Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Bernards
Samantha Wells
Melody Morton-Ninomiya
Sara Plain
Tracey George ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Study uses survey data from 207 males and 279 females from 2 Ontario First Nations to examine whether or not social support can offset the negative results of perceived racism, historical trauma and loss on depression and/or anxiety.
Building a Tipi: Video Series
Alternate Title
Gr K-12: The Tipi
Tipi Camp: Virtual Tour
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miriam Thomas
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Description
Six videos explain the steps in the construction of the traditional buffalo hide tipi which was created for the First Nations Gallery of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. They are: preparing the hides, tanning the hides, sewing the hides, setting up the tipi, blessing the tipi, and tipi living.
Accompanied by a virtual tour of the tipi camp in the First Nations Gallery.
Building Adaptive Capacity in Tribal Communities of the Missouri River Basin to Manage Drought and Climate Extremes: A Case Study from the Wind River Indian Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Crystal J. Stiles
Natalie A. Umphlett
Mitch Cottenoir
Journal of Indigenous Research
Description
Discusses an Indigenous lead approach in addressing climate change.
Building and Maintaining Authentic Learning Experiences: Educators' Experiences with Mi'kmaw and Treaty Education in Nova Scotia's Public High School Social Studies Classrooms
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexandra Pulchny
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A) -- Acadia University, 2020.
Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards (BBF) Program Recipients' Outcomes Report
Alternate Title
Indspire Research Knowledge Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indspire
Description
Reports results of Indspire's 2020 National Education Survey which was developed to gather information on post-secondary and labour market outcomes, recipients' experience with the program, and areas where additional support is required. Sample size was 6,500.
Building on Strengths: Collaborative Intergenerational Health Research with Urban First Nations and Métis Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S. Michelle Driedger
Josée Lavoie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 107-125
Description
Describes the research process and results of a participatory project on how Indigenous girls and the female family members that care for them. Results show that flexible design that allows for intergenerational involvement can prove beneficial for both participants and for researchers.
Building on Strengths in Naujaat: The Process of Engaging Inuit Youth in Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Polina Anang
Elizabeth Haqpi Naujaat Elder
Ellen Gordon
Nora Gottlieb
Maria Bronson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Describes the process used by researchers, Inuit youth, and a Naujaat Elder to create a resiliency based community youth project designed increase protective factors against youth suicide.
Building on the Definition of Social and Emotional Wellbeing: An Indigenous (Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand) Viewpoint
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stewart Sutherland
Michael Adams
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 48-72
Description
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
The Burden of Hypertension and Heart Disease amongst the Métis Nation of Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason R. Randall
Larry Svenson
Katerina Maximova
Marie Varughese
Amy Colquhoun ... [et al.]
Bureau Schools Adopt Goals 2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard St. Germaine
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [39-43]
Description
Reviews the impact of reforms in the Educate America Act, 1994 on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools.
The Burning of Kitsegukla, 1872
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R.M. Galois
BC Studies, no. 94, The Historical Geography of British Columbia, Summer, 1992, pp. 59-81
Description
Discusses Constable Robert Brown's encounter at Kitsegukla and the Gitksan perception of and response to the burring of Kitsegukla.
Business Development and Nation (Re)Building in Canadian First Nations: A Case Study of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council and FHQ Developments Ltd.
Theses
Author/Creator
Moses Edward George Gordon
Description
Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of Regina, 2019.
The Business Economy of the First Nations in Saskatchewan: A Contingency Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 309-346
Description
Reviews an alternative theory for economic development provding commentary on its relevance.
Business Ethics and Sovereignty in Settler Colonial States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jurgen Poesche
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Conceptual article argues that Indigenous sovereignty remains valid throughout the Americas and that the settler colonial laws are therefore illegitimate and illegal; all systems that function on the assumption of settler colonial sovereignty must be re-centered around Indigenous laws and ethics.
Calculus of Reciprocity: Principles and Implications of Aboriginal Sharing
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 100/1995
E-Books
Author/Creator
R. G. Schwab
California American Indian / Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Health Status Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
California Department of Public Health
Maternal
Child and Adolescent Health Division
Description
Looks at 14 indicators.
Camp at Fish Creek
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of the camp at Fish Creek during the Northwest Resistance. Tents, soldiers, horses and wagons visible in background.
Camp 'B' Battery, Prince Albert
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of members of Camp ‘B’ Battery, Prince Albert; posts and pegs in foreground, men and tents in background.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Campaigning in the North West Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Mortimer Austin
Description
A write up on the experiences of James Austin, a member of the Ontarian Midland Battalion involved in the suppression of the 1885 uprising. Austin relates the story of his trek west from Ontario, but missed all major actions. Austin later became a Presbyterian minister.
Can Capitalism Be Decolonized? Recentering Indigenous Peoples, Values, and Ways of Life in the Canadian Art Market
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 306-338
Description
Author examines the interdependent nature of colonial and capitalist structures and their collaborative resistance to decolonizing efforts. Explores two different sites in which Indigenous businesses are working to engage in the market while maintaining business practices rooted Indigenous values and principles. Asks how these economic practices can support the dismantling of colonial-capitalist economic institutions.
Canada's Cultural Property Export and Import Act: The Experience of Protecting Cultural Property
Alternate Title
Part IV: International Repatriation and Protection of Cultural Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Walden
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [203]-216
Description
Discusses five features of the Act: the establishment of a Export Control List, provision for loans and grants to institutions to purchase items that cannot be exported, establishment of a review board dealing with applications for export permits and certification of property for income tax purposes, establish income tax incentives for donation or sales of objects to designated institutions, and procedures for recovery of property which has been illegally exported.
Canada's Employment Equity Act: Effects on Employee Selection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne D. Leck
David M. Saunders
Population Research and Policy Review, vol. 11, no. 1, January 1992, pp. 21-49
Description
Argues the Employment Equity Act is not all that it could be that legislators should give this Act more power by introducing penalties for those who fail to comply.
Canada’s Empty Promise : A Critical Examination of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy in Relation to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Carly Anne Sikina
Description
European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA)--University of Ljubljana, 2020.
Canada's Fiduciary Obligation to Aboriginal Peoples in the Context of Accession to Sovereignty by Québec
Alternate Title
Vol. 1: International Dimensions: Papers Prepared as Part of the Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
S. James Anaya
Richard Falk
Donat Pharand
Description
Looks at fiduciary obligations of federal government should Québec secede from Canada.
Canada's Fiduciary Obligation to Aboriginal Peoples in the Context of Accession to Sovereignty by Quebec ; Volume 2 Domestic Dimensions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Dupuis
Kent McNeil
Description
Prepared as part of research program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Canada's Indians: Norms of Responsible Self-Government Under Federalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon McInnes
Perry Billingsley
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 35, no. 2, Summer, 1992, pp. [215]-236
Description
Study examined ten cases of existing self-goverment, and ten proposals under negotiation as of April 1991. Using measures of accountability in the fields of enacting laws, leadership selection, land, resources and financial management, and band membership, study found that structures for responsible government are in place.
Canada's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and the Imperative for a More Inclusive Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John G. Hansen
Emeka E. Dim
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Explores the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIWG), and questions the exclusion of Indigenous males. Discusses the need for a more comprehensive and holistic model of inquiry that honours the voices of Indigenous communities.
Canada's Other Red Scare: Indigenous Protests and Colonial Encounters during the Global Sixties
Alternate Title
Rethinking Canada in the World ; 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Scott Rutherford
Canada's Treaties with Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. N. Sprague
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 23, 1995, pp. 341-351
Description
Argues that Treaty-making has conformed to a uni-dimensional pattern of avoidance and inaction, but suggests recent Supreme Court of Canada cases will increase pressure on the Crown to live up to its promises.
Canada, - The Riel Rebellion - A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March.
Archival » Archival Items
[?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [?Unknown Source], 1885.
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Sketch by T.B. Eyres.
Canadian Aboriginal Justice Commissions and Australia's 'Anunga Rules': Barking up the Wrong Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Les Samuelson
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 21, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 187-211
Description
Evaluates the operation of the 'Anunga Rules' in Australia as a key part in a comparison between Canadian and Australian Aboriginal-police relations, policies and practices.
Canadian Aboriginal Law in 2018: Essays & Case Summaries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kate Dunne
Bruce McIvor
Description
Overview of significant decisions in the areas of: Aboriginal rights and title, costs, division of powers, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, Honour of the Crown, Indian Act Registration, infringement, specific claims, treaties, etc.
Canadian First Nations Women's Beliefs about Pregnancy and Prenatal Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth H. Sokoloski
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27, no. 1, April 1995, pp. 89-100
Description
Findings indicate that First Nations women don't regularly attend prenatal care, with the reasons most often cited including transportation problems and communication difficulties.
Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Douglas Belshaw
Description
Most relevant material found in: Chapter 2: Indigenous Canada before Contact; Chapter 5: Indigenous Canada in the Era of Contact; Chapter 8: Rupert’s Land and the Northern Plains, 1690–1870.
2nd edition.
Canadian Indian Policy and Development Planning Theory
Theses
Author/Creator
Alain MacAlpine Cunningham
Description
Community and Regional Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1995.
Canadian Indigenous Audiovisual Production Report 2010-11 to 2016-17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Quebec English-language Production Council (QEPC)
Description
Statistics based on information provided by the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network (APTN) and the Canadian Media Fund (CMF).
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians and Educators: 2019/20
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Lists recently released works which have been evaluated for representing an "authentic voice" and annotations are written by Indigenous educators. Organized by elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) levels, then alphabetically by title.
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected & Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians and Educators, 2018/19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list divided into elementary (K-7), cross-grade (suitable for all levels) and secondary (8-12) then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.
Canadian Indigenous Children's Books through the Lense of Truth and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Canadian Indigenous Children's Books through the Lens of Truth and Reconciliation
Polar Libraries Colloquy 2018: Developing Polar Networks: Ideas & Possibilities for the Future
Polar Libraries Colloquy 2018 Proceedings
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sarah Campbell
Maria Tan
Andrea Quatattini
Description
Primary source for titles was Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Native Canadian Story Books, as well as publishers' web pages, and library and authors' lists. Objective was to identify fiction books for ages 0-18 written by Indigenous authors that contained reconciliation-related themes. More than 150 books met the inclusion criteria.
Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
no. 3
The Canadian North-West: Its History and Its Troubles from the Early Day of the Fur-Trade to the Era of the Railway and the Settler: With Incidents of Travel in the Region, and the Narrative of Three Insurrections
E-Books
Author/Creator
Graeme Mercer Adam
Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Case involving band's right to assess taxes on the rail line running through their reserve.
Canadian Youth Reconciliation Barometer 2019: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
Survey conducted online between March 22 and April 29, 2019, with stratified samples of 682 Indigenous and 695 non-Indigenous youth (ages 16 to 29), distributed across the 10 provinces and three territories.
Related material:
Detailed Data Tables: Indigenous Youth.
Cancer Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Horm
Linda Burhansstipanov
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 21-40
Description
Reports broadly on statistical information gathered from the 1980 census and other sources, including the lower survival rates that have been attributed to poor stage distribution at time of diagnosis.
Cancer Prevention and Control in American Indians/Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Hampton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 41-50
Description
Reports statistics on cancer experiences among various Native Americans and geographical areas.
Cancer Profiles of Two American Indian Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Justice
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 87-116
Description
Comparative study finds higher mortality rates for lung, cervix, and breast cancer among the Oglala Sioux. Studies also found higher mortality rates for gallbladder, breast, and stomach cancer among the Tohono O'Odham compared to all other United States Native Americans.
CanMEDS–Family Medicine: Indigenous Health Supplement 2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Health Committee
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Description
Includes definitions, descriptions, and key and enabling competencies for each of seven roles: expert, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional.
Supplement to CanMEDS-FM 2017 competency framework.
Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes: The Anthropology of Museums
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael M. Ames
Capt. Stewart.- Sketch. - [1885?].
Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketch of Captain Stewart, commanding officer of the Rocky Mountain Rangers, in full uniform.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.