Substance Dependency Among Homeless American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Lobo
Margaret Mortensen Vaughan
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 63-70
Description
Examines common factors, coping and survival strategies, roles of extended family and friendships, and organizations offering services in the San Francisco Bay area.
Summary Description / Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C. - [1970s?].
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C.
Description
The organization, Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C., seeks to help Aboriginals deal with the legal system and makes several recommendations, including increasing the number of lawyers, court workers and RCMP members of Aboriginal descent, and to provide pre-paid legal services to Aboriginals.
Summary of Input from Aboriginal Communities and Organizations on Consultation and Accommodation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Mann
Description
Summary of views on the federal policy approach by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities that took part in the engagement process under the Canada Action Plan on Consultation and Accommodation. Emerging themes include continued engagement and collaborations, broad interpretations and clear standards, and mutual understanding of Indigenous perspectives.
Summary Report of the Case Study of South East Child and Family Services Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency by Pete Hudson
Alternate Title
Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce B. Timpson
Pete Hudson
Description
Examines internal and intergovernmental relationships through review of documents produced by the agency, its governing body and non-First Nations governments, and key informant interviews.
Sundance in 1908 on the Blood Indian Reserve Sponsored by Heavy Shield
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the ceremonies associated with the construction of a Holy Lodge. Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
Sunday Bingo - Saskatoon Native Woodworking Shop Inc.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes regarding an application by the Saskatoon Native Woodworking Council Inc. to operate a Sunday Bingo, and Council's recommendations on the matter. Part of minutes from the Monday, March 12, 1984 meeting of Saskatoon City Council.
Supporting Employee Passion and Commitment in Non-Profit Organizations
Alternate Title
How can Esquirnalt Neighbourhood House Provide an Environment that Supports Employee's Passion for, and Commitment to, their Work?
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie Holder
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2001.
Survey of Documents Prepared by the Claims and Historical Research Centre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claims and Historical Research Centre
Claims Research and Assessment Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists items held in the Centre's library. Categorized by topic and indexed by author and title. Most entries are annotated.
Survey of First Nations Child Welfare Agencies across Canada: Budgets, Operations, and Outputs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helaina Gaspard
Description
Results from 63 agencies (57%). Objective was to establish baseline of costs, identify cost drivers, and gain an understanding of current context. Study was conducted between September 25 and November 22, 2017. Includes questionnaire.
Take My Land, Take My Life: The Story of Congress's Historic Settlement of Alaska Native Land Claims, 1960-1971 (Book)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Journal of American History, vol. 90, no. 2, September 2003, p. 736
Description
Book review of: Take My Land, Take My Life: The Story of Congress's Historic Settlement of Alaska Native Land Claims, 1960-1971 by Donald Craig Mitchell
Talking About Celia ; Sister Girl
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Read.
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Aboriginality in Southeastern Australia, 2001, pp. 281-282
Description
Book reviews of:
Talking About Celia by Jeanie Bell.
Sister Girl by Jackie Huggins.
Reviews located by scrolling to page 281.
The Talking Circle: A Perspective in Culturally Appropriate Group Work with Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Bohanon
Description
Discusses a culturally sensitive approach to social service programs to help Native Americans.
Talking Together to Improve Health: Key Informant Interviews
Alternate Title
Talking Together to Improve Health = Gi-noondidaa ji mina-maajiishkag noojimoowin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Talking Together To Improve Health Research Team]
Description
Purpose of project was to identify principles and practices of effective and respectful engagement between First Nations communities and public health units in Northeaster Ontario. Interviewees were drawn from five organizations: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Aboriginal Engagement and Outreach, Health Sciences North/Northeastern Ontario Cancer Centre, North-East Local Health Integration Network, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.
Tanzania: Indigenous Peoples' Recent Engagement in the REDD Process
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elifuraha Isaya Laltaika
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, REDD and Indigenous Peoples, 2009, pp. 28-31
Description
Discusses reasons for including Indigenous people in the REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) strategy process.
TARP Toronto Aboriginal Research Project: Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin FitzMaurice
Don McCaskill
Jaime Cidro
Description
Organizations included are Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, Toronto Council Fire Native Culture Centre, Nishnawbe Homes, Native Child and Family Services Toronto, 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations, and Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto. Topics such as mission and vision statement, organizational history and structure, emergence of key themes, and case study scenarios are discussed.
Task Forces
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding Task Forces dealing with Native People and the Law, Education and Training, Employment and Economic Development, and Housing.
Tasmanian Aboriginal Child Care Association Aims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anita Burgess
Roseanne Mansell
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 49-51
Description
Chronicles role and aims to provide support services for children and their families for one of two Aboriginal child care centres in Tasmania.
TEBTEBBA : Working for the Recognition and Protection of Indigenous People's Rights
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Tebtebba is an indigenous peoples' organization and a research, education, policy advocacy and resource center working with indigenous peoples at all levels and arenas. Site links to programmes, projects, publications, and concerns.
Telling the Stories: Essays on American Indian Literatures and Cultures. Elizabeth Hoffman Nelson and Malcolm A. Nelson, eds.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Greg Salyer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 75-78
Description
Book review of: Telling the Stories: Essays on American Indian Literatures and Cultures edited by Elizabeth Hoffman Nelson and Malcolm A. Nelson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
'Their families were ... too poor to send them parcels': The Provision of Comforts to Aboriginal Soldiers in the AIF in the Second World War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 39, 2015, pp. 223-244
Description
Discusses the Aborigines Uplift Society's national comforts auxiliary, which formed with the express intent of catering to the needs of Aboriginal members of the Australian Imperial Force, and Aboriginal women and girls involvement in other organizations which served the same function.
Thinking about Service Delivery: Aboriginal Providers, Universal Providers, and the Role of Friendship Centres
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Jerry White
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 8
Description
Focuses on three research questions: which type of organization should supply services? what links or partnerships could be constructed between organizations in order to increase overall capacity and effectiveness? and what part could Friendship Centres play? Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
This Land Knows Me: Indigenous Land Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristyna Bishop
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, Mining Indigenous Lands, Spring, 2001
Description
Describes First Peoples Worldwide (FPW) and their mandate to ensure indigenous peoples have their basic human rights respected by national governments.
This River
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Katherena Vermette
Erika MacPherson
Alicia Smith
Iris Ng
David Christensen
Description
Short documentary focuses on the organization Drag the Red which searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Duration: 19:00.
Thoroughly Modest Millie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Priscilla Hewitt
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 31-32
Description
Autobiography of the prominent social activist and appointee to the Order of Canada who originates from Walpole Island, Ontario.
"Three Mere Housewives" and the Founding of the Brandon Friendship Centre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott M. Kukurudz
Manitoba History, no. 56, October 2007, pp. 44-51
Description
Looks at the history of the Brandon Friendship Centre and the women who made the establishment possible by raising awareness on the issue of racism and providing help for Native peoples.
Thunder Bay Police Services Board Investigation: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Investigation came about due to complaints by leaders from Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Grand Council Treaty 3 and the Rainy River First Nations that the Board was not responding to deaths and race-based violence against Indigenous peoples.
Tipi (Blood Tribe)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview about the tipis of the Blood Indians; hide preparation, cutting of poles, erection, decoration, furnishing. Also includes some information on transportation by horse and travois.
Tipi Flag
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Medicine Pipe
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the transfer of various ceremonial objects.