Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change. Series VIII, Christian Philosophical Studies ; v. 14
Plural Spiritualities: North American Experiences
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michel Elias Andraos
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Comments on one dimension of the process of reconciliation in Montreal and other places in Quebec.
Chapter 5 from Plural Spiritualities: North American Experiences edited by Robert J. Schreiter.
To access chapter 5, scroll to page 91.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [62]-81
Description
Comments on the recommendations for intervention found in peer-reviewed literature and "grey" sources.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 257-260
Description
Reports on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), one of which is a call for equity of health for Indigenous people in Canada.
Closing the Gap: First Nations' Priorities are Canada's Priorities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
Speaks about a plan for collaborative change to close the gap between Canadian and Indigenous people's quality of life. According to the United Nation's Human Development Index country as whole is rated sixth, while Indigenous people are rated at 63rd.
Duration: 1:17:26.
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 1 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Looks at the concepts, principles and complexities of reconciliation. Unit 1 of 6 in the Massive Open Online Course Reconciliation through Indigenous Education.
Duration: 14:54.
Looks at Canada's "in-principle" agreement regarding compensation from residential schools and compares this to Australia's compensation recommendations from the "Bringing Them Home" report.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [12]-14
Description
Message from the Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, vol. 21, no. 1/2, December 2006, pp. 18-32
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Uses psychological research and theory to explain the consequences of the school system in terms of: poor academic performance and inability to continue education, which in turn affects employment opportunities and future income.
Presents examples of how reconciliation can be enacted in everyday life and talks about the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation, Project of Heart and the film Students in the Classroom.
Duration: 41:56.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 129-178
Description
Book reviews of:
Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America edited by Brian Swann.
Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota by Sally J. Southwick.
The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature edited by Joy Porter and Kenneth M.
Process was created to determine whether compensation would be given to people who suffered sexual or serious physical abuse, or certain other wrongful acts that caused significant psychological damage. Any payments would be in addition to the Common Experience Payment.
Human Rights Review, vol. 16, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 273-293
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Rethinks Indigenous deaths as being grievable and uses grief as a resource to bring about change. Case study using Residential schools and Project Heart.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 15-39
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Supports apology for wrongs of the past and/or present and a credible commitment by the state for changes in future policy behavior.
Article located by scrolling down page.
Contrasts British male colonial attitudes to women in general and Indigenous women in particular to their status in traditional Indigenous societies; traces the development of stereotypes about both men and women; looks at the impacts of government-church alliances, the role of contemporary media and incidence and types of violence perpetrated against Indigenous women; and argues that restoring safety will mean recognizing and attempting to correct harms done by non-Indigenous societies, and decolonization of communities so that they may heal from historic trauma.
Deakin Law Review, vol. 11, no. 1, 2006, pp. 131-177
Description
Looks at various issues pertaining to assimilation in Canada and Australia, and discusses how Canadian aboriginal claimants, unlike those in Australia, have successfully brought actions for compensation against the federal government.
Discusses pictures taken by students attending the Rainy Mountain and Phoenix Indian Schools and how these images differ from those taken by official photographers.