Part 1: Welcome by Darren Blaney; general remarks by John Gagnon, CEO of Wawatay Native Communications Society.
Part 2: Nuxalk Radio featuring Banchi Hanuse; Siem-nu-ts-lhhwulmuhw host Natasha Bob speaks about how the program came about and its content.
Part 3: Gunargie O'Sullivan, a volunteer programmer, talked about the importance of Indigenous presence on community and campus radio stations; Doreen Manuel shared history of Secwepemc Radio.
Part 5: Talk on CiTR Indigenous Collective and the program Unceded Airwaves, presented by Lisa Girbav, Mario P
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 67-73
Description
Reviews the work and achievements of the Ojibwe author in poetry, prose and drama which examine the interrelationship between the "tribal and non-tribal worlds" through a satirical lens.
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."
An Act to approve, give effect to and declare valid certain agreements between the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Reed Inc., Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., the Islington Indian Band and the Grassy Narrows Indian Band
Grassy Narrows and Islington Indian Bands Mercury Pollution Claims Settlement Act,1986, C. 23, G-11.4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Settlement agreement legislated between the Canadian Government, the province of Ontario, Reed Inc., Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., the Islington Indian Band and the Grassy Narrows Indian Band.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 45-49
Description
Author, who works with the Dietary-Nutrition Unit in the Aboriginal Health Programme in Cairns, Queensland, Australia describes how the goal is to provide useful information to reduce sickness.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 133, no. 9, November 1, 1985, pp. 859-863
Description
Argues that Aboriginals migrating from reserve to urban centres face additional obstacles to health due to the stress of adapting to new environment, communication difficulties and lack of familiarity with urban health care systems.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.