Alternate Title
Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Planning For Change - Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan, January 30-31, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feminist Alliance for International Action
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses twenty-two recommendations from symposium for the design of a national inquiry into murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
The National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Recommendations From the Symposium on Planning for Change: Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. [28], no. [2], [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], [2016], pp. [408-428]
Description
Report aims to provide clear direction to those who are developing the mandate for the inquiry.
The National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: What Is It? How Should It Work?
Alternate Title
2016 Paz and Knute Buttedahl Memorial Lecture
Tensions in the Design of a National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls
[Special Lectures, 2015-2016]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Day
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Feminist Alliance on International Action regarding what an inquiry would look like and the issue of tensions in the design of a national inquiry.
Duration: 1:15:52.
National Inuit Submission on the Pre-Inquiry Phase of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Description
Reports on results of consultations about how the Inquiry process should incorporate Inuit concerns and perspectives.
National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Discusses underlying factors that create risk, policy formation and best practices for prevention, provides tools for evaluation, and contributes to Inuit-led research.
"National Memory" and Its Remainders: Labrador Inuit Counterhistories of Residential Schooling
Alternate Title
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
"Native" Advertising: An Evaluation of Nike's N7 Social Media Campaign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Scott Sanders
Selene G. Phillips
Cecelia Alexander
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.
Native American Almanac: More Than 5,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cameron Shriver
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 242-243
Description
Book review of: Native American Almanac by Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder, and Shannon Rothenberger Flynn.
Native American Boarding Schools: Stories of Resilience in the Face of Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeanne Rae Peterson
Description
Education Capstone Project (M.Ed.)--University of Duluth, 2017.
The Native American Church and the New Court: The Smith Case and Indian Religious Freedoms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul E. Lawson
C. Patrick Morris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 1991, pp. 79-91
Description
Commentary on how the United States Congress has taken steps legislatively to clarify and enhance Native American religious freedoms.
Native American Church: The Half-Moon Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vincent Catches
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 17-24
Description
Author reflects on personal experiences within the Native American Church, including the Half-Moon Way, and his involvement within Peyotism.
[Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James McKay
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 175-179
Description
Book review of: Native American DNA by Kim Tallbear.
Native American Fashion: Inspiration, Appropriation, and Cultural Identity
Alternate Title
"Navajo" Underwear and Headdresses on the Runway: A Look at the Last Five Years of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion
Ball Gowns, Moccasins and Black Beaver Hats: York Factory and Red River as Sites of Fashion Innovation
Clothes along the Mohawk: Fashion Exchange and Appropriation among Peoples of Early New York
Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? A Modern-Day Critique
Everything's Better with a War Bonnet on It!
Fluidity of Referents: Maya Appropriations and Adornments
Non-Native as Native Americans: "I'm an Indian Too"
Style on Trial: Cultural (Mis)Appropriation and Fashion Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Blume
Timothy Shannon
Sherry Farrell Racette
Daniel James Cole
Adrienne Keene … [et al.]
Description
Videos from a day-long symposium which explored past and present fashions, issues surrounding appropriation, and examples of collaborations between Indigenous designers and fashion brands.
Native American Foods: History, Culture, and Influence on Modern Diets
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sunmin Park
Nobuko Hongu
James W. Daily
Journal of Ethnic Foods, vol. 3, no. 3, 2016, pp. 171-177
Description
Discusses common foods that originated in the Americas and have been incorporated into cuisine around the world. Includes chart showing: name of food, region of origin, preparation method, and major nutrients provided.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Public Law 101-601 November 16, 1990)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1991, pp. 11-14
Description
Reprint of Public Law 101-601, which provides protection of Native American graves.
Native American Identity: A Review of Twenty-first Century Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bridgett G. Giordmaina
Carolee Dodge Francis
Description
Search of EBSCO Host, JSTOR, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed social research articles published from 1990 to 2016 yielded 86 results.
The Native American in Juvenile Fiction: Teacher Perception of Stereotypes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Falkenhagen
Inga K. Kelly
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1974, pp. [9-13]
Description
Discussion of what teachers thought was stereotypical in textbooks and trade literature and what was actually in the books.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
Native American Portraits: Points of Inquiry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Falk
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 129, no. 512, Spring 2016, pp. 240-243
Description
Review of an exhibit, featuring more than 50 historical images of Native Americans and about a dozen contemporary photographs, curated by Daniel Kosharek, Diane Bird, and Andrew Smith, mounted at New Mexico History Museum, May 18-November 4, 2012.
[The Native American Renaissance: Literary Imagination and Achievement]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Geoff Hamilton
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 179-181
Description
Book review of: The Native American Renaissanceedited by Alan R. Velie and A. Robert Lee.
Native American Schools: Management Challenges and Health and Safety Issues
Alternate Title
Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
E-Books
Author/Creator
Melissa Emrey-Arras
Charles Roessel
William Mendoza
Brian Cladoosby
Quinton Roman Nose ... [et al.]
Native American Studies: A Place of Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tiffany S. Lee
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 18-25
Description
Discusses pedagogical approach used at University of New Mexico and perceptions of three students who are enrolled in Indigenous studies classes.
Native American Whalemen and the World: Indigenous Encounters and the Contingency of Race
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Edward D. Melillo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 218-220
Description
Book review of: Native American Whalemen and the World by Nancy Shoemaker.
Native Americans in the Movies: Portrayals from Silent Films to the Present
Alternate Title
[From Savage to Nobleman]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Hilger
Native Americans on Screen in 1939 and 2015: A Postcolonial Study on the Portrayal of the Indigenous People of America in Films and How to Adapt it into the EFL Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emil Pettersson
Description
Discusses using Stagecoach and The Revenant in a Swedish English as a foreign language classroom.
Bachelor Thesis, Linnaeus University, 2017.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Native and Non-Native: A Rhetoric of the Contemporary Fourth World Novel
Theses
Author/Creator
C. Christopher Norden
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991.
Native Child Care in Canada
Alternate Title
Background Paper (Library of Parliament, Research Branch) ; BP-284E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen McKenzie
Description
"This paper provides a very brief background to the issue, discusses the need for special native child care provisions, and outlines the kind of programs that exist at the present time."
[Native Education Resource LIst]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Education and Aboriginal Services
SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Description
Extensive list of storybooks and novels, colour-coded for grade level and annotated.
Native Family Violence in Lethbridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Wierzba
Betty Bastien
Elsie Bastien
Native Studies Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 1991, pp. 133-146
Description
Discusses project activities developed to identify needs of battered wives and proposes solutions through literature search, agency survey, client surveys and training workshops.
Native Generations: A Campaign Addressing Infant Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives In Urban Areas
Alternate Title
Native Generations Infant Mortality Campaign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shira Rutman
Julie Loughran
Leah Tanner
Leslie L. Randall
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2016, pp. 59-77
Description
Looks at assessment of health communication campaign directed at caregivers promoting increased use of culturally specific resources in health care, support services and programs.
[Native Historians Write Back: Decolonizing American Indian History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Douglas Worley
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 185-188
Description
Book review of: Native Historians Write Back edited by Susan A. Miller and James Riding In.
Native Images: Images of the Prairie North at the Turn of the Century
Alternate Title
Images of the Prairie North at the Turn of the Century
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Frank J.P Crean
Native Studies Review , vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 103-127
Description
Archival black and white photographs taken between 1908 and 1909 during the Frank J. Crean exploration expedition ranging from the Saskatchewan River valley to the Athabaska River and Portage la Loche in the east.
Native Images: The Banff Indian Days
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Billy Whitnew
E.W. Cadman
W.J. Oliver
Dan McCowan
Fern Gully
Native Studies Review , vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 75-95
Description
Introduction and archival black and white photographs taken between and 1948 during the renowned week-long celebrations.
Native Indian Beadwork at Folk Festival
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Donna Perkins
Description
Four photographs (2 scanned here) of an Aboriginal women dressed in clothing decorated with beadwork at the Saskatoon Folk Festival, May 2, 1974.
Native Language Revitalization: Keeping the Languages Alive and Thriving
Alternate Title
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium ; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Amy M. Gantt
Description
Situates the decline of Indigenous languages within historical and colonial contexts; examines some of the barriers to modern language reclamation and revitalization; discusses different methods and programs for language learning.
Native Languages of North America: The European Response
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Cowan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 1974, pp. 3-10
Description
Looks at efforts of explorers and travelers, missionaries, and scholars to record the languages they came in contact with and the methods they used.
Native Leaders of Canada
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
New Federation House
Description
Website presents three sections: brief biographies of leaders, resources for educators, and a community section for people to express their ideas on leadership.
Native Learning Styles: Shorthand for Instructional Adaptations?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Sawyer
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 18, no. 1, 1991, pp. 99-105
Description
Through a literature review the author discusses Indigenous learning approaches and styles.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Literacy Programmes: Two Case Studies in Implementation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol E. Etkin
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 1991, pp. 207-227
Description
Successes and problems of two Toronto organizations that received grants to provide literacy assistance for the urban Aboriginal population.
Native Minorities and Ethnic Conflict in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Leonard Elliott.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
Native North American Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Nunley
Janet Berlo
The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, New Series, Summer, 1991, pp. 1-47
Description
Discusses the environmental aspects influencing art in the following regions: Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska, California, the Southwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
The Native Offender and the Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Schmeiser
Description
Statistics on characteristics of prison population, type of offences committed, use of alcohol, sentencing and recidivism rates.
Native People in Areas of Internal National Expansion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.E. Sanders
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 63-87
Description
Examines issues of native land claims affected by different projects like the Bennett Dame in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area.
Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are (2nd Edition); The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan D. McMillan
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 135-137
Description
Book reviews of:
Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula by Jacilee Wray.
The Sea is My Country by Joshua L. Reid.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 135.
Native Policy Making in North America: The Unresolved Conflict Between Economic Desires and Political Idealism
Theses
Author/Creator
Shelly McPherson
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A)--McGill University, 1991.
Native Pop: Bunky Echo-Hawk and Steven Paul Judd Subvert Star Wars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olena McLaughlin
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.