Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darren E. Lund
Multicultural Education, vol. 14, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 49-51
Description
Focuses on different types of attitudes held by non-indigenous Canadians.
An Examination of Implicit Attitudes Toward Native American Sports Mascots
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda L. Burke
Description
Thesis (MSc.)--Oklahoma State University, 2006.
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.
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.
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 Public Health: A Framework for Improving the Health of Our People and Our Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Assessment of current public health programs for First Nations people on and off the reserve and recommendations for future health care initiatives.
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
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.
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.
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.
The 'Growing Up' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: A Literature Review
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Occasion Paper No. 15
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robyn Penman
Guest Editor's Remarks: Decolonizing Archaeology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonya Atalay
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology , Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 269-279
Description
Article introduces the Special Issue: Decolonizing Archaeology and the articles it contains. Describes problematic practices within the field and the work being done to change them.
Guidelines for Combating Child Labour Among Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joan Carling
Johnson Ole Kaunga
Maria Tuyuc
Elizabeth Moreno
Peter Bille Larsen ... [et al.]
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 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.
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.
Historical Racial Theories: Ongoing Racialization in Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmen Baker
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.
Historical Representations of Aboriginal People in the Canadian News Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Discourse & Society, vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 205-235
Description
Focuses on two issues: authority over child welfare and control over land and resources by examining several flash-point issues in British Columbia's history.
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.
“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.
"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.
Impact of Commercial Logging and Forest Policy on Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lucy Mulvagh
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous Peoples, 2006, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at increasing prejudice and discrimination towards the Pygmy people living in the high altitude forests of Central Africa.
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.
Indian Preference and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act
Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Lillie
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.
"Indian Rolling": White Violence Against Native Americans in Farmington, New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Weber Donaldson
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2006.
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.
The Indian Who Bombed Berlin by Ralph Salisbury.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eric Wayne Dickey
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 94-97
Description
Book review of The Indian Who Bombed Berlin by Ralph Salisbury.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 94.
Indians, Environment, and Identity on the Borders of American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsey Claire Smith
Description
Discusses works by authors: James Fenimore Cooper, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Leslie Marmon Silko.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.
Indigenous Australian Entrepreneurs: Not All Community
Organisations, Not All in the Outback
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D. Foley
Description
Summarizes ongoing research on urban and provincial Indigenous Australian entrepreneurs, and examines some of the social factors that inhibit Indigenous entry into the Australian business environment.
Indigenous Children: Rights and Reality: A Report on Indigenous Children and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith Rae
Description
Report's goal is to highlight of some of the most important, systemic issues and provide examples.
Indigenous Girls and Sexual Exploitation in a Rural B.C. Town: A Photovoice Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Johanne Saraceno
Description
Child and Youth Care Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
Indigenous Hip-Hop: Overcoming Marginality, Encountering Constraints
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Warren
Rob Evitt
Australian Geographer, vol. 41, no. 1, Creativity in Peripheral Places: Redefining the Creative Industries, 2010, pp. 141-158
Description
Explores the musical performances of Indigenous youth from two socio-economically disadvantaged locations in Australia.
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 Peoples in Africa: The Forgotten Peoples?: The African Commission's Work on Indigenous Peoples in Africa
E-Books
Author/Creator
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)