Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 29-46
Description
"... shares reflections from participatory action research (PAR) and Indigenous approaches to research (IAR) team members on how they developed personally and professionally through involvement on two Indigenous-focused studies".
Saskatchewan History, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn, 1984, pp. 95-102
Description
Describes the evolving participation of the Assiniboine people in the fur trade of the 18th century. Provides information on the relationships the Assiniboine had with the French, the Coureur des bois and those they had with other First Nations, including the Cree, the Sioux, and the Blackfoot.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll down to page 95
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Ontario Native Womens' Association (ONWA)
Description
Project to identify protective factors which led women to leave abusive relationships and stay away permanently. Research involved women from five Ontario cities: Fort Frances, Hamilton, Ottawa, Timmins and Thunder Bay.
House of Commons Canada, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session ; June 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
MaryAnn Mihychuk
Romeo Saganash
David Yurdiga
Gary Anandasangaree
Mike Bossio ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on information gathered through a series of public hearings involving approximately 100 witnesses, including government officials, Aboriginal organizations, communities, service providers, and professional organizations, and a meeting with 50 Indigenous youth. Concludes with 28 recommendations
Interview and focus group participants in study were primarily grandmothers and mostly great grandmothers who were asked questions about traditional and contemporary practices, and reasons for the increase in dental problems.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 4, May/June 2015, pp. 217-222
Description
Study estimated the proportion of ear and gastrointestinal infections, lower respiratory tract infections requiring hospitalization, and sudden infant deaths which were preventable. Calculated for First Nations (both on- and off-reserve), Métis and Inuit as well as all Canadian infants for comparison.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Comments on the ethics of the extent non-Indigenous researchers can respectfully engage the knowledge of Indigenous peoples.
Report of investigation into factors that may have led to the suicide of an 18-year-old Métis youth who was under the care of the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Discusses the relationship between bronchitis and environmental factors that increase the likelihood of contracting the illness amongst Indigenous populations.
Interview is a general account of Mr. Pocha's life. He describes his involvement in early Metis organizations, and discusses his view on ways to improve the situation of natives.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-371
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy J. M. Pilon
Lisa M. Jewell
J. Stephen Wormith
Patti Laboucane-Benson
Description
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Wellness House is a 16-bed, minimum security facility as well as a residence for offenders on release in the community. Purpose of study was to gain an understanding of the women involved and the unique model of case management. Sixteen in-depth interviews with nine offenders and seven staff members were conducted.
Building Reconciliation: Universities Answering the Truth and Reconciliation Commision's Calls to Action
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peter Stoicheff
Bobby Cameron
Robert Doucette
Blaine Flavel
Carolyn Bennett
Perry Bellegarde
Murray Sinclair ... [et al.]
Description
Plenary event for gathering of university presidents and Aboriginal leaders from across Canada to discuss ways to close the education gap.
Duration: 1:56:45.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Service to Science initiative which provided training and customized evaluation technical assistance to locally-developed substance abuse prevention programs.
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 2, November 20, 2015, pp. 1-25
Description
Author uses the frameworks created in Vizenor’s two 2006 poetry collections to discuss Anishinaabe concepts of belonging and citizenship separate from colonial discourses and dichotomies.
Čaɂak (Islands): How Place-based Indigenous Perspectives Can Inform National Park 'Visitor Experience' Programming in Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Territorydgh864Wed, 12/06/2017 - 00:00
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelda Jane Helweg-Larsen
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2017.