E-Books
Successful Aging Through the Eyes of Alaska Native Elders. What It Means to Be an Elder in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Jordan Paul Lewis
Description
Psychology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2009
Suicidal Ideation in a Community-Based Sample of Elementary School Children: A Multilevel and Spatial Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Xin Feng
Cheryl Waldner
Jennifer Cushon
Kimberly Davy
Cory Neudorf
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 1, 2016, pp. 100-105
Description
A sample of 5,340 students from 109 schools in the Saskatoon Health Region revealed that 340 (6.4%) had considered suicide at least once in the past 12 months.
Suicidal Ideation in American Indian/Alaska Native and White Adolescents: The Role of Isolation, Exposure to Suicide, and Overweight
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Zamora-Kapoor
Lonnie A. Nelson
Celestina Barbosa-Leiker
Katherine A. Comtois
Leslie R. Walker ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 4, 2016, pp. 86-100
Description
Compares two groups for risk factors and how associations to suicidal ideation differ between races.
Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Economic and Aboriginal
Cultural Status After Multivariate Adjustment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Lemstra
Cory Neudorf
Johan Mackenbach
Tanis Kershaw
Ushasri Nannapaneni
Christina Scott
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 54, no. 9, September 2009, pp. 589-595
Description
Looks at data collected on suicidal indicators including demographics, socio-economic status, cultural status, behaviours, life stress, and health care use.
Suicide Clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Description
Review based on published research, discussions with subject matter experts and interviews with representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention as a Community Development Process: Understanding Circumpolar Youth Suicide Prevention Through Community Level Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Allen
Gerald Mohatt
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
David Henry
People Awakening Team
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 68, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 274-291
Description
Looks at a cultural prevention program for rural Yup’ik youth in Alaska that specifically targets suicide and alcohol abuse.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Description
Purpose of review was to discover if there were successful interventions for promoting prevention and providing postvention support and look at the effectiveness of evaluation frameworks developed for these programs.
Updated version.
Suicide Prevention in Nêhiyawi (Cree) Comic Books
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Leggatt
Bookbird, vol. 54, no. 1, 2016, pp. 31-41
Description
Examines the depiction of suicide in two comic books: Darkness Calls and 7 Generations.
Suicide Rate Higher For Indigenous People In Labrador
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donalee Moulton
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 12, September 06, 2016, p. E275
Description
Study undertaken over a 17 year period found that the rate in Inuit communities was 20 times higher than the provincial average.
Summary of Legal Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network(CAAN)
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Description
Study involved consultations, key informant interviews and a focus group about HIV and/or hepatitis C (HCV) in Indigenous communities. Most responses fell into two broad categories: stigma and discrimination in the context of health care and other settings and concerns about privacy and confidentiality, with a number of sub-themes.
A Summary of Saskatchewan Board of Education Initiatives for Aboriginal Employment and Student Success
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Mills
Description
Survey covered the following topics: increasing achievement and graduation rates, projected job opportunities within their division, awareness training for staff, and policies related to Aboriginal education.
Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
The Summer Lake Club
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurel Parry
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 108-111
Description
A young girl's memories of summertime in the Yukon.
Sundown and Problems of Anti-development in Petro-Modernity
Theses
Author/Creator
Sofiya Volkova
Description
Focus of work by John Joseph Mathews.
Culture and Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Södertörn University, 2016.
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Superior
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lou Allin
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 143
Description
A poem.
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Supporting a Comprehensive and Equitable Funding Framework: FNEC Rationale for Funding Formula For First Nations Elementary and Secondary Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Educational Council
Description
Provides new framework for updating of old formula first used in 1988 which would include quality and range of services, and additional costs inherent to unique to First Nations schools.
Supporting Aboriginal Parents: Teachings for the Future
Alternate Title
'Messages From the Heart': A Showcase on Aboriginal Childrearing – Caring for Our Children and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn Irvine
Description
Discusses the crisis facing Aboriginal parents in Canada and the need to create more culturally appropriate and relevant programs, resources and services.
Supporting Aboriginal Sex Workers' Struggles
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Yee
Canadian Dimension, vol. 43, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 45-47
Description
Looks at the reasons for the disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in the sex trade.
Supporting & Developing the Indigenous Screen-based Media Industry in Canada: A Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Dickerson
Description
Identifies barriers in the areas of funding, distribution, production, governance, and capacity, and makes recommendations.
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Indigenous Language and Cultural Resurgence with Digital Technologies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[David Perley
Susan O'Donnell
Chris George
Brian Beaton
S. Peter-Paul]
Description
Makes recommendations for each of five key messages about digital language resources: a "whole community approach is required, the community or nation should own and control resources and technology, Elders should guide development, and policies should be guided by UNDRIP and TRC Calls for Action.
Supporting Indigenous Researchers: A Practical Guide for Supervisors
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Laycock
Diane Walker
Nea Harrison
Jenny Brands
Description
Related material: Researching Indigenous Health: A Practical Guide for Researchers.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Supporting Sustainable Forest Management By Enhancing Aboriginal Engagement and Adaptive Capacity: The Prince Albert Model Forest and Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Renee Welter
Description
Environment and Sustainability Thesis (M.E.S.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Supporting the Bereavement Needs of Pacific Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Following a Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Roy Lay-Yee
Martin von Randow
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 129-141
Description
Results of a Pacific community survey that specifically addresses the communities suicide postvention needs.
Supporting Young Indigenous Children's Language Development in Canada: A Review of Research on Needs and Promising Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Canadian Modern Language Review , vol. 66, no. 1, September 2009, p. 19–47
Description
Looks at research and reports about young Indigenous children’s early language learning trajectories and developmental needs, for cognitive, social, and cultural learning.
Supporting Young Indigenous Children's Language Development in Canada: A Review of Research on Needs and Promising Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Canadian Modern Language Review, vol. 66, no. 1, September 2009, pp. 19-47
Description
Looks at the gaps in knowledge regarding what Indigenous children and families need for optimal language development.
Supreme Court Reversal of Carcieri: Implications for Reaffirmed Michigan Indian Tribes
Alternate Title
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series]
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2009-03]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Novaline D. Wilson
Description
Looks at the two issues on appeal that the Supreme Court will decide. Looks at Rhode Island's argument that the Secretary of the Interior lacks legality to take land into trust for Narragansett Tribe under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA).
Surgical Fertility Regulation among Women on the Navajo Indian Reservation, 1972-1978
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helena Temkin-Greener
Stephen J. Kunitz
David Broudy
Marlene Haffner
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 71, no. 4, April 1981, pp. 403-407
Description
Contends that incidence of abortions and tubal sterilizations is still lower among Navajo women than among the total United States population, but it has risen, especially among 20-34 year olds.
Survey of Periodicals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 275-282
Description
Compilation of themed articles.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
Related Material:
Survey Summary: Pertaining to Parent and Community Engagement in First Nation Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Description
Discusses differences between First Nation and non-first Nation parental involvement in the education system as well as barriers that limit parental involvement in schools.
Surveying the Forty-Ninth Parallel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. F. Hewgill
Alberta History, vol. 64, no. 4, Autumn, 2016, pp. 15-22
Description
Accounts from a member of the Canadian International Boundary Commission published in the In the Days of Pioneering: Crossing the Plains in the Early 70s.
Survivance in Indigenous Science Fictions: Vizenor, Silko, Glancy, and the Rejection of Imperial Victimry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David M. Higgins
Extrapolation, vol. 57, no. 1-2, 2016, pp. 51-72
Description
Critical essay examines the ways that mainstream speculative fictions (SF) preference colonial narratives by placing white men in a victim role, thereby absolving them of guilt and granting them the moral authority of retributive agency. Uses Vizenor’s survivance paradigms to illustrate Indigenous SF’s rejection of the victim position, and resistance to colonial discourse rooted in oppositional duality.
Survivance, Signs, and Media Art Histories: New Temporalities and Productive Tensions in Dana Claxton’s Made To Be Ready: A Review Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Polyck-O'Neill
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 129-144
Description
Review of exhibition held at Simon Fraser University's Audain Gallery in 2016.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 190-192
Description
Book review of Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story edited by Lisa King, Rose Gubele, and Joyce Rain.
Survivance Stories: Indigenous Resistance and Cultural Labour in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Eva Marie Athanasiu
Description
Information Thesis (MI)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
Surviving Desires: Making and Selling Native Jewellery in the American Southwest
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shelby J. Tisdale
American Anthropologist, vol. 118, no. 4, December 2016, pp. 925-926
Description
Book review of: Surviving Desires by Henrietta Lidchi.
Surviving to Thriving: A Personal Journey in Mental Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jenz Malloway
Visions, vol. 11, no. 4, Indigenous People: Reconciliation and Healing, 2016, pp. 18-20
Description
Author shares her mental health experiences including ways to break the cycle of depression.
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
E-Books
Author/Creator
David W. Grua
Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 71, No. 1, February 2002, pp. 163-165
Description
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Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Boyd Cothran
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 110-111
Description
Book review of: Surviving Wounded Knee by David W. Grua.
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Mclean
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2017, p. 73
Description
Book review of: Surviving Wounded Knee by David W. Grua.
Susan Point: Spindle Whorl: Teacher's Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vancouver Art Gallery
Description
Although designed to accompany class visit to an exhibition of the Musqueam artist's work, can be used alone.