Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 120-123
Description
Publication of a short paper that was delivered on a panel, Honoring Gerald Vizenor, Post-Indian Poses, at the 2016 MLA conference in Austin, Texas. Author articulates their own relationship Vizenor’s work and the inspiration they draw from it.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta reports on seven suicides which took place in 2013-2014. Each individual was either involved with Child Intervention Services at the time of their death, or had been within the previous two years. Includes 12 recommendations for improvements to provincial services and programs.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Oliver
Peter Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Looks at the three points of law concerning the Supreme Court's Carcieri decision which concerned taking lands into trust for Indian tribes federally recognized in 1934 when the IRA (Indian Reorganizaiton Act) was passed.
Indigenous Working Group of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
Description
Objectives: encourage dialogue, raise awareness regarding history and future of First Nations peoples in Canada, promote recognition of impacts of colonization, work towards respectful and meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and promote the Commission's recommendations to advocate for systemic change.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 101-126
Description
Looks at report prepared for the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council regarding affordable housing and cultural services for Aboriginal people in urban centres.
First National Trudeau Fellow discusses the Canadian art establishment's failure to recognize continuum of Aboriginal art or its aesthetic.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Current Issues in Language Planning, vol. 17, no. 3-4, 2016, pp. 332-350
Description
Contends that creating space for Indigenous language development in postsecondary settings can be a challenging process but is necessary if universities are to be a part of the reconciliation process.
Examines the factors behind the diminishing usage of certain Nandi anthroponyms, which act as catalogues of past and present histories, and the endangerment extinction.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 1, Reshaping the Northern Imaginary, February 2016, pp. [23-25]
Description
Discusses the Toxic Legacies research project focusing on community concerns around understanding remediation and its regulation and continuing care for the Giant mine site.
Brief animated video outlines traditional use in Alberta's Indigenous cultures and talks about misuse of commercial tobacco products. Classroom resource.
Duration: 5:30.
Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 23, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 272-277
Description
Looks at the factors contributing to high prevalence of diabetes in Native Americans and comments on the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Diabetes Prevention Program.