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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
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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.
Opportunities For Co-operative Provision in Rural , Remote and Northern Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shannon Rohan
Description
Discusses new approach for supplying health care services to rural, remote and northern Aboriginal communities.
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Opposition Play: Trans-Atlantic Trickstering in Gerald Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Iping Liang
Concentric, vol. 29, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 121-141
Description
Examines the turn of clash into comedy by using idea of trickster, turning Christopher Columbus into a crossblood Jewish Mayan trickster.
The Oppositional Paradigm of Purity versus Pollution in Charles Hudson's: "The Southeastern Indians"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. Churchill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 563-593
Description
Author examines the work of the anthropologist Charles Hudson, discussed his writings about the spiritual practices of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States generally, and about those of the Cherokee people specifically.
Options for Commercial Enterprises in First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Description
Looks at the framework for developing and evaluating options for First Nations to take charge of economic development in the commercial fishing industry. This article also examines five commercial operations to ascertain how some of the principal concepts and ideas actually ‘work’ in practice.
Oral Narratives and Aboriginal Pasts: An
Interdisciplinary Review of the Literatures on Oral Traditions and Oral Histories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alexander Von Gernet]
Description
Presents a perspective on oral traditions, concluding that while oral evidence can be utilized in conflict resolution, "oral narratives must be examined and authenticated like any other evidence."
Oral Patterns of Performance: Story and Song
Alternate Title
Current Arguments in Folklore
The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barre Toelken
Description
Chapter four from The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West.
Looks at several Navajo oral traditions.
Les Organisations Autochtones et L'Émergence d'un Nouveau Paradigme dans les Affaires Indiennes au Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marion Ménard
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1996.
The Organization of Production of Chuska Gray Ware Ceramics for Distribution and Consumption in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Claire King
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2003.
Organizational Transformation: A Case Study of Two Aboriginal Organizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Newhouse
Ian D. Chapman
Human Relations, vol. 49, no. 7, July 1996, pp. 995-1011
Description
Based on Interviews with board members, executives and staff from each organization. Goal of both was to become more aligned with traditional Aboriginal values in their structure and decision-making. One was successful, one was not.
Organochlorine Levels in Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Plasma in Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Laura Seddon
Ed McMullen
Jan Houseman
Karen Tofflemire
André Corriveau
Jean-Phillipe Weber
Carole Mills
Samuel Smith
Jay Van Oostdam
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 302, no. 1-3, January 20, 2003, pp. 27-52
Description
Discussion of the base line for exposure to organochlorine and metal contaminants, and the higher rates of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) for Inuit, Dene and Métis.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Other Words: American Indian Literature, Law, and Culture. Jace Weaver.
Alternate Title
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series; vol. 39
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sidner Larson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 86-88
Description
Book review of: Other Words by Jace Weaver.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Our Blood is Sweet: The Wampum Belt Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Jacobs
Nancy Gibson
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 59-72
Description
Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our Land
E-Books
Author/Creator
Métis Land Commission
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Our Nationhood
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Looks at the Listuguj Mi'gmaq people and their determination to manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.
Duration: 1:36:00.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Tellings: Interior Salish Stories of the Nlha7kápmx People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shirley Sterling
BC Studies, no. 112, Winter, 1996, pp. 103-104
Description
Book review of: Our Tellings edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry.
To read review, scroll down to page 103.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Our Words Must Come Back to Us
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inungni Sapujjijiit Task Force on Suicide Prevention and Community Healing
Description
Looks at recommendations to prevent suicide in Nunavut communities based on themes that emerged from community consultations.
Out of Control: Resistance and Compliance in the Fight to Conserve Diversity in an Indian Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Clara Adriane Martínez
Description
Language Reading and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2003.
Out of Davis Inlet
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Pfeiff
Canadian Geographic, vol. 123, no. 1, January-February 2003, p. 43
Description
Mushuau Innu hopeful that improved living conditions at new townsite of Namashish, which they helped design, will have positive effects on their community.
Out of Harm’s Way: Relocating Northwest Alaska Eskimos, 1907–1917
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Ducker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
Description
Looks at the reasons for displacement in Alaska and why the Bureau of Education's efforts included an emphasis on
preparing the local inhabitants for a more urban society, one in which some degree of assimilation and integration would be inevitable.
Out-of-Province Hunting For Indians Ruled Legal
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 6, June/July 1977, p. 11
Description
The right of Treaty Indians to hunt for food in provinces in which they do not live was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Out of the Cupboard and into the Classroom: Children and the American Indian Literary Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
Children's Literature in Education, vol. 27, no. 3, 1996, pp. 167-179
Description
Identifies and discusses several prevalent myths associated with the Native American experience.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Overdose Data and First Nations in BC: Preliminary Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
An Overview of Aboriginal Self-Government
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kinwa Bluesky
Description
Examines Aboriginal self-government and negotiating of agreements with the federal and provincial governments.
An Overview of Factors Influencing the Health of Canadian Inuit Infants
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison L. Jenkins
Theresa W. Gyorkos
Kate N. Culman
Brian J. Ward
Gary S. Pekeles
Elaine L. Mills
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 1, 2003, pp. 17-39
Description
Findings stress disproportionately poorer health in the north, and the need for more locally focused research to better reflect realities of northern communities.
An Overview of Palaeoeskimo Architectural Remains in the Central Canadian Low Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Ryan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 29-65
Description
Looks at a proposal of a typological system for the description and organization of architectural remains in order to look at and discuss underlying causes of Palaeoeskimo architectural variability.
An Overview of the Eighteenth Century Treaties Signed between the Mi'Kmaq and Wuastukwiuk Peoples and the English Crown, 1693-1928: Report Submitted to Land and Economy, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William C. Wicken
John G. Reid
Description
Area encompasses Gaspé peninsula, eastern coast of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, the Magdelaine Islands, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and southern half of western Newfoundland.
P.A. Judge Upholds Indian Right To Hunt For Food In Wildlife Units
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 4, April 1977, p. 15
Description
Judge K. Halvorson overturns Magistrates' Court ruling which found Walter Moosehunter guilty of unlawful hunting.