Discusses issues of scholarly attention to settler colonialism in the context of race, white supremacy and links to Native studies.
Chapter from Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century edited by Daniel Martinez HoSang, Oneka LaBennett, and Laura Pulido.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 235-245
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Focuses on the experience of facilitators and leaders in the program dealing with the challenges associated with adapting Western research methods to the Indigenous context.
Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, February 2012, pp. 184-191
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Results from search of peer-reviewed journal papers suggest five themes: concerns about toxicity of treatment; disconnect with physician; fears about absence from home during treatment; different beliefs about causes of the disease; and failure to address holistic health.
International Journal of Children's Rights , vol. 20, 2012, pp. 279-299
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Looks at policies and consequences relating to Indigenous children in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand effected by boarding schools and transracial adoption.
Topics discussed were collecting and collections management, and repatriation and initiatives for reconciliation; includes case studies, witness reflections and link to the webinar Museum Perspectives on the Task Force on Museums & First Peoples and the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Full report on project which looked at the effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Brief discussion of project which looked at effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Examines the gendered element of settler-colonialism in terms of the Indian Act, the treatment of Indigenous women in the legal system, and the struggles to achieve self-determination.
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mandy Yap
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Findings suggest that patterns of Indigenous females differ from those of non-Indigenous females both in level and timing of fertility. Uses data from the 2006 and 2011 Australian Censuses of Population and Housing.
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples -Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
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Discusses how research in a community based Indigenous project reflected personal stories of reconciliation.
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired.
Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Using data from the 2006 and 2011 Australian censuses, analysis found that although need was greatest in remote areas, there were still large disparities with the non-Indigenous populations in urban areas.
Recorded lecture delivered at the 2011 Toronto SpecFic Colloquium. Speaker discusses the role that Indigenous writers play in the decolonization by contributing to a body literature(s) that "imagines otherwise."
Duration: 48:42
Looks at the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous Australians and the economic and social costs of imprisonment, advocates for a holistic approach to reduce over-representation in the criminal justice system, and discusses possible initiatives and their cost.
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 175-199
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Looks at barriers preventing Indigenous people from entering the field and offers solutions. Author shares responses to questionnaires issued to Indigenous librarians across Canada.