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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.
[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
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
Opportunities and Challenges: What Does the New Economy Have to Offer Aboriginal Economic Development?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Lamb
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 44-60
Description
Examines how information and communication technology has made outsourcing certain functions to remote locations possible and whether this is a viable source of employment for Aboriginal communities. Specifically looks at call centres.
Opportunities in Aboriginal Research: Results of SSHRC's Dialogue on Research and Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Craig McNaughton
Daryl Rock
JustResearch, no. 15, 2008, pp. 27-36
Description
Results from talking with people from Aboriginal, academic, government and non-governmental organizations.
On one pdf. Scroll down to page 27 to read article.
Opportunity and Transition: Veterans Find Growth and Healing at College of Menominee Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherrole Benton
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 2, Honoring Veterans, Winter, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Profiles three veterans and discusses how the College facilitates transition from the military back into tribal life.
Opportunity for Whom?: Political Opportunity and Critical Events in Canadian Aboriginal Mobilization, 1951-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Ramos
Social Forces, vol. 87, no. 2, December 2008, pp. 795-823
Description
Discusses how structural, signaling and political opportunities influence a wide range of people and organizations.
Opposing Views: The Story Of Custer's Defeat Depends On Who Is Telling It
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 30-31
Description
Article contains two pieces of art depicting, 'opposing views' of the 1876 Battle of Greasy Grass or the Battle of Little Bighorn involving George Custer.
Options for Land Registration and Survey Systems on Aboriginal Lands in Canada: A Report Prepared for Legal Surveys Division of Geomatics Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Ballantyne
James Dobbin
Description
Argues that a part of self-government is land tenure systems. The report also discusses land registrations and changes to the system.
Options for the Future of Indigenous Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jackie Huggins
Jenny Macklin
Lynette Glendinning
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, July/August 2008, pp. 21-35
Description
Presents team recommendations on how Australia might achieve fundamental change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.
Oral Narrative in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karl Kroeber
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 72-90
Description
Discusses the recording and translation of an oral narrative titled, The Golden Women
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Oral Tradition is Like the Mackenzie Delta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Kroetsch
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Argues that the oral story is part of our bodies, not part of a book, and each story tells the story of all of us.
Ordinary and Extraordinary Trauma: Race, Indigeneity, and Hurricane Katrina in Tunica-Biloxi History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Klopotek
Brenda Lintinger
John Barbry
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 55-77
Description
Describes how some individuals, of theTunica-Biloxi tribe, came to terms with their feelings of grief and rage after hurricane Katrina.
The Organic Citizen: Reimagining Democratic Participation and Indigeneity in U.S. Late 19th and 20th Century Eco-Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Melinda DiStefano
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2008.
The Origin of Alcohol-Related Social Norms in the Saami Minority
Alternate Title
The Origin of Alcohol-Related Social Norms in the Sami Minority
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Svein Larsen
Addiction, vol. 88, no. 4, April 1993, pp. 501-508
Description
Reports alcohol-related social norms came from the Laestadian (Lutheran) revival movement.
The Origin of Public Bison Herds in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Hebbring Wood
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 157-182
Description
Looks at both private and public management of buffalo and contends that current day tribal herds represent the best opportunity in maintaining the wild character of buffalo.
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
The Original Journal of Charles Larpenteur: My Travels to the Rocky Mountains Between 1833 and 1872
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynn C. Shannon
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 4, Issue 260, March-April 2008, pp. 28-29
Description
Book review: The Original Journal of Charles Larpenteur by Charles Larpenteur, transcribed and annotated by Erwin N. Thompson and edited by Michael M. Casler.
Origins of Predicates: Evidence from Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomio Hirose
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 309-310
Description
Book review of: The Osage and the Invisible World : From the Works of Francis La Flesche introduction and edited by Garrick A. Bailey.
Oskayak High School Kickstarts New Tradition
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Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 31
Description
Comments on the first ever soccer team for Oskayak High School and the enthusiasm the players have for the game.
Article located by scrolling to page 31.
The "Other" in Film: Exclusions of Aboriginal Identity from Australian Cinema
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suneeti Rekhari
Visual Anthropology, vol. 21, no. 2, 2008, pp. 125-135
Description
Discusses Aboriginal representations in Jedda by Charles Chauvel, Walkabout by Nicolas Roeg and Rabbit Proof Fence by Philip Noyce.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Othered Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Bart Gazzola]
Description
Curatorial essay for an exhibition which examined the history of Métis and First Nations women. Artists featured included Sherry Farrell Racette, Mimi Gellman, Tania Willard, Rosalie Favell, Joi Arcand, and Nadia Myre.
Ottawa Experimented on Native Kids
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Author/Creator
David Napier
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 5, May 2000, p. 1
Description
Records located in the National Archives reveal dental and nutritional studies conducted at residential schools.
Ottawa Moves to Resolve Crisis
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Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 10, December 2000, p. 1
Description
Prime Minister directs Herb Gray to look for solutions, but numerous unresolved issues remain between federal government and churches in residential schools dispute.
Ottawa, Not Natives, Behind Many Lawsuits: Churches Face Third-Party Claims
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Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 4, April 2000, p. 1
Description
Asserts that only federal government was named in most residential school lawsuits, but it then countersued churches.
Ottawa's View of ADR Dampens Enthusiasm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 6
Description
Original plans set aside as government forces a more legal focus.
Our Commitments to Indian and Metis People - Pamphlet. - 1993.
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Pamphlet from the Canadian New Democratic Party in preparation for the 1993 Federal Election, stating the NDP's position on land claims, self-government and treaties.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History / The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2008, pp. 356-360
Description
Book review of: Our Fires Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History by Daniel Heath Justice, and The Truth about Stories by Thomas King.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
Our Healthy Journey: A Collection of First Nations Children’s Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Description
Publication designed for use in the education of children.
'Our History Syllabus Has Us Gasping': History in Canadian Schools--Past, Present, and Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Osborne
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 3, September 2000, p. 404
Description
Discusses various debates about the teaching of Canadian history over the past 100 years.
Our Home on Native Land: Burrard Inlet
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on one of Canada's wealthiest First Nations reserves, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.
Duration: 57:59.
Our Home on Native Land: Cumberland House
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on the Cree Nation of Northern Saskatchewan and the Village of Cumberland House.
Duration: 59:43.
Our Home on Native Land: Kitcisakik
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Danielle Young
Description
Documentary on Algonquin community of Kitcisakik in northern Quebec.
Duration: 57:59.
Our Home on Native Land: Pauingassi
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonathan Craven
Description
Documentary on the Ojibwa community of Pauingassi, Manitoba.
Duration: 59:29.
Our Home on Native Land: Wikwemikong
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Johnathan Craven
Description
Documentary aboutthe scars and legacy of residential schools on the First Nations Reserve of Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island In Georgian Bay Ontario.
Duration: 59:29.
'Our Home, Our Land ... Something to Sing About': An Indigenous Music Recording as Identity Narrative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karl Neuenfeldt
Kathleen Oien
Aboriginal History, vol. 25, 2000, pp. [27]-38
Description
Comments on a CD which features 24 Aboriginal songs highlighting the association indigenous people feel towards their land.