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.
Fallen Feathers in Thunder Bay: How Canada's Newspapers Implicate Indigenous Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Chelsea Brianne Gabriele
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McMaster University, 2018.
Fanning the Flames: Racism in Government Recommendations for the Prevention of Deaths by Fire on First Nations Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Chambers
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 25-42
Description
Author argues that the federal government of Canada perpetuates systemic racism through official publications responding to fire deaths on reserve; accuses the government of playing a “blame game” to detract from the reality that a lack of funding is primarily responsible for the fire deaths.
Final Written Submission: National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.
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.
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.
The Forgotten Story of Human Zoos: Crimes of the Colonial Era
Alternate Title
Deutsche Welle Docfilm
DW Docfilm
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pascal Blanchard
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Sophie Parrault
Catherine Marconnet
Coralie Miller
ARTE France
Bonne Pioche Télévision
Archipel
Description
Examines the history of the practice of "exhibiting" Indigenous peoples at world fairs, colonial exhibitions, zoos, freak shows, circuses, and reconstructed ethnic villages in North America, Europe and Japan.
Duration: 42:26.
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.
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.
Harmful Impacts: The Reliance on Hair Testing in Child Protection: Report of the Motherisk Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith C. Beaman
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.
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.
Home is Where the Community Is: An Environmental Scan and Literature Review on Indigenous Homelessness in Halton
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colleen Sym
Giulia Reinhardt
Alex Jamieson
Amanda Bordonaro-Kvil
Ab Currie ... [et al.]
Description
Project undertaken to address knowledge gaps and define service priorities.
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.
Hostile Nations: Quantifying the Destruction of the Sullivan-Clinton Genocide of 1779
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Koehler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 427-453
Description
Using the United Nations’ 1948 definition of genocide and the framework of settler colonialism as lenses, author examines the 1779 efforts of George Washington and the other military men he enlisted (Generals John Sullivan, James Clinton, Horatio Gates; Colonels Daniel Brodhead and Goose van Schaick) to “annihilate the Haudenosaunee” in order to clear lands for settler occupation.
“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.
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 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.
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 Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Alternate Title
First Nations: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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 in Film and Video: Three Generations of Storytellers and an Interview with Emerging Filmmaker Sally Kewayosh
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Machiorlatti
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 13-[?]
Description
Overview of Indigenous cinema and media highlighting some key Native and First Nations women from each generation.
Initial Brief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) / Cree Nation Government to the Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Quebec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
Cree Nation Government
Description
Commission came about due to numerous allegations of police misconduct towards Indigenous women in Val d'Or, Quebec. Its mandate is to investigate causes of systemic discrimination in the provision of police, correctional, justice, health and social services.
It's Time to Talk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet Freeman
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 24-27
Description
Discusses the problem, stigma, and risk factors of suicide, as well as ways to implement a successful prevention program.
Japanese Indigenous Knowledges and Impacts of Vibrating Energy: Pedagogical Implications in Education
Theses
Author/Creator
yumiko Kawano
Description
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2010.
Justice Bertha Wilson: One Woman's Difference
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan Brockman
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 22, no. 2, 2010, pp. 539-550
Description
Book review of: Justice Bertha Wilson edited by Kim Brooks.
Justice for Colten: UBCIC Statement of Solidarity
Alternate Title
Justice for Colten: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Statement of Solidarity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
BC Studies, no. 197, Spring, April 24, 2018, pp. 7-8
Description
Expresses outrage at the not-guilty verdict in the murder trial of Gerald Stanley, and solidarity with Colten Boushie’s family. Chiefs also call for an appeal of the verdict and an inquiry into the way the case was managed by and in the justice system.