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Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Patricia Keating
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Guide for Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pooja Ahulwalia
Iain Byrne
Alicia Ely Yamin
Duncan Wilson
Lee Swepston ... [et al.]
Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: Indigenous Youth]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathrin Wessendorf
Alejandro Parellada
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal articles raising awareness about Indigenous youth.
To access this article, scroll to page 4.
Environmental Racism Discourse and Indigenous Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
R. Lloyd Gamble
Description
Research Degree in Legal Studies Thesis (M.A.) Carleton University, 2005.
Environmental Racism on Indigenous Lands and Territories
Alternate Title
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Description
Discusses the disproportionate exposure of environmental hazards and extension of racism as it applies to the environment and the lands of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
"Equipped for Murder": The Paxton Boys and "The Spirit of Killing all Indians" in Pennsylvania, 1763-1764
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy Engels
Rhetoric & Public Affairs, vol. 8, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 355-381
Description
Looks at the justification for colonial violence against Native Americans when twenty-one Native Americans were brutally murdered.
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
The Ethics of Reconciling: Learning From Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emily Snyder
Ethics Forum, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 36-48
Description
Focuses on how the TRC will encourage reconciliation by reaching out to Canadians through the use of engagement and public education.
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.
Examining UBC Anti-Racist Pedagogy As It Pertains To First Nations Curricular Content: Caring For The Vulnerable Student
Theses
Author/Creator
Chavah S. Avraham
Description
Higher Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.
Exploring the Impact of Ongoing Colonial Violence on Aboriginal Students in the Postsecondary Classroom
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Cote-Meek
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2010.
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.
Fahrenheit 2010: Or Burn Baby Burn
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 12
Description
Reflects on Florida's Pastor Terry Jones' burning of the Koran and Canadian history of First Nations treatment by the Church-run residential schools.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
The Farmington Report: Civil Rights for Native Americans 30 Years Later
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emma Armendariz
John I. Binkley
Rebecca Bustamante
Dale B. Carmichael
Patrick D. Collins... [et al.]
Description
Follow-up to the The Farmington Report: A Conflict of Cultures. Reports an improvement in relationship between the city of Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan County and the Navajo people living on the Navajo Reservation.
Finding a Place for Race at the Policy Table:Broadening the Indigenous Education Discourse in Canada
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tracy L. Friedel
Aboriginal Policy Research
Description
Scholarly, peer reviewed paper argues the idea that emphasis on "culture" will improve educational outcomes with urban Aboriginal youth is not working and that the issue of race is more important in the urban context.
Finding Our Way: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leone Sandercock
Scott Graham
Description
Film about conflict between the Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake Band) and the Village of Burns Lake. In 2000 the municipality cut off water and sewage services to the reserve, which led in turn to the Band taking the Village to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Finding Our Way: Film Screenings and Community Based Dialogues in Burns Lake: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC)
Description
After viewing film about issues between First Nations and non-First Nations residents, participants came up with fourteen potential projects to foster cross-cultural understanding.
First Nations Perspectives and Historical Thinking in Canada
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin Jarvis Brownlie
Description
Examines the impact of Aboriginal thinkers on the mid-nineteenth century colonial approach to historical thought and writings.
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.
“For Better or Worse, I am Canadian”: Demand for Ethnic Recognition in Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King and Obasan by Joy Kogawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rakel Sigurðardóttir
Description
Examines the discriminatory policies Canadian governments have imposed on Aboriginals and Japanese Canadians, and the way the two writers respond to those practices in their novels.
English Paper (B.A)-- University of Iceland, School of Humanities, 2010.
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 Oka to Caledonia: Assessing the Learning Curve in Intergovernmental Cooperation
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy L. Brock
From Stonechild to Social Cohesion: Anti-Racist Challenges for Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Description
Reports how racism is damaging the province's future economic and social viability.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Genealogies of the Land: Aboriginality, Law, and Territory in Vancouver's Stanley Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Social and Legal Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, 2005, pp. 315-339
Description
Discussion of how the government/judicial category of "half-breed" was developed to facilitate appropriation of land and resources.
A Glimmer of Hope: A Review of Recent Works on the Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Society
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Greenland: Danish-Speaking Students in Denmark Language and Identity Conflicts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laila Chemnitz
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 54-59
Description
Focuses on Greenlanders studying in Denmark and how they are harassed for being "half-Danes".
To access this article, scroll down to page 54.
Grounding Curriculum and Pedagogies in Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge System
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ward
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Growing Our Children Up Strong and Deadly: Healing for Children and Young People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Looks at developing new approaches to the healing needs of children.
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 Guise of Deliberation: A Rhetorical Criticism of Arguments in the Yucca Mountain Site Authorization Controversy
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Endres
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2005.
Healing Inner Conflict
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandi-Leigh Bell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, March/April 2005, pp. 28-30
Description
Discusses a women's struggle with her identity and the priority of healing inner conflict.
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 Soul Wound in Flight and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alternate Title
Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jan Johnson
Description
Examines the theme of historical trauma in Sherman Alexie's novels.
Table of contents and chapter from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Health Advocacy: Counting the Costs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Dyall
Maria Marama
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 190-204
Description
Comments on the discrimination faced by the Indigenous population of New Zealand within the health services.
Healthy Living and Aboriginal Women: The Tension Between Hard Evidence and Soft Logic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Madeleine Dion Stout
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 16-20
Description
Comments on the health and social disparities faced by Aboriginal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
Hidden No Longer: Genocide in Canada, Past and Present
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin D. Annett
Description
Updated new edition of Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, 3rd edition.
The History of Federal Indian Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Miller
Description
A short history of the policies between European countries, and later the United States government and tribal governments.
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.
Homolka Fuss Reminder of Crawfords Victims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 15, 2005, p. A13
Description
Comments on the differences in the media's treatment of Caucasian and Aboriginal criminal victims.
"'How Should I Eat These?' With Your Mouth, Asshole": First Nations Women's Literature Responds to Colonial Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Payson
Description
Examines writings by Eden Robinson, Monique Mojica, Beatrice Culleton, Marilyn Dumont and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm.
Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.
“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.
"I Won't Stay Indian, I'll Keep Studying": Race, Place, and Discrimination in a Costa Rican High School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karen Stocker
"If You Want to Change Violence in the 'Hood, You have to Change the 'Hood": Violence and Street Gangs in Winnipeg's Inner City
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Comack
Lawrence Deane
Larry Morrissette
Jim Silver
Canadian Dimension, vol. 44, no. 2, Indian Country, March/April 2010, p. [?]
Description
Interview with street gang members about the problems in Winnipeg's inner city.
Imagining Navajo in the Boarding School: Laura Tohe’s No Parole Today and the Intimacy of Language Ideologies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, June 2010, p. 39–62
Description
Metalinguistic commentaries about the complicated speech environment for Navajo children assimilated into the public school system.
Imperialism, Colonialism and Structural Violence: An Example of the Resistance of Piapot and Big Bear to Reserve Settlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Carla M. Kennedy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
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 From the Margins": Government of Saskatchewan Policies to Support Métis Learning, 1969-1979
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 83-99, 154
Description
Discusses the successes and failures by the provincial government on their attempts to modernize schools, and promote racial tolerance and cross-cultural understanding.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC): Delivering Inequity to First Nations Children and Families Receiving Child Welfare Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Comments on the inability for INAC to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child or the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.