First Nations
The System Is 'Broken": Concrete Actions Are Needed to End Systemic Discrimination: Joint Brief
Alternate Title
Leila Ben Messaoud
Michel Deschênes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQ)
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLSSC)
Richard Gray
Marjolaine Siouï
Derek Montour ... [et al.]
Description
Joint submission to the Special Commission on the Rights of the Child and Youth Protection discusses Quebec's Youth Protection Act.
A Systematic Approach to Studying Indigenous Politics: Band-Level Mobilization in Canada, 1981-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
Social Science Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2004, pp. 447-458
Description
Findings indicate that the peak year for events was 1990, with bands in the Maritimes and Quebec staging the highest number. The article sites that the preferred events were blockades, marches and demonstrations.
The Ta'an Kwach'an Council: Final Agreement Among the Government of Canada, the Ta'an Kwach'an Council and the Government of the Yukon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Ta'an Kwach'an Council
Government of the Yukon
Description
Signed on January 13th, 2002; providing multiparty agreement on aspects of matters relating to: land, reserves, management of settlement lands, land use palnning, water, wildlife, resource royalty sharing
Tackling First Nations Woes Needs United Effort
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 4, 2005, p. A13
Description
Highlights the dysfunctional and atrocious living conditions on First Nations reserves, arguing that solutions must be locally driven and urban migration only creates different social issues.
Taking the “Aboriginal Perspective” Seriously The (Mis)use of Indigenous Law in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fraser Harland
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
Description
Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions.
Legislation and Cases Cited:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1867,
Constitution Act, 1982,
Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996
Royal Proclamation (1763)
Taku River Tlingit Place Names
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Taku River Tlingit First Nation
Andrew Williams
Bryan Jack
Louise Gordon
Susan Carlick ... ]
Description
Website mapping application used to showcase Tlingit Place names and the stories associated with those places; also to convey Tlingit ideologies of stewardship and relationship with the land.
Tales of Sand and Snow
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hyacinthe Combary
Description
Film about looking for one's roots which includes a dialogue between the Gourmantche tribe of Africa with the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec.This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 48:27.
Talking Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Dictionary
Alternate Title
Pjila'si: Welcome to Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Sean Haberlin
Eunice Metallic
Diane Mitchell
Watson Williams
Joe Wilmot
Dave Ziegler
Description
Site provides word search and translation in three dialectsand Listuguj orthography, includes links to songs, stories.
Teenage Mothering on the Navajo Reservation: An Examination of Intergenerational Perceptions and Beliefs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rochelle L. Dalla
Wendy C. Gamble
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 1-19
Description
Examination of teenage Navajo mothers and their perceptions on relationships, parenting, and culture.
Termination by Decentralization? Native American Responses to Federal Regional Councils, 1969-1983
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas A. Britten
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [121]-151
Description
An examination of opposition to the Nixon administration's creation of councils as a means to decentralize government support. Most tribal governments and national organizations resisted the use of these councils because they were implemented without consultation, the possibility that states would have control over decision-making and fears about termination of tribal status.
The Thatcher Government in Saskatchewan and Treaty Indians, 1964 – 1971: The Quiet Revolution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Pitsula
Saskatchewan History, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 3-17
Description
Examines the policies of the Saskatchewan government under Premier Ross Thatcher; notes that while the intentions of the government were based in empathy and a desire to implement changes that would improve the quality of life for First Nations peoples, their practice was rooted in paternalistic methods and assimilation policies bringing the Provincial government into conflict with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI, now the FSIN).
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
'There's a Conflict Right There': Integrating Indigenous Community Values into Commercial Forestry in the Tl'azt'en First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Booth
Norman W. Skelton
Society & Natural Resources, vol. 24, no. 4, April 2011, pp. 368-383
Description
Looks at tensions that exist between traditional First Nations values and the values of a commercial forestry operation by examining the experiences of the Tl'azt'en First Nation.
Thief, Slave Trader, Murderer: Christopher Columbus and Caribbean Population Decline
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tink Tinker
Mark Freeland
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 25-50
Description
Examines the possible role Christopher Columbus played in the genocide of an estimated half million Taino Aboriginals between 1492-1500.
Think Tank Targets Gaps in School Achievement [Report Card on Aboriginal Education in British Columbia]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 12, March 2004, p. 15
Description
Statistics reveal that First Nations students' academic achievements are dismal in British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.15.
"This Hole in Our Heart": Urban Indian identity and the Power of Silence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Davis Jackson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue on American Indians and the Urban Experience, 1998, pp. 227-254
Description
Second generation urban Native Americans speak about their childhood experiences and sense of identity as well as sense of conflict and loss caused by failing intergenerational transfer of tradition.
"This Is My Reservation; I Belong Here": Salish and Kootenai Battle Termination with Self-Determination, 1953-1999
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaakko Puisto
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 1-23
Description
Discusses the tribal reaction to U.S. government termination policies, as somewhat polarized on and off-reservation, and the efforts to take control of their own affairs.
This Island, the World on the Turtle's Back
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William N. Fenton
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 75, no. 298, October-December 1962, pp. 283-300
Description
Focuses on the Earth-grasper myth or Woman who fell from the Sky, one of the creation stories common to the nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy and considers the themes and motifs contained therein as a lens for studying the cultures of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples.
Three Indian men in ceremonial dress.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Seymour's Photo Finishers
Description
A photograph of three Indian men in ceremonial dress (buckskin decorated with beadwork, head dresses). One non-Native man and two non-Native children in foreground. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.
Three Indians
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Unknown
Description
Three Indians of the Sweetgrass Reserve. On the left is Yahyahnum ("swimmer" in Cree), the last of the traditional chiefs on that reserve. (After that chiefs were elected, at government instigation.) At centre is his grandson Bill Swimmer and at right is his son Andrew Swimmer. (Source: Wes Fineday, Indian "archivist")
Time to Sing a New Song
Alternate Title
Time to Sing a New Song [Establishing Aboriginal Governments Within Canada Program, Banff, Alberta
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Allison Kydd
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 11, March 1999, p. A26
Description
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis spokespersons discuss the establishment of Aboriginal self-government in Canada by creating some viable models that reflect the traditional values of the people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.
Top INAC Official Raked Over Coals
Alternate Title
Top Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Official Raked Over Coals
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 12, March 2005, p. 10
Description
Sums up a verbal exchange between an Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) top official and fellow MP's regarding deficiencies and problems within his ministry, particularly in regard to education.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
Toward a New Era of Policy: Health Care Service Delivery to First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miranda D. Kelly
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the shift towards equal partnership between federal, provincial and First Nations governments in British Columbia regarding health care services and implications for the rest of Canada.
Towards a Genealogy of Reconciliation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Wyile
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
Towards Building Consensus: Revisiting Key Principles of CBPR Within the First Nations/Aboriginal Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pammla Petrucka
Sanda Bassendowski
Deanna Bickford
Velma Goodfeather
Open Journal of Nursing, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2012, pp. [143]-148
Description
Brief review of nine principles for community based participatory research and offers a description of the context of a long-term relationship with Standing Buffalo First Nation in Saskatchewan.