Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
A typed copy of Inspector Francis Dickens's North West Mounted Police journal from Fort Pitt in 1885. Recounts the events of the Resistance, the skirmish and subsequent abandonment of Fort Pitt by Dickens who was in command of the installation when hostilities broke out.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, 2001, pp. 161-177
Description
Argues that the difference between English and Aboriginal languages influences interpreptation, i.e., Indigenous languages assume that movement, change and uncertainty are inherent in the universe.
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 36, no. 1, 2011, pp. 115-140
Description
Compares the similarities and differences in the strategic approaches of two Indigenous groups in the development of a nationally coordinated and community-driven broadband system.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 113-136
Description
Looks at the role of research within Indigenous communities, grounded in an Indigenous knowledge system, and examines an alternative to traditional research methods that form the basis for mainstream academic research protocols.
Speaker discusses Pimachiowin Aki, a project involving six Aboriginal communities and two provincial parks that are lobbying for 4.3 million hectors of land in Northern Manitoba and Ontario to be designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
Part 1: 30:42.
Part 2: 26:44.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 88-110
Description
Search was conducted using Medline, ERIC, and PsychInfo databases to identify studies of interventions which could have a positive effect on health care delivery and health-related outcomes.
Article reflects on the experience of providing a graduate diploma in Indigenous health and substance use, designed and delivered specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mature-aged front-line service providers.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Description
Explores how Aboriginal people value the lands around them and how that knowledge and information can be incorporated into provincial land-use and resource management.
Hülili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being, vol. 7, 2011, pp. 159-184
Description
Describes culturally integrated programing for Native Hawaiian adolescents which encourages active engagement and meaning, potentially improving outcomes.
Integrating Preventative Dental Care into General Pediatric Practice for Indigenous Communities: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohamed ElSalhy
Mandeep Gill
Daniela Migliarese Isaac
Randy Littlechild
Lola Baydala
Maryam Amin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Qualitative study used four focus groups comprised of resident and attending paediatricians to identify advantages of, barriers to, and strategies for the delivery of basic dental care to First Nations children as a part of primary paediatric care.
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 437-446
Description
Describes lessons learned by participants in two projects which involved academically trained researchers working in conjunction with local residents; the Bidarki Project which studied black leather chitons, and the Siku-Inuit-Hila Project which studied sea ice.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 211-224
Description
Review essay which seeks to examine the key themes that appear repeatedly throughout the work of Steven Salaita, and to consider the narratives they might form when considered together.
Paedagogica Historica, vol. 37, no. 1, 2001, pp. 251-261
Description
Examines historical study of learning patterns and teaching methods for Aboriginals and reasons for the limitations of research and analysis within the field of study.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2011, p. 334–353
Description
Analysis of the impact and sustainability of a forest management initiative involving Cree and Dene entrepreneurs in partnership with Mishitu and Mayangna villagers in Nicaragua.
Study was conducted to examine extent, nature, and root causes of the problem, and to make recommendations after consultations with individuals and organizations. Over 150 witnesses appeared before the Committee.
Group photo taken on the grounds of Fort Pitt, NWT. Numbered from L to R: 1. Fire Sky Thunder; 2. Sky Bird (Big Bear's son); 3. Natoose; 4. Napasis; 5. Big Bear; 6. Angus McKay (HBC); 7. Dufrain (HBC cook); 8. L. Goulet; 9. Stanley Simpson (HBC); 10. Alex McDonald; 11. Rowley; 12. Corp. Sleigh (NWMP); 13. Edmond; 14. Henry Dufrain.
Discusses principles that should be used when building consensus including: early and ongoing consultation, meaningful dialogue, and inclusivity, accessibility and capacity enhancement. Fostering partnerships based on the application of Indigenous knowledge, sustainable and equitable development, infrastructure modernization and energy independence.
"June 2019, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session"
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 10
Description
Comments on the 2011 World Breast Cancer conference and the various attitudes held towards women and breast cancer around the world.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Authors examine disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies and agreements which include Indigenous peoples and communities in their planning processes. Article advocates for respecting Indigenous approaches, knowledges, and land use practices; accurate, appropriate, and ethical data collection.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Travelling Exhibition Program
Art Gallery of Alberta
Description
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Blackfoot artists Kristy North Peigan, Smith Wright, and Lori Scalplock.Topics include survey of First Nations art in the twentieth century, introduction to Blackfoot history and culture, and artist interviews and biographies.