Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Durkin
Glenn Frankel
Whispering Wind, vol. 42, no. 4, Issue 290, March-April 2014, pp. 30-31
Description
Interview with Glenn Frankel about inspiration for his book and his views on the film, The Searchers, produced in 1955.
100 Years Ago: Lillian St. Cyr, First Native Star in Hollywood Feature
Alternate Title
Lillian St. Cyr Story, Part 2: 'Squaw Man' and the Hollywood Years
Lillian St. Cyr Story, Part 3: New York City
Lillian St. Cyr, First Native Star in Hollywood Feature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Aleiss
Description
Life story of the film star.
Part 2: 'Squaw Man' and the Hollywood Years.
Part 3: New York City.
100 Years of Loss: The Residential School System in Canada: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
One Hundred Years of Loss: The Residential School System in Canada: Teacher's Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Description
13 Moons: First Foods & Resources Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jamie Donatuto
Diana Rohlman
Larry Campbell
Joyce Lecompte-Mastenbrook
Myk Heidt ... [et al.]]
Description
Teacher resource for educating students about environmental health through the lens of the Coast Salish lunar calendar. Activities follow the foods, resources, traditions, and practices associated with each of the seasonal changes.
A 150-year-old Kuril Islands Tragedy: Yet Another Solution to the Copper Island Aleut Enigma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M A Chlenov
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 207-231
Description
Examines the origins and evolution of Aleutian language spoken by the Yupik people of Copper Island.
The 18th Century Western Cree and Their Neighbours: Identity and Territory
Theses
Author/Creator
Dale Ronald Russell
Description
Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1990.
1990 Report of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons: Fiscal Year Ended 31 March 1990]: Chapter 19: Indian Affairs and Northern Development--Northern Affairs Program
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Kenneth M. Dye]
19th Century Kiowa Women's Ceremonial Dress Clothing: The Elk Tooth Buckskin Dress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 7-20
Description
Discusses the worth of these rare and valuable dresses.
2010 NAISA Presidential Address: Practicing Native American and Indigenous Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Warrior
NAIS : Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 3-24
Description
Looks back four decades to the First Convocation of American Indian Scholars.
2013-2014 Summary of Research: Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN)
Description
Provides brief information, updates, and progress on initiatives taking place in each of four regions: Western, Prairie, Central, and Atlantic.
2015-16 First Nations Regional Health Survey
Alternate Title
Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Information Governance & Data Projects
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
Description
Presents results for adults, youth and children. Under each there are sections dealing with demographics, indicators and predictors of personal health and wellness, health care, and community health and wellness.
Version 2.0.
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey: Report on the Experiences of American Indian & Alaska Native Respondents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sandy E. James
Trudie Jackson
Mattee Jim]
Description
Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents.
Related material:
2008 Survey Results.
2016-2017 Labour Market Information Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Keelaghan
Guido Contreras
Description
Looks at the economic outlook globally, in Canada generally, and in Alberta specifically and how it might affect Métis employment in the province.
Related material:
2015 Report.
2019 Report.
2016 Aboriginal Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Survey: Data Analysis: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Berrett
Description
Highlights four key areas: significant changes in context since 2010; roles and operations of relevant organizations; North American Indigenous Games; and athlete, coaching and physical activity development.
2016 Profile of the Indigenous Population in Surrey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reciprocal Consulting
Description
Statistics on age, family profile, housing, mobility, language, income, employment and labour force, and commuting.
Related Material: 2021 Profile of the Indigenous Population in Surrey
2017-2016 Nunavut Food Price Survey, Comparison of 24 Select Food Items Basket [4 tables]
Alternate Title
Nunavut Food Price Survey, Comparison of 24 Select Food Items Basket, Baffin Region, 2016-2017
Nunavut Food Price Survey, Comparison of 24 Select Food Items Basket, Kitikmeot Region, 2016-2017
Nunavut Food Price Survey, Comparison of 24 Select Food Items Basket, Kivalliq Region, 2016-2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Basket items included: 2% milk, margarine, eggs, potatoes, carrots, bananas, apples, canned baked beans, soda crackers, canned cream of mushroom, ground beef, pork chops, wieners, canned pink salmon, white bread, frozen pizza, frozen corn, baby food in jars, macaroni and cheese dinner, spaghetti noodles, quick oatmeal, instant rice, frozen french fries, and white flour.
2017 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada: Report 4: Oral Health Programs for First Nations and Inuit Health--Health Canada: Independent Auditor's Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Casey Thomas
Jo Ann Schwartz
Vivenne Edward
Jenna Germaine
Lisa Harris]
Description
Focused on whether the Department had reasonable assurance that its programs for eligible individuals had a positive effect on their oral health.
Audit covered the period between September 2013 and December 2016.
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey,Comparison of Nunavut & Canada CPI Food Price Basket Items [4 tables]
Alternate Title
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey,Comparison of Nunavut & Canada Consumer Price Index Food Price Basket Items [4 tables]
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey,Comparison of Nunavut & Canada CPI Food Price Basket Items (Baffin Region)
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey,Comparison of Nunavut & Canada CPI Food Price Basket Items (Kitikmeot Region)
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey,Comparison of Nunavut & Canada CPI Food Price Basket Items (Kivalliq Region)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source for Canadian statistics: Statistics Canada, System of National Accounts, Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table #326-0012.
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey Detailed Data Tables [4]
Alternate Title
2017 Average Food and Non-Food Item Prices, by Size and Region
2017 Average Food and Non-Food Item Prices, by Size and Region (Baffin Region)
2017 Average Food and Non-Food Item Prices, by Size and Region (Kitikmeot Region)
2017 Average Food and Non-Food Item Prices, by Size and Region (Kivalliq Region)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Also includes prices for other household products such as bathroom tissue, foil wrap, diapers, etc.
2017 Nunavut Food Price Survey: Price Comparisons Per Kilogram and Litre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics on select vegetables and fruit, milk and alternatives, grain products, select meat and alternatives, and liquids. Listed for Nunavut as whole as well as Kivalliq, Baffin, and Kitikmeot regions.
2019 Climate Change Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Brazeau
Naomi George
Rebekah Elkerton
Description
Based on interviews with Indigenous women and Elders about relationships to the environment, observed changes, traditional practices on the land, and the health of their families and communities.
2019 General Population Survey: Results from a Saskatchewan-based Survey on Attitudes toward Reconciliation (Technical Report)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Survey consisted of 15 questions in the areas of shared understanding of history, authentic relationships, cultures and worldviews, political, economic and social systems, and racism. In addition 6 demographic questions were asked to determine the characteristics of those who responded.
Related material:
Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey.
2019 Labour Market Information Report
Alternate Title
2019 Labor Market Information Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Looks at the global, Canadian, and Alberta economic outlook and statistics on the employment rate and occupational skills gaps for Métis in the province.
Related material:
2016-2017 Report.
2015 Report.
2019 Survey of Canadians: Toward Reconciliation: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives: Executive Summary
Alternate Title
2019 Survey – Toward Reconciliation: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives
Confederation of Tomorrow 2019 Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute
Description
National public opinion survey conducted online (in the provinces) and by telephone (in the Territories) with a representative sample of 5,732 Canadians (ages 18 and over), including 645 persons who identified themselves as Indigenous, between December 14, 2018 and January 16, 2019.
2019 Survey of Canadians: Toward Reconciliation: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
National public opinion survey conducted online (in the provinces) and by telephone (in the Territories) with a representative sample of 5,732 Canadians (ages 18 and over), including 645 persons who identified themselves as Indigenous, between December 14, 2018 and January 16, 2019.
Related material:
Executive Summary.
2020 Profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives Age 65 and Older
Alternate Title
2018 Profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives Age 65 and Older
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Administration for Community Living
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Description
Data extracted from The Profile of Older Americans.
2018 Profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives Age 65 and Older.
2021 Compendium of Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge: Towards Inclusion of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Global Reports on Climate Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jo Belasco
Dawn Hill Adams
Jamie Donatuto
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Rider Panduro Meléndez ... [et al.]]
Description
Submissions from Indigenous peoples and local knowledge holders in a variety of formats.
2021 NAJA Media Spotlight Report
Alternate Title
2021 Native American Journalists Association Media Spotlight Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)
Description
Analysis of New York Times' coverage of Indigenous topics between 2015 and 2021 showed that more than half the articles contained stereotypical representations.
2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada: Independent Auditor's Report 11: Health Resources for Indigenous Communities--Indigenous Services Canada
Alternate Title
COVID-19 Pandemic Report 11
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Glenn Wheeler
Doreen Deveen
Valérie La France-Moreau
Maxine Leduc
Zackary Partington]
Description
Audit covered the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021.
2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada: Independent Auditor's Report 3: Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities--Indigenous Services Canada
Alternate Title
Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Glenn Wheeler
Doreen Deveen
Samir Drapeau
Valérie La France‑Moreau
Maxine Leduc
Joseph O’Brien]
Description
The audit covered the period from 1 November 2015 to 1 November 2020.
22 Miles Home
Alternate Title
Twenty-two Miles Home
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lulla S. Johns
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 19-33
Description
Author recalls her attempts to avoid being sent back to a residential school.
[3 Plays: If Jesus Met Nanabush; The Tommy Prince Story; Born Buffalo]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lisa Tatonetti
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 101-104
Description
Book review of: 3 Plays by Alanis King.
Aabiziingwashi: Two Worlds Colliding with Jonathan Rudin and Amy Smoke
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonathan Rudin
Amy Smoke
Jorge Barrera
Description
Panelists discuss Tasha Hubbard's documentary about the notorious "starlight tours", which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures.
Duration: 50:54.
Aazzhoogan: Red Lake Nation's Bridge to the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dan King
Eugene McArthur
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how the campus for Red Lake Nation College will provide benefits and opportunities for the community.
Abagoré (Empowering Rural Women in Rwanda)
Alternate Title
Abagore (Empowering Rural Women in Rwanda)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya Esiobu
Obiamaka Onyebum
Rehema Abdul
StoryHouse Communications
IK: Other Ways of Knowing , vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 143-151
Description
This brief article summarizes the documentary film by the same title; the project interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables.
Abagoré (Empowering Rural Women in Rwanda) [Film]
Alternate Title
Abagore (Empowering Rural Women in Rwanda) [Film]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya Esiobu
Obiamaka Onyebum
Rehema Abdul
StoryHouse Communications
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5
Description
This documentary film interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables. The film is accompanied by a brief article.
The Abandoned Ones: Non-Status Indians and Political Organizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Newhouse. Yale D. Belanger
Pamela Ouart
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue - Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 4-26
Description
Looks at contemporary issues facing Non-Status Indians and Non-Status Indian organizations.
Abel's Identity Crisis and His Journey to His Native Self in House Made of Dawn: A Critical Analysis Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irem Seklem
International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, January-March 2014, pp. [20]-30
Description
Looks at the experiences of the protagonist while on a quest to identify with his Native American heritage in N. Scott Momaday's novel.
Abenaki Associates and Aboriginal Niche Market Entrepreneurship
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Bragg
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief case study of company located in Maramichi, New Brunswick which provides information and computer software technology to First Nations.
Abenaki Daring: The Life and Writings of Noel Annance, 1792-1869
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Colin G. Calloway
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 409-411
Description
Book review of Abenaki Daring by Jean Barman.
Abenaki Daring: The Life and Writings of Noel Annance, 1792-1869
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karine Duhamel
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, p. 59
Description
Book review of Abenaki Daring by Jean Barman.
'The Abiding Condition Was Hunger': Assessing the Long-Term Biological and Health Effects of Malnutrition and Hunger in Canada's Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Tracey Galloway
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [147]-162
Description
Evidence suggests that due to the nutritional deprivations experienced by children in residential schools, there is a high prevalence of metabolic risk factors among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Aboriginal and Immigrant Women's Food Choices and Practices in Pregnancy: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gina M. A. Higginbottom
Fabiana Mamede
Rubina Barolia
Helen Vallianatos
Thane Chambers
Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 16-25
Description
Looked at 17 articles describing seven qualitative and ten quantitative research studies and identified nine themes.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Workers Spread the Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynette Kent
Jane Maxwell
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, March 1990, pp. 20-23
Description
Reprint of two letters received by the journal in 1989. One by a person involved in Aboriginal education and the other regarding African women's health.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: A Focus Report on Housing and Homelessness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Aboriginal and Torres Strait People and Dementia: A Review of the Research
Alternate Title
Paper (Alzheimer's Australia) ; 41
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leon Flicker
Kristen Holdsworth
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights: Reconciling Powers and Duties: A Comment on Horseman, Sioui and Sparrow
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Constitutional Forum, vol. 2, no. 1, Autumn, 1990, pp. 1-4
Description
Looks at decisions by the Supreme Court and the application of honour and duty to interpretation.
Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories From Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzy Bear
Ganga B. Dakshinamurti
Erie Maestro
Mary Weasel Fat
Lillian Li
Jim Bruce...
Jessie Loyer ...
Dale Blake ...
Camille Callison ...
Kim Lawson
Maha Kumaran
Deborah Lee
Aboriginal Artists' Rights and Protection: A Study of Australian Law and International Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole Sirois
Description
Art Law and Arts Management Thesis (MSc) -- International Hellenic University, 2021.
Aboriginal Child Poverty: Our Children are Our Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Choo
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 39-45
Description
Summary of report sponsored by the Secretariat of the National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.