Royal Commission Report of Inquiry: The Death of Bruce Thomas Leslie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Behrendt
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 49, April 1991, p. 25
Description
Discussion of the death of Bruce Thomas Leslie, who died due to a brain hemorrhage while being held in a drunk tank.
The Running Boy : Promises of Winter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tiffany Midge
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Two poems.
Russel on Indians: Grade Level: 7-12
Alternate Title
Montana's Charlie Russell: Art in the Collection of the Montana Historical Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Montana Historical Society
Description
Lesson plan involves students learning about stereotypes and deciding whether paintings by Charles M. Russell reinforced those stereotypes.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
Alternate Title
[Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Mooney
Description
Pages 301-398 from the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886
Sacred Places: Indigenous Perspectives of Education and Place
Alternate Title
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Claudia Little Axe
Rachel Lloyd
Linda Sue Warner
Description
Comments on the enrollment and funding of tribal colleges in the United States.
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.
Sacred Seven Healthy Relationships Program Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Description
Evaluation of program targeted at Aboriginal youth from urban schools in Winnipeg's high-poverty areas. Purpose is to provide resources that allow access to traditional teachings, foster connections to ancestry, and establish better relationships.
Sacred Wilderness
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Penelope Kelsey
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 199-201
Description
Book review of: Sacred Wilderness by Susan Power.
Sacrificial Zone or Living on Borrowed Time: Oil Exploitation in Northern Alberta and Its Impact on the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Chris Ekene Mbah
Description
Justice Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2015.
The Same as Yesterday: The Lillooet Chronicle the Theft of Their Lands and Resources
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 72, no. 2, June 1991, pp. 248-250
Description
Book review of: The Same as Yesterday: The Lillooet Chronicle the Theft of Their Lands and Resources by Joanne Terry-Drake.
The Same as Yesterday: The Lillooet Chronicle the Theft of Their Lands and Resources
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Fisher
BC Studies, no. 90, Summer, 1991, pp. 76-78
Description
Book review of: The Same as Yesterday by Joanne Drake-Terry.
Scroll down to page 76 to read article.
Same Sámi? A Comparison of Self-Reported Sámi Ethnicity Measures in 1970 and 2003 in Selected Rural Areas of Northern Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Torunn Pettersen
Magritt Brustad
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 38, no. 12, June 26, 2015, pp. 2071-2089
Description
Looks at the permanence and change in self-reported Sámi ethnicity comparing the 1970 census and the SAMINOR study in 2003-2004.
Sámi Archaeology and Postcolonial Theory-An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marte Spangen
Anna-Kaisa Salmi
Tiina Äikäs
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 2, 2015, pp. 1-5
Description
Introductioin to themed issue including a presentation of the concepts and their contexts.
Sámi Histories, Colonialism, and Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veli-Pekka Lehtola
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 2, 2015, pp. 22-36
Description
Examines the context and reasons behind rejections of the effects of colonialism on the Sami within Finnish history.
The Sámi Peoples of the North: A Social and Cultural History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Krister Stoor
Arctic, vol. 68, no. 4, December 2015, p. 513
Description
Book review of: The Sámi Peoples of the North by Neil Kent.
Sámi Shamanism, Fishing Magic and Drum Symbolism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis Joy
Shaman, vol. 23, no. 1-2, Spring/Autumn, 2015, pp. 67-102
Description
Looks at the loss of Sámi traditional worldview, knowledge, and cultural practices due to the conquest by the Lutheran Church of the Sámi.
The Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project: Design, Methods and Lessons Learned
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony J. G. Hanley
Stewart B. Harris
Annette Barnie
Joel Gittelsohn
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Alexander Logan
Bernard Zinman
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. [149-156]
Description
Methodology used in a prevalence study of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the aboriginal population of an isolated northwestern Ontario community.
Santa Fe Indian Camp, House 21, Richmond, California: Persistence of Identity among Laguna Pueblo Railroad Laborers, 1945–1982
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kurt Peters
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 33-70
Description
Looks at the historical relationship between the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico and the westward expansion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads, including the eventual removal of the Laguna Pueblo to Richmond, California.
Saskatchewan Herald
Documents & Presentations
Description
Photocopied partial pages of the Saskatchewan Herald, dated 15 June 1885, 25 September 1885, 19 October 1885, and 21 October 1885, with stories relating to the Northwest Resistance.
The Saskatchewan rebellion - Newspaper clipping and sketch. - 18 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance and some biographical information and a sketch of Louis Riel from the perspective of an Eastern Canadian Newspaper. Includes a large sketch of Louis Riel "in his costume of a Canadian half-breed."
Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centers and Trading Posts: Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Alternate Title
Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centres and Trading Posts Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Paul C. Thistle
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 403-444
Description
Evidence indicates six sites in the River valley have been used continuously as gathering places by Indigenous peoples from early to contemporary times.
Savages and Romantics: How Hollywood Soundtracks Construct Native Americans
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Yang Kaiyuan
Folio, vol. [12], Language, Culture and , 2015, pp. [25-31]
Description
Discusses how Romantic music is used when portraying the "noble savage" and "native" music is used to portray the "otherness" of Indigenous characters.
Savages, Saviours and the Power of Story: The Figure of the Northern Dog in Canadian Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Maureen Riche
Description
Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2015.
Savages Versus Settlers, Wildness Versus Wheatfields: An Ecocritical Approach to the (European) Settlement Story in Early Canadian Prairie Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Betty Ternier Daniels
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.
Say We Are Nations: Documents of Politics and Protest in Indigenous American since 1887
E-Books
Author/Creator
Queen Lili'uokalani
Chitto Harjo
Cherokee Freedmen
Arthur C. Parker
Carlos Montezuma ... [et al.]
Sayenqueraghta: King of the Senecas
E-Books
Author/Creator
Geo[rge] S. Conover (Hy-we-saus)
Scabies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Banerji
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 20, no. 7, 2015, pp. 395-398
Description
Looks at the causes, treatment, and prevention of a disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous communities in Canada.
"Scene of Fight" [Battle of Duck Lake]
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Duck Lake battleground, taken sometime after the fight itself. The house near where many of the Prince Albert Volunteers fell in action is clearly visible in the distance. The battleground itself is located near what is today highway # 212.
Scenes in the Saskatchewan country - Sketches. - 18 April 1885.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles Graham
Harper's Weekly
John Durkin
Description
Collage of sketches of the Qu'Appelle and Saskatchewan Valleys in 1885. Includes a column of Metis going to join Riel at Batoche, a Red River Cart, and one of Metis "Artillerymen."
Historical note: sketches originally appeared in Harpers Weekly v. 29, no. 1478.
School Achievement and Dropout among Anglo and Indian Females and Males: A Comparative Examination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith James
Ernie Chavez
Fred Beauvais
Ruth Edwards
Gene Oetting
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 181-206
Description
Reviews the literature, and describes the results of the study which looked at language, cultural identity, gender and perceived teacher bias as factors influencing dropout rates.
School in "The Place That Never Thaws"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather McLeod
Dale Vanelli
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 17-[20]
Description
Comments from a teacher and a substitute teacher about their time spent at a school in remote Grise Fiord.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
School Mobility and Educational Outcomes of Off-reserve First Nations Students
Alternate Title
[2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Annie Turner
Amanda Thompson
School Social Workers' Perceptions of Cultural Safety for First Nations Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Amber Leigh McBurney
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.
Science, National Identity and Aboriginal Body Snatching in Nineteenth Century Australia
Alternate Title
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 65
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul Turnbull
Working Papers in Australian Studies
Scope and Potential For Indigenous Tourism - An Analytical Study in Wayanad, Kerala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. S. Sibi
G. Anjaneya Swamy
Zenith International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, vol. 11, November 2015, pp. 60-69
Description
Looks at tourist market in small scale community ventures and tribal villages in Wayanad and challenges faced by Indigenous tourism.
A Scoping Review of Indigenous Suicide Prevention in Circumpolar Regions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Redvers
Peter Bjerregaard
Heidi Eriksen
Sahar Fanian
Gwen Healey ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, Special Issue: Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Populations , 2015, p. article no. 27509
Description
Search identified 95 articles which focused on distinct populations; 19 articles discussed specific interventions and seven of those described program evaluation in methods and results in detail. Majority of publications on specific interventions were in North America. Majority of prevention/intervention documentation was found in supporting grey literature.
A Scoping Study of Cultural Interventions to Treat Addictions in Indigenous Populations: Methods, Strategies and Insights from a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo Rowan
Nancy Poole
Beverley Shea
David Mykota
Marwa Farag ... Laura Hall ... Barbara Fornssler
Colleen Anne Dell
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, vol. 10, 2015, p. article no. 26
Description
Research looked at interventions and their effectiveness. Includes literature review, and consultations with 12 National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program and Youth Solvent Addiction Program treatment centres through a series of focus groups Part of the three-year study Honouring Our Strengths: Indigenous Culture as Intervention in Addiction Treatment.
Seal Blood, Inuit Blood, and Diet: A Biocultural Model of Physiology and Cultural Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen Borrée
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, New Series, March 1991, pp. 48-62
Description
Describes Inuit nutritional models as they relate to their culture, identity and diet selection.
Searching for Progress on Food Security in the North American North: A Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of the Peer-Reviewed Literature + Supplementary Appendix (See Article Tools)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip A. Loring
S. Craig Gerlach
Arctic , vol. 68, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 380-392
Description
Examines food security research and how climate change impacts the nutrition of Indigenous peoples in northern regions.
Searching for Sakitawak: Place and People in Northern Saskatchewan's Île-à-la-Crosse
Theses
Author/Creator
Signa A. K. Daum Shanks
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2015.
Searching for Structure: Reconstructing Crow Family Life during the Reservation Era
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederick E. Hoxie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 287-309
Description
Author uses archival census and records and counts to examine the changing family dynamics of the Crow peoples during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Searching Globally When Devising New Teaching Methodologies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth McClain
Annette Vander Ven
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Discusses the use of a non-traditional approach to teaching a statistics course to engage students at the Aaniiih Nakoda College.
Seasonal Prevalence and Determinants of Food Insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yang Guo
Lea Berrang-Ford
James Ford
Marie-Pierre Lardeau
Victoria Edge ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27284
Description
Study finds that food insecurity is three times higher than the national average in Inuit communities.
Seasonal Variation in Affective and Other Clinical Symptoms among High-Risk Families for Bipolar Disorders in an Arctic Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sami Pirkola
Heidi A. Eriksen
Timo Partonen
Tuula Kieseppa
Juha Veijola ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 29671
Description
Study results of families who live in an area with extreme annual variation in daylight.
Sechelt Women and Self-Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa M. Jeffries
BC Studies, no. 89, pp. 81-86
Description
Discusses the past, present, and future of the Sechelt Band with particular emphasis on the role of women.
Second Generation Navajo Relocatees: Inheriting Intergenerational Losses Due to P.L. 93-531
Theses
Author/Creator
Aresta La Russo
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2015.
Second Healing Our Spirit Worldwide Conference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, January/February 1995, pp. 24-29
Description
Discusses Maggie Hodgson's opening ceremonies speech about respect, relevance, reciprocity and responsibility and people that inspired her at the Addictions Free Lifestyles Conference held in Sydney.
A "Second Look" at Charles Alexander Eastman
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Calcaterra
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 1-36
Description
Argues that rather than being an "Indian informant", Eastman tried to explain the complexity of American Indian cultural practices, while also making it clear that complete understanding was impossible.
Second of Two Cree Women Who Surrendered at Battleford
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Portrait of the second of two Cree women who surrendered at Battleford in early July 1885
Second-rate Victims: The Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Peoples in the USA and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonardo Pegoraro
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2015, pp. 161-173
Description
Discuss campaigns and eugenics programs in Canada and the United States forcing thousands of Indigenous women to receive compulsory sterilization.