Building Bridges: Working with American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care Providers to Integrate Reproductive Health, STI & HIV Prevention Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Hamby
Christine Duclos
Mary McCrimmon
Description
Toolkit to be used as resource for organizations working with communities within the Northern Plains tribal culture.
Building Community: Aboriginal Urban Housing In Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Adene Kuchera
Description
Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2003.
Building Library Communities: Skawenni:io Tsi Iewennahnotahkhwa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Madeleine Lefebvre
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 228-229
Description
Comments on creation of a community library in the territory of Kahnawake, due to a letter written by a thirteen year old student to her local paper.
Building on Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada: The Final Report of the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Johanne Gélinas
Doug Horswill
Rod Northey
Renée Pelletier
Building on Strengths: Collaborative Intergenerational Health Research with Urban First Nations and Métis Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S. Michelle Driedger
Josée Lavoie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 107-125
Description
Describes the research process and results of a participatory project on how Indigenous girls and the female family members that care for them. Results show that flexible design that allows for intergenerational involvement can prove beneficial for both participants and for researchers.
Building on Strengths in Naujaat: The Process of Engaging Inuit Youth in Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Polina Anang
Elizabeth Haqpi Naujaat Elder
Ellen Gordon
Nora Gottlieb
Maria Bronson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Describes the process used by researchers, Inuit youth, and a Naujaat Elder to create a resiliency based community youth project designed increase protective factors against youth suicide.
Building on the Definition of Social and Emotional Wellbeing: An Indigenous (Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand) Viewpoint
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stewart Sutherland
Michael Adams
ab-Original, vol. 3, no. 1, 2019, pp. 48-72
Description
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
Building on the Resilience of Aboriginal People in Risk Reduction Initiatives Targeting Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-borne Viruses: The Aboriginal Community Resilience to AIDS (ACRA)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Andersson
Bev Shea
Chris Archibald
Tom Wong
Kevin Barlow
Georges Sioui
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 89-110
Description
Insights into the health, well-being and resilience of youth as it relates to sexual and injecting behaviour.
Building Partnerships: First Nations and Métis Peoples and the Provincial Education System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Policy framework for Saskatchewan's prekindergarten to Grade12 Education system.
Building Police Legitimacy in a High Demand Environment: The Case of Yukon, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Curt Taylor Griffiths
Peter Clark
Policing, vol. 40, no. 3, Police Legitimacy, 2017, pp. 560-573
Description
Case study explores the historical and contemporary factors that contribute to the challenges surrounding police-First Nations relations.
Building the Evaluation Capacity of Local Programs Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Lessons Learned
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
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.
Bundjalung Settlement and Migration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret C. Sharpe
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 101-124
Description
Looks at reconstructing migration and social contact patterns using language and archaeological, geographical, ethnohistorical and ethnomusical data.
Burden of HIV Infection among Aboriginal Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan Wood
Julio S. G. Montaner
Kathy Li
Ruth Zhang
Lucy Barney
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 515-519
Description
Discusses differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users, and the need for a culturally sensitive and evidence-based response to the epidemic.
The Burden of Hypertension and Heart Disease amongst the Métis Nation of Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason R. Randall
Larry Svenson
Katerina Maximova
Marie Varughese
Amy Colquhoun ... [et al.]
A Burial Cave in the Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dixie West
Christine Lefèvre
Debra Corbett
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 1, 2003, pp. 70-87
Description
Reports on a human burial at the rear of this cave 1,200 to 800 years ago, as well as more recent temporary uses dating to 390 years ago.
Bush Food
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ida West
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 20-23
Description
Describes many types of 'bush foods' used to sustain the Aboriginal diet in Tasmania, Australia.
Bush Planes Played Important Role in North
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 19, 2003, p. A17
Description
Looks at the transformation of Northern Saskatchewan life by aircraft in the last 50 years.
Business and Politics in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Heather Edwards
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Description
Looks at universal principles of good governance and how they are applied to business ventures. Includes business development cases.
Business Behind Economic Recovery
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, October 27, 2003, p. B1
Description
Explores early First Nations trading and business ventures, as well as present-day small businesses, including the Cree Way gas station in Saskatoon.
The Business Case For Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Business Development and Nation (Re)Building in Canadian First Nations: A Case Study of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council and FHQ Developments Ltd.
Theses
Author/Creator
Moses Edward George Gordon
Description
Public Policy Thesis (MPP)--University of Regina, 2019.
Business Ethics and Sovereignty in Settler Colonial States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jurgen Poesche
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Conceptual article argues that Indigenous sovereignty remains valid throughout the Americas and that the settler colonial laws are therefore illegitimate and illegal; all systems that function on the assumption of settler colonial sovereignty must be re-centered around Indigenous laws and ethics.
'But How Does This Help Me?': (Re)Thinking (Re)Conciliation in Teacher Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Kiera Kaia'tano:ron Brant
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
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.
"But it doesn't look Indian": Objects, Archetypes and Objectified Others in Native American Art, Culture and Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Ann Croteau
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.
"But They Were Never Only the Master's Tools": The Use of Photography in De-colonial Praxis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celeste Pedri-Spade
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 106-113
Description
Looks at role of photography in decolonization through archived collections and its use by contemporary Indigenous peoples.
Button Blanket Math: A Primary Unit, Grade 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Walker
Pam Holloway
Joanne Windsor
Description
Resource for teaching number, pattern and space/shapes by incorporating images and forms used in First Nations art. Includes black line masters.
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Métis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Alternate Title
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Metis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Eccectica, vol. 2003, no. 2, Métis Issue, August 2003
Description
Author provides some information and history about the Anglophone Métis community in the areas in and around what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
‘By Education and Conduct’: Educating Trans-Imperial Indigenous Fur-Trade Children in the Hudson’s Bay Company Territories and the British Empire, 1820s to 1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Millions
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Čaɂak (Islands): How Place-based Indigenous Perspectives Can Inform National Park 'Visitor Experience' Programming in Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelda Jane Helweg-Larsen
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Cabinet Shuffle Brings "Seismic Shifts" to Indigenous Affairs, Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 37, September 18, 2017, pp. E1200-E1201
Description
Reports on new health minister and new ministry of Indigenous services.
Cadet David Moniac: A Creek Indian's Schooling at West Point, 1817-1822
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence M. Hauptman
Heriberto Dixon
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 152, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 322-348
Description
Comments on the first Native American to attend and graduate from West Point.
Cahokia Mounds Site Was America's First City
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela D. Toler
American History, vol. 43, no. 1, April 2008, pp. 20-21
Description
Examination of the extinct city of Cahokia Mounds, outside of Collinsville, Illinois, its historical decline and excavation it.
California American Indian / Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Health Status Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
California Department of Public Health
Maternal
Child and Adolescent Health Division
Description
Looks at 14 indicators.
[California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Terria Smith
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: California Through Native Eyes by William J. Bauer.
Call to Action: A New Path for Improving Diabetes Care for Indigenous Peoples, a Global View
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stewart B. Harris
Jordan W. Tompkins
Braden TeHiwi
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 123, January 2017, pp. 120-133
Description
Review looks at evolution of the type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemic, associated risk factors, and impact of comorbidities and complications.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. I: North America, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Nabokov
Wilcomb E. Washburn
Bruce G. Trigger
Dean R. Snow
Linda S. Cordell ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1996.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. I: North America, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Loretta Fowler
Howard R. Lamar
Sam Truett
Robin Fisher
Frederick E. Hoxie ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1996.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. II: Mesoamerica, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard E.W. Adams
Robert N. Zeitlin
Judith Francis Zeitlin
Davod C. Grove
Richard Diehl ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 2000.
Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. II: Mesoamerica, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murdo J. MacLeod
Susan M. Deeds
David Frye
Eric Van Young
Sarah L. Cline ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 2000.
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. III: South America, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank Salomon
Sabine MacCormack
Thomas F. Lynch
Anna C. Roosevelt
Izumi Shimada ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1999.
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas; vol. III: South America, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Juan Carlos Garavaglia
Thierry Saignes
Kristine L. Jones
Anne Christine Taylor
James Schofield Saeger ... [et al.]
Description
Originally published 1999.
Can Arts-Researchers Go Where Artists Go? Questions of Interpretation and Practice as Played Out In, and Through the Work of the Canadian Artist, Rebecca Belmore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donal O'Donoghue
Working Papers in Art and Design, vol. 5, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the performance piece entitled Vigil, which was a commentary on the murdered and missing women from Vancouver's downtown Eastside.
Can Capitalism Be Decolonized? Recentering Indigenous Peoples, Values, and Ways of Life in the Canadian Art Market
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 306-338
Description
Author examines the interdependent nature of colonial and capitalist structures and their collaborative resistance to decolonizing efforts. Explores two different sites in which Indigenous businesses are working to engage in the market while maintaining business practices rooted Indigenous values and principles. Asks how these economic practices can support the dismantling of colonial-capitalist economic institutions.
Can't Blame Anyone Else for My Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Pego
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 365-368
Description
Author offers commentary on the lack of discrimination that he has experienced as an Indigenous journalist and journalism instructor.
Can the Democratic Ideal of Participatory Research be Achieved? An Inside Look at an Academic-Indigenous Community Partnership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Cargo
Treena Delormier
Ludie Lévesque
Kahente Horn-Miller
Alex McComber
et al.
Health Education Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2008, pp. 904-914
Description
Suggests that study findings support the hypothesis that the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project is more closely aligned with a model of community-directed research than a model of shared decision-making between academic and community stakeholders.
Canada and Arctic North America : An Environmental History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynne Heasley
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 109-111
Description
Book review of: Canada and Arctic North America: An Environmental History by Graeme Wynn.
Canada Apologizes for Residential School Abuse
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 7, September 2008, p. 11
Description
Comments on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology to former students of First Nations residential schools June 11, 2008.
Canada: 'Closer to the Goal of Regulated Midwifery Across the Country'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerstin Martin
Rosalind Lydiate
International Midwifery, vol. 21, no. 1, March 2008, p. 13
Description
Article update on the status on midwifery regulation in the Canadian provinces.