Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia Brogan
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 53-[54]
Description
Provides a list of useful websites to compliment the new curriculum.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 53 to access article.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
"The Only True People": Linking Maya Identities Past and Present
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bethany J. Beyette
C. Mathews Samson
Juan Castillo Cocom
Timoteo Rodriguez
McCale Ashenbrener ... [et al.]
Onontio Gives Birth: How the French in Canada Became Fathers to Their Indigenous Allies, 1645-73
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cook
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 165-193
Description
Traces changes in the terminology used to describe cross- cultural relationship. Initially the relationship was described as fraternal, but later become paternal.
Ontario First Nations Early Learning Asset Mapping Project: Addendum to Final Report
Alternate Title
Chiefs of Ontario Early Learning Asset Mapping Project: Addendum to the Final Report
[Our Children are our Future: Early Learning Asset Mapping Final Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Chiefs of Ontario Education Coordination Unit]
Description
Report compares early learning program funding from 2002-03 to funding in 2014-15. Benefits and gaps are also reported in this addendum report.
Ontario First Nations Oral Health Survey: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Reports on data gathered from eight communities: Constance Lake, Lac Seul, Mohawks of Akwessasne, North Caribou Lake, Six Nations of the Grand River, Walpole Island, Webequie, and Wunnumin.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Womens Association
Description
Website provides information about the organization. Includes links to programs, policies, resources, and publications to empower and support Aboriginal women and their families.
Ontario's Aboriginal Education Strategy: Successes and Areas for Improvement
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
Description
Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2015.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Ontological Security, Movement, and Well-Being: Teetł'it Gwich'in Experiences of Life Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea Luig
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
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.
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.
Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AMR Planning & Consulting
Description
Recommendations fall within nine areas identified in original report: co-operation between Manitoba Family Services and First Nations and Metis Child and Family Services authorities, devolution, funding, education and training of child welfare workers, supporting the transition to adulthood, children’s advocate, prevention based on children’s rights, building community capacity, and early childhood intervention.
Options for Action: An Implementation Report for The Legacy of Phoenix Sinclair: Achieving the Best for All Our Children: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
AMR Planning & Consulting
Options for Land Registration and Survey Systems on Aboriginal Lands in Canada: A Report Prepared for Legal Surveys Division of Geomatics Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Ballantyne
James Dobbin
Description
Argues that a part of self-government is land tenure systems. The report also discusses land registrations and changes to the system.
Oral History of the Yavapai
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
T. Robert Przeklasa
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 137-139
Description
Book review of: Oral History of the Yavapai by Mike Harrison and John Williams, edited by Sigrid Khera and Carolina C. Butler.
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.[The Orenda]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Weyhing
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 102-105
Description
Book review of: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
The Orenda
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathryn Magee Labelle
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 426-429
Description
Book review of the Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
Organizational Maladies and Bureaucratic Prescriptions: The Federal Cabinet Directive on Modern Treaty Implementation
Alternate Title
Pacific Business & Law Institute Canadian Aboriginal Law Conference ;
[Aboriginal Impact Benefit Agreements: Negotiation and Implementation]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Orkin
Cassandra Porter
Description
Discusses government's inertia in fulfilling terms of agreements and the machinery-of-government initiative which is meant to address problems with implementation.
The Origin of Public Bison Herds in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Hebbring Wood
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 157-182
Description
Looks at both private and public management of buffalo and contends that current day tribal herds represent the best opportunity in maintaining the wild character of buffalo.
Origins of Predicates: Evidence from Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomio Hirose
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
Orthodontic Treatment Need of Adolescents in the Island Community of Haida Gwaii, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asef Karim
Jolanta Aleksejuniene
Edwin H. K. Yen
Mario Brondani
Arminee Kazanjian
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 51-65
Description
Assesses need for orthodontic treatment in elementary schools in Skidegate and Masset.
The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 309-310
Description
Book review of: The Osage and the Invisible World : From the Works of Francis La Flesche introduction and edited by Garrick A. Bailey.
Oshki Bimaadiziiwin: Restoring Balance through Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Hemming
Patrick Shields
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Tribal College Communities, Fall, August 20, 2015, pp. [54-55, 7]
Description
Describes the thinking behind Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College's educational outreach program for incarcerated individuals.
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.
“The other side of the picture”: Social History, Popular Culture, and the Idea of the Sand Creek Massacre
Theses
Author/Creator
Kerry Tanner
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Maryland, 2015.
Ottawa Experimented on Native Kids
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Napier
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 5, May 2000, p. 1
Description
Records located in the National Archives reveal dental and nutritional studies conducted at residential schools.
Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre: Research Report: Background for an Inuit Children and Youth Strategy for Ontario: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre
Description
Discusses the findings from a research and community engagement process and sets out a series of recommendations resulting from the findings.
Ottawa Moves to Resolve Crisis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 10, December 2000, p. 1
Description
Prime Minister directs Herb Gray to look for solutions, but numerous unresolved issues remain between federal government and churches in residential schools dispute.
Ottawa, Not Natives, Behind Many Lawsuits: Churches Face Third-Party Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 4, April 2000, p. 1
Description
Asserts that only federal government was named in most residential school lawsuits, but it then countersued churches.
Ottawa's View of ADR Dampens Enthusiasm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 6
Description
Original plans set aside as government forces a more legal focus.
Our Canada: Chapter 4 (The Fur Trade) Study Guide
Alternate Title
Our Canada: Origins, Peoples and Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kerri Nutbrown]
Description
Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Our Canada: Origins, Peoples and Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire. Textbook designed for Alberta curriculum.
Our Coming In Stories: Cree identity, Body Sovereignty and Gender Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alex Wilson
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 1, Cultured Queer/Queering Culture Symposium, 2015, p. article 4
Description
Looks at use of Cree traditional law in relation to sexual diversity, regulation of Cree two spirit people by government and the church, and the Idle No More social movement.
Accompanying interview.
Accompanying presentation.