Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
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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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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.
Opportunities in Aboriginal Research: Results of SSHRC's Dialogue on Research and Aboriginal Peoples
Alternate Title
Opportunities in Aboriginal Research: Results of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's Dialogue ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Craig McNaughton
Daryl Rock
Description
Presents the results of the study which identified Aboriginal research as a priority area.
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.
Optic/Haptic/Abject: Revisioning Indigenous Media in Victor Masayesva, Jr and Leslie Marmon Silko
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Jacobs
Journal of Visual Culture, vol. 3, no. 3, December 2004, pp. 291-316
Description
Discusses the alternative strategies of visualization used in the film Imagining Indians and novel Almanac of the Dead.
The Oral History of the 1852 Saanich Douglas Treaty: A Treaty For Peace
Theses
Author/Creator
Janice Rose Knighton
Description
Community Governance Project towards (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.
Order of Canada Awarded to David Ahenakew
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains one black and white photograph of Governor General Ed Schreyer awarding the Order of Canada to David Ahenakew in May, 1979.
Historical note:
David Ahenakew (born July 28, 1933) is a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Ahenakew is a controversial public figure in Canada due to anti-semetic comments regarding World War 2 and the Holocaust.An Orientation Manual for Non-Indian Teachers of Papago Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Juretta Creighton MeFarlane
Description
Home Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1978.
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.
Otitis Media and Hearing Loss Among 12-16 Year Old Inuit of Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannaah Ayukawa
Suzanne Bruneau
Jean-François Proulx
Judy Macarthur
James Baxter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 312-314
Description
Study determined that hearing loss is significant problem which affects academic performance.
Otitis What......?
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, p. 20
Description
Brief report on a culturally sensitive puppet show targeting Australian Aboriginal children, parents and teachers regarding Otitis Media (Glue Ear), an inflammatory disease of the middle ear.
Ottawa Again Tries 'Pan-Aboriginal' Strategy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 23, 2004, p. A13
Description
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) voices concern that the responsibilities of the new minister of Indian Affairs, Andy Scott, are too broad.
Ottawa Neglect Exacerbates Native Health Woes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 23, 2004, p. A13
Description
Report released by the Saskatchewan Institute for Public Policy highlights the difficulties faced by disabled Aboriginal people.
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 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 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 Physical Environment: What We Must Do About It
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stan Linco
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, March 1978, pp. 24-28
Description
Reports on requirements for minimal physical environment standards in remote communities in Australia.
Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
Description
Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
Our Social Environment: Views From Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Naiti Munungguritj
Judy Purray Burray
Dorothy Gemuluwuy
Phyllis Bara
Elaine Mamarika
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, March 1978, pp. 4-8
Description
Australian health workers discuss the cross cultural challenges and rapid change as it impacts a remote area of the Northern Territory.
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 Unfixed Vision": The Undermining of Vision in Contemporary Canadian Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Foy
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2004.
Our Voice, Our Survey, Our Future: The "Survey of Choice" by First Nations in Canada!: Presentation to the Workshop on Data Collection and Disaggregation on Indigenous ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Gray
Valerie Gideon
Ceal Tournier
Brian Schnarch
Description
Information on First Nations Longitudinal Regional Health Survey.
Our Way Forward: A Strategic Plan For Ontario First Nation Public Libraries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nation Public Library Strategic Plan Liaison Committee
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
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 Multiple Margins: Older Women Managing Their Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice L. Kinch
Sonya Jakubec
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 36, no. 4, 2004, pp. 90-108
Description
Looks at the challenges older women face with their health and health care issues within the context of service access, power, and poverty.
The Outcome of Perinatal Care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Houd
J. Qinuajuak
B. Epoo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 239-241
Description
Studies the transfer of pregnant women outside of the community for delivery to delivery performed in the home community.
Outcomes and Accomplishments of the Circles of Care Planning Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine W. Duclos
Mary Phillips
Pamela L. LeMaster
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 2, 2004, pp. 121-138
Description
Describes how the initiative provided communities with opportunities to benefit from the Program.
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.
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 Current Workforce Issues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Briggs
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 21-25
Description
Describes the initiatives undertaken to achieve a more representative workforce and improved health outcomes.
An Overview of the Conference
Alternate Title
Naitonal Conference of Aboriginal Health Workers ; 1st, 1978
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steven Kelly
Glenda Humes
John Ward
Tom Sines
Karen Kelly ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 35-47
Description
Article chronicles the experiences of the delegates from New South Wales (NSW) at the First National Conference of Aboriginal Health Workers, Australia, October 9-12, 1978.
Overview of the Social Transition in the North Project 1995-1998
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Mason
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 1, 2004, pp. 5-12
Description
Describes how the Social Transition in the North (STN) study assessed the epidemiological, demographic and domestic changes in northern communities.
P.G. Laurie: The Aspirations of a Western Enthusiast
Theses
Author/Creator
Walter H. Hildebrandt
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1978.
Pack-bells on the Rock Face: Aboriginal Paintings of European Contact in Northwestern Arnhem Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Chaloupka
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 92-95
Description
Drawings located at Magela Creek depicting a European exploring party that could have been either Leichhardt or McKinlay.
Paddling Her Own Canoe: The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Armand Garnet Ruffo
BC Studies, no. 144, Winter, 2004/2005, pp. 115-118
Description
Book review of: Paddling Her Own Canoe by Veronica Strong-Boag and Carole Gerson.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.