Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen Chronister
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 6, June-July 2013, pp. 21-25
Description
Photographs taken by J.K. Hillers during a grand council of displaced southeastern tribes, accompanied by a brief text.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
"The Old Sami" - Who Is He And How Should He Be Cared For? A Discourse Analysis of Norwegian Policy Documents Regarding Care Services For Elderly Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bodil Hansen Blix
Torunn Hamran
Hans Ketil Normann
Acta Borealia , vol. 30, no. 1, June 2013, pp. 75-100
Description
Discusses the challenges of providing culturally appropriate care to the elderly Sami of Norway.
Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica Bardill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 199-202
Description
Book review of: Old World Roots of the Cherokee by Donald N. Yates.
Review located by scrolling to page 199.
[Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eldon Yellowhorn
Native Studies Review, vol. 22, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 216-219
Description
Book Review of: Old World Roots of the Cherokee by Donald N. Yates
ON AIR: Spreading the Word About the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaimana Barcarse
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the series of radio programs that inform Indigenous listeners about their rights under international law.
On Applied Archaeology, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Usable Past
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daryl Stump
Current Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 3, 2013 June, pp. 268-298
Description
A review of the relationship between Indigenous ways of knowing and archaeological science.
On Endangered Languages: Endangered Languages, Creative Practice and Activism
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Wynne
Margery Fee
Patrick Moore
Peter Morin Khelsilem Rivers
Description
"This session will explore the museum as a site of cultural contestation and issues of appropriation and commodification".
Session 3 of 3.
Duration: 59:23.
On Endangered Languages: Language Documentation and the Anspayaxw Project
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Wynne
Tyler Peterson
Patricia Shaw
Barbara Harris
Louise Wilson
Cynthia Jensen-Fisk
Loretta Todd
Larry Grant
Description
Comments on language documentation, maintenance and revitalization initiatives.
Session 1 of 3.
Duration: 1:37:06.
On Endangered Languages: On Endangered Languages, Digital Technologies and Archives
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kate Hennessy
Candace Galla
David Nathan
Mark Turin
Clyde Tallio
Description
Looks at the role digital technologies play in the preservation of documentary media.
Session 2 of 3.
Duration: 54:00.
On Jurisdiction and Settler Colonialism: The Algonquins of Barriere Lake Against the Federal Land Claims Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Shiri Pasternak
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2013.
On the Accreditation of an Oral History Expert
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clinton N. Westman
Native Studies Review, vol. 22, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 171-201
Description
Looks at Alexander von Gernet's qualifications, training, publishing and expertise on oral history and his report to Canada's Department of Indian Affairs, Oral Narratives and Aboriginal Pasts: An Interdisciplinary Review of the Literature on Oral Traditions and Oral Histories.
On the Bottom of the Multicultural Totem Pole: A History of Cultural Assimilation, Appropriation, and Marginalization in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Eric Oledzki
Description
Examines the historical cultural clash between traditional and western worldviews, and an alternative Indigenous frameworks to support multicultural national identity.
History Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
On the Political "Warpath": Native Americans and Australian Aborigines After the First World War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Maynard
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 48-62
Description
"Focuses on and discusses two organizations that formed during this global time period: the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) in Australia and the Mission Indian Federation (MIF) in the United States".
On Trial: The Washington R*dskins' Wily Mascot: Coach William " Lone Star" Dietz
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Linda M. Waggoner
Montana, vol. 63, no. 1, 2013, pp. 24-47
Description
Looks at the life of the football player and coach who misrepresented himself as being Native American.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
Once Were Pacific: Maori Connections to Oceania
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Erai
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 2013, pp. 159-162
Description
Book review of: Once Were Pacific by Alice Te Punga Somerville.
Review located by scrolling to page 159.
One Agency Concept
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, Our Way (The Saskatchewan Indian Position)
Description
Describes principles involved with a single agency approach in handling services and resources to First Nations.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
One Starfish at a Time: A Growing Movement of Change-Makers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wesley Prankard
Pytor Hodgson
The Philanthropist, vol. 25, no. 2, 2013, pp. 139-148
Description
Comments on a young man who raises money to build playgrounds in First Nation communities.
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
[ONECA Conference 2013]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Talks about Treaty Rights to Education and what the state of Canada is doing.
Duration: 54:51.
Onion Lake Elder Appointed to the Order of Canada
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, April 1989, p. 3
Description
Gus Waskewitch of Onion Lake appointed to the Order of Canada.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Only One Way Forward, says White - Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 10,16
Description
Looks at talks, between the Prime Minister of Canada and First Nations Chiefs, regarding a document that highlights eight crucial issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
"Only the Silence Remains": Aboriginal Women as Victims in the Case of the Lower Eastside (Pickton) Murders, Investigative Flaws, and the Aftermath of Violence in Vancouver
Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin, a National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patricia O'Reilly
Thomas Fleming
Description
Analyzes shortcomings of the investigation and police attitudes towards victims and their families.
Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté.
Originally presented at the National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011.
"The Only True People": Linking Maya Identities Past and Present
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bethany J. Beyette
C. Mathews Samson
Juan Castillo Cocom
Timoteo Rodriguez
McCale Ashenbrener ... [et al.]
The Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework: A Case Study on its Impact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Looks at what impact the Aboriginal education program initiatives have had on participants, professionally, academically, and personally.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Onyx Film a Disappointment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Beatty
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 3, March 1974, p. 27
Description
Review of the film Alien Thunder, based on a true story written by W.O. Mitchell about Almighty Voice (Beardy and Okemasis First Nation).
Open Hearts, Open Minds: Services That are Inclusive of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Best Start Resource Centre
Description
Provides information to support the development of inclusionary services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit families within a cultural context.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Opening Statement of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.
Opening the Circle: Welcoming Brother Sun
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Styres
Dawn Zinga
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [1-3]
Description
Editorial to special issue focusing on historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.