Decolonization

Qualitative study uses semi structured interviews in the North Sami language; content was transcribed and analyzed. Data indicates that many Sami people are not culturally safe within mainstream health-care systems and need medical practitioners to engage in culturally safe practices.

Extract from a presentation at the symposium “Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together,” discusses the process of building relationships between Indigenous peoples and museums, describes the experience of visiting a museum as an Indigenous person.

Culture and Media Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Umeå University, 2017.

Comments on Equine-assisted learning (EAL) for youth at high risk of developing mental health issues.

Comments on the archaeological evidence from three sites that identifies Inuit response to European presence.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McMaster University, 2018.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.

Examines the validity of Fanon's theory as it pertains to these two novels.

Article explores Frantz Fanon's influence on Fausto Reinaga's views of colonialism.

Fashion Major Research Paper (M.A.) -- Ryerson University, 2019.

Comments on a variety of methods for meaningful, culturally appropriate, and community-engaged health promotion.

[Anthropology and Education] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2014. Focuses on the Pacific Aboriginal Child Welfare Association.

René Dietrich’s interview with poet and author Deborah Miranda.

Explores the authors personal evolution as an indigenous feminist and the scholars that helped shape her journey.

Book review of: Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty.

Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Denver, 2010.

Article discusses past governmental approaches, and cost-benefit considerations in implementing self-government versus social and economic costs of not moving ahead and doing things differently. Chapter from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, and Roger Carter.

Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”

Looks at the ways Transformative Inquiry can be applied to respond to issues such as ecological sustainability, social justice, and holistic health and wellness.

Author reflects on three years of teaching at the First Nations University of Canada. Discusses what she learned about herself and in the academic setting, by applying an Aboriginal model of social work education.

Compares approaches to the issue in Canada and New Zealand.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2013.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2003.

Delves into Indigenous alcohol consumption by examining scholarly work and telling the story of a disillusioned Indigenous person named Plain Peterson.

Law Thesis (LL.M)--University of British Columbia, 2000.

Full potential of child agencies is not realized due to reluctance to acknowledge difficulties and barriers and limited control faced by agencies.

Examines the appropriateness of the rentier theory as an explanation for educational underachievement in First Nations in Canada.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Tromsø, 2012.

Explores the following: Historical Context, Policies Directed at Colonization, Colonization in Canada, Impact of Colonization on Identity, Decolonization, Self-Determination, and Concluding remarks.

Spreadsheet contains information on: community names, reserve names, locations, affiliations, languages, and applicable treaty/agreement/settlement. Can be limited by individual provinces or territories.

"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2003.

Comments on the educational attainment disparity between First Nations people and Canadians in general.

Using a gendered approach to look at the history of Indigenous women's participation and impact on sports culture. Focuses on the Indigenous boarding school basketball team the Fort Shaw Blues.

Examines the impact of work on the physical and mental health of six Child and Family Service (CFS) Social Workers in the First Nations agencies.

Viewpoints from a panel discussion on issues in American Indian Studies and the importance of decolonization of Native Americans.

Topics include Aboriginal title, treaties, the Métis, duty to consult, and land claims. 3rd edition.

Overview of the comprehensive recommendations put forward by the Nunavik Commission Report in 2001. To access article scroll down to page 52.

Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2018.

Author uses traditional stories of Yamozha to talk about the relationship that the Tłįchǫ (Tlicho) have historically had and are rebuilding with the land; draws on teachings of Elders to discuss the importance of language, sacred place names, and people “living in spirit with the environment, with the animals.” Video of conference presentation: Trails of our Ancestors Duration: 47:22

Argues that the term "food sovereignty" invites contestation. Looks at the White Earth Anishnaabeg's experience with selling surpluses of wild rice harvested by the community.

Beginning with the Guna understanding of “Abiayala” and the politics implicit in using the word to describe what is currently called South America, the author argues for a global Indigenous movement based in common experiences, worldview, and political standing.

Book review of: For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook edited by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson, Michael Yellow Bird, and Angela Cavender Wilson.

Critical essay which uses Gerald Vizenor’s framework of “Indigenous Survivance” to describe Kwaymullina’s novels The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf (2012), The Disappearance of Ember Crow (2013), and The Foretelling of Georgie Spider (2015) as “a “teaching story” whose strength resides in its use of the apocalypse and the centralizing of Country as collective tactics of survivance and cultural brokering relevant to the experiences of living in a (post)colonial world."

Author outlines a framework for well-being rooted in the concept of connectedness; the idea that wellness for Indigenous people comes from them being connected to their families, their communities, and the natural world.

Article examines the work being done at the Makah Cultural and Research Centre on the Makah Reservation, in the context of Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologies.

Book review of: Formations of United States Colonialism edited by Alyosha Goldstein.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1975.

Argues that the fort is a significant mythic symbol that reinforces colonial divides that continue to affect Aboriginal-Canada relations.