Manual designed to help Indigenous women and service providers address key aspects of violence, as well as understand Indigenous women’s legal rights on matters related to leaving a violent relationship.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 90-104
Description
Three themes emerged in interviews with seven Indigenous women: personal empowerment and confidence; wellbeing for themselves, family and community; and the importance of group mentorship. Author argues that they are applying the concept of gwesayjitodoon indo bimaadiziiwin, transforming oneself into a better life.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 26-30
Description
Discusses the importance of women's roles in determining outcomes of water issues.
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2008, pp. 45-69
Description
The authors employ Ian McKay's theories on Canadian state formation to evaluate the policy making strategies used by Canadian governments in regards to Aboriginal peoples.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 53, no. 7, July 2008, pp. 435-440
Description
Study found anxiety symptoms were predominant in emotional distress as measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and more prevalent in younger, non-partnered and Aboriginal women.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Shadow Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[US Human Rights Network?]
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the system and ongoing effects of human rights violations such as religious/cultural suppression, forced labor, and deaths in schools.
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 7, September 2008, p. 9
Description
Introduces topics discussed at the synod of the diocese of the Arctic meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut from May 27 to June 3, 2008. Topics included same-sex unions, welfare of youth, and housing issues.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses the art of Arthur Renwick as an illustration of the environment, attitudes and efforts to resist colonization of other Aboriginal artists, including Alfred Young Man.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2008, p. 19
Description
Introduces an art program that involves displaying art and sharing stories door to door in Regina's north end with the hope of engaging the residents in the arts.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Biography, vol. 31, no. 3, Summer, 2008, pp. 397-428
Description
Looks at the journal by Mary Ellicott Arnold and Mabel Reed recounting colonial contact between whites and Indigenous people in the Klamath River Indian Country in 1908–09.
Provides overview of society including spirituality, organization. kinship, culture, customs, ceremony, ritual, and law.
Chapter 2 from: Aboriginal Benchbook for Western Australia Courts by Stephanie Fryer-Smith.
Chapter 2 located by scrolling to page 2:1.
Examines the results of a study on security reclassification, concluding that reclassification recommendations were related to relevant constructs of risk and need, for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders.
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 65-79
Description
Provides an overview of the development of the Indian Act and the effects of Bill C-31. The article argues that the amendment, which was intended to rectify previous injustices, has failed to provide a solution.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 40-53
Description
Study used responses of sample of 2,794 students in Grades 9 to 12 from the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey. Results showed that positive relationships in home, school and community served as protective factor for girls; for boys only relationships in the home were significant.
Jasmin Bhawra; Martin J. Cooke; Yanling Guo; Piotr Wilk
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 3, March 2017, pp. 77-86
Description
Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.
Comments on the Australian governments apology to the more than 50,000 Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and the lack of an apology from the Canadian and American governments.
Reports on a gathering designed to assist in the development of a protocol guide for respectful and meaningful interactions with Traditional Knowledge Keepers in Saskatchewan. Topics include protocols, offering tobacco and gifting, definition of a Traditional Knowledge Keeper and explanation of the different types, working with community agencies, and ethical research relationships.