Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 339-369
Description
Looks at narratives outside of the official Truth and Reconciliation Commission, such as oral histories and Inuit art and film, for aspects of the colonial trauma and the impacts of history.
Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 10, no. 2, 1997, pp. 163-173
Description
Study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted on a Northern Plains reservation found a correlation between test results and prevalence of behavioural problems and substance use, but did not seem to affect academic performance.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Examines the historical role of the Attorney General and the responsibilities of the Treaty Chiefs of Canada in the areas of Aboriginal justice and punishment. Suggests that Treaty Chiefs are on the same level as the Attorney General.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Board of Education Saskatoon School Division no. 13, Meeting of the Saskatoon Board of Education Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Tunison
Darryl Isbister
Barry MacDougall
Description
Goal is to evaluate Saskatoon Grade 7 students' knowledge and understanding in six areas: treaties, treaty relationship, history, worldviews, symbolism, and contemporary issues. Compares scores to earlier years.
Scroll to p. 5 to access results.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 55-64
Description
Examines pseudo-tribal discourses in American political, corporate, media, and social realms and how Indigenous tribalographies can connect past, present, and future together.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 55.
Documentary focuses on Treaty 9 (James Bay Treaty), First Nations' fight to see that treaty rights and obligations are respected, and their lands and resources are protected.
Duration: 84:51.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, p. 30
Description
Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 29, no. 2, 2014, pp. 181-197
Description
"In this paper, I argue that Indian Residential School (IRS) litigation, and the emphasis on "cultural loss" or genocide, threatened to expose the illegitimacy of Canada's claim to sovereignty and the settler collective's occupancy of Indigenous lands today".
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 1997, pp. 353-354
Description
Book review of: The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider.
BC Studies, no. 182, The Great War, Summer, 2014, pp. 217-218
Description
Book review of The True Story of Canada's "War" of Extermination on the Pacific plus the Tsilhqot'in and Other First Nations Resistance by Tom Swanky.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 217.
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Outlines the mandate and purpose of the TRC.
Chapter 8 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 29, no. 2, Law and Deconlonization, August 2014, pp. 199-217
Description
Looks at the shift from a judicially based public inquiry to a truth and reconciliation and the gaps in the composition of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
[Setting the Stage: Canada's Experience]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Remarks by Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation of Canada Commissioner, including how the Canadian TRC is unique to others in the world and the mandate and purpose of the TRC. Followed by excerpts from survivors stories.
Duration: 30:19.
Looks at the incidence rate, determinants of tuberculosis infection and social determinants of health.
Chapter 14 from Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th edition.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 2, February 1974, p. 14
Description
Remarks about education funding at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians All-Chiefs conference by Soloman Sanderson and the reply by Emil Korchinski of Indian Affairs.
Chapter seventeen of Teaching Indigenous Languages edited by Jon Ryhner. Looks at the largest indigenous-language commercial radio signal and the services provided.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, p. 27
Description
Brief article describing Kemarre Margaret Mary Turner's accomplishments in the Aboriginal community in Central Australia on the occasion of her receiving the Order of Australia.