E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training, Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What Your Child Is Learning at School and How You Can Help
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.
A Critical Reflection: Exposing Whiteness in Child Welfare Practice
Articles
Author/Creator
Lauren Kalvari
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2022, pp. 51-61
Description
Using their own personal experiences as a social worker the author examines how to best provide support for Indigenous clients.
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.
A Death in the Family: Holocaust Against the Ahnishinahbæótjibway at Red Lake
Theses
Author/Creator
Clara M. NiiSka-Ngiratregd
Description
Liberal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Minnesota, 2004.
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 Indigenous Resources: Building Indigenous Economies"
Alternate Title
2004 Conference Report (Indigenous Bar Association)
Indigenous Bar Association Annual Fall Conference ; 16th, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
Outlines the need for human rights, Aboriginal rights, and economic rights to protect Indigenous peoples during the development of Indigenous economies.
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.
Disciplining Subjectivity and Space: Representation, Film and its Material Effects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer England
Antipode, vol. 36, no. 2, March 2004, pp. 295-321
Description
Analyzes a documentary film Through a Blue Lens produced by the Vancouver Police Department.
Dreams Like Baseball Cards: Baseball, Bricoleur, and the Gap in Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott A. Winkler
Aethlon, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 2004
Description
Discusses the connections between sport, identity, and agency and examines the mythic character of baseball, and its use in the book.
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: Indigenous Women]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathrin Wessendorf
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 4-7
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on the external social pressures which affect traditional gender structures and Indigenous women.
To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
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
Ethical Considerations in Research With Socially Identifiable Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Committee on Native American Child Health
Committee on Community Health Services
Pediatrics, vol. 113, no. 1, January 1, 2004, pp. 148-151
Description
Looks at the external and the intracommunity risks.
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.
Experiences of Discrimination among the Black and Indigenous Populations in Canada, 2019
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Cotter
Juristat, vol. [42], no. [1], February 16, 2022
Description
Data from the 2019 General social Survey (GSS) on Canadian's Safety.
An Exploratory Study on How Structural Racism Influences Chronic Disease and Health and Wellness of First Nations in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Krista Stelkia
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
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.
Federal Court Tactics Abused the Abused
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 9, December 2004, p. 8
Description
Contends that the federal government's residential school Alternative Dispute Resolution process is inadequate and problematic to First Nations survivors.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bryan Newland
Fighting Firewater Fictions: Moving Beyond the Disease Model of Alcoholism in First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard W. Thatcher
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.
The Food Police: The White Possessive Securitization of Winnipeg Food Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merissa Maborn
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, pp. 33-62
Description
A discussion on the impact of municipal policies and the policing of food on Indigenous communities in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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 Colonialism to Multiculturalism?: Totem Poles, Tourism and National Identity in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Ariel, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Law, Literature, Postcoloniality, January-April 2004, pp. 31-57
Description
Argues that the appropriation of the totems for use as one of the symbols for the Canadian nation state masks the reality of the Aboriginal-settler relationship.
Glimpses into the Laws and Governance of the Historic Métis Nation
Alternate Title
McKercher LLP Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2022
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Prominent Métis lawyer and author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation discusses the history of Métis law-making and diplomacy.
Duration: 38:34.
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.
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.
History through a Native Lens
Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters
Description
Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.
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.
The Impact of Learning about Historical And Current Injustices, Individual Racism, and Systemic Racism on Anti-Indigenous Prejudice
Theses
Author/Creator
Iloradanon Efimoff
Description
Psychology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.
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.
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.
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 Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility and Anti-racism Learning
Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Description
Brief list of articles, reports, webinars, and books.
Indigenous Health Research
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheila Laroque
Kevin Read
Description
A playlist of videos providing context and resources for conducting research about Indigenous people in the Canadian healthcare.
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's Voices: 20 Years on from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologiesk
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karen Fisher
Jennifer Evans
Jacinta Vanderfeen
Donna Moodie
Liz Cameron ... [et al.]
The Indigenous World 2022
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Belkacem Lounes
Robert K. Hitchcock
Judith Frost
Patrick Kulesza
Hawe Hamman Bouba ... [et al.]]