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 2000.
"Give Me Back the Real Me": The Politics of Identity and The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, 1967-1992
Theses
Author/Creator
Colleen Krueger
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
Government Policies and Indigenous Rights: A Case Study of the San and the Saami
Alternate Title
Government Policies and Indigenous Rights: A Case Study of the San and the Sami
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlotte Buswell
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Durham, 2004.
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.
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, Violence, and Native American Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renya Ramirez
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 103-116
Description
Discusses exhibit on the American Indian holocaust.
Healing Wounds: Sustained Dialogue in the Cowichan Valley: The Role of Identity in Cross Cultural Conflict
Theses
Author/Creator
Gifty Serbeh-Dunn
Description
Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.
Hiding in the Ivy: American Indian Students and Visibility in Elite Educational Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Harvard Education Review, vol. 74, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 125-152
Description
Looks at three Native American students attenting Ivy League universities in the 1990's, and discusses the perceived place of Native Americans in higher education and U.S. society.
A Historic Overview of Two Spirited People: A Context for Social Work and HIV/AIDS Services in the Aboriginal Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Céleste Le Duigou
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Description
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
Home-Work: Postcolonialism, Pedagogy, and Canadian Literature
Alternate Title
Reappraisals, Canadian Writers ; 28
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cynthia Sugars
Smaro Kamboureli
Diana Brydon
Donna Palmateer Pennee
Roy Miki ... [et al.]
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.
“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.
Images of Assimilation: Photographs of Indian Schools in Arizona
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Margolis
Jeremy Rowe
History of Education, vol. 33, no. 2, March 2004, pp. 199-230
Description
Discusses informal photographs which relate to the structure of the schools, their physical environment and the daily lives of teachers and students. Argues that because they provide social and cultural context, visual representations should be treated as important primary sources in research.
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.
Inclusiveness and Relevance in First Nations / Public Education System Schooling: It's All About Praxis of Aboriginal Self-Determination in the Tuition Agreement Education Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George E. Burns
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 139-180
Description
Argues that one way to deal with the imbalance of the mainstream school system is through the process of negotiating, establishing and applying practical aspects of tuition agreements developed by both parties.
Indian-Hating and the Rise of Whiteness in Provincial Pennsylvania
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter Rhoads Silver
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2000.
Indian in the Cupboard: A Case Study in Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhonda Harris Taylor
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Special Issue, July 2000, pp. 371-384
Description
Critical analysis of popular children's book contrasts American Indian and non-Indian perspectives about stereotypes.
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.
"Indian Time" Is Often Just Bad Manners
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 9, 2000, p. 5
Description
Concept of "Indian time" is that things happen when they need to; this paper discusses how people use this concept to shift blame for their own actions.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities
Alternate Title
Contemporary Indigenous Issues
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria
Devon Abbott Mihesuah
Keith James
Angela Cavender Wilson
Taiaiake Alfred ... [et al.]
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 Suicide in the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand: Part 1
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Elliott-Farrelly
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 21-25
Description
Findings indicate a relationship between higher suicide rates, cultural assimilation and colonization challenges being faced by various groups.
Indigenous Women: A Gender Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chandra K. Roy
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.
Indigenous Women and The Armed Conflicts in Nepal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stella Tamang
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 46-51
Description
Looks at Indigenous women in the Nepali women movements, Maoist movements and their role in peace negotiations.
To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
Indigenous Women in Sport Summit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melinda Turner
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 30-31
Description
First ever Summit held in Sydney, Australia examined positive and achievable goals over a wide range of issues.
The Inherent Right of Aboriginal Self-Government in Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
Olivia McLeod Barr
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia, 2004.
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 Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge For Canada's First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Ann Makokis
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of San Diego, 2000.
An Interpretive Study of Native Women in Post-Secondary Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlis Bruyere
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2004.
The Invented Indian/The Imagined Emily
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Cole
BC Studies, no. 125/126, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 147-162
Description
Discusses how Emily Carr's idealized view of First Nations glossed over many of the social problems they faced; and how she chose to share images of what she viewed was the "vanishing" or "disappearing" Indian.
"It Was That Indian": Simon Ortiz, Activist Poet
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Tohe
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 54-56
Description
Comments on how the poetry of Acoma Pueblo writer addresses the truths about colonialism, racism and exploitation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 54.
"It Was Two Different Times of the Day, But in the Same Place": Coast Salish High School Experience in the 1970s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
BC Studies, no. 144, Being Young: Journeys to Young Adulthood, Winter, 2004/2005, pp. 91-113
Description
Discusses federal Indian education policies and racism in small town high schools. Compares the state of Washington with the province of British Columbia.
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.
Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change: Volume I
Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform ; vol. I
[Volume II: Submissions to the Commission]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
J. Wilton Littlechild
Hugh Harridans
Glenda Conney
Joe Queqezance
Irene Fraser
Hugh Harradence
Description
Two volume report identifies eight critical areas to be considered when looking at justice reform: leadership, community promotion and crime prevention, victimization and violence, restorative justice, policing, institutions, racism, and children and youth.
Volume II Submissions to the Commission.
[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.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Andrews
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 131-136
Description
Contains the poems: "NAMes", "NAMes II" (about discrimination and forced relocation), and "Water Spider's Gift".
Looking at Discipline, Looking at Labour: Photographic
Representations of Indian Boarding Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Margolis
Visual Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 72-96
Description
Examines how Indian school photos of American Indians were used to manufacture images of acculturation and assimilation.
Lummi Identity and White Racism: When Location is a Real Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Special Issue, July 2000, pp. 401-414
Description
Discusses a tribal community, a regional university, and recent history of cultural/power relations.
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.
Medicine Bags and Dog Tags: How the Military Influenced American Indian Traditions and How the Image of Indians Influenced the Military
Theses
Author/Creator
Alton Carroll
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2004.
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Geddes
Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, pp. 54-55
Description
Book review of Medicine Unbundled by Gary Geddes.
The Métis of Lethbridge: A Microcosm of Identity Politics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
E. Ann Gibbs
Tara Turner
Prairie Forum, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 283-295
Description
Describes the difficulty of defining the term Métis and how most Métis people in Lethbridge, Alberta choose to remain invisible due to identity ambivalence or in an attempt to avoid possible discrimination.
Missing Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 5, September/October 2004, p. 2
Description
Estimated 500 Aboriginal women have gone missing in the past 20 to 30 years.