Makes recommendations for legislative changes in Saskatchewan and the processes to achieve them. Concludes that the best model to follow would be that of the Northwest Territories.

Describes how the Social Transition in the North (STN) study assessed the epidemiological, demographic and domestic changes in northern communities.

Animated Inuit story demonstrates the magic and beauty of family as well as the inherent struggles that arise from cultural differences. Duration: 7:38

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Years of neglect by professionals and the social care system led to the death of a young Aboriginal woman from a drug overdose in Vancouver's downtown eastside. This report is her story. Related documentary A Life Discarded.

Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.

Concludes that sharing experiences and stories can strengthen custom adoption practices, policies, future research and create safety in the lives of children.

Author (an Anthropology Professor) attempts to define contemporary Indigenous identity in the Southwestern United States from an ethnographic perspective.

[Psychology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2008.

Study results show several themes: staff work to live positive assumptions and beliefs; invitation and hospitality are based on ownership; trust and relationship are addressed by the individual, the school team and broader school community.

Parental involvement is categorized in four types: family support, parent education and school, parenthood, education and home, and parent involvement/parent participation.

Discusses what constituted consent. Chapter from Past Law, Present Histories edited by Diane Kirkby.Discusses what constituted consent. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 193.

Looks at environment of school-community interactions, involvement in children's schooling, and patterns of control related to student success. Interviews were conducted with parents, teachers, administrators and influential community members in over 20 sites between 1982 and 1993.

Examines child-rearing customs and child-behavior issues in Sami and Norwegian populations in northern Norway.

Transcript of presentations for free online course (approx. 3 to 4 hours) designed to give general information on issues such as family law, going to court, access to children, and child support.

Informative tips to help new parents before and after birth.

Provides brief information and resources about issues such as pregnancy, benefits, adoption,status, parenting and contact, financial obligations and assistance.

Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.

Looks at development of past and current programs, initiatives in other jurisdictions, content of programs, parent needs, and effective program elements, and provides key recommendations.

Comments on issues associated with parenting and living with FASD.

Provides information on culture and knowledge about early learning and lists services available to assist families.

Comments from a bilingual teacher about his experiences and concerns.

Looks at the significance of contemporary sociocultural issues in child socialization.

Argues that the Canadian state's efforts to disrupt Aboriginal family life and isolate children from their parents, are not being recognized in redress claims.

Article states that most FASD parents are capable of raising their children and after Parental Capacity Assessments, supports can be provided to facilitate a positive outcome.

Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.

Aboriginal grandmothers discuss innovative ways to promote and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Looks at the correlation between student success and parental support.

Offers practical suggestions for involving parents in school's policies, programs and operations.

Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.

Study highlights the importance of cultural influences on childrearing.

Looks at a community consultation process that is attempting to move away from the 'blood quantum' model of descent to a more cultural and kinship-based one. Chapter 6 from Political Theory and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples edited by Duncan Ivison, Paul Patton and Will Sanders. To access chapter, scroll to page 113.

Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.

Update to 2001. Discusses determinants of health, pregnancy, infants and children, diseases and injuries, physical environment and health services. Related material: The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia (First Report).

Looks at information and literature to help ascertain the impact of common social determinants on Indigenous peoples' health in Canada and other developed countries.

Looks at the role of women under traditional communalism, the impact of colonialism and directions for the future.

Attempts to explain why there is a persistent 20% "illegitimate" birth rate on a reserve in eastern Quebec and suggests causal factors relate to degree of social and cultural integration.

Examines how Sámi deal with social and cultural-political change relating to the way of reindeer pastoralism.

Eleven recommendations were made to Southeast Child and Family Services to deal with the issue of solvent abuse. Excerpt from: Manitoba's Children's Advocate Annual Report. To locate report, scroll to page 11.

General account of Mr. Ouellette's life. No index terms are provided.

Discusses a student, a professor, writing, and divorce.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1998.

Article investigates the family 'clan' system in northern Australia and the belief in 'payback' in which people believe that all misfortunes are a result of others wishing them harm.

Black and white photograph of Blackfoot man Peeayskin and his wife in traditional clothing.

Looks at a family that eleven of eleven children graduated from post secondary education. Article located by scrolling to page 18.

Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. A photograph and short amount of text taken from a 1935 newspaper article which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1885 Riel resistance.