GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, vol. 16, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 69-92
Description
Looks at how Two-Spirit critiques, critiques that centralize Native peoples, nations, identities, land bases, and survival tactics, challenge and strengthen work in queer studies.
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2017.
Focuses on Robert Arthur Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, Cherie Dimaline's Red Rooms, Richard Van Camp's "On the Wings of This Prayer" and Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company.
Book review of:
Dreams and Thunder by Zitkala-Sa.
Native American Women's Writing 1800-1924 edited by Karen L. Kilcup.
Sarah Winnemucca by Sally Zanjani.
Looks to identify tourism development opportunities in the park to enhance the role of the park as a core attraction and to optimize the economic benefits to the surrounding area.
Author speaks about the six determinants of form, Native societies and traditional dwellings. Uses examples from book produced in collaboration with architect Robert Easton.
Duration: 52:14.
Laidlaw Foundation’s Working Paper Series, Perspectives on Social Inclusion
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Description
Explores the renewed focus on social inclusion and exclusion in Canada's public education system by discussing the changes within the education system, the major dynamics to promote social inclusion, and the impact the process on children and youth with an emphasis on Aboriginal communities.
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
Briefly outlines determinants of children's health and explains various options (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) in programming and service delivery.
Insights on Canadian Society, December 1, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Uses data form the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to look at prevalence of having become a mother before the age of 20 and the association with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.
Designed to assist organizations in creating employment strategies. Contains general information on the Aboriginal population, finding the correct candidates, and completing the selection process.
Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC)
Description
Provides summary of project activities and reports on themes which emerged from five individual discussion circles with women, men, seniors, youth, and 2-spirit community members.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, p. 1
Description
Introductory editorial to themed issue on how different epistemologies and cultural values inform power relations in different locations, situations and contemporary contexts.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall , 2010, pp. 27-28
Description
Introduction to articles relating to Aboriginal wineries in New Zealand and Canada, Indigenous labour mobility, First Nation social economy and the gaming industry.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-22
Description
Argues that education has been used as a tool for assimilation and that reflection on its power and control is necessary in resisting cultural homogenization.
Performance Indicators Children and Youth in Care (CYIC)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Government of British Columbia]
Description
Data for Indigenous and general population on: progression by school district, appropriateness of grade, high school completion; and results of Foundation Skills Assessment for reading, writing numeracy, Grades 4 and 7.
CCPA Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, July/August 2010, p. 16
Description
Professor discusses her philosophy of action education and education for social change, which involves a responsibility to make a difference in the community.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 114
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study of same name which looked at movement of individuals or households within the same area and how it affected agencies which provide social services.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 27-46
Description
Study probes the importance of kinship relations, with respect to individual and collective identity, for members of the Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan.