Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 45-48
Description
Comments on the changes made to the lifestyle of Indigenous women after the arrival of European settlers.
The Women in the Trees
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Theresa Kishkan
BC Studies, no. 154, 2007, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: The Women in the Trees by Gerry William.
To access this review, scroll to page 149.
Women of the Métis Nation: Education Policy Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Women of the Métis Nation
Description
Discusses recommendations to improve the educational attainment of Métis women.
Women's Experiences and Representations of Diversity Management and Organizational Restructuring in a Multinational Forest Company
Theses
Author/Creator
Suzanne Elizabeth Mills
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.
Women's Health and Preventive Sexual Behaviour among Men and Women
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvie Dodin
Claudine Blanchet
Louis Rochette
Women's Position in the Sámi Reindeer Husbandry
Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Solveig Joks
Description
Discusses some of the problems caused by the focus on meat production and on reindeer husbandry as a one-man job.
Chapter 20 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 246 or select chapter 20 on side bar.
Women's Talk: Conversations about Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood and Community
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, January/February 1993, pp. 26-29
Description
Excerpt from book that looks at pregnancy, childbirth, mothering and general health from the perspective of Aboriginal mothers. Recommended as a teaching tool and resource.
"Women's Truth" and the Native Tradition: Anne Cameron's Daughters of Copper Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine St. Peter
Feminist Studies, vol. 15, no. 3, Autumn, 1989, pp. 499-523
Description
Looks at Cameron's presentation of women-centered mythology in Daughters of Copper Women, and its importance within North American women's culture.
Women Who Refused to Marry: A Jungian Interpretation of Selected Inuit Folktales
Theses
Author/Creator
Kornelia Grabinska
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute, 1993.
Words of the True People: Anthology of Contemporary Mexican Indigenous-language Writers; Volume 3, Theater / Palabras de los Seres Verdaderos: Antologia de Escritores Actuales en Lenguas Indigenas de Mexico; Tomo Tres, Teatro
Alternate Title
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
E-Books
vol. Three
Work 2 Give: Fostering Collective Citizenship through Artistic and Healing Spaces for Indigenous Inmates and Communities in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Brown
Kelsey Timler
BC Studies , no. 202, Arts, Crafts, and Healing: Understanding Social Citizenship in British Columbia, Summer, 2019, pp. 21-40
Description
Article uses the Work 2 Give program—which gives incarcerated men the opportunity to create goods and harvest for the Tŝilhqot’in First Nation—as a case study to examine the “healing potential of the arts and therapeutic craft in BC prisons.”
Work, Discipline and Conflict in the Hudson's Bay Company, 1770 to 1870
Theses
Author/Creator
Edith Burley
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 1993.
Workers' Learning Needs Regarding Mental Health in Aboriginal Same-Sex Attracted and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Hillin
Rob McAlpine
Ros Montague
Ros Markham
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S80-S84
Description
Looks at a learning needs analysis which revealed adolescent mental health workers ranked their learning needs as high and their knowledge and skills in working with depression and other disorders as low.
Working at Leisure: Inuit Subsistence in an Era of Animal Protection
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Fleming
Description
Recreation and Leisure Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1989.
Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, July 1993: Statement by the Observer Delegation of Canada Delivered by Gerald E. Shannon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerald E. Shannon
Description
Statement on behalf of the federal government including a snapshot of Canada in 1993: Constitutional changes, land claims, B.C. Treaty Commission, Nunavut, Council of Yukon Indians, self-government and Northern issues.
Working in the Midst of Ideological and Cultural Differences: Critically Reflecting on Youth Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer White
Canadian Journal of Counselling, vol. 41, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 213-227
Description
Discusses evidence-based practice (EBP) and community capacity-building as approaches to suicide prevention. Concludes with recommendations.
Working on the Domestic Frontier: American Indian Domestic Servants in White Women's Households in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1920-1940
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret D. Jacobs
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 28, no. 1,2, 2007, pp. 165-199
Description
Examines the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and colonization via domestic service or by a BIA approved marriage.
Working Together: Indigenous Recruitment and Retention in Remote Canada
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; March, 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cameron MacLaine
Melissa Lalonde
Adam Fiser
Working Towards Policy Creation for Cruise Ship Tourism in Parks and Protected Areas of Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet R. Marquez
Paul F. J. Eagles
Tourism in Marine Environments, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. 1-12
Description
Looks at policies and guidelines, the need for unity across the Arctic cruise ship tourism industry, and more government awareness and funding.
Workmanship and Relationships: Indigenous Food Trading and Sharing Practices on Vancouver Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johnnie Manson
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 215-239
Description
Author explore issues surrounding the improvement of Indigenous food security and food sovereignty, noting the traditional and non-traditional market-based food-based practices of Indigenous peoples are simultaneously structured by Indigenous and liberal governmental logics.
Workshops Raise Awareness of SIS Campaign
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Suthers
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 8, November 2007, p. 11
Description
Discusses the Sisters in Spirit initiative which organizes workshops and special events to raise awareness about violence against Aboriginal women in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
World AIDS Day: Sydney West Area Health Service
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Mundy
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 6-8
Description
Reports on the activities held to mark the 2006 World AIDS Day (WAD) held at Mt Druitt Holy Family Church, Sydney, Australia.
Would Program Performance Indicators and a Nationally Coordinated Response Accelerate the Elimination of Tuberculosis Canada?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Heffernan
Richard Long
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 1, 02 2019, pp. 31-35
Description
Article examines the rates of infection in Canada, noting that most (> 90%) cases of TB are among Indigenous peoples and foreign-born migrants, both groups being poorly positioned to advocate for themselves. Authors recommend a system of monitoring and performance framework to increase the rate elimination.
Wounded Carried to the Rear from the Fight at Fish Creek - Sketch. - 16 May 1885
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of wounded men from the Battle of Fish Creek being treated; some on stretchers, one man sitting on the ground, and one man standing with two medical personnel being treated. Men on horseback in background.
Wounds and Words: Nadia Myre's Want Ads and Other Scars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stacey Abramson
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 4, June 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at an exhibition which includes graffiti slogans, scar paintings and wall sculpture.
The WoW Gathering: A Land-Based Positive Action Initiative to Support Indigenous People Living with HIV
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Mellor
Madison Wells
Sherri Pooyak
Valerie Nicholson
Chad Dickie ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 10, Winter, 2019, pp. 28-38
Description
Discusses the Weaving our Wisdom (WoW) program's use of land as a healing tool to improve the health of Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS. The land-based WoW gathering took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Site.
Wrestling with Fire: Indigenous Women’s Resistance and Resurgence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa K Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 69-84
Description
Describes the rising role of Indigenous women in a new era of activism that is based on traditional Indigenous values and practices.
Writing Deeper Maps: Mapmaking, Local Indigenous Knowledges, and Literary Nationalism in Native Women's Writing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelli Lyon Johnson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 4, Winter 2007, pp. 103-120
Description
Argues that there is a turning away from Western theories that have often been used to determine the social, psychological or cultural meanings of Indigenous literature from the outside.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 103.
Writing Heritage: The Depiction of Indigenous Heritage in European-Australian Writings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Davis
Writing in Dust: Reading the Prairie Environmentally
Theses
Author/Creator
Jenny Kerber
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2007.
Writing: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Writing
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Terri Janke
Robynne Quiggin]
Description
2nd edition.
Writing, Speaking, and Gender Blending: Reading Greek Allusions in Truth and Bright Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Rintoul
Mosaic : A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 40, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 123-137
Description
Argues that Thomas King draws on connections between orality, mother tongue and maternity, and between written language and paternity; also notes that King writes to encourage readers to question what they "think they know about history" and to consider whose history is being questioned.
Writing the Circle: Judicially Convened Sentencing Circles and the Textual Organization of Criminal Justice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emma Cunliffe
Angela Cameron
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 19, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines judgements regarding sentencing circles and cases of intimate violence.
A Yapa's Relationship
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gillian Campbell
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, p. 24
Description
Nurse talks about work at health centre in Ngalkanbuy.
Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: For a Laguna Pueblo Child Who Looked ‘Different,’ There Was Comfort in the Old Ways--A World in Which Faces and Bodies Could Not Be Separated From Hearts and Souls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leslie Marmon Silko
no. 57
Description
Speaks of the author's childhood and time spent with family and relatives.
Yí:sàum: Parker McKenzie's Double Vision of Kiowa Culture and Language
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Fredrick Roy
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2007.
Yirrkala Active Cooking
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Craig Edwards
Angela Colbey
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes program in East Arnhem, Northern Territory that provides opportunities for young people to learn about food shopping, food hygiene, cooking skills and be physically active at the same time.
Yohahí:yo Yakothahol:^u = She Has Found a Good Path: A Discussion of Commitment to Onyota'a:ka Language Revitalization
Theses
Author/Creator
Adriana Poulette
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2007.
You Can't Say That!: Hints and Tips
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Woolyungah Indigenous Centre
University of Woolyungah Australia
Description
Terminology guide developed for the Australian context.
You Do the Crime, You Do the Time: Best Practice Model of Holistic Health Service Delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inmates of the ACT Prison
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nerelle Poroch
You Don't Have to Fall Into the Christmas Trap
Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 9
Description
Discusses enjoying a simpler, non-commercialized Christmas.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
You Just Blink and It Could Happen: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60: Pan Territorial Report
Alternate Title
A Little Kindness Would Go a Long Way: A Study of Women's Homelessness in the Yukon: Territorial Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Four Worlds Centre for Development Learning
Description
"You Know, We Are All Indian": Exploring White Power and Privilege in Reactions to the NCAA Native American Mascot Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen J. Staurowsky
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 31, no. 1, February 2007, pp. 61-76
Description
Looks at issues involved in refraining from the use of Native American mascots at National Collegiate Athletic Association sponsored events.
“You Need to Go Beyond Creating a Policy”: Opportunities for Zones of Sovereignty in Native American History Instruction Policies in Arizona
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Benally
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 3, Fall, 2019, pp. 11-33
Description
Examines the 2004 legislation that required Indigenous history for K-12 curriculum and what it can mean for self-determination and sovereignty.
You Should Know That I Trust You ... : Cultural Planning, Aboriginal Children and Adoption: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carrière
Description
Shows how the Cultural Planning Policy has impacted adoption of Aboriginal children into non-native families.
You Still Know Nothin' 'Bout Me: Toward Cross-Cultural Theorizing of Aboriginal Rights
Alternate Title
You Still Know Nothing About Me: Toward Cross-Cultural Theorizing of Aboriginal Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
McGill Law Journal, vol. 52, no. 4, 2007, pp. [725]-756
Description
Looks at the impact of culture and methodology on creating a cross-cultural moral theory.
Young Sámi Men on the Move: Actors, Activities, and Aims for the Future
Alternate Title
Young Sami Men on the Move: Actors, Activities, and Aims for the Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Merete Saus
Else Målfrid Boine
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 368-376
Description
Study uses results from interviews with eight young Sámi men about their experience with moving from rural to urban spaces and with becoming part of a minority group after having been the majority. Findings indicated that the men experience changes in the main actors and activities in their lives, as well as in their aims for the future.
Young Sask. Author Honoured
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerry Benjoe
The StarPhoenix, October 30, 2007, p. A4
Description
Winner of the third annual Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge: Chantell Cheekinew
Youth Conference Short on Aboriginal Participants
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blue Pelletier
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 1
Description
Reports on the more than 400 participants who attended the conference studying Saskatchewan youths future in the province.
Youth Gather For Historic Summit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blue Pelletier
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 1
Description
Looks at a conference, with over 400 youth in attendance, held to discuss the future of the province of Saskatchewan and the future of youth in the province.
Article located on page 1.