Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Brooke
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 233-235
Description
Book review of: The Only One Living to Tell by Mike Burns.
Review located by scrolling to page 233.
"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.]
Ontario First Nations Aging Study: Overview & Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Walker
Kristen Jacklin
Melissa Andrew
Susan Bronskill
Janey Smylie ... [et al.]
Description
Highlights findings from three sources of information: conversations about aging well with Anishinaabemowin language speakers and older Anishinaabeg from Manitoulin Island, First Nations Regional Health Survey, Phase 2, and health services data for all First Nations people with status and listed in the Indian Register with federal government.
Ontario First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase III: People's Report
Alternate Title
Ontario First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 3: People's Report
RHS Phase III Peoples' Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
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'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.
Ontario's Indigenous Tourism Landscape: Foundational Research Study 2019 Draft
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Ecotourism Services (CES)
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.
Oodgeroo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Collins
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, 1995, pp. 218-222
Description
Book review of: Oodgeroo by Kathie Cochrane.
Review located by scrolling to page 218.
Opal Fuel Reduces Gas-Sniffing and Suicides in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 8, May 13, 2014, pp. E229-E230
Description
Describes BP's efforts to contribute to a reduction in gas-sniffing and suicides by eliminating the aromatic compounds that produce a high when sniffed.
An Open Letter
Alternate Title
Honoring What They Say: An Open Letter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Sheena Selkirk Bowman
Floy Pepper
Carl Urion
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Honor What They Say: Postsecondary Experiences of First Nations Graduates, 1995, pp. 2-3
Description
An introduction to the special edition about Indigenous post-secondary students.
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.
[Opening Remarks and Keynote]
Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 02]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beverly Kiohawiton Cook
Description
Webcast of the keynote speaker from the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium, Beverly Cook, who speaks on child sexual abuse and the ACE program (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
Duration: 31:58.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[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 among First Nations in Ontario: A Report of Current Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Description
Statistical information on number of prescriptions, number of prescriptions by type, rates of opioid-related hospitalization and emergency department visits, and mortality
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 Aboriginal Persons in the Workforce: Report of The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Standing Committee on Human Resources
Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Description
Discusses the challenges and recommendations of employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.
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.
An Opportunity Lost for Aboriginal Self-Determination: Australia's Compliance with ILO 169
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Humphry
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1995, p. 17
Description
Examines how customary law or Aboriginal law has not been historically recognized in Australia and looks at how articles 8 and 9 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) have tried to correct this.
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.
The Optics of Interracial Sexuality in Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings and Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jolie A. Sheffer
College Literature, vol. 41, no. 1, Native/Asian Encounters, Winter, 2014, pp. 119-148
Description
Looks at a short-story collection and a graphic novel, both which feature semi-autobiographical twenty-something protagonists.
Oral Health Beliefs and Oral Hygiene Behaviours among Parents of Urban Alaska Native Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Jamuir M. Robinson
Robert Greenlee
Amany Refaat
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 100 parents of AI/AN children 71 months or younger attending outpatient paediatric primary care appointments found that the odds of regular child toothbrushing were 49.10 times higher when the parent brushed their own teeth regularly.
Oral History of the Dakota Tribes 1800's - 1945: As Told to Colonel A.B. Welch, the First White Man Adopted by the Sioux Nation
Alternate Title
Welch Dakota Papers
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Everett Cox
Description
Over 4000 personal papers of A.B. Welch including battle stories, short biographies, personal diaries and more.
The Oral in the Written: A Literature Between Two Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 89-102
Description
Examines the relationship between oral traditions and contemporary Aboriginal literature.
Oranga and Māori Health Inequities, 1769–-1992
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram
Beverly Te Huia
Tracee Te Huia
Melissa Matutina Williams
Nathan Williams
Oregon American Indian & Alaska Native Community Health Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Description
Statistics from various sources gathered to assist tribes in developing public health programs and priorities.
The Organic Constitution: Aboriginal Peoples and the Evolution of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Slattery
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, 1995, pp. [101]-112
Description
Outlines the main features of the model of the Constitution.
Origin Story: The Genesis of Tribal College Journal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Boyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, August 14, 2014, pp. [22-23]
Description
The founding editor discusses the early years of the Journal.
Origins of Contemporary Indian Social Welfare in the Canadian Liberal State: An Historical Case Study in Social Policy, 1873-1965
Theses
Author/Creator
Hugh Edward Quixano Shewell
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1995.
Origins of Lateral Violence in Aboriginal Communities: A Preliminary Study of Student-to-Student Abuse in Residential Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kim Matheson
Hymie Anisman
The Osoyoos Indian Band, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Species at Risk Act: Lack of Consultation, and Perpetuation of Underdevelopment on Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Mammel
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.
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 Door: A Practice Guide for Child Welfare Professionals Working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenn Richard
Description
Objectives of document were to provide: awareness of the history of colonization in child welfare, an understanding of the requirements for working with families and communities, and competency to fulfill obligations under Ontario's Child and Family Services Act.
2nd edition.
"Other" Voices: Historical Essays on Saskatchewan Women
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Barbara Powell
Prairie Forum, vol. 20, no. 2, Fall, 1995, pp. 301-302
Description
Book review of: "Other" Voices: Historical Essays on Saskatchewan Women edited by David De Brou and Aileen Moffatt.
Our Children Are Our Future: Early Learning Asset Mapping Project: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario Education Coordination Unit
Description
Report summarizes what early learning means to First Nations communities, early learning key supports, early learning assets, early learning staff supports, and early learning gaps and challenges.
Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kyle T. Mays
NAIS : Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 198-199
Description
Film review of: Our Fires Still Burn by Audrey Geyer.
Film focuses on two themes: trauma and resilience.
"Our First Duty Was to God and Our Next to Our Country": Religion, Violence, and the Sand Creek Massacre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Rein
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 217-238
Description
Looks at a war crime that massacred innocent people.
Our First First Nations Physician
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J.T.H. Connor
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 5, March 18, 2014, p. 376
Description
Book review of: Bridging Two Peoples: Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843-1909 by Allan Sherwin.