Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Brant James
Tammy Renville
Reclaiming Children and Youth, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 27-30
Description
Comments on how the model of The Circle of Courage identifies strategies and methods for meeting needs to assure that all children and youth may thrive.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
An Ojibwa Man's Dance Shirt
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael G. Johnson
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 3, October-November 2012, pp. 14-16
Description
Photographs, description and construction details of an example made between 1890-1920.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
OLC Recognized for Beating Retention Odds
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Comments on four key approaches to help low-income, minority and adult students successfully earn a degree.
Old Keyam: A Framework for Examining Disproportionate Experience of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples of the Canadian Prairies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen McMullin
Sylvia Abonyi
Maria Mayan
Pamela Orr
Carmen Lopez-Hille ... [et al.]
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 30-40
Description
Explores the concept of keyam (to give up) in relation to tuberculosis transmission.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
Old Man and Coyote Barter: An Inquiry Into the Spirit of a Native American Philosophy of Business
Theses
Author/Creator
Joseph Scott Gladstone
Description
Business Administration [Management] Thesis (Ph.D.)--New Mexico State University, 2012.
Old Punk Rockers Never Die, They Just Do Installation Art: A Profile of Artist Mary Anne Barkhouse
Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dysart
Tanya Bob
Description
Artist, who works in jewelry, mixed-media visual arts, and installations describes the influences and inspirations behind her creations.
Old Wives, the Same Man, and a Baby: Location and Family as the Foundation of Home in Tales of Burning Love and Bingo Palace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Wilson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 31-61
Description
Looks at the struggles of the characters to define what constitutes home from two of Louise Erdrich's works .
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 31.
Olive Dickason at the University of Alberta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rod MacLeod
Native Studies Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 69-72
Description
Story of the hiring of Oliver Dickason, founder of academic study of First Nations history in Canada.
Olive's Initiation to Academia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelius J. Jaenen
Native Studies Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 59-62
Description
Looks at Olive Dickason's academic career and contribution to field of Native history in Canada.
On and Off the Reservation: A Discussion of the Social, Physical, and Mental Health Indicators of Suicide in the Native American Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas A. Guittar
Sociology Compass, vol. 6, no. 3, March 2012, pp. 236-243
Description
Looks at possible explanations for the alarming rates of suicide within the Native American community.
On Being A "Sama7" Teacher: Reflecting on Colonialization, White Identity, Relationships, and Responsibility in Indigenous Contexts
Theses
Author/Creator
Vanessa Marie Liston
Description
Society, Culture and Politics in Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, (Vancouver), 2012.
On-Farm Conservation of Neglected and Underutilized Species: Status, Trends and Novel Approaches to Cope With Climate Change
Alternate Title
[Bioversity International] Proceedings of the International Conference, Frankfurt, 14-16 June, 2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefano Padulosi
Nadia Bergamini
Ehsan Dulloo
Paul Bordoni
Matthias Jäger ... [et al.]
On Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives: The Perceptions of Grade 10 English Language Arts Teachers in a Large Urban School Division in Western Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan Wiens
Description
Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology Thesis(M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
On Prey Mobility, Prey Rank, and Foraging Goals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Ugan
Steven Simms
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 179-185
Description
Article rebuts earlier pieces on the topic of hunter travelling distance and the chance of hunter failure.
On the Biological Affinities of People of the "Lappish Parishes". A Craniometric Analysis of the 17th-Early 19th Century Population of Alozero, Karelia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. I. Khartanovich
I. G. Shirobokow
Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia , vol. 40, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 141-152
Description
Uses cranial traits to examine immigration from central Finland, predecessors of Karelians, and possible links to modern Sami.
On the Borders of Love and Power: Families and Kinship in the Intercultural American Southwest
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Wallace Adams
Crista DeLuzio
Margaret Jacobs
Joaquin Rivaya-Martinez
Cathleen D. Cahill ... [et al.]
On the Edge of Change: Shifting Land Use in the Piikani Timber Limit, Porcupine Hills, Alberta
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristina Jennie Hannis
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2012.
On the Move: Active After School Programs for Girls and Young Women: Success Stories from Five Friendship Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS)
Description
Overview of the key learnings from Centres to support the creation of similar programs elsewhere.
On the Political "Warpath": Native Americans and Australian Aborigines After the First World War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Maynard
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 48-62
Description
"Focuses on and discusses two organizations that formed during this global time period: the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) in Australia and the Mission Indian Federation (MIF) in the United States".
On The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine: Archaeological Paradigms And The Chaco "Tree Of Life"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. H. Wills
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 478-497
Description
Evidence studied contends that the lone pine tree theory which symbolically connects physical with spiritual, cannot be supported and should be dismissed.
On Top of the World: Ernest S. Burch, Jr.'s Contribution to the 1983 National Geographic Society Peoples of the Arctic Map
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Wheelersburg
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 2, 2012, pp. 128-142
Description
Discusses the creation of the traditional Sami resource territories map with detailed locations and place names.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
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.
Online Teaching: Navigating its Advantages, Disadvantages and Best Practices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ahmed Al-Asfour
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Comments on the advantages of on-line teaching and learning and offers tips and best practices for success.
The Only Good Indian is a Reawakened Indian: Indigenous Feminism, Traditionalism, and Cultural Continuity in Louis Erdrich's Love Medicine
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hallie Jackson
Description
Study examines Louise Erdrich's use of American Indian themes and narrative style in the novel, Love Medicine.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Only One Law: Indigenous Land Disputes and the Contested Nature of the Rule of Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Newell
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, 2012, pp. 41-72
Description
Looks at the restrictions of the rule of law within the context of Indigenous land dispute cases with specific examples.
"The Only True People": Linking Maya Identities Past and Present
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bethany J. Beyette
C. Mathews Samson
Juan Castillo Cocom
Timoteo Rodriguez
McCale Ashenbrener ... [et al.]
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in Response to Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act
Alternate Title
OFIFC Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-10 ...
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Argues that with its emphasis on mandatory minimum sentences, limitations to conditional sentences, shift away from rehabilitation and reintegration of young offenders, the Bill would disproportionately target Aboriginals and result in even higher incarceration rates.
Ontario First Nations Environmental Scan on Injuries and Injury Prevention: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Includes literature review and results of scan conducted with the purpose of identifying the most common types of injury and the contributing factors, current community initiatives, needs, issues, and barriers, priorities, and best practices.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
Open Professional Learning Resources: Audience Profiles
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCcampus
Indigenization Project Steering Committee
Description
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Open Skin Boats of the Aleutians, Kokiak Island, and Prince William Sound
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evguenia Anichtchenko
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 157-181
Description
Analyzes the variations in structural details between the boats of the region.
"Opening Up New Worlds": The Life of Olive Patricia Dickason
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Dernoi
Native Studies Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 33-52
Description
Obituary for historian Olive Dickason.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation