Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. K. Moffatt
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 35, February 1989, pp. 377-382
Description
Contends that resources are needed to educate and counsel First Nations people on nutrition in a culturally appropriate manner.
NWT Educator Toolkit for Classroom Treaty Simulations
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Educator Toolkit for Classroom Treaty Simulations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gordon Foundation
O'odham ki: The Development of a Theme Residence and its Effect on American Indian Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Julia Marie Mason
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1994.
Obesity in a Southwest Native American Tribe: Examination of Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Health Risks
Theses
Author/Creator
Norma Gray
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1989.
The Obligation to Set Aside and Secure Lands for the "Half-Breed" Population Pursuant to Section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Luc Chartrand
p. iv, 341
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1988.
The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Roots of American Indian Activism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Troy Johnson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 63-79
Description
Asserts that one of the most overlooked and important acts of activism was the occupations of Alcatraz Island (1964, 1969-70), which was for the participants, an expression of patriotism and self-determination.
Occupational Therapy Work Experience for Aboriginal People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret O'Leary
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 19-22
Description
Promotes the career of occupational therapy offered at the Hunter Institute of Higher Education in hopes of attracting Aboriginal students. Defines occupational therapy, where therapists work, and the length of course.
The Odyssey of Chief Standing Buffalo and the Northern Sisseton Sioux
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Diedrich
Of Missionaries and Their Cattle: Ojibwa Perceptions of a Missionary as Evil Shaman
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kugel
Ethnohistory, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 1994, pp. 227-244
Description
Descriptions of Minnesota Ojibwa and their first encounters with missionaries in the 1830s.
Off-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Alternate Title
First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019
FN/CIS 2019
FN/CIS 2019: Off-Reserve Investigations
Investigation And Placement Types In Off Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 In Canada In 2019
Child Characteristics in Off-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Caregiver Characteristics in Off Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 236
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 236
CWRP Information Sheet ; no 234
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 234
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 232
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 232
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Nicolette Joh-Carnella
Marie Saint-Girons
Eliza Livingston
Description
Oglala Women
Alternate Title
Oglala Women (Review)
Book Reviews
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 30-31
Description
Book review of: Oglala Women by Marla N. Powers.
Ohio Hopewell Trophy-Skull Artifacts as Evidence for Competition in Middle Woodland Societies Circa 50 B.C. - A.D. 350
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark F. Seeman
American Antiquity, vol. 53, no. 3, July 1988, pp. 565-577
Description
Discusses indications that modified human skulls were defeated enemies and not revered ancestors.
The Ojibwa-Jesuit Debate at Walpole Island, 1844
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denys Delage
Helen Hornbeck Tanner
Pierre Chazelle
Ethnohistory, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 1994, pp. 295-321
Description
Presentation of a religious debate between two Ojibwa leaders and a Jesuit missionary that was recorded in a letter.
The Ojibwa of Western Canada, 1780 to 1870
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History ; 8
The Ojibway of Western Canada, 1780-1870
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Peers
Manitoba Studies in Native History
Ojibwe Dialect Relationships
Theses
Author/Creator
Jerry Randolph Valentine
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 1994.
Dialects include: Saulteaux, Chippewa, Odawa, Eastern Ojibwe, Northwestern Ojibwe, Severn Ojibwe, Nipissing, and Algonquin.
Ojibwe Oral Tradition
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Adaptations of sixteen traditional stories, most relating to Wenebojo.
Old Indian and Métis Fiddling in Manitoba: Origins, Structure and Questions of Syncretism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Lederman
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1988, pp. 205-230
Description
The fiddle music of two western Manitoba communities demonstrates both First Nation and European influences, combined to form a new style.
Omaminomowayak: Anishinaabe Justice in Muskrat Dam First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phil Lancaster
Windsor Yearbook of Access Justice, vol. 14, 1994, pp. 331-349
Description
Explores how social control is maintained in Muskrat Dam First Nation through holistic and traditional methods.
On Being A Northern Judge
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Claude Fafard
pp. 403-404
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, explores the question of credibility of the criminal justice system, stating consideration ought to be given to a social justice healing process
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
On-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Alternate Title
Caregiver Characteristics in On-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Child Characteristics in On-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Investigation and Placement Types in On-Reserve Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 0-17 in Canada in 2019
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 232
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 232
First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019
FN/CIS 2019
FN/CIS-2019: On-Reserve Investigations
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 233
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 233
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 235
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 235
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Nicolette Joh-Carnella
Marie Saint-Girons
Eliza Livingston
Description
On Subordinating Native American Cosmologies to the Empire of Gender
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen O. Murray
Current Anthropology, vol. 35, no. 1, February 1994, pp. 59-61
Description
Includes discussion of gender, sex, and sexuality including gender roles and third gender or berdache.
On the Edge of a Knife: Robert Davidson's Art Walks a Fine Line Between the Personal and the Political, the Aesthetic and Anthropological
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Off
Canadian Art, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1994, p. 28
Description
Reviews an exhibition spanning three decades, entitled Eagle of the Dawn that featured carving, painting, printmaking and engraved works .
On the "Indianness" of Bingo: Gambling and the Native American Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Pasquaretta
Critical Inquiry, vol. 20, no. 4, Summer, 1994, pp. 694-714
Description
Debates the issue of how reservation gambling affects Native American identity and community life.
On the Outside in Their Homeland: Native People and the Evolution of the Yukon Economy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth Coates
Northern Review, no. 1, s, 1988, pp. 73-89
Description
Looks at the history of economic conditions for the Yukon First Nations peoples.
One with the Watershed: A Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Heidlebaugh
Description
Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
Onion Lake Elder Appointed to the Order of Canada
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, April 1989, p. 3
Description
Gus Waskewitch of Onion Lake appointed to the Order of Canada.
“The only Indian hospital in the Northwest”: Dynevor Indian Hospital, 1896 – 1957: A Collection of Settler Sources
Documents & Presentations
Description
Compilation of primary sources. Mainly articles from The Winnipeg Tribune and leaflets of the Woman's Auxiliary.
Ontario Native Canadians and World War One
Theses
Author/Creator
P. J. Heslin
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1994.
Ontario's Alleged Fanaticism in the Riel Affair
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. I. Silver
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 69, no. 1, March 1988, pp. 21-50
Description
Argues that Riel's hanging was not simply a result of bigotry against the French and the Catholic religion but that he was viewed as a rebellious traitor.
Open Educational Resources: Native American Medicine
Alternate Title
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
The Medicine-Men of the Apache
The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa
E-Books
Author/Creator
Huron H. Smith
John Bruno Romero
James Mooney
John Gregory Bourke
Walter James Hoffman
Description
Compilation of previously published material.
Open House at the District Chiefs Office, Prince Albert
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 4 negatives of an open house held at the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, in March, 1988. The first two show people on either side of an informational table in an office setting. The second two show two men looking at documents.
Oral Tradition and Oral History: Reviewing Some Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Cruikshank
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 75, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 403-422
Description
Discusses how the history of cross cultural encounters is constructed and how particular views may gain authority.
Oral Traditions of the Woodland Cree (Nihithawak) in Northern Saskatchewan: Links to Cultural Identity, Ways of Knowing, Language Revitalization, and Connections to the Land + Nehithāwi – Kiskethihtamiwin: Kayās Āchimowina Ekwa Āchithohkewina. Nihithowewin, Nihithawihtāwin Mena Mithopimāchihowin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Charles
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 25-37
Description
Discuss the significance of oral history to the Woodland Cree to reinforce their cultural worldview into the modern era.
"Orality in Literacy": Listening to Indigenous Writing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Dickinson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pp. 319-340
Description
Examines oral features found in the works of Patricia Grace (New Zealand), Sally Morgan (Australia) and Marie Annharte Baker (Canada).
[Orange Shirt Day (Residential Schools)]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute]
Description
Power Point presentation deals with the Métis residential school experience. Can be used with Grades 5-12.
Oratory: Coming to Theory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 54, Winter, 1994, pp. 7-[?]
Description
Examines the philosophical theory and meaning behind oratory.
"The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 102-104
Description
Book review of: "The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823 by Jennifer S. H. Brown and Robert Brightman.
"The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. Garth Taylor
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 69-70
Description
Book review of: "The Orders of the Dreamed" by Jennifer S. H. Brown and Robert Brightman.
Origin of Day and Night by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko: Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
The Other Face of Development: Native Population, Health Status and Indicators of Malnutrition—The Case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. P. Thouez
A. Rannou
P. Foggin
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 29, no. 8, 1989, pp. 965-974
Description
Describes a survey which found changes in lifestyle had a detrimental effect on nutritional standing and other aspects of health.
Other, Sister, Twin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Hogan
Callaloo, vol. 17, no. 1, Native America Literatures , Winter, 1994, pp. 27-28
Description
Poem titled Other, Sister, Twin by Linda Hogan.
Ottawa's Assault on First Nation's Education
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, April 1989, p. 6
Description
Reaction to government cutbacks in post-secondary education taken from an information brochure prepared by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
Our Living Treasures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Doug Cuthand
Description
A 58.24-minute video of the 1994 Elders Gathering. Involved in making the video were director Marjorie Beaucage, producer and writer Doug Cuthand, director of photography Glen Markwart, and music by Edmond Bell and Ed Beardy. Special thanks were given to Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment, the NFB, Studio 1, and Wawatay Communications.
Historical note:
Our Names from Land and Sea: A Catalogue
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 22-24
Description
Catalogue of names.
Out of the Background: Readings on Canadian Native History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. Blair Stonechild
Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 100-102
Description
Book review of: Out of the Background: Readings on Canadian Native History edited by R. Fisher and K. Coates.
The Outsider in James Welch's The Indian Lawyer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidner J. Larson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 495-506
Description
Literary criticism article that examines the ways that themes of isolation, disconnection from community, and individual/cultural identity are explored in Welch’s novel.
Overland to Starvation Cove: With the Inuit in Search of Franklin 1878-1880
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard C. Davis
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 74-75
Description
Book review of: Overland to Starvation Cove by Heinrich Klutschak. Edited and translated by William Barr.
Pagans Rewriting the Bible: Heterodoxy and the Representation of Spirituality in Native American Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly M. Blaeser
Ariel, vol. 25, no. 1, January 1994, pp. [12]-31
Description
Looks at the effect Christian teaching has had on Native American literature.
A Palaeopathological Analysis of an Historic Inuit Population From Southern Baffin Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Keenleyside
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1998.
Paleoindian Aggregations on the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack L. Hofman
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, vol. 13, 1994, pp. 341-370
Description
Analysis of the evidence for group gatherings or aggregations in the archaeological record.