Documents & Presentations
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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
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.
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.
Oral Tradition and Oral History: Reviewing Some Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Cruikshank
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 75, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 403-422
Description
Discusses how the history of cross cultural encounters is constructed and how particular views may gain authority.
"Orality in Literacy": Listening to Indigenous Writing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Dickinson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pp. 319-340
Description
Examines oral features found in the works of Patricia Grace (New Zealand), Sally Morgan (Australia) and Marie Annharte Baker (Canada).
Oratory: Coming to Theory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 54, Winter, 1994, pp. 7-[?]
Description
Examines the philosophical theory and meaning behind oratory.
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.
Other, Sister, Twin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Hogan
Callaloo, vol. 17, no. 1, Native America Literatures , Winter, 1994, pp. 27-28
Description
Poem titled Other, Sister, Twin by Linda Hogan.
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 Living Treasures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Doug Cuthand
Description
A 58.24-minute video of the 1994 Elders Gathering. Involved in making the video were director Marjorie Beaucage, producer and writer Doug Cuthand, director of photography Glen Markwart, and music by Edmond Bell and Ed Beardy. Special thanks were given to Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, the NFB, Studio 1, and Wawatay Communications.
Historical note:
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 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 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.
The Outsider in James Welch's The Indian Lawyer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidner J. Larson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 495-506
Description
Literary criticism article that examines the ways that themes of isolation, disconnection from community, and individual/cultural identity are explored in Welch’s novel.
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.
P.G. Laurie: The Aspirations of a Western Enthusiast
Theses
Author/Creator
Walter H. Hildebrandt
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1978.
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.
Pagans Rewriting the Bible: Heterodoxy and the Representation of Spirituality in Native American Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly M. Blaeser
Ariel, vol. 25, no. 1, January 1994, pp. [12]-31
Description
Looks at the effect Christian teaching has had on Native American literature.
A Palaeopathological Analysis of an Historic Inuit Population From Southern Baffin Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Keenleyside
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1998.
Paleoindian Aggregations on the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack L. Hofman
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, vol. 13, 1994, pp. 341-370
Description
Analysis of the evidence for group gatherings or aggregations in the archaeological record.
The Paleoindian Component at Charlie Lake Cave (HbRf 39), British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Knut R. Fladmark
Jonathan C. Driver
Diana Alexander
American Antiquity, vol. 53, no. 2, April 1988, pp. 371-384
Description
Describes a stratified site with diverse fauna that included fish, birds and mammals dating to around 10,500 years ago.
Paleoindian Large Mammal Hunters on the Plains of North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George C. Frison
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 95, no. 24, November 24, 1988, pp. 14576-14583
Description
Discusses changing hunting patterns dictated by the availability of animal resources over time.
Paleoindians in Beringia: Evidence from Arctic Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. C. Roosevelt
M. Lima da Costa
C. Lopes Machado
M. Michab
N. Mercier
H. Valladas
J. Feathers
W. Barnett
M. Imazio da Silveira
A. Henderson
J. Silva
B. Chernoff
D. S. Reese
J. A. Holman
N. Toth
K. Schick
Science, vol. 263, no. 5147, New Series, February 4, 1994, pp. 660-662
Description
Excavations at the Mesa site indicate occupation between 9,730 and 11,660 years ago before climate changes encouraged southward migration.
Paper Beadwork Cut-Outs on the Spirit Lake Reservation, North Dakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis Garcia
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 14-19
Description
Comments on the artists and the design elements.
Part II: Discussion
Alternate Title
Symposium on American Indian Studies, January 1977
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[Charlotte Heth
A. Ortiz
Clara Sue Kidwell
Susan Guyette
Russell Thornton ... [et al.]]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 3-4, 1978, pp. 28-46
Description
Panel discussion on the development of an M.A. program conducted during theSymposium on American Indian Studies, January 1977.
Part of the Land, Part of the Water: A History of the Yukon Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William R. Morrison
Arctic , vol. 41, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 241-242
Description
Book review of: Part of the Land, Part of the Water by Catharine McClellan.
Partial Justice: Federal Indian Law in a Liberal Constitutional System
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert N. Lynch
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 412-414
Description
Book review of: Partial Justice: Federal Indian Law in a Liberal Constitutional System by Petra T. Shattuck and Jill Norgren.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
The Participation of Aboriginal and Other Cultural Minorities in Cultural Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fil Fraser
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 19, no. 3/4, [Cultural Development in an Open Economy], Summer/Fall, 1994, pp. [477-493]
Description
Review of the literature on culturally based industries with a focus on broadcasting and recommendations for further studies.
Partners at School: A Handbook on How to Involve Indian and Métis Parents in School Activities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sydney Davis
Description
Offers practical suggestions for involving parents in school's policies, programs and operations.
Partnerships in Procurement: Understanding Aboriginal Business Engagement in the Marine and Aerospace Industries in B.C.
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
OMX
Description
Reports information about specific barriers gathered at two half-day workshops and through in-depth interviews with approximately 50 industry-related individuals from government, corporate Canada, and Aboriginal businesses.
Paths of Inquiry
Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Description
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Pathways for Indigenous Learners: Collaborating across Aboriginal Institutes, Colleges and Universities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning
Description
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.