Focuses on the importance of the decision and Gladue reports, which give judges a picture of Aboriginal offender's past experiences and circumstances. These reports are taken into consideration when sentencing decisions are made.
Followed by talk by Yvonne Johnson co-author of Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman.
Total duration: 1:05:43.
Looks at how issues surrounding the request for a national inquiry were represented in The National Post, Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC), The Vancouver Sun and the Canadian Television News (CTV) between 2010 and 2014.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 3, March/April 2015, pp. 147-153
Description
Looks at awareness and use of the Good Food Junction located in Station 20 West. Sample consisted of 365 residents of King George, Pleasant Hill, Riversdale and Westmount neighbourhoods.
Education Matters, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Themed Issue: Indigenizing Education, 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes the challenges and tensions experienced by two newly appointed faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan while introducing teacher candidates to Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into science education.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2015
Description
Looks at usability testing for a shared decision making (SDM) tool, the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide (OPDG) for use between the client and health care provider with Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge.
Assesses levels of concurrence in understanding regarding the salmon fishery among the Ahtna, an Alaska Native people, commercial fishers, and fishery biologists.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [95]-109
Description
Explores the junction between culture-infused counselling practice and play therapy.
Doing Race in Social Studies: Critical Perspectives
Teaching and Learning Social Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sarah B. Shear
Description
Concludes that current K-12 history textbooks inadequately address the complexities of Indigenous education.
Chapter 2 from: Doing Race in Social Studies: Critical Perspectives edited by Prentice T. Chandler.
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First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Special Issue on Custom Adoptions, 2015, pp. 99-115
Description
Overview of Northwest Inter-Nation Family and Community Services (NIFCS) who aim to meet the holistic needs of children and youth in their care by increasing cultural knowledge.
Criteria used: material written from 1994 through end of 2014, pertaining to populations within the United States, and minimum sample size in research studies of 20 respondents from a singe category (e.g. students, teachers, or parents).
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gretchen Eick
Description
Focuses on three writers who wrote about their traumatic childhoods which collectively cover from 1862 to 1920.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 77-99
Description
Discusses a model for economic development designed for the unique needs of Indigenous communities. Involves combination of four factors: community, spirituality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.