Pursuing Well-being: Lessons from the First Nations Poverty Action Research Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Poverty Action Research Project
Description
Project involved collaboration with five First Nation communities: Sipekne’katik First Nation, Opitciwan First Nation, Eabametoong First Nation, Misipawistik Cree Nation, and T'it'q'et. Communities emphasized that they did not want to merely focus on poverty, but take a holistic approach which would build capacity and strengthen the entire community. Concludes with six recommendations for policy and program change.
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Putting Words into Action: Negotiating Collaborative Research in Gitxaala

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles R. Menzies
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 15-32
Description
Describes the process required to initiate a research relationship between the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Gitxaala First Nation.
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Quantitative Expressions of Cultural Relationships

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.31, no.4
E-Books
Author/Creator
H. E. Driver
A. L. Kroeber
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 31, (pp211-256).
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The Queen's People: Ethnography or Appropriation?

Alternate Title
Review Essays: The Queen's People: Ethnography or Appropriation?
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
Michael M'Gonigle
Native Studies Review , vol. 7, no. 2, 1991, pp. 97-113
Description
Book review of: The Queen's People, A Study of Hegemony, Coercion, and Accommodation Among the Okanagan of Canadaby Peter Carstens.
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Rachel Robinson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rachel Robinson
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of a wolf killing the pet dog when she was a child.
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Racial Discrimination

Documents & Presentations
Description
File containing a speech made by Diefenbaker regarding the indigenous people of Canada having representation in government.
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Racial Discrimination and Depression Among On-Reserve First Nations People in Rural Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Janzen
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna Rennie
Tarun Katapally
Roland Dyck ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.
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Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Steinfeldt
Brad D. Foltz
Jennifer K. Kaladow
Tracy N. Carlson
Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]
Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371
Description
Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.
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Rainbow in the Evening

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Walker
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 5, September-October 2004, pp. 32-[?]
Description
A short story about respect.
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Rapport sur L'Enquête Relative aux Revendications de Cold Lake Polygone de Tir Aérien de Primrose Lake

Alternate Title
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry (French Language Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. French language version. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Razing of Old Mission House a Symbol of Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 1, January 2006, p. 1
Description
Demolition of building on the North Caribou Reserve viewed as symbolic by those abused by Anglican priest Ralph Rowe.
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Re-imagining Nature and American Indian Identity in Film

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ulrike Wiethaus
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture, vol. 10, no. 2, 2016, pp. 189-207
Description
Comments on the theme of boarding-schools, and the films The Only Good Indian directed by Kevin Wilmott, and The Education of Little Tree directed by Friedenberg and Older Than America directed by Lightning.
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A Reading Improvement Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond L. Kimble
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, January 1974, pp. [14-20]
Description
Explains that a Chilocco School (Bureau of Indian Affairs) employs a full-time reading teacher and teacher aide which results in better reading ability.
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