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By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer: Women of the Frontier
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Myra Rutherdale
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 2, June 1, 2000, p. 309
Description
Book review of: By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer by Kathryn Bridge.
Canada's Aboriginal People, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & The Criminal Justice System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denis C. Bracken
British Journal of Community Justice, vol. 6, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 21-33
Description
Examines the broader connection between health, social development issues and incarceration.
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as PM
Alternate Title
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as Prime Minister
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 7, 2008, p. A15
Description
Explores the possibility of an Aboriginal Canadian Prime Minister after Barack Obama was elected President in the United States.
Care for the ‘Racially Careless’: Indian Hospitals in the Canadian West, 1920–1950s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen K. Lux
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 407-434
Description
Discussion on the rationalization and justification of coerced and racially segregated hospitals.
Cartographies of Desire: Captivity, Race, and Sex in the Shaping of an American Nation by Rebecca Blevins Faery
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Burnham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 93-95
Description
Book review of: Cartographies of Desire by Rebecca Blevins Faery.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Case Comment: R. v. Gladue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Lash
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, Women 2000: Eradicating Poverty and Violence in the 21st Century, Fall, 2000, pp. 85-91
Description
Comments on spousal abuse, domestic violence and discrimination against Aboriginal women in the Canadian justice system.
Celebrating Strengths: Aboriginal Students and Their Stories of Success in Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Committee
Lina Arruda
Betty Ash
Amy Carpenter
Jeremy Daniels
Sherri Denysuik ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on the Seven Oaks School Division study on Aboriginal perspectives of education by former students.
Challenging Lifestyles: Aboriginal Men and Women Living with HIV
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy E. Mill
Denise T. Lambert
Kecia Larkin
Ken Ward
Jean N. Harrowing
Pimatisiwin, vol. 5, no. 2, 2008, p. 151–174
Description
Goal of study was to identify factors related to risky behaviours and provide strategies to promote healthy lifestyles.
Charles Alexander Eastman's From the Deep Woods to Civilization and the Shaping of Native Manhood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter L. Bayers
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2008, pp. 52-73
Description
Comments on Eastman's work, From the Deep Woods to Civilization, and his notion that Aboriginals had little choice but to assimilate into white society if they were to survive.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
Charm Offensive: Epideixis and a Microhistorical Reading of The Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Hulan
Mosaic, vol. 43, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 51-67
Description
Argues that the newspaper featured familiar Euro-settler stereotypes of the Anishanbe in order to appeal to a Euro-settler audience.
The Charter of Whiteness: Twenty-Five Years of Maintaining Racial Injustice in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David M. Tanovich
Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 40, Second Series, 2008, pp. [655]-686
Description
Maintains that although possibilities for reform exist, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has yet to produce substantial improvements in the situation of Aboriginals.
Cheaper Than Bullets: American Indian Boarding Schools
and Assimilation Policy, 1890-1930
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tabatha Toney Booth
Description
A historical perspective on the boarding school experience.
Claiming Indigenous Land Rights from the Bottom Up: Dispossession of the Ogiek in Mau Forest, Kenya
Theses
Author/Creator
Symphorosa Oundo
Description
Human Rights Development and Social Justice Thesis (M.A.)--[International] Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, 2008.
Colonialism and the Indigenous Present: An Interview with Bonita Lawrence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Rutherford
Bonita Lawrence
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
Description
Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
Colonized Labor: Apaches and Pawnees as Army Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janne Lahti
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 283-302
Description
Discusses how Indigenous soldiers, who performed the same labor tasks as white soldiers, were institutionally marginalized and distanced as a second-class.
Colonizing Minds: Public Education, The Textbook Indian, and the Struggle for Settler Hegemony in British Columbia, 1920-1970
Theses
Author/Creator
Sean Foster Patrick Carleton
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
The Color of the Land: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Landownership in Oklahoma, 1832-1929
E-Books
Author/Creator
David A. Chang
[Colour-Coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Terry Provost
Native Studies Review, vol. 13, no. 2, 2000, pp. 122-125
Description
Book review of: Colour-Coded by Constance Backhouse.
Community Development Approaches to Safety and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daryl J. Higgins
Companion Document of Selected Papers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Health Services
Vancouver Coastal Health
Description
Purpose of brief compilation is to provide historical and current context for Aboriginal health status. Lists significant legislation and events chronologically, as well as discusses benefits, social determinants of health, gaps in services, etc.
Compass of Compassion: Reflections on a Choctaw Vision of Alliances and Unrecognized Peoples Following Katrina
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Brown Childs
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 85-91
Description
Looks at Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, in light of a class system that marginalizes people and then leaves them at the mercy of federal bureaucrats who pretend they don't exist.
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Canada
Alternate Title
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Forty-second Session, 20 October-7 November 2008
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Description
For materials relevant to Aboriginal women, see points 17-20 (matrimonial real property) and 29-32 (violence and missing or murdered).
Consent in a (Neo)Colonial Society: Aboriginal Women as Sexual and Legal 'Other'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larissa Behrendt
Australian Feminist Studies, vol. 15, no. 33, November 2000, pp. 353-367
Description
Discusses the sexual abuse of Aboriginal women by white men and the lack of protection from colonial law in Australia.
Constitutional Supremacy and the Deadbeat Crowns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James [Sa’ke’j] Youngblood Henderson
Directions (Canadian Race Relations Foundation), vol. 5, no. 1, 2008, pp. 40-43
Description
Looks at the patterns of systematic discrimination carried out by Canada's crown corporations.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 40 to access article.
The Construction of Banff as "Natural" Environment: Sporting Festivals, Tourism, and Representations of Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney W. Mason
Journal of Sport History, vol. 35, no. 2, Indigenous Sport, Summer, 2008, pp. 221-239
Description
Overview of the history of tourism at Banff, Alberta and the Banff Indian Days Festival.
Continuing Atrocities by Canadian Police Against First Nations People
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Trisha Monture-Angus
Description
Requests that people support the position of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations regarding the policing problems that exist in Saskatchewan.
The Cost of Discrimination in Latin America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry Anthony Patrinos
Studies In Comparative International Development, vol. 35, no. 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 3-17
Description
Statistics reveal inequalities exist in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru among both Indigenous peoples and linguistic minorities.
Courageous Conversations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Liza-Mare Syron
Rachael Maza Long
Rick Brayford
Kim Walker ... [et al.]
Description
Presents a selection of papers presented April 29-30, 2009, Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne about the business of Indigenous performing arts, its history and its future.
Cover of Racist Myth, A New Land Grab in Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Pilger
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 2008, p. 20
Description
Reports on the oppressive policies employed by past and present Australian governments against Aboriginal peoples.
Creating a Legal Identity: Aboriginal People and the Assimilation Census
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Douglas
John Chesterman
Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 375-391
Description
Relates the story of the census used to determine who was regarded as a 'ward' in Australian's Northern Territory.
Cultivating Ignorance of Aboriginal Realities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
Jackie Moore
C. Drew Bednasek
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 54, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 417-440
Description
Looks at Canadian and world studies at an Ontario secondary school and the need for more inclusive perceptions of Aboriginal People within geography related curriculums.
Cultural Awareness through the Arts: The Success of an Aboriginal Antibias Program for Intermediate Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Carol M. Butler
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2000.
Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success Through Self-Reliance
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ethan Baptiste
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 203-209
Description
Book review of: Dances with Dependency: Indigenous Success Through Self-Reliance by Calvin Helin.
Scroll to page 203 to read review.
Dare to Compare: Americanizing the Holocaust
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lilian Friedberg
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, summer, 2000, pp. 353-380
Description
Parallels drawn between Native Alaskans and Americans since colonization and the Jewish community in Nazi Germany.
Deadliest Enemies: Law and Race Relations On and Off Rosebud Reservation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregory R. Campbell
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 415-416
Description
Book review of: Deadliest Enemies by Thomas Biolsi
Dealing with Residential School Survivors: Reconciliation in International Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.R. Miller
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Conference Issue, 2008, pp. 59-90
Description
Focuses on the history of the State/Church relationship in terms of the administration of Canadian schools and the reparations for survivors. Compares the Australian experience.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 59.
Paper presented at "ACSANZ (Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand) 08".
Decomposing Identity: Differential Relationships Between Several Aspects of Ethnic Identity and the Negative Effects of Perceived Discrimination Among First Nations Adults in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 4, October 2010, pp. 507-516
Description
Looks at the physical and mental health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
The Demonization of Aboriginal Child Welfare Authorities in the News
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 35, no. 1, 2010, pp. 85-108
Description
Compares newspaper coverage of the deaths of two Aboriginal children while in care. One was placed by provincial authorities, the other by the Xyolhemeylh agency of the Stó:lö Nation. Survey looked at stories in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times and Mission City Record.
Development and Validation of the Measure of Indigenous Racism Experiences (MIRE)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yin C. Paradies
Joan Cunningham
International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 7, no. 9, 2008, pp. 1-10
Description
Study shows that the MIRE is the first multiply-validated instrument designed to assess Indigenous peoples' experience of racism.
Deviant Constructions: How Governments Preserve Colonial Narratives of Addictions and Poor Mental Health to Intervene into the Lives of Indigenous Children and Families in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah de Leeuw
Margo Greenwood
Emilie Cameron
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 282-295
Description
Argues that current interventions into child welfare are a continuation of past patriarchal attitudes and actions which in turn have produced unhealthy families and communities.
Difference is No Reason For Discrimination
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Costello
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, p. 32
Description
Includes the personal narrative of a young gay Aboriginal Australian man who experienced blatant racism after coming out as a gay man.
Disciplining the Savages: Savaging the Disciplines
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald L. Birchfield
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 445-446
Description
Book review of: Disciplining the Savages by Martin Nakata.
Scroll to page 445 to read review.
Discrimination of the Sami: The Rights of the Sami From a Discrimination Perspective
Alternate Title
DO Report ; no. 2008:1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heidi Pikkarainen
Björn Brodin
A Discussion Paper on the Issue of Aboriginal Identity in Contemporary Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjorie Droste
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, pp. 11-13
Description
Examines the issue of identity looking at it from the Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspective.
Disproportionate Representation and First Nations Child Welfare in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Sullivan
Grant Charles
Description
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Disrupted Spaces: Racism and the Lived Experience of Maori Identity Formation
Alternate Title
Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Erika Te Hiwi
Description
Looks into racism in the North Island of New Zealand.
Excerpt from Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton edited by Michelle Levy, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Mohi Rua, Waikaremoana Waitoki.
Diverse Pathways to "Giving Back" to Tribal Community: Perceptions of Native American College Graduates
Theses
Author/Creator
Justin Paul Guillory
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Washington State University, 2008.
Divided We Fall: Cherokee Sovereignty and the Cost of Factionalism, 1827-1906
Theses
Author/Creator
Tabatha Dee Toney (Booth)
Description
History/Museum Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Oklahoma, 2010.