Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Farley
Jacqueline Lynne
Ann J. Cotton
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 42, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 242-271
Description
Fifty-two percent of the 100 women surveyed identified as First Nations. Results are separated into First Nations and non-First Nations.
Protecting Sacred Lives: Urban Aboriginal Youth Domestic Trafficking in Persons Policy Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicki Ferland
Cathy Denby
Mallory Neuman
Angie Bruce
Description
Literature review, consultations with the community and interviews with Aboriginal young adults were conducted to help identify emerging issues and understand the current situation in sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Protecting the Sacred Water Bundle: Educating About Fracking at Turtle Mountain Community College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stacie Blue
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses why the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has banned fracking.
The Provision of Legal Services in Cases Involving Claims of Sexual Abuse: An Educational Guide for Lawyers and Paralegals
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Law Society of Upper Canada
Description
Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guidelines for Lawyers Acting in Cases Involving Claims of Aboriginal Residential School Abuse.
Püao-te-Ata-tü and Mäori Social Work Methods
Alternate Title
Puao-te-Ata-tu and Maori Social Work Methods
Theses
Author/Creator
Äwhina Hollis
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Otago, 2005
The Quechua: Guardians of the Potato
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amanda Stephenson
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the importance of potatoes and how Indigenous farmers strengthen local economies and wellbeing based on cultural traditions and biological diversity.
Racism, Sexism, and Colonialism: The Impact on the Health of Aboriginal Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Hampton
Carrie Bourassa
Kim McKay-McNabb
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, Womens Health and Well-Being, Fall, 2005, pp. 23-29
Description
Argues that because Aboriginal women suffer from multiple oppressions there are even greater impacts on their health than that of Aboriginal men.
Raven's Children III: Aboriginal Youth Health in BC
E-Books
Author/Creator
Annie Smith
Elizabeth Saewyc
Maya Peled
Colleen Poon
Duncan Stewart ... [et al.]
Re-Constructing the Colonizer: Self-representation by First Nations Artists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shandra Spears
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 1-18
Description
Examines how women artists resist the colonial perspective to produce social change in educational ways.
(Re)Presenting Indigenous Women: A Critical Analysis of Two Reports on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Christy Anderson
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Reading for Reconciliation? Indigenous Literatures in a Post-TRC Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aubrey Jean Hanson
English Studies in Canada, vol. 43, no. 2-3, Special Issue: Transition, June/September 2017, pp. 69-90
Description
Also available Open Access here.
Article examines the ways in which Indigenous writers and scholars interrogate the framework of Reconciliation by creating a narrative of resurgence. Author additionally argues for the need to examine the pedagogy and process when including Indigenous literatures in educational settings.
The Ready-to-Work Program: Opening Doors to the Tourism Industry
Alternate Title
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; September 2005
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 061-06]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Douglas Watt
Description
Discusses the program that introduces Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals into the tourism workforce.
"Real" Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood Urban Native Peoples and Indigenous Nationhood
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Connell Szasz
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 759-761
Description
Book review of: "Real" Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood Urban Native Peoples and Indigenous Nationhood by Bonita Lawrence.
Reclaiming What Is Sacred: Addressing Harm to Indigenous Elders and Developing a Tribal Response to Abuse in Later Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lauren J. Litton
Victoria Ybanez
Description
Topics include general overview, defining and understanding the problem, complexities and considerations, and potential strategies. Also includes tools to enhance conversation and planning.
Reconciliation Action Plan: Impact Measurement Report 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Australia
Description
Reports ongoing improvements of the Reconciliation Action Plan Program (RAP) to lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people through education, employment and business.
Reconstructing Australia’s Shameful Past: The Stolen Generations in Life-Writing, Fiction and Film
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Barrett
Lignes, no. 2, 2005, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses how Indigenous authors narrate personal experiences to document the removal of Aboriginal children from their parents.
REDressing Invisibility and Marking Violence Against Indigenous Women in the Americas Through Art, Activism and Advocacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Alessandra Santos
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 2, [2012], pp. 97-111
Description
Authors ask how the process can repair the human rights violations of Indigenous women and provides examples.
Reducing Crime Affecting Urban Aboriginal People: The Potential for Effective Solutions in Winnipeg
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Description
Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
Reducing Health Disparities: A Priority for Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morton Beiser
Miriam Stewart
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 2, Reducing Health Disparities in Canada, March/April 2005, pp. S4-S5
Description
Discusses initiatives taken by the Canadian government to address the problem of health care for "vulnerable populations" such as Aboriginals, immigrants, refugees and the poor.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Educational Ambitions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of the Unemployed
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Workers
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Factors for Success and Obstacles to Employment
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Young Parents in School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Referential Lives: Literary, Legal, and Colonial Discourses in Audrey Andrews' Account of the Life and Trials of Dorothy Joudrie
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaleigh Alkenbrack
Description
Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.
Regional-scale Food Security Governance in Inuit Settlement Areas: Opportunities and Challenges in Northern Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicholas Girard
Description
Geography, Environment and Geomatics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Rehabilitation Reservations: Native Narrations of Disability and Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Siobhan Senier
Disability Studies Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Analyzes representations of disability in the novels Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway and two murder mysteries by Carole LaFavor.
The Relationship between Geographical Location, Indigenous Status and Socio-Economic Status and Adolescent Drug Use
Theses
Author/Creator
Dianna Smith
Description
Health Science Thesis (M.H.S.)--University of Queensland, 2005.
Relationship Building: A Best Practice Model for Aboriginal Women's Health Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Manitowabi
Denise Gauthier-Frohlick
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 8, Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories, August 2012, pp. 57-74
Description
Comments on the partnership between Aboriginal women researchers and Aboriginal women healers, knowledgeable in traditional healing methods.
Relationship Building for a Healthy Future: Indigenous Youth Pathways for Resiliency and Recovery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney C. Haring
Bonnie Freeman
Alfred L. Guiffrida
Michael L. Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 1, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Study discusses reasons why youth are resisting use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in their communities.
Religious and Spiritual Practices among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis C. Wendt
Susan E. Collins
Lonnie A. Nelson
Kelly Serafini
Seema L. Clifasefi ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
Description
American Indians and Alaska Natives were compared to general population on demographic variables, alcohol problems, and religious affiliations and practices. Found that those who engaged in Native-specific spiritual practices had lower alcohol use.
Remembering Inninimowin: The Language of the Human Beings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jules Koostachin
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 75-80
Description
Describes the author's film project of her journey and rediscovery of her first language, and her story of loss and reclamation.
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
Report and Recommendations on Issues Related to the High Number of Murdered and Missing Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials (Criminal) Missing Women Working Group
Description
Information about: factors which lead to venerability, characteristics of predators, major cases involving serial murders, responses to reported cases, prevention and safety planning for potential victims, the role of media, and the trial process.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter: Addendum: Mission to Canada
Alternate Title
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Rood on His Mission to Canada (6 to 16 May 2012)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier De Schutter
Description
Chapter eight deals with specific problems faced by Indigenous peoples.
Report on Implementing Treaty Land Entitlements and Towards the Establishment of “Urban Aboriginal Reserves” in Winnipeg
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lillian Thomas
Description
Examines how urban reserves can offer many benefits for improving the social and economic conditions for Aboriginal people.
Report on Policing in Northern British Columbia: Backgrounder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
Description
Investigation examined conduct relating to policing of pubic intoxication, cross-gender searches, missing persons and domestic violence reports, use of force, and handling of files involving youth.
Includes links to complaint, interim and final report, and Commissioner's response.
Report on the 2017 Employee Engagement Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Finance, Government of Nunavut
Description
Survey asked indeterminate, term and casual employees with at least six months of continuous service to rate 55 statements. Twenty-one were benchmark questions common to federal, provincial and territorial government public service Engagement Surveys across Canada. Total of 1,692 respondents participated.
Report on the Health Status and Health Needs of Aboriginal Children and Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network
Calgary Health Region Aboriginal Health Program
Description
Results of community consultation process and literature review focus on incorporation of both Aboriginal and western perspectives for health improvement as well as current strengths and weaknesses.
Report: Under Suspicion: Research and Consultation Report on Racial Profiling in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Reproductive Narratives: Settler-Colonialism and Neoliberalism in Alberta's Child Welfare System
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Sophia Leibel
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017
Rerighting the Historical Record: Violence Against Native Women and the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly Robertson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 21-47
Description
Traces the emergence and development of the coalition from the perspective of the Native woman.
Research and Activism in Sámi Politics: The Ideas and Achievements of Karl Nickul Towards Securing Governance for the Sámi
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veli-Pekka Lehtola
Acta Borealia, vol. 22, no. 2, December 2005, pp. 153-169
Description
Discusses scholar's contributions to different projects and activities to protect Sámi culture and rights.
Research on Contested Ground: Women, Mining and Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Coumans
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 9-32
Description
Focuses on the women in mining towns who are often in marginal economic and social positions.
Research on Structural Risk for First Nations Children and Youth: Draft Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Children's Action Research and Education Service (FNCARES)
Description
Current as of 2012.
Research, Respect and Responsibility: A Critical Review of the Tri-Council Policy Statement in Aboriginal Community-Based Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Micaela Brown
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2005, pp. 79-100
Description
Review of current literature regarding ethical research practices in Aboriginal communities.
A Research Review: Exploring the Health of Canada's Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Ning
Kathi Wilson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18497
Description
A comparative analysis on research pertinent to the health needs of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and youth. Concludes that research does not reflect current profiles and fails to address unique health needs.