The Key and the Coveted: An Exposé on the Lack of First Nations Representation in First Nations Studies Programs at the College and University Level
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 185-194
Description
Critical examination of First Nations Studies; the writer looks forward to the day when there are more First Nations' students participating in these courses.
Key Events in the Gitksan Encounter With the Colonial World
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James A. McDonald
Jennifer Joseph
Description
Looks at the historical time line of the Gitksan peoples since colonization.
Pre-publication of book chapter: Potlatch at Gisegukla: William Beyon's 1945 Fieldbooks edited by Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin.
Key Factors in the Performance and Achievement of Minority Students at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Wilson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 535-544
Description
Author reports findings of a study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks which articulates issues of professor-student relationship as a significant factor in the success of students.
Key Research Issues On Urban Aboriginal Economic Development 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Network Urban Aboriginal Economic Development
Description
Looks at establishing a network of scholars, policy analysts, and practitioners who, together, can deepen the dialogue about urban Aboriginal economic development in urban Aboriginal communities that is both successful in raising standards of living and in strengthening the cultures, traditions, and identity of Aboriginal community members.
A Kickstart to Life for Indigenous Youth
Alternate Title
Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference ; 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Juanita Sellwood
Maree Dinan-Thompson
Felicity Pembroke
Description
Looks at the Australian Football League's Kickstart program and its role in developing lifeskills for at-risk youth.
The Killing of Political Economy: How the Inclusion of "Aboriginal Perspectives" is Murdering Our Understanding of Canadian Development
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Argues that adding Aboriginal perspectives to histories of political economy will result in prevention of the true and separate histories of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Kin-fused Reconciliation: Bringing Them Home, Bringing us Home
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona Probyn-Rapsey
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a violent demonstration at the height of the 1965 Freedom Rides in New South Wales where ironically most the opposing participants were related.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A documentary examines the difficulties experienced when discussing Aboriginal issues in post-secondary classrooms.
Duration: 42:39.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom : A Resource Guide
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A guide to accompany the film Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom to help instructors and facilitators deal with Aboriginal issues in the classroom and provides techniques and objectives for enhancing classroom dynamics.
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Kindreds and States: Using Anglo-Saxon and Gitxsan Law to Help Reconcile Aboriginal and Crown Sovereignty
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Overstall
Description
Discusses the nature of aboriginal law and Anglo-Canadian common law and how the two legal orders may interact in the modern Canadian state.
“A King in Every Countrey”: English and French Encounters with Indigenous Leaders in Sixteenth-Century America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cook
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 2, 2013, pp. 1-32
Description
Discussion on Indigenous sovereignty and the categorization of Indigenous leaders as kings in early travel narratives.
Kinship Care: A Community Alternative to Foster Care
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carriere-Laboucane
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 43-53
Description
Looks at a kinship care model that preserve the integrity and autonomy for First Nations, recognizing the importance of prior relationships between the child, caregiver and community, and is rooted in traditional connectedness.
Kinships - Names & Relations
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Norman Frank
Mike Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders discuss names and relationships and how their significance is being lost. No date given, probably the late 1960's or early 1970's.
Kiotsaeton's Three Rivers Address: An Example of "Effective" Iroquois Oratory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry W. Robie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 238-253
Description
Describes the public address by Iroquoian leader Kiotsaeton to a council of French, Iroquois, and Huron people at Three Rivers, Quebec on July 12, 1645. Examines each groups goals and how Kiotsaeton used his oratory skills to speak to all the groups involved.
Kiowa Powwows: Continuity in Ritual Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin R. Kracht
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 321-348
Description
Author explores the role that powwows play in intertribal social culture, discusses the ritual of such events, and the elements of shared musical and dance traditions among Southern Plains Peoples. Focuses on the Kiowa and their engagement in the powwow events since the 1870s.
Kiowa Religion in Historical Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin R. Kracht
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 15-33
Description
Author works to describe the Kiowa belief system in terms of four different eras, to examine the emotionality of the people who practice it, and to articulate contemporary practices.
Know Your Speech Community: II. Grief and Depression
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney D. Morice
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, June 1977, pp. 22-27
Description
Stresses the importance of non-Aboriginal health workers having knowledge of the terminology used to describe various forms of depression.
Know Your Speech Community: III. Anger And Aggression
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney D. Morice
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1977, pp. 35-40
Description
Provides definitions and context to Aboriginal terminology for assisting non-Aboriginal health care workers to properly care for their clients.
Know Your Speech Community: IV. Serious Mental Illness
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney D. Morice
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 10-15
Description
Talks about compilation of Aboriginal language glossary of medical terms common across many language families in order to assist health care providers.
Knowing and Unknowing: Settler Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women [Sallows Lecture]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Eberts
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 77, no. 1, 2014, pp. 69-104
Description
Looks at the play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe by George Ryga and Manawaka Cycle by Margaret Laurence showing people were thinking about violence against Indigenous women fifty years ago.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Traditions Regarding Water Consumption and Sanitary Practices of the Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous Women in the Chiriquí Province in Panama
Alternate Title
Knowledge, Attitudes and Traditions Regarding Water Consumption and Sanitary Practices of the Ngabe-Bugle Indigenous Women in the Chiriquí Province in Panama
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalia Vega
Description
Public Health Thesis (M.S.P.H.)--University of South Florida, 2013
Knowledge Inclusivity: "Two-Eyed Seeing" For Science for the 21st Century
Alternate Title
Learning Communities As a Tool in Natural Resource Management. Proceedings of workshop held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 4-5, 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cheryl M. Bartlett
Description
Looks at two learning communities: Integrative Science at Cape Breton University and Collaborative Environmental planning initiative for Bras d'Or Lakes Ecosystem in Cape Breton.
Paper from Learning Communities As a Tool in Natural Resource Management. Proceedings of workshop held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 4-5, 2005.
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of Nursing Students Regarding Culturally Congruent Care of Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah R. Wittig
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2004, pp. 54-61
Description
Findings from a survey indicate that the nursing curriculum supports the development of cultural competence among the student nurses who will practice in a multicultural climate.
Knowledge Translation in Indigenous Communities: A Review of the Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randy Jackson
Renée Masching
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research , vol. 8, Winter, 2016, pp. 81-104
Description
Surveys current literature related to presenting current research to Indigenous communities using Aboriginal knowledge systems and ways of knowing. Focuses on decolonization, participatory approaches, ethical responsibilities of researchers, and Indigenous self-determination.
Ko e Hā Ha'atau Poa Ki He Mole 'Etau Lea Faka-tongá?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linitā Manu‘atu
Luhama ‘Ofeina ‘e he Langi Fale
Mele Pisila Finau
‘Alekisanita Kaufusi
Talita Kiumi Malupo ... [ et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 180-186
Description
Looks at educational and social strategies to preserve the Tongan language. Text in Māori.
Kookoom Mariah and The Mennonite Mrs.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Campbell
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. 9-12
Description
Short story Kookoom Mariah and the Mennonite Mrs., by Maria Campbell, about two wonderful old women who were an important part of the author's earlier years.
Koorified: Aboriginal Communication and Well-Being
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
School of Nursing and Midwifery at LaTrobe University
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
Description
Compilation of common words and sentences used by Aboriginal English speakers in the Australian state of Victoria.
[The Koryak]: Material Culture and Social Organization
Alternate Title
[Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 10]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 6, pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Waldemar Jochelson]
Description
Forms part of the Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 10 (p. [383]-842).
PLEASE NOTE: Title page is inaccurate does not reflect the actual document.