Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
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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 among First Nations in Ontario: A Report of Current Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Description
Statistical information on number of prescriptions, number of prescriptions by type, rates of opioid-related hospitalization and emergency department visits, and mortality
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 For First Nation Prosperity Through Oil and Gas Development
Alternate Title
Studies in Energy Transportation, November 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravina Bains
Description
Shows First Nations communities are in a unique position geographically and have the demographics and labour force to increase employment through skills training and collaboration.
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 Found: Improving the Participation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada’s Workforce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses initiatives and recommendations to engage Aboriginal peoples in education and employment.
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.
Oral Health Beliefs and Oral Hygiene Behaviours among Parents of Urban Alaska Native Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Jamuir M. Robinson
Robert Greenlee
Amany Refaat
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 100 parents of AI/AN children 71 months or younger attending outpatient paediatric primary care appointments found that the odds of regular child toothbrushing were 49.10 times higher when the parent brushed their own teeth regularly.
Oral Literature in the Digital Age: Archiving Orality and Connecting with Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Widlok
David Nathan
Judith Aston
Paul Matthews
Daniela Merolla ... [et al.]
Oral Narratives, Customary Laws and Indigenous Water Rights in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlowe Gregory Sam
Description
Interdisciplinary/Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2013.
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.
"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).
Oranga and Māori Health Inequities, 1769–-1992
Alternate Title
Wai 2575, #B25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram
Beverly Te Huia
Tracee Te Huia
Melissa Matutina Williams
Nathan Williams
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 Orenda
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kirsten Madsen
Northern Review, no. 37, Fall, 2013, pp. 215-218
Description
Book review of The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
Organizing Indigenous Governance in Canada, Australia, and the United States
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
vol. 4
Description
Discusses issues such as differing perceptions of governance, scope of jurisdiction, who constitutes the "self" that is being governed, and questions of efficacy and legitimacy. Chapter ten from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
The Origin of William Richardson's 1771 Description of a Labrador Inuit Snow House
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne P. Stopp
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, Reconstructions du passé inuit / Reconstructions of the Inuit Past, 2013, pp. 95-102
Description
Concludes that Richardson's information appears to have been obtained from George Cartwright's text on the same subject.
Original Ways: An Exploration of Tiv and Inuit Indigenous Processes of Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking
Theses
Author/Creator
Grace Kyoon-Achan
Description
Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.
The Origins of Culture: An Ethnographic Exploration of the Ktunaxa Creation Stories
Alternate Title
An Exploration of the Ktunaxa Creation Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Tanya Laing Gahr
Description
Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, [2013].
The Oromo, Gadaa/Siqqee Democracy and the Liberation of Ethiopian Colonial Subjects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asafa Jalata
Harwood Schaffer
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 277-295
Description
Looks at the development of an administration to break up the Tigrayan-led Ethiopian terrorist government.
An Osage Journey to Europe, 1827-1830: Three French Accounts
Alternate Title
American Exploration and Travel Series ; v. 81
E-Books
Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle for Justice and Freedom
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff Washburn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 2013, pp. 162-164
Description
Book review of: Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch.
Review located by scrolling to page 162.
The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 204-207
Description
Book review of: The Other Movement by Denise E. Bates.
Review located by scrolling to page 204.
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.
The Other Self Goes Rogue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dean Rader
Minnesota Review, no. 80, New Series, 2013, pp. 55-56
Description
Poem.
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.
Otherness and Human Trafficking: The Vulnerability of Indigenous Women to Sexual Exploitation
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Loozen
Description
Human Rights and Democratisation Thesis (EMA)--University of Seville, 2013.
Otherness and Human Trafficking: The Vulnerability of Indigenous Women to Sexual Exploitation
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Loozen
Description
Human Rights and Democratization Thesis (E.Ma.)--University of Seville, 2013.
Our Greatest Challenge: Aboriginal Children and Human Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rani Kerin
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 179-180
Description
Book review of: Our Greatest Challenge by Hannah McGlade.
Scroll down to page 179 to read review.
Our Healing, Our Solutions: Sharing Our Evidence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Gilmour
Description
Comments on a program that showcases the critical role of traditional and cultural practices in healing.
"Our Healing Starts with Our Women": Wolamsotuwakonol of the Indian Residential School Experience
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda E. Reid
Description
Nursing Thesis (MN)--University of New Brunswick, 2019.
Our Health Counts: Unmasking Health and Social Disparities Among Aboriginal People in Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Description
Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2013.
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 Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our Interconnected Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
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 Mother Earth Is My Purpose": Recollections From Mr. Albert Smith, Na'ashó'ii dich'ízhii
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Ross
Albert Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 105-124
Description
Looks at the World War II military service through the recollections of a Navajo veteran.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Our Nyikina Story: Australian Indigenous People of the Mardoowarra
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Poelina
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses current work being undertaken in the Nyikina community to ensure language, traditional laws, and customs are passed on to future generations.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.