American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 37-56
Description
Chronicles the complex relationship between archaeologists and Native Americans. The author argues that changes have only occured because of law, not ethics.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 19-39
Description
Analyzes data from surveys collected at 6 professional sporting events to understand which selected social groupings hold which opinions. Results show that university graduates and political liberals are more offended by the team name Redskins than non-university graduates and political conservatives.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 3, Job Creation, Spring, 2018, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion on solar gardens installed on the reservation that provide energy assistance to 100 low-income families and how the College is leveraging the new infrastructure to connect with solar energy training and careers.
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 2, The Entangled Gaze, 2018, pp. 185-206
Description
Article explores the history of the book The Savage Hits Back or the White Man Through Native Eyes and contextualizes it within the global social and political events contemporary to its writing.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 2, 1992, pp. 26-34
Description
Three Inuit artists, Iyola Kingwatsiak, Kananginak Pootoogook, and Jimmy Manning, are interviewed by telephone after attending the Conference on Inuit Art.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 260-276
Description
Reviews the literature of 36 international research studies; discusses research methods involving artistic practices. Identifies areas in which arts based methods may offer benefits to an Indigenous research agenda: (a) participant engagement, (b) relationship building, (c) Indigenous knowledge creation, (d) capacity building, and (e) community action.
Looks at the At Home/Chez Soi project and the unique governance model which evolved through collaboration between community organizations, government and researchers as they modified Housing First approach to suit to the city's context.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 2, Settler Colonial Biopolitics and Indigenous Lifeways, 2018, pp. 57-76
Description
Author examines the work of Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute author, lecturer, interpreter, and army scout; argues that Winnemucca challenges the stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity which have been used as a strategy of settler biopolitics.
Barriers to Healthcare Access Faced by Indigenous Women in the Guatemalan Highland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Kragel
Logan N. Beyer
David L. Boyd
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 2018, pp. 104-121
Description
Data collected from 15 study participants living in three different communities indicates a hierarchy of barriers with the barrier of geography appearing to be the first and most difficult to overcome. Subsequent barriers include cost, perceived quality of care, trust of medical provider and available time.
[Appendix A: Portrait of the Situation for English-speaking First Nations: Accessing Health and Social Services in English in the Province of Quebec]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coalition of English-speaking First Nations in Quebec (CESFNCQ)
Description
Discusses broad issues and challenges as well as difficulties associated with residing in a predominantly francophone province and identifies key priority areas. Includes community profiles and results of survey of residents.
Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Management Information and Analysis
Finance and Professional Services
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, January 2018, p. article 3
Description
Study used semi-structured, in-depth interviews with current and former employees of the Australian Public Service to identify factors which contribute to the ongoing problem of lack of retention.
Aboriginal History, vol. 42, December 2018, pp. 97-124
Description
Author examines the complicated relationship between the New Norcia Mission led by Abbot Anselm Catalan, and its contemporary Aborigines Department headed by Chief Protector of Aborigines, A.O. Neville.
Statistics for population, housing stocks, new dwelling, house transformation, renovation and infrastructure needs, and decontamination for mold and vermiculite.
Identifies systemic and individual barriers and presents a cross-section of qualitative and quantitative research conducted by government, academics, and non-profit organizations, as well as those similar in structure to the Coast Guard. Best practices, trends and key strategies for engaging, attracting, hiring and retaining Indigenous peoples are also discussed.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 21-41
Description
Discusses the medicalization of women’s in health in Mexico; articulates considerations of separation from traditional healthcare providers and practices, invasive Western practices surround pregnancy and birth, and discrimination against Indigenous and/or Afro-descendant women. Analyzes the way that poor women use the phrase “being cut” to describe “multiple experiences of frustration, mistreatment, and violence during childbirth.”
CBC website tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 129-149
Description
Discusses complicated and shifting relationships between museums and Indigenous peoples, highlights the contradictory roles museums play, and looks at exhibitions in public galleries of Royal British Columbia Museum, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Vancouver which show the changing nature of the relationship.
Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography, vol. 8, no. 2, 2018, pp. 68-85
Description
Uses a participatory-action research model (PAR) to explore the ideas instilled by and the mobilizing potential of the REDress project—a grassroots, collaborative, community art exhibit intended to bring awareness to the issue of MMIW—at St. Francis Xavier University. Researcher partners with StFX Aboriginal Student’s Society.
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 3, Autumn, 2018, pp. 275-297
Description
An exploration of Indigenous student mobility away from the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California that reveals both Indigenous agency and neglect on the part of school officials.
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 393-406
Description
Authors discuss the 2011 Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (ReSDA) research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC); research indicates gaps in understanding of cumulative impacts, regulatory processes which exclude local participation, and factors of community well-being separate from economic factors.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. Suppl, November 7, 2018, pp. S16-S18
Description
Article examines a research partnership between health leaders in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and a team of scientists at Laurentian University and highlights the lessons learned through community-engaged approach to research.
Extensive list (169 p.) features a wide array of "grey literature" sources from Alaska state and federal agencies, tribal groups, and privately produced publications.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 1992, pp. 147-183
Description
Book reviews of 12 books:
Prison of Grass: Canada from a Native Point of View by Howard Adams.
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces by Helen Buckley.
To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula by Dorothy K. Burnham.
Manitoba's Metis Settlement Scheme of 1870 Paul L. A. H. Chartrand.
Disputed Waters: Native Americans and the Great Lakes Fishery by Robert Doherty.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Charles A.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 245-250
Description
Study employs a method of qualitative inquiry to interview six Aboriginal Latinx non-binary youth, and a narrative story map tool to analyze the data collected. Findings indicate a need for a culturally relevant and social justice–based training model for mental health care providers.
Identifies some of the ways governments and organizations have responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action regarding improving health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Discusses three inter-related potential areas of action: re-alignment of authorities, accountabilities, and resources; elimination of racism and increased cultural safety; and equitable access to health care.
Inquiry conducted in response to allegations that the Thunder Bay Police Service had not conducted thorough investigations into more than 30 suspicious deaths. Examined 37 investigations, selected both randomly and based on specific criteria, involving sudden deaths going back to 2009. Found that systemic racism exists in the police service at an institutional level. Includes 44 recommendations.
Discusses typology of gangs with four levels of progression through violence and intention. Makes recommendations based on five themes which emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 53-75
Description
Focuses on the lived experiences of two men of colour who, because of their uncommon skills, had access to social and economic prospects not usually available to men of non-European descent.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 45-52
Description
Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,
Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.