Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 25, no. 6, November 1, 2002, pp. 989-1012
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Discusses concepts of citizenship in the context of colonization and Indigenous peoples and proposes a unique framework at both local and global levels is required.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 79-95
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Looks at the activities undertaken by Thessalon First Nation in the development of a social safety net to deal with the inter-generational effects of the residential school system on the family and community.
Looks at the familial relationships which developed in the community of Île à la Crosse as well as those established with representatives of the fur trade and the Church.
Introduction and Chapter 1 of: One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan.
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, vol. 100, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 268-278
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Comments on dysconscious and systemic racism which justifies inequality as natural and deserved and cultivates a distorted way of thinking in institutions of mass media and education.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 83-86
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Looks at a case study to identify areas where future discussion is needed to improve the understanding and meaning of knowledge translation in Aboriginal health research.
Short documentary about the lack of safe, drinkable water in First Nations communities. Focuses on Keewaywin First Nation in northern Ontario.
Duration: 14:06.
Resource for instructing students in the teachings associated with the moons in the three cultures, as well as numbers, days of week, months, and seasons in each language.
Discusses how Sherman Alexie (screenplay) and Chris Eyre (director) chose to portray American Indians in the film.
Excerpt from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Interactive snowmobile road trip across 2,000 inhospitable kilometers of Northern Canada by filmmaker Dianne Whelan. Accompanying material: This Land: Study Guide.
Duration: 35:00.
Guide to accompany film, This Land. Recommended for 12 years and up. Provides several discussion questions for use based on specific subject areas and curriculum.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 137-177
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Re-examines historical evidence used by Judge MacInnes in the case Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada
Describes how imminent national protests influenced the Federal Government to announce the establishment of a independent tribunal to settle land claims.
The Grove: Working Papers on English Studies, no. 9, 2002, pp. 139-150
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Analysis of: The Days of Augusta (1973) by Mary Augusta Tappage, The Ways of My Grandmothers (1982) by Beverly Hungry Wolf and I Walk in Two Worlds (1987) by Eleanor Brass.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Looks at the history of the Brandon Friendship Centre and the women who made the establishment possible by raising awareness on the issue of racism and providing help for Native peoples.