Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Pollom
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, May 15, 2016, pp. 252-296
Description
Contends that legislative action is the next step for both Australia and the United States. Legislation will help both countries to recognize and acknowledge historical atrocities through compensation and ensuring future transgressions do not occur.
Kina'muanej Knjanjiji'naq mut ntakotmnew tli'lnu'ltik (In the Foreign Language, Let us Teach our Children not to be Ashamed of Being Mi'kmaq)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Julian
Ida Denny
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 148-160
Description
Comments on an immersion program that works towards language resurgence.
Kinscapes, Counter Histories, and Nineteenth-Century Tintypes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Thomson
Heather Caverhill
Victorian Review, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 2022, pp. 28-32
Description
Examines a photograph of a North-West Mounted Police officer to discuss how Kinscape can be used to discover more interpretive possibilities within the history of the prairies.
Kinship and Identity: Mixed Bloods in Urban Indian Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Applegate Krouse
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 73-89
Description
Examines the effectiveness and limitations of kinship-based identity for individuals lacking cultural knowledge.
Kiskenimisowin (Self-knowledge): Co-researching Wellbeing With Canadian First Nations Youth Through Participatory Visual Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Victor
Warren Linds
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Linda Goulet
David Benjoe ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 262-278
Description
"This article reports the findings of an after-school program in 2014 that blended a participatory visual method of research with Indigenous knowledge, methodologies, and practices to provide sociocultural health programming for youth in a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan, Canada".
Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights
Alternate Title
Learning through Cultural Connections
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynda Mcgilvery
Lori Schoening
Qian Li
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Description
Indigenous Alaskans discuss their experience of the aurora borealis. Duration: 25:25.
Kivalliq Inuit Centre Boarding Home and the Provision of Prenatal Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen M. Lawford
Audrey R. Giles
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32213
Description
Priorities to improve maternal child health in Nunavut prompted a pilot prenatal education class offered to pregnant Nunavummiut women who had been evacuated to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Kiviuq and the Bee Woman By Noel McDermott, Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas: Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Kiviuq and the Mermaids by Noel McDermott, Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas: Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Pre-reading activities, discussion questions, learning activities, and extension activities for Grades 4 to 6.
A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Alternate Title
Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation ; v. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science (Book 1)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gloria Snively
Wanosts'a7 Lorna Williams
Gwixsisalas Emily Aitken
Wii Smax John Corsiglia
‘Nalaga Donna Cranmer
'Welila'ogwa Irene Isaac
Edōsdi Judith C. Thompson
Knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) among Natives in Northern Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Williams
Susan P. Gloster
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. 60, no. 6, November 1999, pp. 833-[?]
Description
Results from a study conducted during 1994 and 1995 indicate knowledge of FAS was lower compared to the general population.
Knowledge of Inuit Languages (10), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (8), Mother Tongue - Detailed Inuit Languages (15), Area of Residence: Inuit Nunangat (7), Age Groups (8) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey
Alternate Title
2011 National Household Survey: Data Tables: Aboriginal Peoples
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Each variable can be searched.
Knowledge Translation in Indigenous Communities: A Review of the Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randy Jackson
Renée Masching
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research , vol. 8, Winter, 2016, pp. 81-104
Description
Surveys current literature related to presenting current research to Indigenous communities using Aboriginal knowledge systems and ways of knowing. Focuses on decolonization, participatory approaches, ethical responsibilities of researchers, and Indigenous self-determination.
Ktaqamkuk: Remembering and Re-Imagining Our Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Jordan Bennett
Description
Visual Arts Thesis (MFA)--University of British Columbia, 2016.
Ku Kia’i Mauna: Warriors Rising in Kapu Aloha; Re-Branding the Hawaiian Identity through the Revival of Place Authenticity
Theses
Author/Creator
Mélodie Lirette
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2016.
Kuinerrarmuit Elitnaurviat: The School of the People of Quinhagak. Case Study.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Barnhardt
Description
Looks at a rural community and its leadership plan to include the Yup'k language, beliefs, and values into the school policy and planning process.
Laboratory Characterization of Invasive Haemophilus Influenzae Isolates from Nunavut, Canada, 2000-2012
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond S. W. Tsang
Y. Anita Li
Angie Mullen
Maureen Baikie
Kathleen Whyte ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 29798
Description
"This study characterized invasive H. influenza (Hi) isolates from Nunavut, Canada, in the post-Hib vaccine era."
Labour Force Statistics: Alberta Indigenous People Living Off-Reserve Package
Alternate Title
Labor Force Statistics: Alberta Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve Package
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Labour and Immigration
Government of Alberta]
Description
Includes statistics on working age population, labour force, employment, unemployment and corresponding rates; full-time, part-time, public and private sector and self-employed breakdowns; gender and age breakdowns; Edmonton, Calgary and rest of Alberta breakdowns; and industry, occupational and educational attainment information.
Contains links to monthly data from 2011 to present. Disaggregated data from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey.
Labour Market Conditions for First Nations and Inuit in Quebec: Current Situation and Trends
Alternate Title
Labor Market Conditions for First Nations and Inuit in Quebec: Current Situation and Trends
E-Books
Author/Creator
Régent Chamard
Labour Market Study of Alberta's Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights and Recommendations toward a Successful Indigenous Tourism Workforce Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tourism HR Canada
Description
Provides guidance for short- and long-term planning based on current labour market analysis.
Lac La Biche Chronicles: The Early Years
E-Books
Author/Creator
{Gregory A. Johnson]
Lakota Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lydia Whirlwind Soldier
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 3, Special Issue 1, Spring, 1999, p. [?]
Description
On the eve of the 21st century, author reflects on the last 100 years.
The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen Pickering
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer, 1999, pp. 185-187
Description
Book review of: The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice by Raymond A. Bucko.
Lakota Style Beaded Vest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Kostelnik
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 1, 2016, pp. 22-23
Description
Discusses the beadwork crafted by an English student, John Bishop who lives in the United Kingdom.
Land and Water Based Education
Alternate Title
Land- and Water-Based Education
Treaty Education Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey
Description
Focus on Mi'kmaw culture and Nova Scotia, but lessons could be adapted to other contexts. Lesson plans for all levels as well individual grades.
Land Based Healing: Carrier First Nations' Addiction Recovery Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Dobson
Randall Brazzoni
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2016, pp. 9-17
Description
Results of study show that healing through culture is an effective model for treatment.
Land-based Healing Through Adventure: Wise Practices from Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Priest
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022, pp. 3-16
Description
Examines the combining of adventure, culture and, land as tools for healing Indigenous trauma across the world.
Land-Based Learning
Alternate Title
[McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 269]
[The Wuschusk or Muskrat Project: The Practices]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Renée Carrière
Bonnie Werner
Leda Corrigal
Tim Jardine.]
Description
Brochure which presents the findings and practices of The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project
Land-based Practice for Indigenous Health and Wellness in Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Metisse Redvers
Description
Environmental Design Thesis (MEDes)--University of Calgary, 2016.
"The Land Grows People": Indigenous Knowledge and Social Repairing in Rural Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
Theses
Author/Creator
Lara Rosenoff Gauvin
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.
The Land is Our History: Indigeneity, Law, and the Settler State
E-Books
Author/Creator
Miranda Johnson
LAND | MINE
Theses
Author/Creator
Tsēma Tamara Skubovius
Description
Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design Thesis (M.F.A.)--OCAD University, 2016.
The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shaun A. Stevenson
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 2, 2016, pp. 144-145
Description
Book review of: The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill, Sophie McCall.
The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation and The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Arnett
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 142-144
Description
Book reviews of:
The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill and Sophie McCall.
The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine Elsey.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 142.
"The Lands of My Nation": Delaware Indians in Kansas, 1829-1869
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brice Obermeyer
John P. Bowes
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 1-30
Description
Comments on the Delaware removal story.
Landscape and Identity: Three Artist/Teachers in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Ruth Sulamith Beer
Description
Curriculum Studies: Art Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1999.
The Landscape of Midwifery Care for Aboriginal Communities in Canada: A Discussion Paper to Support Culturally Safe Midwifery Services for Aboriginal Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Olson
Description
Includes background, three case studies, identification of key issues and policy recommendations.
Landscapes’ Lessons: Native American Cultural Geography
in Nineteenth-Century Oregon and Washington
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mathias D. Bergmann
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 45-85
Description
Discusses how U.S. government removal and relocation policies disrupted the vital relationship to land.
Language: A Challenging Resource in a Museum of Sámi Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen Kelly-Holmes
Sari Pietikäinen
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, pp. 24-41
Description
Describes multilingual signage.
Language and Identity: An Inuit Perspective
Alternate Title
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Description
Comments, from interviews with representatives, show that Inuktitut is an important part of Inuit identity and culture.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 106.
Language, Culture, and Identity: Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Change in Two Kwak'wala-Speaking Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1999.
Language has a Spirit: Shakha (Yakut) Language Ideologies and Aesthetics of Sustenance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenanne Ferguson
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 95-111
Description
Examines the beliefs behind the Shakha language and the idea of tyl ichchileekh (language spirit) and influence on language practice.
Language/Langue
Articles » General
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 11, no. 1/2, 1999, pp. 352-354
Description
Presents a series of article summaries on feminism and language published between 1988 and 1998.
The Language of Shamans: Communication as Physical, Symbolic and Subtle
Alternate Title
Language and Identity = Langue et Identité
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marilyn Walker
Description
Explores the terms 'shamanism' and 'language' and considers how the physical and metaphysical realms are integrated through shamanic language.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 117.
Language Revitalization and Identity in Social Context: A Community-Based Athabascan Language Preservation Project in Western Interior Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beth Dementi-Leonard
Perry Gilmore
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1, March 1999, pp. 37-55
Description
Looks at a language revitalization project for five traditional Athabascan languages through planning, training, education, and materials development.
Languages, Geography and HLA Haplotypes in Native American and Asian Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.V. Monsalve
A. Helgason
D.V. Devine
Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences, vol. 266, no. 1434, November 7, 1999, pp. 2209-2216
Description
Results indicate a stronger argument for the single migration theory from Asia than multiple migrations.
Languages of Métis: Métis Foundational Knowledge Theme
Alternate Title
Languages of the Métis: Foundational Knowledge Theme
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rupertsland Institute
Languages of the Land: A Resource Manual for Aboriginal Language Activists
E-Books
Author/Creator
Crosscurrent Associates