Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centres and Trading Posts Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Paul C. Thistle
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 403-444
Description
Evidence indicates six sites in the River valley have been used continuously as gathering places by Indigenous peoples from early to contemporary times.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 23-25
Description
Statistics show that Indigenous Australians are roughly 9 times more at risk of developing end-stage renal failure than all other Australians. Studies suggest that problems can begin in infancy.
Excerpt from Appendix 3 of the Interim Report of the Hollow Water First Nations Community Holistic Circle Healing describing their activities from 1993-94.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Discusses provincial government program which promoted adoption and fostering of Indigenous children in non-Indigenous homes as a response to increasing child welfare interventions which placed children into care.
Explains why Census records and church registers, two of the most common sources of information, are not always reliable or are difficult to identify. Also discusses the impact of access restrictions and privacy laws for records created within the past hundred years.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [65]-90
Description
Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.
Video (30 min) explores the First Nations prophecy of spiritual rebirth for all North Americans. Includes historical background and interviews with residential school survivors.
Assistant Deputy Ministers' Committee on Prostitution and the Sexual Exploitation of Youth
Description
Discusses concerns Aboriginal communities have about sexual exploitation of their children and youth and the need for this issue to be addressed by the community and the government.
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 12-13
Description
Reports Western mainstream health services are not meeting the need of Aboriginal people. First published in Venerology: The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 8, Number 1, February 1995, pp. 13-14.
Shared Witsuit’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973
Shared Witsuït’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973: Project Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tyler McCreary
Description
Reports information gathered about circumstances which led to relocation to an urban environment, experiences of living in the city in the early twentieth century, and establishment and displacement of "Indiantown".
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-104
Description
Authors completed a literature review—including the field notes of health researchers—to determine which model of engagement, Sharing Circles or Focus Groups, was more appropriate in Indigenous communities. Research suggests that given the focus on ceremony, relationship building and respect Sharing Circles are more appropriate for Indigenous communities.
Thematic findings included: impact of bullying and cyberbullying; lack of emotional support, physical safety, and activities; impact of substance misuse; and how these issues effect emotional and mental wellness. Includes calls to action for provincial and federal governments.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Reports some findings from a larger research project that focused on post-genocide healing practices in Rwanda. Advocates for community-based and traditional methods for solving socio-economic problems and rebuilding social relations; examines implications for social work education and practice.
Case comment on Brown v Canada (Attorney General), the class action suit in Ontario involving the removal of children from their families on reserve, and placing them with non-Indian adoptive families, and foster and group homes. At issue was whether the Federal government had breached fiduciary or common law duties to prevent loss of identity in post-placement period.
Review has shown that every land claim and settlement is different in a variety of terms, so as a result aspects of these treaty settlements will not necessarily be applicable to British Columbia.