Gendered Checks and Balances: Understanding the Legacy of White Patriarchy in an American Indian Cultural Context
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert A. Williams
Georgia Law Review, vol. 24, no. 4, Summer, 1990, pp. 1019-1044
Description
Uses the example of the Iroquois of upper New York to illustrate how Europeans interpreted social structure in terms of their own cultures and belief systems. In this case, the view that Indian men were lazy and the women "drudges" who nevertheless possessed a great deal of power.
Gendered Indigenous Health and Wellbeing within the Australian Health System: A Review of the Literature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Carolyn Daniels
Jenni Judd
Roxanne Bainbridge
Kathleen Clapham ... [et al.]
Gendering the Duty to Consult: How Section 35 and the Duty to Consult Are Failing Aboriginal Women: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jula Hughes
Elizabeth Blaney
Roy Stewart
Description
Argues that the legal framework has not kept up with demographic shifts because it focuses on land-related rights and ignores off-reserve and non-status population. As such, it disproportionately affects women who have been displaced through discriminatory effects of the Indian Act.
Generating and Sustaining Positive Spaces: Reflections on an Indigenous Youth Urban Arts Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julian Robbins
Warren Linds
Benjamin Ironstand
Erin Goodpipe
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Special Issue: Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 161-169
Description
Looks at youth, cultural safety, arts, and Indigenous knowledge in urban spaces.
A Genocidal Legacy: A Case Study of Cultural Survival in Northwestern California
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee L. VanHavermaat-Snyder
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Chico, 2017.
Get Real or Get Lost
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[Marjorie Beaucage]
Description
Elder Art Solomon tells the prophecy of the Seven Fires.
Duration: 20:24.
Gitxsan Phrase Book for Health Care Providers [Volume 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest East Aboriginal Health Improvement Committee
Description
Includes terms such as greetings, health phrases, community terms, people, and leaders.
Volume II.
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Going It Alone?: Prospects for Aboriginal Autonomy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Raymond Firth
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Robert Tonkinson
Michael Howard
Ronald Berndt ... [et al.]
Gold on Haida Gwaii: The First Prospects, 1849-53
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 15-42
Description
Looks at the role played by the First Nation in the discovery of gold and their interactions with those who came to exploit the resource.
Grenadiers at Fish Creek
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of grenadiers of the Northwest Field Force (Canadian Army) at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885. It is unclear from the shot whether it was taken during the battle, or afterwards while Middleton's troops camped there. Many of the grenadiers are lying prone on the ground which seems to indicate that they are engaged in firing.
Group Apraxia: The Phenomenology of Acculturalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aubrey Neal
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, 1990, pp. 219-242
Description
Argues that while Canadian society no longer publicly promotes assimilation, it still remains the underlying objective.
Growing Up Healthy: A Resource Booklet for First Nations and Métis Parents in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Discusses how to keep children healthy through nutrition and physical activity. Adapted from the BC booklet Growing Up Healthy published in 2013.
Guardians of Tradition and Handmaidens to Change: Women's Roles in Creek Economic and Social Life during the Eighteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn E. Holland Braund
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Summer, 1990, pp. 239-258
Description
Describes the historic and shifting family and kinship structures of the Muscogulge or Creek people highlighting practices of marriage/divorce, gender roles, and division of labour.
Guests of the Governor: Aboriginal Residents of the First Government House
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Frost
Aboriginal History, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. 240-242
Description
Book review of: Guests of the Governor by Isabel McBryde.
Review located by scrolling to page 240.
A Guide For Mobile Mine Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gertrude Saxinger
Susanna Gartler
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 69-70
Description
Looks at interviews with over 100 people working in the mining sector in the Yukon Territory and their spouses to understand how they manage shift cycles that come with work of this type.
A Guide to STS Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
A Guide to Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Bryson
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Guide developed using The Science, Technology and Society (STS) Panels to provide awareness and solve community issues where the three meet.
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.
Guilty Pleas among Indigenous People in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Bressan
Kyle Coady
Gwayakwaajimowin: Truth Telling: Police Responses to Sexual Violence in Urban Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
OFIFC Research Series ; vol. 5, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Research project aims to increase instances of positive, culturally-responsive outcomes in cases of sexual victimization.
Hampton Institute 1868 to 1885: Its Work for Two Races
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen W. Ludlow
Elaine Goodale
Handbook of American Frontier, Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships, Vol. 2: The Northeastern Woodlands
Alternate Title
Native American Resources Series; No. 1
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Norman Heard
A Handful of Sand: The Gurindji Struggle, After the Walk-Off
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Annemarie McLaren
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 115-116
Description
Book review of: A Handful of Sand by Charlie Russell Ward.
‘The happiest time of my life …’: Emotive Visitor Books and Early Mission Tourism to Victoria’s Aboriginal Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikita Vanderbyl
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 95-120
Description
Article looks at mission guest books from Indigenous reservations in Victoria, Australia in order to examine the mind set and fixations of visitors participating in mission tourism in the region.
Healing at Home: Developing a Model for Ambulatory Alcohol "Detox" in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Brett
Angela Dawson
Rowena Ivers
Leanne Lawrence
Sarah Barclay ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-38
Description
Comments on the support of family and community as being key to recovery from alcohol dependence.
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.
Healing the Spirit: Exploring Sexualized Trauma and Recovery among Indigenous Men in Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Reeves
Suzanne Stewart
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with Anishnawbe Health Toronto involved six men and ten community healers. Discusses social constructions of masculinity and how they affect help-seeking behaviours and mental health outcomes.
Health Care Experiences Of Indigenous People Living With Type 2 Diabetes In Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen M. Jacklin Rita I. Henderson
Michael E. Green
Leah M. Walker
Betty Calam
Lynden J. Crowshoe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 3, January 23, 2017, pp. 106-112
Description
Study findings indicate that health care relationships can be repaired when medical practitioners demonstrate empathy, humility and patience.
Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
Heritage: The Manitoba Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 199-220
Description
Argues that multiculturalism has displaced imperialism as the dominant heritage theology in Manitoba.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
Highway of Tears
Alternate Title
Dateline - 48 Hours on CBS
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Friel
Peter Van Sant
Rob Klug
Description
Investigation into the disappearance and murdered women on highway 16 in northern British Columbia known to the locals as the highway of tears.
Duration 39:12.
Historic and Prehistoric Perceptions: Aboriginal Rock Art in Australia
Alternate Title
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 58
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Layton
Working Papers in Australian Studies
Historical Efforts to Encourage White-Indian Intermarriage in the United States and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidney Kaplan
International Social Science Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Summer, 1990, pp. 126-132
Description
Discusses the different promotions offered in Canada and United States to encourage marriage in the 17th and 18th centuries.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
History of the Ojibway Nation
Alternate Title
History of the Ojibwe Nation
Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society ; vol. V
History of the Ojiways, Based upon Traditions and Oral Statements
History of the Ojibwes, Based upon Traditions and Oral Statements
History of the Ojibways, and Their Connection with Fur Traders, Based upon Official and Other Records
History of the Ojibwes, and Their Connection with Fur Traders, Based upon Official and Other Records
E-Books
Author/Creator
William W. Warren
Edward D. Neill
Holistic Retirement Research Paper: Aboriginal Non-Profit (ANP) Sector Workforce Strategy Holistic Retirement Planning and Financial Living as an Elder Curriculum Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roundtable Consulting
Arrive Consulting
Description
Gathered information on traditional concepts of retirement and how they could be applied in contemporary contexts, and how employees could be culturally supported as they transition from the work force.
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.
Homelessness across Alaska, the Canadian North and Greenland: A Review of the Literature on a Developing Social Phenomenon in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Steven Arnfjord
Sally Carraher
Travis Hedwig
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 4, December 2017, pp. [349]-364
Description
Compares scope and depth of literature developed within the three geographic areas, identifies key themes from findings, highlight gaps, and suggests areas for further investigation.
Homelessness and Hidden Homelessness in Rural and Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Kauppi
Bill O'Grady
Rebecca Schiff
Fay Martin
The Homestead as Fortress: Fact or Folklore?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Burke
Lynley A. Wallis
Bryce Barker
Megan Tutty
Noelene Cole ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 151-176
Description
Examines the construction of a homestead in Cambridge Downs (and its replica) alongside narratives which assert that the stout stone construction was designed as a defense against Aboriginal attacks, and considers other reasons that the design and materials may have been used.
Honouring Jordan's Principle: Obstacles to Accessing Equitable Health and Social Services for First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs Living in Pinaymootang, Manitoba
Alternate Title
Honoring Jordan's Principle: Obstacles to Accessing Equitable Health and Social Services for First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs Living in Pinaymootang, Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luna Vives
Vandna Sinha
Eric Burnet
Lucyna Lach
Description
Findings from interviews with primary caregivers, local and regional service providers and First Nations leaders centred on funding disparities and uncertainties about sustained funding, difficulties in administration due to distribution of responsibilities between provincial and federal governments, and the travel required to access specialized services.
Honouring Our Babies: Safe Sleep Cards: Facilitator's Guide and Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucy Barney
Barbara Webster
Kayla Serrato
Natasha Burnham
Jackie Watts ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and gives directions on use and organization of safe sleep cards.
2nd edition.
Honouring the Seasons of Your Life: Planning Holistically for Your Retirement and Journey as an Elder: Participant Workbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arrive Consulting
Roundtable Consulting
Description
Developed as part of a wider workforce and human resource strategy to support social service agencies and organizations.
Related material: Facilitators' Guidebook.
Holistic Retirement Research Paper.
Honouring the Seasons of Your Life: Planning Holistically for Your Retirement and Journey as an Elder: Workshop Curriculum Developed for Aboriginal Non-Profit Sector Agencies: Facilitators' Guidebook
Alternate Title
Holistic Retirement Research Paper
Honoring the Seasons of Your Life: Planning Holistically for Your Retirement and Journey as an Elder
Honouring the Seasons of Your Life: Planning Holistically for Your Retirement and Journey as an Elder: Workshop Curriculum Developed for Aboriginal Non-Profit Sector Agencies: Participant Workbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arrive Consulting
Roundtable Consulting
Description
Developed as part of a wider workforce and human resource strategy to support social service agencies and organizations.
Related material: Participant Workbook.
Holistic Retirement Research Paper.
House at Batoche used as a Barracks by the Metis in 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a house used as a barracks by the Metis during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "House built in 1879 and Â’80 by Xavier Batoche. Used as store and dwelling. In 1885 used as barracks by the Metis."
Housing and Indigenous Disability: Lived Experiences of Housing and Community Infrastructure
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Grant
George Zillante
Amit Srivastava
Selina Tually
Alwin Chong
Housing as a Social Determinant of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)