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Six Stars

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
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 tells the Blood legend about the origin of an unspecified constellation of stars (presumably the Big Dipper).
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Skins 1.0: A Curriculum for Designing Games with First Nations Youth

Alternate Title
Futureplay '10: Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beth Aileen Lameman
Jason E. Lewis
Skawennati Fragnito
Description
Examines the integration of Indigenous cultural framework within video game design. The pilot project was introduced at the Mohawk Kahnawake Survival School. Chapter from Futureplay '10: Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology.
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Skookum Lab: Housing Report 2020: Understanding the Housing Experiences of Indigenous Households in Surrey

Alternate Title
Skookum Change Stories: In the Words of Guide Group Participants
Evaluation of the Skookum Lab Guide Group Prototype
Community Engagement Findings Executive Summary October 2018 – March 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Skookum Lab
Description

Based on findings from Lab Guide Groups, key informant interviews, and quantitative analysis of data on Indigenous households and housing conditions.

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Sleeping Children Awake

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
Description
6 Part video series outlines the history of the residential school system and how it personally affected generations of First Nations people. Features the voices of many former school residents and their families, including Elijah Harper, Art Solomon, Shirley Cheechoo and the songs of Maria Linklater. Duration: 51:00. Click "play all" to see all six videos or click each part separately.
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Small Local High Schools Decrease Alaska Native Drop-Out Rates

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Kleinfeld
G. Williamson McDiarmid
David Hagstrom
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [24-30]
Description
Attributes success to facilities which offer a community atmosphere and individualized academic work tailored to students' backgrounds.
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Smoking among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit High School Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, April 2018, p. Article 1
Description
Study investigates the relationship between smoking and a number of school, peer, and family characteristics of students aged 12 to 21 years. Uses data collected in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2012). .
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A Smoking Prevention Program for Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel McKennitt
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 52-55
Description
Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.
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Smudge Walk in North Central Regina Begins Healing Process

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penny Smoke
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs. Article located by scrolling to page 18.
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SNAICC COVID-19 Ongoing Impacts Survey Report

Alternate Title
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care COVID-19 Ongoing Impacts Survey Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (NIACC)

The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science, Vol. 12, No. 3, Aug. 1946, pp. 387-394

Description
Australian survey.
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The Sniffing Bear

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Co Hoedeman
Description
Animated tale which focuses on issues of addiction. This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Accompanying material: The Sniffing Bear: [Study Guide]. Duration: 7:47.
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So She Took the Sun With Her

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Delores Tourtillott-Grignon
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Communicating Yesterdays Stories Today, Fall, 2012, pp. 56-57
Description
Short story.
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“So we tell them”: Articulating Strong Black Masculinities in an Urban Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Mukandi
David Singh
Karla Brady
Jon Willis

Tanya Sinha
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 253-260
Description
Authors work to contribute to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander masculinities in Australia by foregrounding and privileging how these men perceive themselves. Study considers interviews with 13 men and discusses “Indigenous masculinities rooted in place; a relationality motivated by an intergenerational sense of responsibility; a nuanced idea of acting hard.”
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Social Contexts of Drug Offers Among American Indian Youth and Their Relationship to Substance Use: An Exploratory Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Kulis
Scott K. Okamoto
Andrea Dixon Rayle
Soma Sen
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 12, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 30-44
Description
Examined youths' encounters with drug offers, the situation in which these offers occurred, and the relationship to substance use.
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Social Costs of Justice

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Con Hnatiuk
pp. 145-149
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing the financial and social costs that will continue, if changes are not made. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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Social Determinants of Health for Native Hawaiian Children and Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David M.K.I. Liu
Christian K. Alameda
Hawai'i Medical Journal, vol. 70, no. 11, Suppl. 2, November 2011, pp. 9-14
Description
Discusses challenges faced for prenatal and infant care, obesity, mental health, smoking, infectious disease, suicide, self-perception, racism and colonialism and looks at resilience factors.
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Social Media and the Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin William Louie
Girlhood Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 97-113
Description
Discusses how the technology, particularly Facebook, has increasingly become a tool to recruit and keep underage girls in the sex trade. Research conducted with 19 staff members of Prince Albert Outreach and 5 survivors indicated the importance of recognizing early signs of exploitation so that intervention could take place, family-based prevention and education, and using survivors as educators.
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Social Networks as a Coping Strategy for Food Insecurity and Hunger for Young Aboriginal and Canadian Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benita Y. Tam
Leanne Findlay
Dafna Kohen
Societies, vol. 4, no. 3, September 2014, pp. [463]-476
Description
Uses data from the Aboriginal Children's Survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze the role of networks, institutional resources, and diet modification in compensating for parent-reported child hunger.
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Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Adversity in Inuit Mothers from Nunavik During the First Postpartum Year

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Fortin
Sandra W. Jacobson
Jocelyne Gagnon
Nadine Forget-Dubois
Ginette Dionne .... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012
Description

Study results support the need for preventive and public health programs to improve maternal and infant well-being. 

NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

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Socioeconomic Status, Drug Insurance Benefits, and New Prescriptions for Inhaled Corticosteroids in Schoolchildren With Asthma

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Cameron A. Mustard
F. Estelle R. Simons
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol. 155, no. 11, November 2001, pp. 1219-1224
Description
Study findings concluded that low income children are less likely to receive prescription medications for the condition, regardless of coverage.
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Some Issues in Sentencing of Aboriginal Offenders

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tim Quigley
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing the disproportionate and increasing rate of incarceration of Indigenous peoples, contributing factors, disparities in sentencing, fines, bail etc., sentencing circles and the need for change. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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Some Kava Problems at Elcho Island

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 10-11
Description
Reports on the benefits and detriments of drinking Kava.
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Sonnet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Hogan
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 5, no. 3, Autumn, 1980, pp. 6-9
Description
Literary work by a Chickasaw storyteller, poet, and playwright.
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