Cross-Cultural Relations

Antagonism Sours Relations With First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, April 5, 2007, p. A11
Description
Comments on a Canadian Forces counterinsurgency manual citing the Mohawk Warrior Society as an example of a "radical" group.
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Anthropologists At Work: A Case Study of the Nanticoke Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank W. Porter
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, 1978, pp. 1-18
Description
The author argues that the writings of various anthropologists awoke Nanticoke resolve to exercise self-determination and embrace traditional cultural practices as a means to solidify their identity.
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Anti-oppressive Social Work Practice in Child Welfare: Journeys of Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Cowie
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 46-51
Description
Explores the historic and contemporary relationship with Aboriginal peoples in child welfare and discusses how social workers can adopt culturally appropriate service models that integrates core Aboriginal values, beliefs, and healing practices.
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Antoine Ferguson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Ferguson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he talks about his memories of Gabriel Dumont, the causes of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and the present day treatment of Metis people.
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Antoine Lonesinger 5 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
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Apartheid: Canada's Ugly Secret

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tanis Fiss
Description
Examines the reserve system and the need to abolish this system of segregation within Canada.
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[Apartheid in Canada? Babb to Visit Peguis Indian Reserve]

Alternate Title
Midday ; March 9, 1987
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Yusuf Saloojee
Louis Stevenson
Valerie Pringle
Description
CBC report concerning an invitation issued by Chief Louis Stevenson to South African Ambassador Babb to visit the Reserve; invitation meant to highlight parallels between Apartheid and living conditions of Aboriginal Canadians. Duration: 6:39.
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Apartheid Pressures Push Aboriginal Peoples to Edge of Extinction

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Coon-Come
Canadian Speeches, vol. 15, no. 3, July/August 2001, p. 37
Description
Speech by Matthew Coon-Come, The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, criticizes the United Nations' Draft Declaration of the Indigenous Rights of Aboriginal Peoples and argues that Aboriginal people continue to be marginalized in Canada.
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The Apology Breakthrough: Now What?

Alternate Title
[Harvest of Hope: A Symposium of Reconciliation ; pt. 4]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phil Fontaine
Description
Presentation by National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations focuses on the apology made to former residential school students and what it may mean for Canadian society. Duration: 26:08.
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Appeals to Civilization and Customary "Forest Diplomacy": Arguments against Removal in Letters Written by the Iroquois, 1830-1857

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia B. Haake
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 100-128
Description
Letter writers argued that, contrary to the reasoning being used to justify displacing them from their homelands, they had made significant progress in the areas of education, culture, and morality, and could only continue to develop if located in close proximity to settler society. At the same time, they used conventions and language which referenced their relations with Europeans in the colonial era.
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Applying an Indigenous Methodology to a North–South, Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Successes and Remaining Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olivia Sylvester
Alí García Segura
Sara Ashencaen Crabtree
Zanisah Man
Jonathan Parker
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 45-54
Description
Authors discuss Western, Euro-centric research traditions in which Indigenous perspectives are marginalized, use a reflexive approach to examine a project that incorporated methodologies from Costa Rica and Malaysia.
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Applying Deloria’s Challenge: Indigenous and Mass Society’s Conceptions of Indian Self-determination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2019, pp. 26-45
Description
Author draws on Vine Deloria Jr.’s work on the role that a difference in worldviews plays in communication to examine the distance between what Indigenous peoples mean by self-determination and what policy makers mean by it.
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[Appraising Cole Harris' Making Native Space]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Sarah Carter
Kate McPherson
James Murton
Cole Harris
Native Studies Review, vol. 16, no. 2, 2005, pp. 125-149
Description
Book review of: Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia by Cole Harris. Comments by Cole about the review also included.
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Approaches to Settlement of Indian Title Claims: The Alaskan Model - Kenneth Lysyk. - Reprint. - 1973.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lysyk
Description
The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, examines the Alaskan model of settlement claims and suggests that this model would be useful with Yukon and Northwest Territories claims, but not with southern Canadian claims, because of the dense population and existence of a reserve system. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
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Approaching Mi'Kmaq Teachings on the Connectiveness of Humans and Nature

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Albert Marshall
Murdena Marshall
Marilyn Iwama
Description
Chapter in book: Ecosystem Based Management: Beyond Boundaries. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Science and the Management of Protected Areas, 21-26 May 2007 edited by S. Bondrup-Nielsen, K. Beazley, G. Bissix, D. Colville, S. Flemming, T. Herman, M. McPherson, S. Mockford and S. O'Grady.
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Approaching Reconciliation: Tips from the Field

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 261-264
Description
Attributes ongoing health inequities experienced by Aboriginal peoples to government policies of cultural genocide. Recommends health care professionals read the report Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, engage in self-reflection, develop critical listening and learning skills, and challenge themselves and others to find concrete ways of spending to the calls for action from Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Appropriate Engagement and Nutrition Education on Reserve: Lessons Learned From the Takla Lake First Nation in Northern BC

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Tobin
Margo French
Neil Hanlon
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 49-57
Description
Describes an outline of appropriate engagement used in a study conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia and looks at how it can be used to work with other Aboriginal communities to improve and promote health.
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Appropriating Guilt: Reconciliation in an Aboriginal Canadian Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deena Rymhs
English Studies in Canada , vol. 32, no. 1, [Guilt], March 2006, pp. 105-123
Description
Examines recent attempts at reconciliation that reflect a current sensibility of revisiting Canadian history. The author also looks at the role guilt plays in Aboriginal writings and how public discussion appropriates and transforms that guilt.
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