AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 354-364
Description
Examines the complexity of identity and community belonging in the context of the Indian Act, colonial influence, Indigenous kinship systems, contemporary spaces, and the 2016 revision of Kahnawà:ke Law on Membership regarding adoption.
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 4
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the fourth of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Saskatoon.
In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. In this Lecture Talaga focuses specifically on healthcare and the disparity in the quality of care available to Indigenous peoples.
Duration: 53:59
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, April 2018, p. Article 7
Description
Argues that Western governments are faced with two choices: meaningful engagement with the principle free, prior and informed consent or facing large-scale shutdowns from alliances of Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and concerned citizens.
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 121-150
Description
Discuss Waln’s use of hip hop as a venue to resist colonially imposed tropes of toxic/hyper masculinity and the indian, and to reestablish authentic Indigenous masculinities and collaboration with Indigenous feminists.
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 9, Winter, 2018, pp. 66-72
Description
Using the experience and reflections of long-term Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS to create culturally sensitive support and interventions for Indigenous HIV and AIDS patients.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 27-46
Description
Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.
Si seulement ça les rendait jolis: Les tatouages dans les dessins inuit incites
« Si seulement ça les rendait jolis » : Les tatouages dans les dessins inuit « incités »
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie Jelinski
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 211-241
Description
Discusses the cultural practice of tattooing among Inuit women and the way that Indigenous artists preserved knowledge of the practice post-contact through an appropriation of Western materials and drawing practices.
L’iliviaq revient à Gjoa Haven : Interroger les objets de la collection Roal Amudsen du Centre Nattilik Heritage Tone Wang
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tone Wang
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 42, no. 1, Arctic Collections and Museology: Presentations, Disseminations, and Interpretations, 2018, pp. 161-178
Description
Author examines the repatriation of an artifact from the Roald Amundsen/Gjoa Haven Collection held at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway to the Nattilik Heritage Centre in Gjoa Haven.
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 1993-1994, pp. 33-50
Description
Argues that negative, stereotypical depictions are significant because they both reflect and influence public opinion and that artistic interpretation failed to evolve at the same pace as historical literature.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 326-332
Description
Examines the nuances of adoption into Aboriginal communities within the frameworks of Nêhiyaw (Cree) law, and wahkotowin (laws of kinship). Discusses how a lack of knowledge on the part of the adoptee can lead to appropriation and extraction of Indigenous knowledge.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1426948
Description
Study concluded that the coverage rates in the immunisation programme for children older than 12 months were lower than those recommended by the World Health Organization.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1422669
Description
Improving ventilation, replacing leaky woodstoves and providing education about indoor air quality (IAQ) and respiratory health resulted in reduced symptoms, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and school absenteeism in children with lung conditions.
Peer Review: Impacts of the 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games on youth who participated in the sport of Olympic Wrestling with Team Indigenous
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin Silvey
Richard Buote
Catherine Donovan
Adam Dubrowski.
Physical & Health Education Journal , vol. 84, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1-20
Description
2018 marked the first year that a Team Indigenous participated in the Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games. This article looks at how participating for Team Indigenous impacted the participants and if it motivated them to seek a higher level in sports and education.
Council of Community Homelessness Tables for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Description
Statistics from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for the Indigenous population, men, women, seniors, youths, and those with health and medical conditions, followed by discussion of building awareness and education, and regional collaboration and innovation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 71-90
Description
Discusses the role of a mainstream science fiction film, Mad Max: Fury Road, in maintaining “totem transfer” and “settler replacement” narratives. Contrasts this with two Indigenous works: William Sanders's "When This World Is All on Fire" and Danis Goulet's short film Wakening which challenge these narratives.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 227-235
Description
Author discusses worldview, identity, Indigeneity, and religion in the context of The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the Cosmos, God’s Red Son: The Ghost Dance and the Making of Modern America, and Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary.
Provides recommendations to facilitate access to money from programs such as the Canada Child Benefit, for which people are currently eligible, but not receiving.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 218-227
Description
Surveys 25 Indigenous academics and allies, discusses three different levels of indigenization at Canadian post-secondary institutions revealed in the results. Suggests two frameworks creating a more just Canadian academy: treaty-based decolonial indigenization and resurgence-based decolonial indigenization.
Aboriginal History, vol. 42, December 2018, pp. 125-139
Description
In this interview Dr. Johnson and Professor Rowse discusse Rowse’s recent book, the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, the structure of the Australian state and its evolution over the 20th century, and the ongoing tension between kin-based and state-based sovereignties.
Program's goal was to strengthen employment opportunities by offering 22-week training program which, upon completion, would qualitfy participants for entry-level Public Works Technician positions. Pilot project was implemented by Okanagan Training and Development Council (OTDC) with its partners Westbank First Nation and Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC and took place between July, 2017 and March, 2018.
Training is for service workers who are facilitating and supporting Indigenous Housing First participants' (re)connection to cultural practices. Findings are arranged under 10 themes: truth and reconciliation; experiential learning; personal transformations; empathy, spirituality, culture and ceremony; practice changes; practicing with intention; observed transformations; challenges in establishing connection to culture, and challenges to integrating culture with work.
Discusses the right of Indigenous peoples to govern data about communities, nations, lands, and resources, regardless of where it is held and by whom.
Duration: 1:02:09.
Disaggregated data from the report Indigenous Contributions to the Manitoba Economy for the region north of the 53rd parallel.
Related material: Indigenous Contributions to the Manitoba Economy.
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018, pp. 114-120
Description
A review essay which discusses the books Mixed Blessings, Defining Métis, and Perishing Heathens and the way that they engage with Christianity from different Indigenous perspectives, and historical vantage points.
Reports on seven health indicators: life expectancy, mortality rate, youth suicide rate, infant mortality rate, diabetes prevalence, childhood obesity, and number of practising, certified First Nations health care professionals, and discusses the new First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda which will include 22 indicators.
"This report was prepared in accordance with commitments in the 2005 Transformative Change Accord."
Related material:
The Health and Well-Being of the
The Network was a five-year Knowledge Translation project designed to gather, apply and share information on infant/toddler health promotion and parenting in the context of programs in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Report includes overview of project, research methods and findings, and implications for health policy and research.