Alternate Title
AFN Discussion Paper for WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeffrey L. Reading
Andrew Kmetic
Valerie Gideon
Description
Discussion on the historic, cultural, social, economic and political forces affecting health and creating disparities that First Nations peoples experience.
First Nations: Why an Apology is Wrong, and Deceptive:
Bringing Humanity to Bear on the Residential School Atrocity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Annett
Description
Discusses the crimes against humanity in Indian residential schools and appropriate measures that could be implemented to address those injustices.
A First Nations Woman With Disabilities: “Listen To What I Am Saying!”
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Durst
Georgina Morin
Sharon Wall
Mary Bluechardt
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at the life story of resistance and resiliency of a First Nations woman against multiple forms of oppression and her concern for the improved well-being of Aboriginal people with disabilities.
Food Policy: The Native Women's Association of Canada Engagement Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of project was to inform development of Canadian Government's National Food Policy, which focused on four themes: access of affordable foods; improving health and food safety; conserving soil, water, and air; and growing more high-quality food. Reports on results gathered from roundtable discussion, grassroots engagement sessions and social media and online survey.
Food Security For First Nations and Inuit in Canada: Background Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elaine Power
Description
Overview of the issues surrounding food security including role of traditional food, social and environmental issues, quality, cost and accessibility.
For The Children
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rebecca Harris
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Comments on the child abuse crisis in Australia and the need for programs and services to end the abuse.
Forcible Removals: The Case of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Palmiste
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 75-88
Description
Discusses the assimilation policies regarding child removal in the United States and Australia.
The Forgotten Minority: A Cross-sectional and Time-series Analysis of American Indian/Alaska Native Child Abuse and Neglect, 1993-2003
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda Kaye Ketcher
Description
Public Policy Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Arkansas, 2008.
A Framework for Social Work Practice: Usma Child and Family Services
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda Lucas
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.) -- University of Victoria, 2008.
From Ciudad Juárez to Fort Qu'Appelle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brett Bradshaw
Briar Patch, vol. 36, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a gathering of family members of Saskatchewan's missing women and filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's documentary Senorita Extraviada about young women missing in Mexico.
From Poverty to Prosperity: Opportunities to Invest in First Nations: Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Alternate Title
INAC Cost Drivers Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Argues for resource revenue sharing, reform of tax system, elimination of 2% cap on funding growth for core services and programs, improvements in accountability, structural reforms and greater autonomy in decision-making. Presented prior to the 2008-09 federal budget.
From Vision to Venture: An Account of Five Successful Aboriginal Businesses
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; May 2008
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 08-103]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Rodney Nelson
Future Young and Aboriginal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, January 21, 2008, p. A3
Description
Comments on the youthful and increasing community as it relates to education, employment, and future potential.
The Gambling Behavior of American Indian and Non-Indian Participants: Effects of the Actions and Ethnicity of a Confederate
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Casey L. McDougall
J. Douglas McDonald
Jeffrey N. Weatherly
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 3, 2008, pp. 59-74
Description
Presents an experiment as to whether the gambling of American Indian and non-American Indian participants would be sensitive to the actions or ethnicity of another gambler.
Gambling with the Future: The Evolution of Aboriginal Gambling in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 207-208
Description
Book review of: Gambling with the Future by Yale D. Belanger.
Gender Dimensions of Intellectual Property and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Gibb
Description
Examines intellectual property rights issues associated with traditional knowledge in medicine from a gender perspective, and looks at the implications for the wellbeing of the Indigenous populations.
Gender Issues in Aboriginal Learning
Alternate Title
Comprehending and Nourishing the Learning Spirit Animation Theme Bundle
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lillian Sankhulani
Gene Boy Came Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Eugene Benedict
Description
Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 24:31.
Getting Real
Alternate Title
Getting Real: A Northern Violence Prevention Drama
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ryan McCallion
Jessica Hall
Patti Flather
Description
Fictional account of a teenage northern Aboriginal girl who learns to detect and prevent signs of violence in her life.
Duration: 28:00.
Giniigaaniimenaaning (Looking Ahead)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christi Belcourt
Description
Overview of the stained glass window depicting the journey of Aboriginal people through harrowing times, and into a new era of hope.
Globalization as Racialized, Sexualized Violence: The Case of Indigenous Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 10, no. 2, 2008, pp. 216-233
Description
Discusses violence against Indigenous women resulting from global economic restructuring based on two cases: missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, and the death of Private Piestewa, a Hopi woman.
"The Good Life for Aboriginal Women, Moving Forward, Building Strength': Conference Report
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Women's Conference November 23rd - 26th, 2006, Stephenville, NL
Documents & Presentations
Description
Details proceedings of conference held for Aboriginal women from Newfoundland and Labrador which facilitated the sharing of concerns with officials from the Provincial Government, Aboriginal Governments and community organizations.
Gov't Needs to Step It Up and Improve Aboriginal Housing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joe Couture
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2008, p. 12, 23
Description
Study, entitled Social Housing and the Role of Aboriginal Organizations in Canadian Cities, examined the quality of housing available and concluded more funding is necessary to improve the current situation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Gov't of Canada Apologize for 100 Years of Atrocities
Alternate Title
Government of Canada Apologize for 100 Years of Atrocities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 4, July 2008, p. 8
Description
Comments offered by six Canadians from various demographics regarding Prime Minister's apology to Indian student residential survivors.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
The Governance and Fiscal Environment of First Nations’ Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations in Comparative Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly
Description
Examines the Canadian Aboriginal fiscal inter-governmental system by comparing it to other countries. Also focuses on the key characteristics of the Canadian system including the constitutional, legal and fiscal; revenues, functions and responsibilities; reporting arrangements; funding agreements; financial reporting; and Aboriginal and federal fiscal intergovernmental relations.
Government Reductionism and Academic Bias in Criminal Justice Research on American Indian Crime and Justice Issues
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2008 Western Social Science Association Meeting, American Indian Studies Section
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William G. Archambeault
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, Fall, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the changes that have taken place when the findings of the 2008 study are compared to those of the 2002 study on the academic biases and government policies toward American Indian criminal justice and criminology literature.
Scroll down to access article.
The Great American Mixed Blood
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard Moon
Description
Uses Louis Owens' non-fiction work to define "mixedblood" and his novel Dark River to illustrate the definition.
The Great Circle of Justice: North American Indigenous Justice and Contemporary Restoration Programs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Gray
Pat Lauderdale
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 215-225
Description
Qualifies traditional Indigenous ideas concerning healing and justice for Aboriginal people.
Grim Legacy of Colonialism Blights Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
CCPA Monitor, vol. 15, no. 7, December 2008, pp. 12-14
Description
Examines the impact of colonialism on Indigenous women and children.
Growing Pains: Social Enterprise in Saskatoon's Core Neighbourhoods: A Case Study
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 07.01
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mitch Diamantopoulos
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Guide to the Labour Force Survey in Nunavut's 10 Largest Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Reference document to aid in interpreting the data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Includes glossary.
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health IV: A Study of the Years 2000-2005
Alternate Title
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health III: A Study of the Years 1970-1991
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the Years 1970-1984
Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the 20 Year Period 1955-75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Papaarangi Reid
Bridget Robson
Donna Cormack
Fiona Cram
Gordon Purdie ... [et al.]
Description
Healing Hidden Wounds
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nieves Gomez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Comments on the necessity of a reparations program that will address the psychosocial affects of abuse, although the atrocities will never be forgotten.
Healing Is
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T.S. La Pratt
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 13
Description
Poem.
Health Care Access as a Social Determinant of Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth McGibbon
Josephine Etowa
Charmaine McPherson
Canadian Nurse, vol. 104, no. 7, September 2008, pp. 23-27
Description
Shows how a social justice perspective can help nurses understand the relationship between inequities in health access to poorer health outcomes.
Health Disparity in Saskatoon: Analysis to Intervention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Lemstra
Cory Neudorf
Description
Study on the socioeconomic and cultural factors affecting the health of Saskatoon residents.
Health Disparity in Saskatoon: Analysis to Intervention - Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Lemstra
Cory Neudorf
Description
Brief synopsis of a socioeconomic health study of residents with an emphasis on cultural inequities.
The Health of First Nations Children and the Environment: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Environmental Stewardship Unit
Description
Looks at concerns of exposure to physical, biological, chemical and radiological hazards on children and the unborn..
Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust: The Untold Story of the Genocide of Aboriginal Peoples
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared
Description
Includes links to: articles, stories of survivors, video clips, order form for book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, and documentary Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide.
High Prevalence of HIV Infection Among Homeless and Street-Involved Aboriginal Youth in a Canadian Setting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brandon D.L. Marshall
Thomas Kerr
Chris Livingstone
Kathy Li
Julio S.G. Montaner
Evan Wood
Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 5, no. 35, November 19, 2008
Description
Cohort composed of 529 individuals residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Found that Aboriginal participants were more than two times as likely to be infected with disease.
Historic Apology Lays Solid Foundation for Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 13, 2008, p. A13
Description
Discusses the significance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's long-awaited apology to residential school survivors.
Historical and Contemporary American Indian Gaming
Alternate Title
Bibliography of Historical and Contemporary American Indian Gaming
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce Martin
Description
Presents a bibliography of material dealing with the issue of Aboriginal gaming.
Historical Trauma in American Indian/Native Alaska Communities: A Multilevel Framework for Exploring Impacts on Individuals, Families, and Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa Evans-Campbell
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 23, no. 3, 2008, pp. 316-338
Description
Explores the impact of historically traumatic events on individuals, families, and communities.
History in Our Faces on Occupied Land: A Race Relations Timeline
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Status of Women Feminist Working Group
Description
Lists significant dates from 1492-2008.
The History of Cowboys & Indians: (Holbrook - Hopi - Navajo Nation - Winslow)
Alternate Title
The History of Cowboys and Indians: (Holbrook - Hopi - Navajo Nation - Winslow)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief history of the relationship between Native American Indians and white people in Arizona.
Homeless Inuit in Montreal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nobuhiro Kishigami
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 73-90
Description
Studies the homeless in Montreal, Quebec where according to recent figures, it is estimated that more than 90 of 800 Inuit that live there are homeless.
Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit: Background and Glossary
Alternate Title
Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit Workshop, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tuttarvingat of NAHO
Description
"Materials Prepared for the Homelessness and Housing Realities for Inuit Workshop, Held on March 18 and 19, 2008."
Honoring Sovereignty: Aiding Tribal Efforts to Protect Native American Women from Domestic Violence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca A. Hart
M. Alexander Lowther
California Law Review, vol. 96, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 185-233
Description
Argues that despite the U.S. government's responsibility and statutory obligations, it has failed to adequately address the issue of domestic violence, and that in order curtail the problem, tribes must have the power to exercise more control.
Honour, Spirit and Intent: A Model Canadian Policy on the Full Implementation of Modern Treaties between Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Land Claims Agreements Coalition
Description
Presents a policy that ensures that modern treaties are implemented to protect the rights of Aboriginal signatories, ensure their continuity as peoples, and provide for their political, social, economic and cultural development.
Honouring Womanhood: Understanding the Conceptualization and Social Construction of Young Adult First Nation Women's Sexuality in Atlantic Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Jane Reeves
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2008.