Children & Youth

"This articles examines how Kanak youth have used a structure of French governance, the association loi de 1901, to subvert the cultural and political hegemony of French settler society".

Report focuses on prevention of trafficking, protection of victims, and prosecution of offenders.

Studies look into tangible solutions to provide Indigenous Australians with the same educational outcomes as non-Indigenous Australians.

Comments on the annual SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence, and highlights the achievements of some exceptional youth. Article found on pages 1 and 2.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by W. H. Holmes The Omaha Tribe by Alice C. Fletcher and Francis La Flesche

Chronological list of the United Church's apologies to various Aboriginal groups and First Nations Peoples.

Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community. Duration: 16:31.

The first article recounts the author's childhood and young adulthood in the Manitoulin, Ontario area. The second article is entitled "Some Thoughts About Organization and Leadership; From A Paper Presented to the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, 1967."

Two boys dressed in traditional clothing outside miniature teepee at Pion-Era, Saskatoon.

Two indigenous boys in traditional dress beside a miniature teepee at Pion-Era.

A photograph of two First Nations child dancers in traditional garb, and a drum circle, at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.

Looks at the challenges affecting performance of Aboriginal students and the benefit of using principles which combine both Indigenous and western perspectives in the classroom.

Describes the steps the author used to understand the legacy of the residential school experience and how to teach a new curriculum.

Church in background.

Photograph of two Inuit children.

Colour photograph of children playing in snow on edge of road with houses in background. Caption by Dommasch: "Tuktoyaktuk April 1989".

Author was founder of the Woodcraft Indians, a youth movement which appropriated Aboriginal culture.

A photograph of two First Nations men and children in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.

Two Metis boys, names, date, and location unknown, although likely sometime in the late twentieth century (1960s-1970s).

Two Native children, dressed in traditional clothing, in front of a decorated teepee, probably at Pion-Era at the Saskatoon Exhibition.

A photograph of two Native women with a child and dog in background. They are dressed in traditional beaded clothing and have braids and long dresses. They stand in a grove of what looks like willow bush.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Brock University, 2011.

Looks at the Generative Curriculum Model, a unique program responding to community needs and culture. Chapter from: Theory, Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Services edited by H. Penn

Book review of: A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plummer.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017

Looks at the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2 diabetes in North American youth.

Author proposes a series of recommendations for law and policy changes with modifications or additions to present health initiatives to address the needs of children.

Suggests that due to the alarming increase of type 2 diabetes in American Indian children and adolescents, preventative measures and early detection programs must be implemented.

Presents an historical perspective on diabetes in Oji-Cree youth in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario and the shift from female predominance of this disease.

Looks at a case that favoured the adoptive parents over the Cherokee father and the implications of this decision.

Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2012.

Looks at issues relating to Aboriginal people and child welfare programs.

Series follows the lives of members of an Inuit women's hockey team from Inukjuak, Nunavik over the period of a year. Episode 2: Mothers and Babies. Episode 3: Modern Times. Episode 4: I Am Young, I Am Proud. Episode 5: The Great Whale Cup.

Looks at a scale developed as a measure of youth awareness and mindfulness regarding potential negative results of alcohol consumption.

"This document is a preliminary strategy guide for bringing cases involving the abrogation of Aboriginal women in Canada's rights before United Nations [UN] treaty bodies".

Comments on an autobiography that was published the same year as Halfbreed by Maria Campbell but lacked critical attention. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.

Summarizes some of the issues impacting the well-being of First Nations children living on reserve including jurisdictional disputes, inequitable funding, lack of respect for Indigenous laws and ways and using the Indian Act to clarify the rights of children and their families. Concludes with recommendations.

Examines the results of combining two registries from Murmansk County and Norway and Archangelsk County to address the gap from defects not detectable at birth like hearing and mental illness and physicians improper recording.

Concludes that disparities in immunization have been present, but unrecognized, since 2001.

Looks at diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease and holistic approaches to prevention.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2017.

Part I discusses historical and colonial context, provides snapshot of general communities and statistical indicators of families accessing services, and looks at the Indigenous Outcomes model found in Raising the Village. Part II explores needs of families with children requiring specialized services, perspectives on partnership-building, and eight themes which emerged from discussions with non-Indigenous service providers.

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2018.

The experiences of three different participants in an intergenerational, multi-week research workshop which explored how the concept of wellness is understood are portrayed through the lenses of a girl, a mother, and a grandmother.

Contends that the consistency across continents is that social environments are a major factor underlying suicide.

Public Policy Project (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.