Report on Trends in First Nations Communities, 1981 to 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Looks changes in the Community Well-Being (CWB) index, which is comprised of four components (education, labour force activity, income and housing).
Reports From a Wild Country: Ethics for Decolonization
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nathaniel Pollock
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 153-154
Description
Book review of: Reports From a Wild Country: Ethics for Decolonization by Deborah Bird Rose.
Representations of Rape and Gendered Violence in the Drama of Tomson Highway
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah MacKenzie
Description
Women's Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2010.
Republican Mothers and Indian Wives: Lydia Maria Child's Indian Stories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Ryan
ESQ: A Journal of the American Renaissance, vol. 56, no. 1, 2010, pp. 33-70
Description
Looks at how Lydia Maria Child’s writings about Native people use tropes of domesticity to address the “woman question” by way of the “Indian problem.”
Research Relating to the Social Economy and Indigenous Communities: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melissa Russwurm
Description
Lists documents produced as a result of projects funded by Canadian Social Economy Research Partnership. Most citations link to full-text of reports.
[Residential Schools Effects: How Are These Affecting Current Elders' Spiritual Leadership]
Theses
Author/Creator
Juan Jimenez
Description
[Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2010].
Resilience: (A True Story With Some Fiction Mixed In)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Deranger
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 2-4
Description
A story of resiliency by a residential school survivor involving crosses disappearing then reappearing several decades later.
Resilience Moderates the Relationship Between Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Reexperiencing in Mi'kmaq Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Zahradnik
Sherry H. Stewart
Roisin M. O'Connor
Doreen Stevens
Michael Ungar ... [et al.]
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 408-420
Description
Comments on the goals and two key findings from the study.
Resiliency Factors and Substance Use Among Manitoba First Nation Girls Living on Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Rhonda Dawn Campbell
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Respecting the Seventh Generation: A Voluntary Plan for Relocating Non-Viable Native Reserves
Alternate Title
Policy series (Frontier Centre for Public Policy) ; no. 81
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Quesnel
Description
Argues that isolated reserves should be moved to new land bases closer to urban centres to create more economic opportunities.
Responding to Intimate Partner Violence: Challenges Faced Among Service Providers in Northern Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa A. Wuerch
Kimberley G. Zorn
Darlene Juschka
Mary R. Hampton
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2019, pp. 691-711
Description
Discusses results from interview with focus group of services providers in northern Saskatchewan. Identifies lack of safe shelters, transportation, and available services as barriers affecting women survivors.
Response by Canada to the Recommendations Contained in the Concluding Observations of the Committee Following the Examination of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Report of Canada on 22 October 2008
Alternate Title
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Forty-eighth Session, 17 January - 4 February 2011
Information Provided in Follow-up to the Concluding Observations of the Committee: Canada
Supplemental Information Provided to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Committee had requested additional information on measures undertaken with respect to missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
"Advance unedited version"
Restoring Balance: Determinants of Health and Depressive Symptoms in Aboriginal People
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Rachel Brass
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Regina, 2010.
Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women,
Community, and Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
María del Carmen Rodríguez de France
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-4
Description
Book review of: Restoring the Balance edited by Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, Madeleine Dion Stout, and Eric Guimond.
Results from the 2016 Census: Housing, Income, and Residential Dissimilarity among Indigenous People in Canadian Cities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Anderson
Insights on Canadian Society, December 10, 2019, pp. 1-11
Returns to Higher Education for American Indian and Alaska Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlyn Keo
Amy Peterson
Kristine West
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 7-38
Description
Examines the connection between attaining a post-secondary degree and racial earning inequalities.
Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Iralu
Bonnie Duran
Cynthia R. Pearson
Yizhou Jiang
Kevin Foley
Melvin Harrison
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Description
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
The Role of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ in Understanding Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colleen Anne Dell
Tara Lyons
Kathleen Cayer
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 109-137
Description
Looks at how the concepts of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ can assist Aboriginal social work to address two key barriers that often impede Aboriginal-specific harm reduction discussions, widespread support for abstinence and prohibition, and the belief that harm reduction and Aboriginal culture are incompatible.
The Role of the Elder within a Mainstream Addiction and Mental Health Hospital: Developing an Integrated Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Ana Bodnar
Vern Harper
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
The Roots of Aboriginal Homelessness in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Leach
Description
Brief discussion of the impact of colonialism, factors which place individuals at risk for homelessness, common life experiences of the majority of the population, government responses, and list of practices needed in the continuum of care.
Rule of Law, Settler Colonialism, and Overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Criminal Justice (Legal) System: Implementation of R. v. Gladue in Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Theses
Author/Creator
Francis Thomas Lavandier
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2019.
Rupturing the Myth of the Peaceful Western Canadian Frontier: A Socio-Historical Study of Colonization, Violence, and the North West Mounted Police, 1873-1905
Theses
Author/Creator
Fadi Saleem Ennab
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Rural Women Economic Empowerment, Indigenous Fermented Milk Production, and the Challenges of Modernity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Nathan Taremwa
Vedaste Ndungutse
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 119-142
Description
Study examines the potential opportunities and barriers for women living rurally in Rwanda to use their Indigenous knowledge around the production of fermented milk-based beverages as a means of economic empowerment.
Safety for Our Sisters: Ending Violence against Native Women
Alternate Title
Dancing Myself Home
Historical Resilience: The Story of Violence against Native Women
More Than Seven Times for the Next Seven Generations
Save Our Sisters: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Sovereignty of Our Nations, in the Law and Over Our Bodies
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sarah Deer
Mary Kathryn Nagle
Jaime Black
Marita Growing Thunder
Cherrah Giles
Description
Videos of talks given at a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian.
"Historical Resilience: The Story of Violence against Native Women" by Sarah Deer.
"Sovereignty of Our Nations, in the Law, and Over Our Bodies" by Mary Kathryn Nagle.
"Dancing Myself Home" by Jaime Black.
"More Than Seven Times for the Next Seven Generations" by Cerrah Giles.
"Save Our Sisters: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" by Marita Growing Thunder.
Panel Discussion.
The Salt-Wind, Ka Makani Pa‘akai
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Craig Santos Perez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 84-92
Description
Book review of: The Salt-Wind, Ka Makani Pa‘akai by Brandy Nalani McDougall.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 84.
Saskatchewan's HIV Strategy 2010- 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Description
Discusses government strategy which hopes to reduce the number of new infections; improve quality of life in infected individuals and reduce risk factors for acquisition of HIV infection.
Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Sample consisted of 3,018 people. Questions were asked about shared understanding of history, authentic relationships, cultures and worldviews, and political, economic, and social systems.
Related material:
2019 General Population Survey: Results from a Saskatchewan-based Survey on Attitudes toward Reconciliation (Technical Report).
"Saying the Padre Had Grabbed Her": Rape is the Weapon, Story is the Cure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah A. Miranda
Intertexts, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 93-112
Description
Shows how storytelling was used as a survival strategy by Native consultant Isabel Meadows.
Scientific Certainty in a Time of Uncertainty: Predicting Vulnerability of Canada's First Nations to Pandemic H1N1/09
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-36
Description
World Health Organization announced Indigenous populations at high risk of being infected with H1N1 virus
given clinical evidence to date.
Security in Canada’s North: Looking Beyond Arctic Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
See[k]ing Aboriginal Mothers: Repairing Colonial Disruptions Through Marie Clements' The Unnatural and Accidential Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Lynne Johnston
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2010.
Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resrugence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Dorries
Nick Estes
David Hugill
Julie Tomiak
Nicholas Brown …
Chris Andersen
Adam Gaudry ...
Zoe Todd
Settler-Colonialism and Indigenous Women’s Rights: A Comparative Analysis of the Socioeconomic Impact endured by Indigenous women within ‘Canada’, and Indigenous Palestinian women within ‘Israel’.
Theses
Author/Creator
Talia Yousef
Description
Political Economy Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2019.
Settler Unfreedoms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shanya Cordis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], May 2019, pp. 9-23
Description
Discussion on how settler colonial theory is being used as a starting out point in theorizing Indigeneity and Blackness with regard to sovereignty.
Sex Discrimination Under Tribal law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann E. Tweedy
William Mitchell Law Review, vol. 36, no. 2, Indian Law, 2010, pp. 392-446
Description
Describes equal protection guarantees, tribal statutory and constitutional law, and tribal cases focused on discrimination.
The Sharing Tradition: Indian Gaming in Stories and Modern Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 75-86
Description
Comments on the growing industry of casino gaming and the wealth it generates.
Shaunee Casavant - Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-Ke-In
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative, University of British Columbia
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame March 4-6, 2010 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Media » Film and Video
Description
Chief Councilor of the Hupacasath Nation shares her story, place of being and knowledge about ceremonies, designs on Ceremonial Curtains and her own Ceremonial Curtain.
Duration: 1:03:13.
Sherman Alexie and the New Native American Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erick Ortiz
Description
Comments on a prolific Native American author.
Sherman Alexie's Reservation: Relocating the Center of Indian Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracey L. Connette
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2010.
Shifting the Focus: Restorative Justice and Sex Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Lewis
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 52, no. 3, June 2010, pp. 285-301
Description
Looks at restorative justice practices and diversion programs aimed at street-based workers; and argues for a shift in focus, regarding the conceptualization of victim, harm, and reparation needed.
Sixth National HIV Strategy: 2010–2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
The Sixties Scoop: Implications for Social Workers and Social Work Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Alston-O’Connor
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. [53]-61
Description
Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.
The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools, and the Challenge of Conciliation
Alternate Title
UTP Insights
E-Books
Author/Creator
David B. MacDonald
“So it’s not always the sappy story”: Women of Colour and
Indigenous Women in the Indoor Sectors of the Canadian Sex
Industry Speak Out
Theses
Author/Creator
Menaka Raguparan
Description
Legal Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2019.
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Rights in Policy: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Problem Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma George
Tamara Mackean
Fran Baum
Matt Fisher
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.
Social Determinants of Mental Health and Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Alternate Title
Mental Health and Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Wingert
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2010.
Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects on Public Behavior: The Case of Inuit Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Camilius Chike Egeni
Description
Public Policy and Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2010.
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Psychological Distress and Suicidal Behaviours among Indigenous Peoples Living Off-reserve in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohammad Hajizadeh
Amy Bombay
Yukiko Asada
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 12, March 25, 2019, pp. E325-E336
Description
Study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to measure income-related inequalities in the experience of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors in Aboriginal adults living off-reserve. Findings indicate that higher income and especially food security serve as a protective factor against mental health issues. Recommends policy that attends to these socioeconomic determinants of health.
Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Asthma in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Adults Aged 18-64 Years: Analysis of National Survey Data
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Cunningham
International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 9, no. 18, August 2010, pp. 1-11
Description
Results based on data from The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and the National Health Survey (NHS).