The Genocide Question and Indian Residential Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. MacDonald
Graham Hudson
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 45, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 427-449
Description
Discusses using the term cultural genocide for the legacy of the residential school system and its legal, social, and political implications.
Ghost Dancing With Colonialism
Alternate Title
Ghost Dancing With Colonialism Part 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Grace Woo
Description
Dr. Grace Woo, author of the book Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada, discusses the continued colonization of Indigenous Canadians enabled within the judicial system.
Duration: 28:12
Part 1 of 2. Link to Part 2 record: Ghost Dancing With Colonialism Part 2
Ghost Dancing with Colonialism
Alternate Title
Ghost Dancing with Colonialism Part 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Grace Woo
Description
Dr. Grace Woo, author of the book Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada, discusses the continued colonization of Indigenous Canadians enabled within the judicial system.
Duration: 30:56
Part 1 of 2. Link to Part 1 record: Ghost Dancing With Colonialism Part 1
Giibinenimidizomin: Owning Ourselves: Critical Incidents in the Attainment of Aboriginal Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanaise O. Goodwill
Rod McCormick
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 46, no. 1, 2012, pp. 21-34
Description
Interviewees describe observable events that they thought had either helped or hindered their Aboriginal identity.
Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Consulting Services
Description
Reports results from an online survey (102 respondents) and four virtual circle sessions. Findings grouped under organizational characteristics, work-related illnesses/injuries, and work experiences. Concludes with areas for future research and program and policy recommendations.
The Growth of Aboriginal Youth Gangs in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Charlene Bruno
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, 2012, pp. 193-207
Description
Examines the origins and root causes of Aboriginal youth gangs in major Western Canadian cities.
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.
Gum yan asing Kaangas giidaay han hll guudang gas ga. I Will Never Again Feel That I Am Less Than: Indigenous Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Ending Racism in Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
Cornelia (Nel) Wieman
Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Becky C. Palmer
Lauren Brown ...
Namaste Marsden
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 13-20
Description
Using personal experiences to address colonialism and the systematic racism within the Canadian health care system.
Hāhā-uri, hāhā-tea: Māori Involvement in State Care 1950-1999
Author/Creator
Catherine Savage
Paora Crawford Moyle
Larissa Kus-Harbord
Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
Anne Hynds
Kirimatao Paipa ...
Joanne Maraki ... [et al.]
Description
"Independent research commissioned by the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry."
Healing Centres: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
KPMG
Description
Report developed through consultation those trying to establish or already operating healing centres for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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.
Health of the Prairie Metis 1900-1960: An Examination of the Social Determinants of Health and Infectious Disease
Theses
Author/Creator
Velvet Maud
Description
Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2021.
The Health of Young Swedish Sami With Special Reference to Mental Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lotta Omma
Lars H. Jacobsson
Solveig Petersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18381
Description
Study results indicated overall health status was good except for stress related racism which impacted mental health.
Histories and Memories of the Indian Boarding Schools in Mexico, Canada, and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander S. Dawson
Latin American Perspectives, vol. 39, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 80-99
Description
A comparison of the boarding schools for Mexican, Canadian and American Indigenous communities.
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.
Honouring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Alternate Title
Honoring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perinatal Services BC
Description
Discusses six key principles for healthcare providers: cultural safety and humility; self-determination; trust through relationship; respect; anti-Indigenous racism; and strength and resilience-based practice.
The House on Diamond Hill: A Cherokee Plantation Story
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher B. Teuton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 165-168
Description
Book review of: The House on Diamond Hill by Tiya Miles.
Review located by scrolling to page 165.
Human Rights Violations in Guatemala: Hearing Indigenous Voices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danielle DeLuca
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 40 Years of Advocacy, June 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses issues raised by Indigenous peoples on crimes against humanity.
"I Fear the Consequences to our Animals": Emigrants and Their Livestock on the Overland Trails
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana L. Ahmad
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2012, pp. 165-192
Description
Guide book contains information about Native Americans.
“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 Want To Tell You A Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 114-121
Description
A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.
Identity and Solidarity in Hybrid Spaces: Narratives of Indigenous Women Political Leaders in Saskatchewan and Guatemala
Theses
Author/Creator
Ruth Michelle Beveridge
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.
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)-Justice: An Exploration of the Dehumanization, Victimization, Criminalization, and Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
MIchaela McGuire
Danielle J Murdoch
Punishment & Society, Online First, 2021, p. 146247452110016
Description
An analysis on colonial social structures that led to Indigenous women's over-representation in Canadian prisons.
In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care
Alternate Title
THIS SPACE HERE: The piece that follows has been composed for BC Studies readers by the authors of In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Harmony Johnson
BC Studies, no. 209, Spring, 2021, pp. 7-17
Description
An overview of In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care. Also includes links to the final review reports on the BC health care system.
Increasing Indigenous Employment Rates
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Gray
Boyd Hunter
Shaun Lohoar
Indian Boarding School Life, 1961-1973
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Harjo
Description
Author discusses her boarding school experiences and its effect on her life.
'Indian Drum in the House': A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Apology for Canadian Residential Schools and the Public's Response
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Willow J. Anderson
The International Communication Gazette, vol. 74, no. 6, Intercultural Communication in a Conflict-Torn World , 2012, pp. 571-585
Description
Looks at whether Canadians reaffirm or contest the 2008 federal apology to the victims of residential schools.
Indian Possession and Playing: An American Tradition from Tom Sawyer to Today
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine M. Pierucci
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2012.
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.
Indigenous Children's 'Best Interests' at the Crossroads: Citizenship Rights, Indigenous Mothers and Child Protection Authorities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kyllie Cripps
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2012, pp. 25-35
Description
Reflects on the use of the term "best interests' and why state agencies intervene more frequently in Indigenous family situations.
Indigenous Digital Life: The Practice and Politics of Being Indigenous on Social Media
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Carlson
Ryan Frazer
Indigenous Legal Needs Project: NT Report
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Needs Project: Northern Territories Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Allison
Chris Cunneen
Melanie Schwartz
Larissa Behrendt
Description
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Indigenous People and Québec Identity: Revelations From the 2007 Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodation
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura M. Schaefli
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.
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 Perspectives and Representations in the Media
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jennifer David
Jocelyn Formsma
Howard Alder
Description
Panel Discussion at the Media Democracy Conference in 2012, discusses approaches of Indigenous media-makers and others to representing Indigenous perspectives.
Duration 57:06.
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 as the Other: An Analysis of the Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Beniuk
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 80-97
Description
Focuses on the context of murder of twenty-six women (Pickton case) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and argues that the Commission's structure and practice included instances of "Othering".
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.
Intervention to Address Intergenerational Trauma: Overcoming, Resisting, & Preventing Structural Violence
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the best practices for addressing the adverse traumatic experiences from historical oppression.
Intimate Indigeneities: Race, Sex, and History in the Small Spaces of Andean Life
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew Canessa
Introduction: Residential Schools and Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary Nagy
Robinder Kaur Sehdev
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 67-73
Description
Brief introduction to the articles in section of volume which discuss the experiences of residential school survivors, the challenges of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the politics of reconciliation.
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Is Diversity a Mask or a Bridge? The Indian Mascot Debate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary Arthur
Description
Discusses how the issue played out in Port Townsend, Washington due to the high school team name Redskins and the associated imagery.
It’s a Journey Not a Check Box: Indigenous Cultural Safety From Training to Transformation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloy Wylie
Stephanie McConkey
Ann Marie Corrado
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 314-332
Description
Discusses educational and training approaches being employed to address racism experienced by Indigenous people seeking health care.
[Jamie Wilson and Racism. Part I]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jamie Wilson
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
In interview, Manitoba Treaty Commissioner argues that while the education system should remove barriers and help Aboriginal students to achieve, it should not compromise standards.
Duration: 28:55.
Journey to Top of the Game a Challenge for Tootoo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 18
Description
Book review of: Journey to Top of the Fame a Challenge for Tootoo by Melanie Florence.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
[Justice Murray Sinclair and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada]. Reconciliation Part I
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presents part I of interview with the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, regarding the direction towards reconciliation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Duration: 19:46.
[Justice Murray Sinclair and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada]. Reconciliation Part II
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation of Part II of an interview with the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, regarding the direction towards reconciliation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Duration: 17:22.
Kaurareg Report
Alternate Title
Our Healing, Our Way: Kaurareg Healing Forum Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Forum participants identify key issues causing disharmony and imbalance in the community and ways to restore balance.