Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 28, no. 2, [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], 2016, pp. 452-456
Description
Book review of: Looking for Ashley: Re-Reading What the Smith Case Reveals About the Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada by Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture, vol. 10, no. 2, 2016, pp. 189-207
Description
Comments on the theme of boarding-schools, and the films The Only Good Indian directed by Kevin Wilmott, and The Education of Little Tree directed by Friedenberg and Older Than America directed by Lightning.
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 47-68
Description
Looks at effects on health of Inuit families caused by intergenerational trauma of settlement relocation, required attendance in residential school, and the evacuation during the tuberculosis epidemic during the 1950s and 1960s.
New Brunswick and Atlantic Studies Research and Development Centre Conference, Town and Country: Exploring Urban and Rural Issues in New Brunswick, June 22nd -23rd, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Elder
Description
Looks at working intercultural models by examining cultural practices, arts policies and literary and popular writing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 121-143
Description
Reply to an article titled "In Defense of Black Robe: A Reply to Ward Churchill" published in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal vol. 31, no. 4, 2007 at pages 97-120. Ward Churchill responds to Kristof Haavik in a satirical format, arguing that the author missed the point of the initial article.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 388-391
Description
Review of Peuples du Grand Nord, vol. 1: Des Mythes à la Préhistoire and vol. 2: Vers Esquimau: Du Mammouth à la Baleine by Patrick Plumet.
Review in French.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 393-394
Description
Review of The Southernmost People of Greenland: Dialects and Memories = Qavaat – Oqalunneri Eqqaamassaallu by Maliâraq Vebæk ; edited by Birgitte Sonne and with a contribution on phonology by Birte H. Christensen.
Review in French.
Historical Archaeology, vol. 19, no. 2, 1985, pp. [19]-39
Description
Study examined evidence collected from 41 archaeological sites in order to gather information on ecological adaptations to the fur trade economy. Three ethnic/cultural groups' settlements were studied: Chipewyan, Cree/Métis Cree and Euro-Canadians.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 1, January 1985, pp. [33-37]
Description
Compared the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Vocabulary subtest to evaluate whether cultural factors affect verbal vocabulary test results.
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, vol. 52, no. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 384-391
Description
Describes how the community-based midwifery service is providing the option, for women, to give birth within their remote community rather than have to be evacuated out.
Decolonisation in Aotearoa: Education, Research and Practice
Reclaiming Maori Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ranginui Walker
Description
Discusses how the educational system imposed by the British served to create social injustice.
Chapter one from Decolonisation in Aotearoa: Education, Research and Practice edited by Jessica Hutchings and Jenny Lee-Morgan.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes St-Denis’ journey through phases of awakening, exploring, indigenizing, reclaiming and belonging as an integral part of completion of a Indigenous social work degree. Offers a decolonizing critique of social work, its practice and its relationship to contemporary colonizing practices.
Describes how the Matrimonial Real Property (MRP) Solutions initiative created a safe environment where First Nations women could share their concerns, experiences, ideas, and possible solutions.
TransCanadiana, vol. 8, Canadian Sites of Resistance: Solidarity-Struggle-Change(?), 2016, pp. [81]-101
Description
"Paper examines how the author combines Cree hunting stories, and warrior traditions with the military actions on the battlefields of World War I".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 81.
"Paper aims to ensure that the Child and Family Health Service's future service delivery framework, as proposed in the 'Case for Change' discussion paper, optimises the outcomes for Aboriginal children and families along with the wider population."
Reports on whether to apply customary laws to Aboriginals and whether Aboriginal communities should have the power to apply customary laws for punishment and rehabilitation of Aboriginals. Recommends Aboriginal people have the final say in the recognition of customary law.
AFNQL/FNQLHSSC Brief on Bill 113: An Act to amend the Civil Code and other legislative provisions as regards adoption and the disclosure of information
Book review of: Recognizing Aboriginal Title: The Mabo Case and Indigenous Resistance to English-Settler Colonialism by Peter Russell.
To access this review, scroll to page 137.