Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Lett
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 185, no. 17, November 19, 2013, p. 1483
Description
Brief article reports on the findings of the inquest into the death of an aboriginal patient at a Winnipeg, Manitoba hospital.
Emerging Voices of Métis Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Outlines the efforts being made to document the lives and contributions of Métis women.
The Empty Mirror: Western Theories of Identity and the Attack on Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tanya Wasacase
Description
Argues that identity is a "bogus" construct which diverts attention from more important issues.
Interdisciplinary Studies Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Thomas University, 2003.
Enacted Stigma and HIV Risk Behaviours among Sexual Minority Indigenous Youth in Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Saewyc
Terryann Clark
Lucy Barney
Dana Brunanski
Yuko Homma
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 411-420
Description
Examines how gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens are targeted and stigmatized, and how this influences their coping and risk behaviours.
Ending the Legacy Of Racism in Sports & the Era of Harmful “Indian” Sports Mascots
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians
Description
Discusses how the Washington Redskins' name is a reflection of the team's legacy and history and why sports teams should shed Indian nicknames.
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
Ethnic Prejudice Against the Mapuche in Chilean Society as a Reflection of the Racist Ideology of the Spanish Conquistadors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria E. Merino
Daniel Quilqueo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 4, 2003, pp. 105-116
Description
Examines the development of stereotypes and prejudices against the Mapuche of southern Chile by non-Indigenous people who settled there.
Examining Disproportionality in School Discipline Practices For Students With Aboriginal Status In Canada's Schools Implementing PBIS
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Greflund
Description
School Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.
Examining Practice for Colonialism and Racism: A Self-Study of White-Centric Practices in Adult Education for Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Bobbi Smith
Description
Adult Education Thesis (MAdEd)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2013.
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.
Expectations among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada Regarding the Potential Impacts of a Government Apology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Political Psychology, vol. 34, no. 3, June 2013, pp. 443-460
Description
Study looks at unmet expectations of apology for improved quality of life, level of perceived discrimination, and intergroup trust.
The Experience of a Native American English Professor in Central Pennsylvania
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anonymous
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 412-415
Description
Author describes their personal experiences with profound ignorance towards Indigenous peoples and systemic anti-Indigenous racism at the small exclusive college at which they are a non-tenured member of the faculty.
Exploring Prejudice Toward Aboriginal People: Interviews With White Canadian University Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Brockman
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Expressions of Policy Effects: Hearing Memories of Indian Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Productive Remembering and Social Agency
Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lyn Daniels
Description
Compares the treatment of Jewish people in the fictional story of Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald with children's experiences in residential schools in Canada, and Indian boarding schools in the United States.
Chapter from Productive Remembering and Social Agency edited by Teresa Strong-Wilson, Claudia Mitchell, Susann Allnutt, and Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan.
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.
A Fair Country?: A Feminist and Postcolonial Reading of Canada's Colonial Encounter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Loewen Walker
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 117-131
Description
Examines John Ralston Saul's book A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada and declares that Canadian nationalism started in opposition to, and not in support of the Indigenous way of life.
Falling in Love with Indians: The Metaphysics of Becoming America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen M. Gagne
New Centennial Review, The, vol. 3, no. 3, Fall, 2003, pp. 205-233
Description
Discussion on how Indian loving and Indian hating constitute two sides of the same racialization of the Indigenous populations of the Americas; and how this duality has been significant to the process of the self development of the colonizer.
The Familiar Face of Genocide: Internalized Oppression Among American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa M. Poupart
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, [Special Issue: Indigenous Women in the Americas], Spring, 2003, pp. 86-100
Description
Explores violence within American Indian communities as an outcome of years of violence from Euro-Americans directed at American Indian people.
Fifth Anniversary of the National Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Report on the 2013 Micro-Grant Funding Round
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Comments on the 132 events held to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of the National Apology.
Finding TADODA:HÔ: An Autoethnography of Healing Historical Trauma
Theses
Author/Creator
Gloria Jean Thomas
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2013.
A First Nation Community's Perspectives of Tuberculosis
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Moffatt
Description
Experimental Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2013.
First Nations Child Welfare: Understanding Canada's Stance on Equitable Funding
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Melissa Jackson
Description
Integrated Studies Project Essay (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2013.
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First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Non-Aboriginal Federal Offenders: A Comparative Profile
Alternate Title
Research Report; 2003, NoR-134
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John-Patrick Moore
Description
Objective was to gain a clearer understanding of patterns for each specific Aboriginal group in order to develop more effective programs and policies.
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.
Forgotten War
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Richards
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of: Forgotten War by Henry Reynolds.
Scroll down to page 155 to read review.
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".
From Nansemond to Monacan: The Legacy of the Pochick-Nansemond Among the Bear Mountain Monacan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Keeping the Campfires Going: Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 781-806
Description
Comments on the derogatory nature of the racial epithets that were inappropriately applied to these Native Americans.
From Student to Teacher in Thirty-Four Years
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richie Plass
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 373-375
Description
Author recounts major events in his life and how those events were affected by racism in academic institutions.
Gibinenimidizomin: Owning Ourselves. Critical Incident Study of Aboriginal Identity Attainment
Theses
Author/Creator
Alanaise Onischin Goodwill
Description
Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2003.
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.
The Harmful Psychological Effects of the Washington Football Mascot
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael A. Friedman
Description
Discusses the mental health consequences to Native Americans caused by the derogatory use of the Washington football team's name.
[Healing Histories: Stories from Canada's Indian Hospitals]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Hankard
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 181-183
Description
Book review of: Healing Histories by Laurie Meijer Drees.
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 the Impact of Colonization, Genocide, Missionization, and Racism on Indigenous Populations
Alternate Title
The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Betty Bastien
Jürgen W. Kremer
Rauna Kuokkanen
Patricia Vickers
Description
Looks at three geographical areas and several groups including Sami, Tsimshian, and Niisitapi and where initial colonial violence has given way to other forms of violence.
Chapter from The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians edited by Stanley Krippner and Teresa M. McIntyre.
The Heart of Lightness: Hollywood's Wild West Show Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Delano Jose Lopez
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 17-39
Description
Examines the portrayals of Native Americans in films, arguing that although recent films attempt to counteract previous stereotypes, more accurately portray history and culture, and tend to be more sympathetic to political claims they still fall short and appear assimilationist in tone.
Herbert Basedow and the Removal of Aboriginal Children of Mixed Descent from their Families
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heidi Zogbaum
Australian Historical Studies, vol. 34, no. 121, 2003, pp. 122-138
Description
Discusses Herbert Basedow's work for the better treatment of Aboriginal people and improvement in Aboriginal health.
The Historical Trauma Response Among Natives and Its Relationship With Substance Abuse: A Lakota Illustration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 7-13
Description
Examines the link between intergenerational trauma and substance abuse; and discusses approaches to incorporate historical trauma theory in the treatment, research and evaluation of unresolved grief.
A History of Marginalisation: Maori Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Gemmell
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2013.
Holding the Indigenous Voice Hostage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt Despain
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 172-176
Description
Author argues that gun museums—especially those attached to academic institutions—serve to silence the Indigenous voice regarding the history of the American West, promote a white-supremist agenda, and function as a tool of ongoing colonialism in the United States.
The Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan
Theses
Author/Creator
Steven Salaita
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2003.
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.
Hoop Dancing: Literature Circles and Native American Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather E. Bruce
The English Journal, vol. 93, no. 1, Talking Literature, September 2003, pp. 54-59
Description
Author advocates using oral traditions as methods to combat misrepresentations, negative stereotypes and racism.
Housing Discrimination among a Sample of Aboriginal People in Winnipeg and Thompson, Manitoba
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Irwin M. Cohen
Raymond R. Corrado
vol. 1
Description
Looks at perceived housing discrimination and the reactions and effects.
Chapter six from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Housing Discrimination and Aboriginal People in Winnipeg and Thompson, Manitoba
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corrado Research and Evaluation Associates
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Results of survey which asked questions about renting, homeownership and discrimination, perceived discrimination in the last five years, and how it may have impacted social cohesion.
Sample size of 300 in Winnipeg and 100 in Thompson.
How Many Separated Aboriginal Children?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 49, no. 2, 2003, pp. 155-163
Description
Discusses how many Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and cultural heritage as a result of Australian government laws, policies and practices.
Human Rights Complaints
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Schulze
Dionne Schulze
Description
Report for the PBLI Canadian Aboriginal Law 2013 Forum, held November 25 and 27, 2013 in Ottawa. Explains the Canadian Human Rights Act, sec. 67 and Aboriginal inequality.
Hybridism as a Means of (De)Constructing the Old Paradigm: The Good Guys (White) Versus the Bad Ones (Red)
Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane Brodbeck
pp. 124-132
Description
Demonstrates how the process of homogeneity imposed on Indian communities by the US government has created individuals possessing Indian roots but heavily influenced by American pop-culture. Uses two short stories by Sherman Alexie (Assimilation and Class) in his analysis.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 124.
"I Heard Your Singing": Ishi and Anthropological Indifference in the Last of His Tribe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 3, no. 11, June 2013, pp. 95-109
Description
Looks at historical, ideological and cultural principles in the movie The Last of his tribe.
I Left My Life Back South
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose Rodriguez-Rabin
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 394-399
Description
Author’s details their personal experiences of discrimination and isolation while attending graduate school; and the subsequent ostracization by her home community.