Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
One Generation from Extinction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, pp. 10-15
Description
Discussion on the death of tribal languages.
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
Alternate Title
Someday Trilogy
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Originally published by Talonbooks, 1998.
Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Office
Ministry of Education
Description
Related documents:
Implementation Plan
Second Progress Report on Implementation
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
[Open Letter to the Prime Minister (Australia)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Butler
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, p. 23
Description
Letter written to Australian Prime Minister John Howard commenting on the government's record toward Aboriginal peoples.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Opening the Cache of Canadian Secrets: The Residential School Experience in Books for Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brianne Grant
The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Literature, vol. 11, no. 2, 2007
Description
Discusses the importance of displaying accurate historical information in children's literature.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opportunities, Impediments and Capacity Building For Enterprise Development by Australian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis H. Evans
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 44-55
Description
Discusses the challenges present in order to overcome the social, economic and health deficits that exist in remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Oral Health and the Aboriginal Child: A Forum for Community Members, Researchers and Policy-Makers: June 7 & 8, 2007: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Forum Proceedings
Alternate Title
Oral Health and the Aboriginal Child: A Forum for Community Members, Researchers and Policy-Makers: June 7 and 8, 2007: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Forum Proceedings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert J. Schroth
Rosamund L. Harrison
Herenia P. Lawrence
Sabrina Peressini
Description
Summary of the conference or workshop that was "invitation only" and was attended by community members, researchers and policy-makers from across Canada. The intent of the forum was to develop and improve national collaborations and relationships regarding child oral health.
Oral Health Comparisons Between Children Attending An Aboriginal Health Service and A Government School Dental Service in a Regional Location
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. J. Parker
L. M. Jamieson
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 7, no. 625, 2007, pp. 1-8
Description
Examines socio-demographic and oral health characteristics of children cared for at two difference service points and confirms the social and health inequalities of care.
"The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer S.H Brown
Robert Brightman
Manitoba Studies in Native History
Organized Sport for Native Females on the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario from 1968 to 1980: A Comparison of Dominant and Emergent Sport Systems
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Victoria Paraschak
Canadian Journal of History of Sport, vol. 21, no. 2, December 1990, pp. 70-80
Description
Contends that female athletes have benefited by having access to both Euroamerican and First Nations tournaments.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
The Otherings of Miss Chief: Kent Monkman's Portrait of the Artist as Hunter
Theses
Author/Creator
Roland Maurice
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Outcome Effects of Education for Federally Incarcerated Males in Canada's Prairie Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 2007.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2007: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Overcoming Stress Factors for Health Workers in Remote Areas
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Randolph Spargo
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, June 1990, pp. 40-44
Description
Discusses health workers relationships with their clients and factors effecting those relationships.
An Overview of Current Knowledge of the Social Determinants of
Indigenous Health: Working Paper
Alternate Title
Symposium on the Social Determinants of Indigenous Health Adelaide, Australia 29-30 April 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dora A. Napolitano
Malavika A. Subramanyam
S.V. Subramanian
Raúl A. Montenegro
Thomas Hart ... [et al.]
Paddle to Seattle: A Native Washington Movement to "Bring Them Canoes Back Home"
Theses
Author/Creator
Leslie Jeanne Lincoln
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1990.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Painful Memories of Residential School Won't Die
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deidre Maxine Badger
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, pp. 22-23
Description
Describes the authors time spent with a residential school survivor and the haunting stories the survivor still remembers about the abuse she suffered.
Article located by scrolling to page 22-23.
"A Parcel of Whelps": Alexander Mackenzie among the Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Parker Duchemin
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 49-74
Description
Discussion on Mackenzie's encounters with the Indians, and his attempts to describe and classify their various cultures.
Part II: Working Together in the Circle: Challenges and Possibilities Within Mental Health Ethics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, vol. 2, no. 2, November 2007, pp. 1-4
Description
Discusses Aboriginal and Western service providers working together with those with mental health struggles.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Partnering with Parents and Communities: Maximizing the Educational Experience for Inuit Students: A Discussion Paper for the National Inuit Education Summit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donald M. Taylor
Description
Looks at the correlation between student success and parental support.
Partners Team Up to Train Chemical Technicians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 26
Description
Reports on a group of Aboriginal students, from northern Saskatchewan, that are taking part in a program that allows them to take the first year of a two-year chemical technology course without having to leave the North.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
Partnership in Action? Indigenous Political Mobilization and Co-optation During the First UN Indigenous Decade (1995-2004)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 29, 2007, pp. 137-166
Description
Looks at effectiveness of transnational Indigenous action networks and how Indigenous movements have become mainstreamed in the United Nations structure.
Paths of Inquiry
Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Description
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
The Paths of Many Journeys: The Benefits of Higher Education for Native People and Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute for Higher Education Policy
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
American Indian College Fund
Description
Presents brief overview of the current context, profile of typical Native American student, data about where students are enrolled and what kind of financial assistance they receive, as well as discussion of the economic gains associated with postsecondary education.
Pathways for Indigenous Learners: Collaborating across Aboriginal Institutes, Colleges and Universities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning
Description
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.
Pathways from Poverty: Economic Development and Institution-Building on American Indian Reservations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Joseph P. Kalt
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 89-125
Description
Examines issues of economic development and sovereignty within Native American tribes.
Pathways to Justice: An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report
Alternate Title
Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) no. 133
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Law Reform Commission
Patterns of Grievance in Native American Families With Fetal/Infant/Child Death
Theses
Author/Creator
LuAnn J. Stromme
Description
Nursing Thesis (DNP)--North Dakota State University, 2007.
Payepot and His People
Alternate Title
Canadian Plains Reprint Series, 14
E-Books
Author/Creator
Abel Watetch
Pedagogy of Indifference: State Responses to Violence against Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Scribe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Description
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
Perception of Family Background and Personal Characteristics among Indian College Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruey-Lin Lin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 3, May 1990, pp. [19-28]
Description
Examines relationship between the students' perception of family background as either traditional or modern and characteristics in students’ personal behaviour.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
Perceptions of Methamphetamine Use in Three Western Tribal Communities: Implications For Child Abuse in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roe Bubar
Marc Winokur
Winona Bartlemay
Description
Literature review and results of survey of 37 professionals regarding emerging drug epidemic, implications for permanency outcomes and effect on agency workloads.
Performing Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Performing Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Terri Janke]
Description
2nd edition.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Persistence of Colonial Prejudice and Policy in British Columbia's Indigenous Relations: Did the Spirit of Joseph Trutch Haunt Twentieth-Century Resource Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Abbott
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 39-64
Description
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.