Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sherrie L. Stewart
College Literature, vol. 41, no. 1, Native/Asian Encounters, Winter, 2014, pp. 199-200
Description
Book review of: Once Were Pacific by Alice Te Punga Somerville.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
One Hundred Years of Old Man Sage: An Arapaho Life
Alternate Title
Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeffrey D. Anderson
The "One Law For All" Myth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James W. Zion
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that the theory is merely a method of domination by one group over another. History and practise are consistent, the assertion of one law for all as being 'just' is false. Argues that pluralism in law is possible; systems of law can co-exist.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
One Man's History is Another Woman's Lie
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michele Grossman
Australian Humanities Review, no. 30, October 2003, p. [?]
Description
Book reviews of: Finding Ullagundahi Island by Fabienne Bayet-Charlton and A Little Bird Told Me by Lynette Russell.
One Starfish at a Time: A Growing Movement of Change-Makers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wesley Prankard
Pytor Hodgson
The Philanthropist, vol. 25, no. 2, 2013, pp. 139-148
Description
Comments on a young man who raises money to build playgrounds in First Nation communities.
One-Time Negotiator Calls Accord `Unwise': Church Says Cultural Issues are Addressed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 3, March 2003, p. 3
Description
Memo criticizes residential schools agreement as detrimental to relations with Aboriginal peoples; Church claims it will lead toward healing rather than litigation.
One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colin Gordon Calloway
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
[ONECA Conference 2013]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sharon Venne
Description
Talks about Treaty Rights to Education and what the state of Canada is doing.
Duration: 54:51.
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin: Food Sovereignty, Safe Water, and Tribal Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel M. Vesely
Description
Law Thesis (JD)--Northeastern University, 2014.
Online Learning for Aboriginal Community Health Workers
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Barnett
Irene Buck
Description
Distributed Learning Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
The Only One Living to Tell: The Autobiography of a Yavapai Indian
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Brooke
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 233-235
Description
Book review of: The Only One Living to Tell by Mike Burns.
Review located by scrolling to page 233.
Only One Way Forward, says White - Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 10,16
Description
Looks at talks, between the Prime Minister of Canada and First Nations Chiefs, regarding a document that highlights eight crucial issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
"Only the Silence Remains": Aboriginal Women as Victims in the Case of the Lower Eastside (Pickton) Murders, Investigative Flaws, and the Aftermath of Violence in Vancouver
Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin, a National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Patricia O'Reilly
Thomas Fleming
Description
Analyzes shortcomings of the investigation and police attitudes towards victims and their families.
Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté.
Originally presented at the National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011.
"The Only True People": Linking Maya Identities Past and Present
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bethany J. Beyette
C. Mathews Samson
Juan Castillo Cocom
Timoteo Rodriguez
McCale Ashenbrener ... [et al.]
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative Resource Manual]
Alternate Title
OAHAI Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative?]
Description
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
The Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework: A Case Study on its Impact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Looks at what impact the Aboriginal education program initiatives have had on participants, professionally, academically, and personally.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's First Nations Public Libraries: An Overview With Observations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Lawlor
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 240-244
Description
Looks at the six priorities for the future success of First Nations public libraries. The current priorities are start-up support, sustainability, schooling, staffing, salaries and succession planning.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontario Since Confederation: A Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Roger Hall
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 112-115
Description
Book review of: Ontario since Confederation by Edgar-André Montigny and Lori Chambers.
Ontological Conflicts Concerning Indigenous Peoples in Contemporary Brazil
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa R. Lea
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 151-175
Description
Author examines the ongoing conflicts between Indigenous peoples and state government in Brazil, notes that at the root of the conflict is a profound difference in worldview and what is an appropriate use of resources. Where Indigenous perspective advocate for subsistence use, state governing bodies are tied to extractive practices and focus on growth centered economies.
Opal Fuel Reduces Gas-Sniffing and Suicides in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 8, May 13, 2014, pp. E229-E230
Description
Describes BP's efforts to contribute to a reduction in gas-sniffing and suicides by eliminating the aromatic compounds that produce a high when sniffed.
Open Arms, Open Hearts, Open Minds: Welcomed Once Again
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 249-251
Description
The author, a non-Indigenous man and a PhD candidate in Native Studies, describes his experience in the discipline as a generally positive, and notes that it has inspired personal growth and reflection.
An Open Epistle to Dr. Traditional Cherokee of the Nonexistent Bear Clan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Redsteer
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 376-380
Description
Author discusses issues of identity appropriation and identity verification in academic institutions within the United States; provides context of the history of persecution of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Open Hearts, Open Minds: Services That are Inclusive of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Best Start Resource Centre
Description
Provides information to support the development of inclusionary services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit families within a cultural context.
Open Letter to Academic Freedom Fighters: What Part of No Don't You Understand?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fyre Jean Graveline
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 203-227
Description
Narrative poem which describes the author’s experience with their University and their faculty association in grieving an issue of Academic Freedom.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
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.
The Opening of the First Nations University of Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Leask
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 26-27
Description
Presents the grand opening of the First Nations University of Canada which was formerly the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
[Opening Remarks and Keynote]
Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 02]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beverly Kiohawiton Cook
Description
Webcast of the keynote speaker from the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium, Beverly Cook, who speaks on child sexual abuse and the ACE program (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
Duration: 31:58.
Opening Statement of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Complaint alleges Government of Canada discriminates against First Nations children on reserve on the basis of race and ethnic origin by refusing to fund child welfare at the same level as other children.
Opening the Circle: Welcoming Brother Sun
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Styres
Dawn Zinga
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [1-3]
Description
Editorial to special issue focusing on historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
[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 for Aboriginal Persons in the Workforce: Report of The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Standing Committee on Human Resources
Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Description
Discusses the challenges and recommendations of employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.
Opportunities For Co-operative Provision in Rural , Remote and Northern Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shannon Rohan
Description
Discusses new approach for supplying health care services to rural, remote and northern Aboriginal communities.