Alternate Title
Research Report Series (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit) ; vol. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dennis Foley
Successful Technology Transfer to Indigenous Peoples: A Literature Search
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan McEneely
Description
Paper discovers that communication with local communities is critical to ensuring technological acceptance.
Suffering the Imposition of the European Bourgeois Family on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and the Routes to Healing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Gingell
TOPIA, no. 23-24, [Cultures of Militarization], [2010], pp. 393-399
Description
Response in support of Julia Emberley's book, Defamiliarizing the Aboriginal: Cultural Practices and Decolonization in Canada.
Sugar Cane and Sugar Beets: Two Tales of Burning Love
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Cutchins
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. [1]-12
Description
Compares the novels Their Eyes are Watching God by Nora Neale Hurston and The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich as well as the critics responses to them.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Suggestive Hallucinogenic Properties of Tobacco
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oscar Janiger
Marlene Dobkin de Rios
Medical Anthropology Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 4, August 1973, pp. 6-11
Description
Examines the chemical nature of tobacco, its biological effects and its use in religious and healing ceremonies
Suicide and Aboriginal Youth: Cultural Considerations in Understanding Positive Youth Development
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cynthia Howard
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
Suicide Clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Description
Review based on published research, discussions with subject matter experts and interviews with representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Description
Purpose of review was to discover if there were successful interventions for promoting prevention and providing postvention support and look at the effectiveness of evaluation frameworks developed for these programs.
Updated version.
Suit the Situation: Comparing Urban and On-Reserve Aboriginal Youth Preferences for Effective HIV Prevention Messaging
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Amy Campbell McGee
Sarah Flicker
June Larkin
Christine Smillie-Adjarkwa
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 5-16
Description
Contends that increased success of HIV prevention programs will be achieved by targeting the programs to specific audiences.
Summaries 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
Description
Summaries of various interviews about rebellions.
Summary of Aajiiqatigiingniq: A Report on Language of Instruction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Education
Government of Nunavut
Description
Proposes a general framework for the use of both Inuit and English language in educational instruction.
A Summary of Archaeology in the Katmai Region, Southwestern Alaska
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan B. Townsend
Arctic, vol. 26, no. 1, March 1973, pp. 85-87
Description
Book review of: A Summary of Archaeology in the Katmai Region, Southwestern Alaska by D. E. Dumond.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Cardiovascular Health Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Ride
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 7-10
Description
Looks at the various types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indigenous Australians, the risk factors for CVD, and the high prevalence.
Summary of Indigenous Health Status, June 2000
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 17-22
Description
Presents refined data which provides clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians showing that Indigenous peoples remain the least healthy Australian sub-population group.
Summary of Indigenous Women's Health Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Burns
Caitlin M. Maling
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 26-29
Description
Overview of the health condition of women in the Torres Strait Islanders community, including statistical information about population, mortality, birth rates and health risk factors.
Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Summary Report: A Shared Voice: Engaging First Nation and Inuit Communities in the Development of Culturally Appropriate Asthma and Allergy Education Materials and Resources for Youth and Their Families
Alternate Title
A Shared Voice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asthma Society of Canada
Description
Looks at the relevance of existing asthmas education materials and identifies how these materials could be adapted to better suit the needs of the communities.
Summary Review of Aboriginal Over-representation in the Child Welfare System: Final
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Valerie J. Galley
Description
Provides statistics on number of children in care, and child abuse and neglect; discusses factors contributing to removal and highlights successful programs.
Summary Review of the Manitoba Child Welfare System
for the Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Report: Final Submission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Description
Short history of the circumstances that motivated the changes which have taken place in the Manitoba system.
Summative Evaluation of the Contribution for Inuit Counselling in the South: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Looks at the program, covering periods between 2005-06 and 2009-10.
Summative Evaluation Report: Infrastructure Canada Program: First Nations Component: Final Version
Documents & Presentations
Description
Reviews key findings on the effects of supporting green and local infrastructure to improve the environment of First Nations communities, promote long-term economic growth, and upgrade infrastructure.
Summons
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Gansworth
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 67-68
Description
Poem.
Sundance Style: Dancing With Cowboys in Aritha van Herk's (New) West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Ann Roberts
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 26-52
Description
Looks at the various and multiple descriptions of the Canadian West used in van Herk's work.
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Supplementary Material on the Life of John Wilson, "The Revealer of Peyote"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Wilson
Melburn D. Thurman
Ethnohistory, vol. 20, no. 3, Summer, 1973, pp. 279-287
Description
Presents information on a change to peyote ritual from 1880-1893 called Wilson Big Moon .
Support Needs of Aboriginal Foster Parents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Viktoria Ivanova
Jason Brown
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1796-1802
Description
Results from 83 interviews identified five themes: system supports, specialists, education through sharing, cultural and community supports, and recreational resource support. Compares results to available literature.
Support the Call to Abolish the Indian Act
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marc Storms
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 12
Description
Reflects on a speech given at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Meeting in July 2010 encouraging all Canadians to work together to improve the lives and future of First Nation's people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Supporting Aboriginal Athletes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Miranda Vitello
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Samburu Under Attack, Spring, 2010
Description
Discussion of sport, and of Aboriginal inclusion and participation in the Olympic Games.
Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Report of the LE,NONET Research Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Chris Lalonde
Yvonne Rondeau
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Native American Students along STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] Education Pathways: Findings from an Exploratory Study of South Dakota's Educational Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Becky Carroll
Heather Mitchell
Pamela Tambe
Mark St. John
Description
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Supporting the Bereavement Needs of Pacific Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Following a Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Roy Lay-Yee
Martin von Randow
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 129-141
Description
Results of a Pacific community survey that specifically addresses the communities suicide postvention needs.
Surrounded by Beauty: Arts of Native America
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Walker Art Center / Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Description
Collaborative project "artsconnected" featuring the art, history and culture of five regions.
Survey of Dissertations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 207-218
Description
Review essay of themed theses/dissertations.
Survey of Periodicals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 183-186
Description
Bibliography of themed journal articles
Survey of Post-Secondary Education Programs in Canada for Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson
Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Description
Provides overview of education, description of add-on, First Nations control, and partnership approaches, case studies of specific institutions, and interviews with practitioners.
Case studies: First Nations Partnership Program; Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program; first Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia, Malaspina University College; Saanich Adult Education Center.
A Survey of the Special Education Knowledge and Skills of Principals in Schools With High Concentrations of American Indian and Alaska Native Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Carroll Faircloth
Description
Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2000.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
Related Material:
Survey on Traditional and Bush Foods in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Brisbane
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Stuart-Fox
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 24-28
Description
Survey findings indicate that residents of a large city such as Brisbane, Australia, cannot find traditional foods cheaply or easily.
Survey Shows Need For Public Lessons on Treaties
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 4, 2000, p. A9
Description
Brief discussion of history as it pertains to treaty rights and the struggle to obtain recognition of them.
Survey to Identify and Evaluate Indian Sacred Sites and Traditional Cultural Properties in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Office of the State Archaeologist]
Description
Discusses a project to create a state-wide system for site identification and documentation of American Indian sacred sites.
Survival, Transformation, and Renewal in Mending Skins
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Archuleta
The Kenyan Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 170-174
Description
Book review of: Mending Skins by Eric Gansworth.
Survivance, Signs, and Media Art Histories: New Temporalities and Productive Tensions in Dana Claxton’s Made To Be Ready: A Review Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Polyck-O'Neill
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 129-144
Description
Review of exhibition held at Simon Fraser University's Audain Gallery in 2016.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 190-192
Description
Book review of Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story edited by Lisa King, Rose Gubele, and Joyce Rain.
Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.