The Origins of Pottery Among Late Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers in California and the Western Great Basin
Theses
Author/Creator
Jelmer W. Eerkens
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Santa Barbara, 2001.
Orkneymen to Rupert's Landers: Orkney Workers in the Saskatchewan District, 1795-1830
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Ann Purdey
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Orphans within Our Family: Intergenerational Trauma and Homeless Aboriginal Men
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter M. Memzies
Description
Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute of Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2005.
Orthodontic Treatment in a First Nations Population of Alberta, Canada: A Comparative Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Kirby C. Cadman
p. 120
Description
Dentistry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2001.
Os-sa-pah-chi-kan / Shapeshifting in the Matrices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Nicholas
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 2, September 2005, p. [?]
Description
Introduces shamans and shamanism followed by the first of a series of eight short stories.
Osage Gender: Continuity, Change and Colonialzation, 1720s-1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Tai S. Edwards
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
Oskate Wicasa (One Who Performs)
Theses
Author/Creator
Alida S. Boorn
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2005.
Discussion of Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show and other similar venues.
Osoyoos Indian Band v. Oliver (Town), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 746, 2001 SCC 85
Alternate Title
Osoyoos Indian Band Appellant v. The Town of Oliver and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia Respondents [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Dispute involving reserve land taken for the public purpose of an irrigation canal.
The Other Proletarians: Native American Literature and Class Struggle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Libretti
MFS Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 164-189
Description
Argues that the literature presents an anticapitalist perspective and looks at issues of work and alienation in the larger context of genocide by colonization.
The Other Side of the Mountain
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Ahn Thorpe
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Young, Aboriginal, Missing, Summer, 2010
Description
Discusses exploratory mining and the promise of social programs in Cerro Chorcha, Panama and the connection to mining in Lac LaRonge, Saskatchewan.
The Other Side of the Story: The Importance of James Welch’s Fools Crow Novel
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference : Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patricia DiMond
Description
Discusses the realistic portrayal of Native American life and culture during the period of initial westward expansion.
Othering, Power Relations, and Indigenous Tourism: Experiences in Australia's Northern Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Bresner
PlatForum, vol. 11, 2010, pp. 10-26
Description
Describes personal tourist experiences in Kakadu National Park, Alice Springs, and Ulura-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Otitis Media: Health and Social Consequences for Aboriginal Youth in Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan D. Bowd
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, February 2005, pp. 5-15
Description
Study concludes that health care personnel need to be informed about traditional knowledge and practices in order improve treatment and prevention of middle ear disease.
Otitus Media in Greenland: Studies on Historical, Epidemiological, Microbiological, and Immunological Aspects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Preben Homøe
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 60, Supplement 2, 2001, pp. [1]-54
Description
Exhaustive study on the Inuit and why the rates of ear infection are higher than other population groups.
Otiyaner: The "Women's Path" Through Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 57-68
Description
Comments on the inaccurate portrayal of Haudenosaunee women in historical writing.
Ottawa Makes Unilateral Offer
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 10, December 2001, p. 1
Description
Federal government will pay 70 per cent of proven out-of-court damage settlements but refuses to put a cap on churches liability in residential schools lawsuits.
Otter Trail Singers
Alternate Title
MusicCorner: Otter Trail Singers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gene Bates
Teri Bates
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 3, May-June 2005, pp. 30-31
Description
Looks at the drumming group Otter Trail Singers from Lawton, Oklahoma, who preform at powwows in the United States and Canada. Includes audio reviews.
Our Aboriginal Relations: When Family Doctors and Aboriginal Patients Meet
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Catherine T. Elliott
Sarah N. De Leeuw
Canadian Journal of Optometry, vol. 72, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 26-28
Description
Comments on Aboriginal patients' desire for doctors to be interested in them as individuals.
Entire issue on one pdf. Article located by scrolling to page 26.
"Our Amazing Visitors": Catherine Cartwright's Account of Labrador Inuit in England
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Stopp
G. Mitchell
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 399-413
Description
Comments on four letters containing new information regarding a group of five Inuit who travelled to England from Labrador in the 18th century. The four letters discussed are included.
Our Children Our Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerrie Tim
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, September/October 2001, pp. 32-35
Description
Presentation at a Rekindling Family Relationships Forum in Australia describes the various initiatives taking place to reduce family violence.
Our Generation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sinem Saban
Damien Curtis
Description
Award-winning documentary about Aboriginal rights and the response to the Australian Federal Government's Northern Territory Intervention which exerts compulsory control over 73 communities.
Duration: 1:13:42.
Accompanied by Study Guide
Our Homeland for the Past, Present and Future: Akulliqpaaq Qamaniq (Aberdeen Lake) and Qamaniq Tugliqpaaq (Schultz Lake) Landscapes Described by Elder John Killulark
Theses
Author/Creator
Paula Kigjugalik Hughson
Description
Master of Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
Our Last Frontier: Imperialism and Northern Canadian Rural Women's Organizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Ambrose
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 257-284
Description
Reveals the very slow progress of the Federated Women's Institute of Canada (FWIC) in establishing itself in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laurence M. Hauptman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 401-402
Description
Book review of: Our Life Among the Iroquois Indians by Harriet S. Clark Caswell, reprinted with a new introduction by Joy Bilharz.
"Our Mountains Are Our Pillows": An Ethnographic Overview of Glacier Nations Park
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Reeves
Sandy Peacock
Description
Focuses on the K'tunaxa and Piikáni, and draws on documentary research and consultation with Piikáni Elders.
Our Own Soap Opera: Life and Politics on the Sturgeon Lake Reserve Amount to a Struggle Against Futility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (National Edition), vol. 28, no. 9, April 30, 2001, pp. 42-44
Description
Band members protest handling of band council elections and alleged financial mismanagement.
Our Own Vision--Our Own Plan
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cliff Fregin
George Ho Lem
Paula Lawson
Clarence Louie
Clarence Nyce ... [et al.]
"Our Responsibility to Keep The Land Alive": Voices of Northern Indigenous Researchers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah McGregor
Walter Bayha
Deborah Simmons
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 101-123
Description
Looks at the Research the Indigenous Way workshop, held at the Northern Governance Policy Research Conference in November 2009, where a discussion of Indigenous methodologies took place.
'Our Sense of Beauty': Visuality, Space and Gender on Victoria's Aboriginal Reserves, South-Eastern Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Lydon
History and Anthropology, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 211-233
Description
Discusses why gender organization was used as a reason to control Aboriginal people and set up reserves.
"Our Songs Are Alive": Traditional Diné Leaders and a Pedagogy of Possibility for Diné Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann McCauley
Description
Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 2001.
Our Story: A Historical Reflection of the Carcross/Tagish First Nations' Land Claims Process
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marilyn Jensen
Description
Story of the Tagish, Athapaskan and Inland Tlingit's struggle to regain their traditional life.
Our Words, Our Ways: Teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learners
Alternate Title
Alberta Curriculum Guides
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Services Branch and Learning and Teaching Resources Branch
Alberta Education
p. viii, 215
Description
Offers practical ideas and sample strategies to help teachers meet the needs of Aboriginal students.
Out of Harmony: Health Problems and Young Native American Men
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennie R. Joe
Journal of American College Health, vol. 49, no. 5, March 2001, pp. 237-242
Description
Studies of the current health status of healthy young Native American men are rare compared with the attention researchers have given the many problems that plague the lives of these young men.
Out of Hours: A Lesson from Lapland: What the Snowmobile Did to One Lapland Community Illustrates What Medicine Is Doing to Us. Why Don't We Take Notice?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Martyn
BMJ, vol. 341, no. 7783, November 27, 2010, p. 1137
Description
Author studies introduction of snowmobile concurrent to the medical interventions in an isolated Skolt Sami community which sometimes produced questionable results.
Outcome Evaluation of a Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention in an American Indian Tribal Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip A. May
Patricia Serna
Lance Hurt
Lemyra M. DeBruyn
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 1238-1244
Description
Describes a public-health-oriented suicidal-behavior prevention program among youths living on an American Indian reservation, and the success in achieving less suicide attempts.
The Outcome of a Recommendation Pertaining to Federally Sentenced Aboriginal Women
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Natalia Welniak
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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Outside Looking In: Viewing First Nations Peoples in Canadian Dramatic Television Series
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doris Baltruschat
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 240-241
Description
Book review of: Outside Looking In by Mary Jane Miller.
Outsiders in Their Homeland: Discursive Construction of Aboriginal Women and Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne Fiske
Yale D. Belanger
David Gregory
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 3, 2010, pp. 71-92
Description
Discussion of the "not in my backyard" (NIMBY) syndrome including a case study of NIMBYism in a Canadian prairie community.
Outsides-In Insides-Out: A Leadership System Case Study of One Canadian Indian Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan James McDonald
Description
Rural Planning & Development Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2001.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2005 Report
Alternate Title
Second Report on Indigenous Disadvantage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Overcoming the Politics of Reform: The Story of the 1999 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eric Lemont
Description
Looks at the constitutional reform process of the second largest Indian nation in the United States.
An Overview Of Australian Aboriginal Suicide: Part One
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Elliott-Farrelly
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, January/February 2005, pp. 11-15, 27-28
Description
Investigates suicide rates and proposed theories of the causes.
An Overview of Australian Aboriginal Suicide: Part Two
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Elliott-Farrelly
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, January/February 2005, pp. 24-28
Description
Concludes by exploring approaches to prevention.
An Overview of the Effects of Privatization on Secwepemc Land, Culture, Spirituality & Future Generations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Morrison
Description
Discusses how the infringement of development has had an adverse effect on the Shuswap peoples and their traditional territories.
Overweight in First Nations Children: Prevalence, Implications, and Solutions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 76-86
Description
Advocates community-based programs to prevent obesity.
Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP) or Self-Determination Applied to Research: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary First Nations Research and Some Options for First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Centre
Description
Covers the topics of: collective ownership of group information, control over research and information, management of access to and physical possession of data, history of research relations and ethical guidelines.
illustrated and reformatted version of a paper published in the Journal of Aboriginal Health, Vol. 1, no. 1, 2004.
Oyate Resource List
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Oyate
Description
Annotated bibliography of books suitable for teaching various grade levels. Current as of 2005.