Building on the Resilience of Aboriginal People in Risk Reduction Initiatives Targeting Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-borne Viruses: The Aboriginal Community Resilience to AIDS (ACRA)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Andersson
Bev Shea
Chris Archibald
Tom Wong
Kevin Barlow
Georges Sioui
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 89-110
Description
Insights into the health, well-being and resilience of youth as it relates to sexual and injecting behaviour.
'But How Does This Help Me?': (Re)Thinking (Re)Conciliation in Teacher Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Kiera Kaia'tano:ron Brant
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
"But it doesn't look Indian": Objects, Archetypes and Objectified Others in Native American Art, Culture and Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Ann Croteau
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.
‘By Education and Conduct’: Educating Trans-Imperial Indigenous Fur-Trade Children in the Hudson’s Bay Company Territories and the British Empire, 1820s to 1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Millions
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
[California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Terria Smith
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: California Through Native Eyes by William J. Bauer.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. I: North America, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Nabokov
Wilcomb E. Washburn
Bruce G. Trigger
Dean R. Snow
Linda S. Cordell ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1996.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. I: North America, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Loretta Fowler
Howard R. Lamar
Sam Truett
Robin Fisher
Frederick E. Hoxie ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1996.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. II: Mesoamerica, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murdo J. MacLeod
Susan M. Deeds
David Frye
Eric Van Young
Sarah L. Cline ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 2000.
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. III: South America, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Juan Carlos Garavaglia
Thierry Saignes
Kristine L. Jones
Anne Christine Taylor
James Schofield Saeger ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1999.
Can Arts-Researchers Go Where Artists Go? Questions of Interpretation and Practice as Played Out In, and Through the Work of the Canadian Artist, Rebecca Belmore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donal O'Donoghue
Working Papers in Art and Design, vol. 5, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the performance piece entitled Vigil, which was a commentary on the murdered and missing women from Vancouver's downtown Eastside.
Canada: 'Closer to the Goal of Regulated Midwifery Across the Country'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerstin Martin
Rosalind Lydiate
International Midwifery, vol. 21, no. 1, March 2008, p. 13
Description
Article update on the status on midwifery regulation in the Canadian provinces.
Canada's Aboriginal People, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & The Criminal Justice System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denis C. Bracken
British Journal of Community Justice, vol. 6, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 21-33
Description
Examines the broader connection between health, social development issues and incarceration.
Canada's Dark Secret
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Description
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Duration: 47:30.
Canada's Indian Residential School System: Historical Trauma and the Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wayne K. Spear
Visions, vol. 5, no. 1, Aboriginal People, Summer, 2008, pp. 26-27
Description
Presents a brief overview of the work of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Canada's Northern Food Subsidy Nutrition North Canada: A Comprehensive Program Evaluation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Galloway
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1279451
Description
Studies the retail subsidy program to evaluate success of goal to provide access to nutritious food for northern people.
Canada's Relationship with Inuit: A History of Policy and Program Development
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Bonesteel
Public History Inc.
Canada: Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Alternate Title
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ; 93rd Session, 31 July - 25 August 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International Canada
Assembly of First Nations
Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) … [et al.]
Description
Joint statement submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 93rd Session, 31 July - 25 August 2017.
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Demographic and Social Characteristics of the Population Living in Iiyiyiu Aschii
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ellen Bobet
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Health Status, Life Expectancy, and Limitation of Activities
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Légaré
David Dannenbaum
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Lifestyles Related to Alcohol Consumption, Drugs and Gambling
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mélanie Anctil
Serge Chevalier
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Preventive Practices and Changes for Improving Health
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nathalie Auger
Gilles Légaré
Canadian Cultural Exchange / Échanges Culturels au Canada: Translation and Transculturation / Traduction et Transculturation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sherry Simon
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 131-133
Description
Book review of: Canadian Cultural Exchange / Échanges Culturels au Canada: Translation and Transculturation / Traduction et Transculturation edited by Norman Cheadle and Lucien Pelletier.
The Canadian Reconciliation Landscape: Current Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and Non-Indigenous Canadians
Alternate Title
[National Narrative on Reconciliation Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Canada
Description
National online survey was conducted in September, 2016 and had a sample of 521 Indigenous and 1,529 non-Indigenous respondents.
Results for individual provinces and regions can be found here.
Canadian University Acknowledgement of Indigenous Lands, Treaties, and Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
Aaron Duong
Linc Kesler
Howard Ramos
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 54, no. 1, February 2017, pp. 89-120
Description
Describes the content and practice of acknowledgement and looks at the five general types across Canada.
The Canadians and the Métis: The Re-Creation of Manitoba, 1858-1872
Theses
Author/Creator
Frederick John Shore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.
Canadians Have Favorable Opinion of Aboriginals in Canada: Especially Those in Contact with Members of Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Jedwab
Description
Presents results of survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies.
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as PM
Alternate Title
Canadians Not Ready to Elect Aboriginal as Prime Minister
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 7, 2008, p. A15
Description
Explores the possibility of an Aboriginal Canadian Prime Minister after Barack Obama was elected President in the United States.
Capacity For What? Capacity For Whom? Aboriginal Capactiy and Canada's Forest Sector
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marc G. Stevenson
Pamela Perreault
Captive Sisters: Cultural Intermediaries on the Pennsylvania Frontier
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lynn Miller
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--North Carolina University, 2008.
Career Opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People in the Health Sciences
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Nugent
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 5, September/October 1991, pp. 17-18
Description
Looks at opportunities in the areas of physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation counseling, health information management, and nursing.
Caregiving Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Elders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. A. Lockery
Generations, vol. 15, no. 4, Fall/Winter, September 1, 1991, pp. 58-62
Description
Examines diversity in intergenerational families and social support patterns that affect the care of older generations.
Caribou Inuit Traders of the Kivalliq
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew D. Walls
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2008.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Manuscripts
Documents & Presentations
Description
Bibliography of programs, letters, government reports, student memory books, and other resources in the manuscript collection.
Caroline Tait: Aboriginal Health Researcher
Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the U of S
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Caroline Tait
Description
Short video on researcher's interests in Indigenous health, social justice, and the challenges faced by women.
Carry the Kettle Elder Honoured by Province
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2008, p. 2
Description
Looks at Elder Cora Thomson receiving the highest provincial honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and her sage advice to others.
Article located on page 2.
Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Description
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
Case 2: Globalization, Gender, Indigenous Peoples, and Type 2 Diabetes
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gender and Health Collaborative Curriculum Project
Description
Provides information for health care professionals on the linkage between gender, globalization and health. Diabetes module presents case study of three possible questions.
The Case for Re-Framing Māori Suicide Prevention Research in Aotearo/New Zealand: Applying Lessons From Indigenous Suicide Prevention Research
Alternate Title
The Case for Re-Framing Maori Suicide Prevention Research in Aotearo/New Zealand: Applying Lessons From Indigenous Suicide Prevention Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keri Rose Lawson-Te Aho
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 6, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
"This paper describes Maori suicide prevention research as a body of knowledge dominated by Western mono-cultural and a/historicised analysis."
A Case Study of Descriptive Representation: The Experience of Native American Elected Officials in South Dakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Reith Schroedel
Artour Aslanian
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 250-286
Description
Study involved interviews with 10 individuals who had served in the legislature or on county councils about their experiences running for, and serving in, political office given that the state is considered to be highly racialized.
Casting a New Light on a Long Shadow: Saskatchewan Aboriginal High School Students Talk About What Helps and Hinders their Learning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Stelmach
Margaret Kovach
Larry Steeves
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 63, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students to discuss the influences to the their educational experiences and what can be learned from those students' voices.
The Cedar Project: A Comparison of HIV-related Vulnerabilities Amongst Young Aboriginal Women Surviving Drug Use and Sex Work in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Azar Mehrabadi
Kevin J. P. Craib
Katharina Patterson
Warner Adam
Akm Moniruzzaman
Barbara Ward-Burkitt
Martin T. Schechter
Patricia M. Spittal
International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 19, no. 2, Special Issue: Women and Harm Reduction, April 2008, pp. 159-168
Description
Study uses socio-demographics, drug use patterns, injections practices, sexual experiences, and HIV and HCV prevalence to compare women using drugs and in the sex trade with women who are not.
The Cedar Project: Acknowledging the Pain of Our Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne M. Christian
Patricia M. Spittal
Lancet, vol. 372, no. 9644, September 27, 2008, pp. 1132-1133
Description
Brief comment on a study which revealed links between intergenerational trauma and the rates of HIV and Hepatitis C in young Aboriginal people in British Columbia.
The Cedar Project: Historical Trauma, Sexual Abuse and HIV Risk Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Injection and Non-injection Drugs in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
For the Cedar Project Partnership
Margo E. Pearce
Wayne M. Christian
Katharina Patterson
Kat Norris
et al.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 66, no. 11, June 2008, pp. 2185-2194
Description
Examines the link between sexual abuse and negative health outcomes such as mental, sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities.
The Cedar Project: Mortality among Young Indigenous People Who Use Drugs in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E. Pearce
Sherri Pooyak
David Zamar
Vicky Thomas ... [et al.]
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Description
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
The Cedar Project: Vulnerability to Recidivism Among Aboriginal Young People Who Use Drugs
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Dunnet
Description
Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Cede, Yield and Surrender: A History of Indian Treaties in Canada
Alternate Title
[Pre-1975 Treaties Video]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Videotech Productions
Ron Maguire
Allan Hansen
Brian Hanington
Description
Treaty education video intended for general audiences.
Duration: 24:47.
Celebrated at First, Then Implied and Finally Denied: The Erosion of Aboriginal Identity in Circus, 1851-1960
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Valentine St Leon
Aboriginal History , vol. 32, 2008, pp. [63]-81
Description
Discusses the social standing of circus performers and the proportion of Aborigines compared to the total population.
Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada
Alternate Title
Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Includes topics such as the history of Aboriginal midwifery in Canada, contemporary practices, current Initiatives, training options and programs.