Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Nagin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter, 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses "dark content" in young adult literature.
Irrigation Development Potential on the Colorado River Indian Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Marcel Aillery
Description
Agricultural Economics (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1985.
Is Funder Reporting Undermining Service Delivery? Compliance Reporting Requirements of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in Victoria
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kate Silburn
Alister Thorpe
Louise Carey
Yola Frank-Gray
Graeme Fletcher... [et al.]
Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Description
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
Is Social Media Only for White Women?: From #METOO to #MMIW
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophie Diehl
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Arizona University, 2019.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Alternate Title
The Akawe Biindaakoojigen Series (First You Offer Tobacco)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Redix
Description
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
The Issue of Indigenous Underrepresentation in Canadian Criminal Juries
Alternate Title
AP-LS News ; June 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Logan Ewanation
Evelyn M. Maeder
Jane Dickson
Description
Brief discussion of R v. Kokopenace, racial bias in jury decision-making, similarity-leniency bias, racial composition of juries and structural barriers which contribute to underrepresentation.
Issues and Developments in Navajo Education During the Peter McDonald Administrations, 1970 to 1982
Theses
Author/Creator
Steven Andrew Pavlik
Description
American Indian Studies (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1985.
The Issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada: Teaching Unit
Alternate Title
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada Lesson Plans Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Lees
Gordon McMahon
Description
Series of six lesson plans geared toward students in Grades 10 to 12.
Accompanying PowerPoint.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
“It’s All about the Scenery”: Tourists’ Perceptions of Cultural Ecosystem Services in the Lofoten Islands, Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjørn P. Kaltenborn
Eivind F. Kaltenborn
John D.C. Linnell
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the tourism policy of the Lofoten Islands in Norway. Suggests that future policy requires better documentation and incorporation of the non-economic considerations of the tourism industry, including aesthetics, recreational opportunities, inspiration, social relations, cultural heritage, knowledge, spirituality, and identity. Also notes that landscape preservation is seen to be the highest priority.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
"It's Something That Runs Through Your Blood": Urban Indigenous Identity-making and the Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Theses
Author/Creator
Katharine Neale
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2016.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
"It Takes a Whole Community": An Evaluation of Saskatchewan Mental Wellness Teams 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Hill
Turina Bruyere
Christopher Mushquash
Description
Assessment looked at: communities, needs, approaches, goals, team development, culture and traditional healing, signs of success and continuing challenges and areas of improvement at four locations. Includes lessons learned and recommendations.
It Was Very Wrong: A Comparative Examination of Moralization of Residential School Histories at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and in Canadian Comic Books
Theses
Author/Creator
Kate Abarbanel
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2016.
Ithaka S+R Report Research Support Services for the Field of Indigenous Studies: A Local Report by the University of Toronto Libraries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Desmond Wong
Jennifer Toews
Jennifer Sylvester
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Toronto interviewed eight faculty from the Centre for Indigenous Studies. Report summarizes the interviews.
Ivory versus Antler: A Reassessment of Binary Structuralism in the Study of Prehistoric Eskimo Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Feng Qu
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. 90-109
Description
Tested theory through analysis of pre-Thule sea-hunting weapons from two areas in Alaska.
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Alternate Title
Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past
The West ; no. 9
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century.
[James Bay Cree Experience Dramatic Change]
Alternate Title
The National ; November 11, 1985
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tom Kennedy
John Claccia
Billy Diamond
Albert Diamond
Georges Filotas
Teddy Moses
Harry Tulugak
Description
Discussion of the benefits and disadvantages of the James Bay Project, including polluted drinking water and future northern development. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 4:33.
James Earle McClees: Delegations to Washington, D.C. 1857-1858
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Heriard
Whispering Wind, vol. 44, no. 2, 2016, pp. 24-27
Description
Archival photographs.
James Luna and the Paradoxically Present Vanishing Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth S. Hawley
Contemporaneity, vol. 5, Agency in Motion: Agency & Reenactment in Visual Culture, 2016, pp. [5]-26
Description
Argues "that Luna's performances comment not only upon western preconceptions of Native Americans, but also upon the ways that Native Americans have historically reasserted their agency by manipulating such expectations, staging themselves to fit the stereotype."
Jason Edward Lewis: The Indigenous Future Imaginary
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rebecca Smyth
Luma Quarterly, no. 3, Winter, 2016, p. [?]
Description
An interview with Jason Edward Lewis discussing his work to empower Indigenous youth to use technology as a means to connect and share their own Indigenous culture.
The Jay Treaty Free Passage Right in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin C. M. Smith
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Article 7, May 2017, pp. 161-180
Description
Looks at Article 3 of the treaty and discusses the right of free passage between the U.S.-Canada border and whether or not administering agencies are knowledgeable about it.
Jean Barman: Vernacular Historian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 27, no. 2, 2016, pp. 136-146
Description
Essay focuses on historian's approach to writing the book French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest.
Jean Lagassé, Community Development, and the "Indian and Métis Problem" in Manitoba in the 1950s-60s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Will Langford
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 97, no. 3, September 2016, pp. 346-376
Description
Examines the work of a social worker who oversaw a significant survey of Indigenous people and recommended an integrated citizenship model in an attempt for greater social cohesion.
Jeannette Armstrong's Slash and the Indigenous Reinvention of Young Adult Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mandy Suhr-Sytsma
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter, 2016, pp. 25-52
Description
Essay focuses on Slash, a young adult novel that traces the struggles, pain and alienation of a young man who is searching for truth and meaning in his life.
Jim Thorpe, Indian or Athlete? Sports Performance and Mediated Accounts of Racial Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth J. Hatcher
Description
Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Auburn University, 2016.
[John Franklin Boyd]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
John Franklin Boyd
Description
Notes and sketches from a trip taken by John Franklin Boyd in July and August, 1885, from Minnedosa, Manitoba to visit Prince Albert and the places involved in the North-West Rebellion.
Joining the Circle: Guide for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)
Description
Accompanying material:
Joining the Circle: Identifying Key Ingredients for Effective Police Collaboration within Indigenous Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chad Nilson
Barb Mantello
Description
Looks at essential components, techniques, challenges and opportunities to reduce violence against Indigenous women and girls. Includes literature review, examination of multi-sector collaborative solutions, and results of interviews with community members, subject experts, and participants in collaborative human service models.
Joint Submission to Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Study on the Right to Health and Indigenous Peoples, With a Focus on Children and Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN)
Description
"This report discusses the international human rights framework as it relates to Indigenous Peoples' right to health with a focus on the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice issues related to children and youth."
Jordan River Anderson: The Messenger
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada
Alanis Obomsawin
Alison Burns
Description
Documentary about the ongoing battle faced by the families of First Nations and Inuit children to ensure that they receive the same level of services as non-Indigenous children. Until 2017 these services were not available due jurisdictional disputes between provincial and federal governments despite a stated commitment to Jordan's Principle and the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Duration: 1:05:35.
Jordan's Principle: The Struggle to Access On-Reserve Health Care for High-Needs Indigenous Children in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Chambers
Kristin Burnett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Looks at factors leading to poorer health outcomes, historical context for health care provision, and ongoing litigation with respect to which government, federal or provincial, is responsible for special services.
A Journey to Higher Education: Origins of an Indigenous Doctoral Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley
Jones Brayboy
Elizabeth Sumida Huaman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2016, pp. 134-147
Description
Examines the creation and evolution of a Pueblo Doctoral program at the Arizona State University.
Journey to Safe SPACES: Indigenous Anti-Human Trafficking Engagement Report 2017-2018
Theses
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Women's Association
Description
Discusses the activities of the Indigenous Anti-Human Trafficking Liaisons Project in the areas of survivor engagement and supports, community engagement and education, Indigenous women-specific programming, and inter agency collaboration; Reports on issues raised in sessions with survivors, community members, and service providers which provide the basis for seven recommendations.
Journey Together: Ontario's Commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Ontario
A Journey Travelled: Aboriginal–European Relations at Albany and the Surrounding Region from First Contact to 1926
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Owen
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 301-303
Description
Book review of A Journey Travelled by Murray Arnold.
Journeying Toward a Praxis of Indigenous Maternal Pedagogy: Lessons from Our Sweetgrass Baskets
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Rose Brant
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2017.
Judge Hugh Richardson and Peter Hourie
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "Judge Hugh Richardson (right) shaking hands with Peter Hourie, the court interpreter for the Indian trials."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Indian trials took place in Regina, North West Territories, after the trial of Louis Riel.
Judicial Attitudes to Aboriginal Resource Rights and Title
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Bankes
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 13, December 1985
Description
Comments on several aboriginal title cases and provides a statement of facts for each case, followed by a review of the different tests applied.
The Judiciarization of Homelessness in Val d'Or
Alternate Title
The Judicialization of Homelessness in Val d'Or
The Judiciarisation of Homelessness in Val d'Or
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Céline Bellot
Mare-Eve Sylvestre
Description
Study found that a disproportional amount of statement of offences (tickets) were issued to the city's Indigenous population. Argues that the problem is social rather than criminal and makes recommendations to improve the situation.
Jurisprudential Challenges
Alternate Title
The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Just Relations: The Story of Mary Bennett’s Crusade for Aboriginal Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Fiona Paisley
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 305-309
Description
Book review of Just Relations by Alison Holland.
Justice is Indivisible: Palestine as a Feminist Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nada Elia
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [45]-63
Description
Discusses a demographic shift in international academic feminist organizations and how it has affected these organizations’ view of conflict in Palestine and of the Israeli settler state. Examines global factors that contributed to a historic lack of support for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in support of Palestinian sovereignty.
K-12: Infusing Indigenous Texts in Classrooms
Alternate Title
Infusing Indigenous Texts in K-12 Classrooms
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shelby Laframboise-Helgeson
Richard Van Camp
[Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty]
Calgary Regional Consortium
Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Consortium provincial francophone ... [et al.]
Description
Includes links to learning guides and accompanying question and answer videos, books talks and lists, and slide decks.
The Kahnawà:ke Schools’ Diabetes Prevention Project: Perspectives on Data Sovereignty in Indigenous Community-Academic Partnered Health Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Ianni
Description
Kinesiology and Health Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University, 2019.
Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White photograph Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with feathered headband.
Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White photograph of Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with his wife, the daughter of Apischiscoose.
Kahwà:tsire: Indigenous Families in a Family Therapy Practice with the Indigenous Worldview as the Foundation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jann Derrick
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tilburg University, 2017.