Decolonization

Editorial cites the benefits of working at CJNE, where the editors share an understanding of the land and learn from each other's experiences.

Looks at social justice as viewed through First Nations, Métis and Inuit children's literature.

Authors highlight ongoing narratives in how Indigenous peoples have been portrayed in Canadian welfare policy discourse from 1867 to the present; discusses the ethical implications of representing Indigenous peoples as “non-productive” and therefor undeserving. Recommends a reformation of policy that is conscious of historic and contemporary colonial dispossession and disenfranchisement.

Illustrates the new character tropes being developed by Aboriginal Australian writers to challenge the stereotypical representation of Indigenous peoples in detective fiction.

Describes the land-based university program and its role in resisting settler colonial capitalism, particularly the oil-based extractive resource economy that has defined the relationship between the Dene and the Canadian nation state.

Examines alternative pedagogical approaches to Indigenous studies in higher education.

Interviews two artists that combine emerging technologies with their art and are also featured in the Kanata Indigenous Performance New and Digital Media Art Project.

Thoughts on modernity/coloniality, geopolitics of knowledge, border thinking, and decolonial perception.

Suggests that a shift from a dominant western approach to Aboriginal health is necessary for Aboriginal people to voice and action initiatives that address health issues.

Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, New Zealand, 2010.

Suggests that using Just War theory as a framework may help to attain peace between the state and Indigenous peoples.

Explores difference between Western and traditional Indigenous cultural values in the context of ideals of feminism.

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Discusses how using Indigenous systems of knowledge, as the basis of research, can aid in the understanding of Indigenous cultural worlds.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2008.

Examines a program developed for urban Native women that focuses on restoring a sense of sacred interconnection and developing spiritual practices incorporating traditional teachings.

Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2011.

Overview of the movement and the historical background to the Crown-First Nation relationship.

Theory and Policy Studies Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2008.

Discusses the colonization, decolonization and healing experiences of Indigenous peoples in four countries.

Discusses Indigenous research methods through the example of stories told to the author by her mother.

Discusses three modes for a pedagogy of solidarity that construct new ways of entering into relationships with others.

Examines the apology and the TRC's capacity to bring about effective reconciliation due to a colonial attitude that creates potential problems.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Looks at the Finnmark Act in 2005, the establishment of Finnmark Estate and contemporary Sami nature practices. Follows two local women and their families.

Discussion on Native evangelical leaders and organizations that circulate through the North American Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies. The article also looks at the relationship between Native evangelicalism and decolonization.

Editorial introduction to issue focusing on Palestine and decolonization.

Examines what is distinct for projects of decolonization in relation to other human rights based social movements.

Review essay on: Remember This! Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson and In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors edited by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.

Examines the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) case presented in front of the fourth Russell Tribunal on the Rights of the Indians of the Americas in Rotterdam in 1980. This tribunal meeting coincided with the Constitution Express movement.

Analyzes proposals regarding self-government in the Charlottetown Accord, and asses the impact of the defeat of the accord on future relations between aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state.

Argues that place-based education can promote greater cross-cultural understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, promote social and ecological justice, and act as a site for Indigenous resurgence.

Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.

Discusses stereotypical perceptions of Aboriginal peoples.

Co-developed with youth, publication is designed to spark conversations, give advice for collaborating with communities and promoting a role for Indigenous youth in leadership. Related material: Facilitator Guide.

Book review of: Decolonize Me by Heather Igloliorte, Brenda L. Croft, and Steve Loft.

Examines a social movement that challenges the growing socio-economic inequality and institutional policies that have historically worked to disenfranchise Indigenous groups.

Looks at harmonizing Aboriginal knowledges with tenets of 21st century education in an effort to move forward with Aboriginal education.

Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.

Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2008.

States most sexual crimes against Native American women are committed by non-Native Americans who, because of jurisdiction, are not penalized.

Looks at a case study of a health promotion project which, using the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, aims to provide culturally appropriate health promotion.

Research project aims to identify Inuit values, beliefs, and actions with the potential to improve community wellness.

Recommends more Indigenous students in information science and increased collaboration between archives and Indigenous communities to decolonize archival methodology.

Podcast discusses the destructing of archives which amounted to lost records of residential school students experiences. Duration: 25:29 Accompanying material.

Authors offer a decolonial critique of academic attribution practices arguing that they maintain the Euro-centric hierarchies of knowledge production. They argue for the decolonizing attribution by reevaluating the process through Indigenous lenses of kinship and connection to land.