Cross-Cultural Relations
Aboriginal Performance as War by Other Means in the Nineteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maryrose Casey
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2015, pp. 2-15
Description
Looks at the important role on cross-cultural exchange that Aboriginal entertainment has played in Australia.
An Aboriginal Perspective on Resilience: Resilience Needs To Be Defined From An Indigenous Context
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shane Merritt
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 10-12
Description
Article stresses the importance of health workers needing to gain an understanding of Indigenous contexts in order to implement better outcomes.
Aboriginal Perspectives: A Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit: Teaching Resources and Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Classrooms
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario Ministry of Education
Description
Access materials in the Teacher's Toolkit
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gatin
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
[Aboriginal Perspectives: The Teacher's Toolkit]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Education Strategy: Practical Teaching Strategies for the Elementary Classroom
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Education Office], Ontario Ministry of Education
Description
Contains links to individual lesson plans for Grades 1-8 covering subject areas of language, social studies, history, and treaties.
Related material: Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit
Aboriginal-Police Relations and Policing Occupations
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper on Policing Occupations and Police/Aboriginal Relations
Ipperwash Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nye Thomas
Description
Analyzes what makes Aboriginal protests unique, law enforcement's ability to deal with conflicts given the issues involved, the Ontario Provincial Police's Framework for Police Preparedness for Aboriginal Critical Incidents and role that First Nations' police might play in improving relations.
Aboriginal Policing Update 2007, Volume 1, No. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique Cooper
Christy Hitchcock
Christopher J. Rastin
Savvas Lithopoulos
Jennifer Campbell ... [et al.]
Description
Report focuses on initiatives undertaken to increase Aboriginal recruitment in various levels of policing.
Aboriginal Population of Canada: Growth Dynamics Under Conditions of Encounter of Civilisations
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Population of Canada: Growth Dynamics Under Conditions of Encounter of Civilizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anatole Romaniuc
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 95-137
Description
Discusses the demographic evolution of the Indigenous peoples from early contact to the present and makes predictions about issues in the future.
Aboriginal Provision of Health Services Before and After Colonisation and Aboriginal Participation in and Control of Health Programs
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Provision of Health Services Before and After Colonization and Aboriginal Participation in and Control of Health Programs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emma Collins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, September/October 1995, pp. 26-31
Description
Looks at past health care services and current health worker training courses.
Aboriginal Reality is Changing: The Discourse Needs to Catch up.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Lee Crowley
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 6-7
Description
Comments on the reaction when a new project on Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy was launched.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 6.
Aboriginal Reconciliation Still a Long Way to Go
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bebe Loff
Ian Anderson
Lancet, vol. 355, no. 9220, June 10, 2000, p. 2070
Description
Comments on the Australian Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and gives examples of injustices and how relations have deteriorated.
Aboriginal Recovery From Depression: Eleven Clinical Types
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cawte
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, September 1981, pp. 14-31
Description
Comments on the doctor-patient relationship and the efforts to raise awareness of the National Aboriginal Mental Health Association (NAMHA).
Aboriginal Research: An Aboriginal Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louisa Collins
Lewis Poulson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, March/April 1991, p. 6
Description
Looks at how Menzies School of Health Research is working towards a better relationship with Aboriginal people when conducting research in a community.
The Aboriginal Right to Cultural Property
Alternate Title
Part I: Cultural Protection: The Story of a Saanich Bowl
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Walker
Clarine Ostrove
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [13]-28
Description
Article outlines one possible legal response to the imminent export of a scared object under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Environmental Policy:
Enhancing Sustainability or a Justification of Deregulation?
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
Aboriginal Rights, Culture, and Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Christie
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 448-484
Description
Examines the relationship between the values, principles, and beliefs underlying traditional practices and intellectual products of Aboriginal people, the concept of property in Aboriginal culture, and the concepts of tradition and change in contemporary Aboriginal society in relation to the resurgence in Aboriginal self-governance.
Aboriginal Science Symposium: Enabling Aboriginal Student Success in Post-secondary Institutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. C. Kulig
M. Duke
J. Solowoniuk
R. Weaselfat
C. Shade
M. Lamb
B. Wojtowicz
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at Indigenous & Western scientific world views and discusses practices & recommendations in support of bridging the two knowledge systems to improve positive learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
Aboriginal Self-Government through Constitutional Design: A Survey of Fourteen Aboriginal Constitutions in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Greg Whitfield
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 122-145
Description
Looks at the divide between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal legal and constitutional traditions.
Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Canadian Cities: Does the Classic Index-Based Approach Apply?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oksana Starchenko
Evelyn J. Peters
Environment and Planning A, vol. 40, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 676-695
Description
Attempts to assess the usability of Massey and Denton's five-dimensional structure of segregation for the study of settlement patterns of Aboriginal people in Canadian cities.
Aboriginal Social Work Education in Canada: Decolonizing Pedagogy for the Seventh Generation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raven Sinclair
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 2004, pp. 49-61
Description
Argues that in order to be effective social work education must address the effects of colonization on Aboriginal people at the practice level.
Aboriginal Spirituality and the Legal Construction of Freedom of Religion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori G. Beaman
Journal of Church and State, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 135-149
Description
Argues that Aboriginal spirituality is legally constructed outside of the boundaries of religious freedom and discusses problems faced by religious minorities in a Christian dominated society.
Aboriginal Student Educational Attainment: A Saskatchewan Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Larry E. Steeves
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Jim Marshall
Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, vol. 21, no. 2, 2010, pp. 19-34
Description
Examines historical, legal and socio-economic factors related to achievement gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal education and discusses ways to improve experience & outcomes for Aboriginal students attending provincial and First Nations managed schools.
Aboriginal Students and the Delivery of Citizenship Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Canadian and International Education, vol. 38, no. 2, December 2009, pp. 23-35
Description
Looks at the implications of citizenship education which includes ideas of equality, tolerance, and social justice.
"Aboriginal Suicide Prevention: Community-Specific Research and Aboriginal Control Over Interpretation of Data"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terri Farrelly
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 32-35
Description
Encourages practices that allows the participation of the community involved regarding research on Aboriginal suicide.
Aboriginal Title as a Constitutionally Protected Property Right
Alternate Title
Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Description
Chapter in book: Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision edited by Owen Lippert.
Focuses on definition of Aboriginal title according to the courts, as both a property and constitutional right.
Aboriginal Tourism and Cross-Cultural Understanding Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Tourism Company
Description
Looks at both strategies and concerns regarding Aboriginal tourism as a tool of cross-cultural awareness by examining a detailed survey of Aboriginal cultural tourism operators from across Canada.