The Unfinished Stories of Two First Nations Mothers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maryam Moayeri
Jane Smith
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, vol. 53, no. 5, February 2010, pp. 408-417
Description
Looks at the lives of two aboriginal women whose past experiences in residential schools have influenced their present literacy practices.
The Unforgotten: A Five-Part Film Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Living in Canada
Alternate Title
The Unforgotten Toolkit: An Educational Guide to Learn About, Reflect on and Dismantle Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Build.Films
Networked Health
Ewan Affleck
Description
Five vignettes explore effects of colonialism and systemic discrimination from birth through to elderhood. Accompanied by Educational Guide. Duration: 35:51.
Unikkaartuit: Meanings and Experiences of Suicide Among Inuit in Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Kral
Lori Idlout
J. Bruce Minore
Ronald J. Dyck
Laurence J. Kirmayer
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, [Sharing Knowledge Across Nations], December 2014, pp. 55-68
Description
Project involved interviewing participants from the communities of Igloolik and Qikiqtarjuaq. Common themes were: loneliness, romantic relationship problems, family problems, anger at family or romantic partners, hiding suicidal thoughts or distress, and youth copying each other.
[The University of Manitoba Centre for Human Rights Research and Helen Fallding, Manager]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Helen Fallding
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Discusses the initiatives of the Centre including the basic right to clean drinking water and proper sanitation.
Duration: 34:29.
Unknown and Unstated Paternity and The Indian Act: Enough is Enough!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl (Gii-Zhigaate-Mnidoo-Kwe)
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 3, no. 2, Motherhood Activisim, Advocacy, Agency, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 188-199
Description
Focuses on policies which discriminate against Indigenous women and their offspring by denying them status and treaty rights.
The Unmissable: Transmotion in Native Stories and Literature
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 63-75
Description
The author describes the concept of Transmotion and how it relates to Indigenous literatures, worldviews and systems of knowledge. Discusses how the concept became central to his work and scholarship.
Unraveling the Knot of Acculturation and Resistance in Anthony Thrasher's Skid Row Eskimo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
English Studies in Canada, vol. 32, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 129-146
Description
Uses the autobiography of Anthony Apakark Thrasher, a residential school survivor, to illustrate a new approach to survival narratives.
Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Annett
Louie Lawless
Description
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.
Unspoken Intimacies, The Miko Kings, HIU, and Red-Black convergences: A conversation with LeAnne Howe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
LaRose Davis
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 83-91
Description
Conversation with the author of the 2010 Hampton University Read-In selection, the first time a novel by a Native American was chosen.
Uploading Selves: Inuit Digital Storytelling on YouTube
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Wachowich
Willow Scobie
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 81-105
Description
Describes how Inuit youth are employing technology share their lives and connect with others through video sharing on YouTube.
[Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study Videos]
Alternate Title
[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important.
Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
Urban Aboriginals' Perceptions of African Refugee Neighbours: A Case Study of Winnipeg's Inner City
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lucía Madariaga-Vignudo
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 15-18
Description
Study shows mixed results of how Native inner-city residents feel about newcomer refugees.
To access article scroll to p. 15.
Urban Indigenous Two-Spirit Womxn’s Experiences with Ceremony: A Journey of Witnessing, Reflection, and Convergence Through Story
Alternate Title
Urban Indigenous Two-Spirit Woman’s Experiences with Ceremony: A Journey of Witnessing, Reflection, and Convergence Through Story
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbra Germaine Horsefall
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (MA) -- Royal Roads University, 2022.
Urgent Need for More Inuktitut Instruction in Nunavut Schools
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Description
Comments on the findings from interviews with 74 Inuit adults regarding what they like about schooling and what they would like to see change.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
"Use the Club of White Man's Wisdom in Defence of Our Customs": White Schools and Native Agendas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
American Studies International, vol. 40, no. 3, October 1, 2002, pp. 6-32
Description
Impact on the life of Tecumseh's descendant, Thomas Wildcat Alford of the Shawnee tribe, who was selected by elders to attend a government boarding school in the late 1800's.
Use Your Voice Ta’Kaiya Blaney Speak - and Sing - Her Hope for the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ta’Kaiya Blaney
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Young environmentalist discusses her views and her song, Shallow Waters which highlights how an oil spill in the northwest coast could tragically end the traditional way of life for many coastal First Nations and devastate all marine and coastal life and habitat.
Used and Abused
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
Humanities Research, vol. 15, no. 3, Decolonizing Testimony: On the Possibilities and Limits of Witnessing, 2009, pp. 71-80
Description
Author reflects on his experiences at Old Sun Residential School and finding personal reconciliation through his art.
[Valerie's Story of Healing]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Valerie Dejarlais
Billy Ermine
Gladys Wapass-Greyeyes
Description
Woman discusses the role culture has played in her recovery from alcohol abuse.
Duration: 7:49.
Part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.
[Valerie's Story of Healing (Cree Language Version)]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Valerie Dejarlais
Billy Ermine
Gladys Wapass-Greyeyes
Description
Woman discusses the role culture has played in her recovery from alcohol abuse.
Duration: 9:37.
Part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.
The Value System of the Native American Counseling Client: An Exploration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Wasinger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, 1993, pp. 91-98
Description
Explores several significant values of Native Americans that may greatly facilitate a positive therapeutic process.
The Values and Vision of a Collective Past: An Interview with Anna Lee Walters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhoda Carroll
Anna Lee Walters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 63-73
Description
Article documents the author’s interview with the novelist Anna Lee Walters about her novel Ghost Singer and includes corrections and clarifications sent by Walters after reading the transcript of the interview. Includes commentary on the text, literature, cultural interactions.