Offers resources, strategies, and lessons learned on the predominant topics on which family preservation programs focus.

Recalls the author's experience of listening to his grandfather, Oscar Rogers, who was a member of the Eastern Cherokee tribe.

Author’s autobiographic account of her family’s history and experiences as mixed race people.

Author describes process of healing by questioning her identity and reflecting on her lived experiences of abuse, violence & racism.

Examines the practice of placing Aboriginal children with non-Aboriginal families and argues that this is part of a long-term policy of assimilation.

Describes the First Nations Partnership Program (FNPP) conceived after a request was made by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (Saskatchewan) to develop an early childhood care and development program.

Studies a sampling of schools involved in the Alaska Onward to Excellence program to see how partnerships between the school and community are formed and maintained.

Comments on the importance of culturally relevant physical activity programs and offers suggestions for implementing such programs.

Authors discuss and provide examples of environmental repossession - the social, economic, and cultural processes Indigenous people are engaging in to reconnect with their traditional lands and territories, to assert their rights as Indigenous people and to improve their own well-being.

Author laments the loss of the "Father" image in Aboriginal fiction; usually portrayed as absent or emotionally unavailable.

Reports on the findings of the conference held in Adelaide, Australia which examined some of the work being done on the issue of Indigenous family violence.

Editorial suggests that Indigenous researchers and scholars work from different perspectives than their non-Indigenous counterparts.

Family Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Johns Hopkins University, 2003.

Comments on relationship hierarchy in Aborigines families with the grandmother being the most important.

Social Welfare Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 1999.

Study uncovers concerns from families living in rural and remote areas that have limited health care and are dealing with severe and fatal diseases.

Discusses how U.S. federal Indian policy attempted to disrupt existing relationships, alliances and traditional ways of thinking. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 1.

Comments on the Haida First Nations' repatriation process to return ancestral remains from museum collections.

Reviews the circumstances surrounding the death of a seventeen year old boy in a kinship care placement.

Looks at federal and state policies, social work practices, racial and class ideologies and links to wide spread adoptions.

Looks at ways to change current inequalities and disharmony back into traditional ways of inclusive native kinship.

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 Extracts from James Clinkskill's memoirs, including a description of Clinkskill's arrival in Western Canada; of some of the events leading up to the Northwest Resistance of 1885; and of a number of incidents involving Indians and "half-breeds" before and during the Northwest Resistance, especially in the town of Battleford.

Paper presented at the The Otitis Media in Childhood Conference. Compares Aboriginal perceptions in remote communities about hearing loss to non-Aboriginal western thinking.

Looks at the limited reparations that have been delivered by both countries.

Case study describes political figures involved in the movement, their motivations, and how they created the templates used to implement the program.

Gives context of issues surrounding status and band membership, and highlights some of the discussion and proposed solutions which came out of the Exploratory Process on Issues Relating to Indian Status Registration, Band Membership and Citizenship (Bill C-3).

Reports on areas in need of improved services: early support and early intervention programing for Aboriginal children; supports for a child-centered approach; and staff training in intercultural understanding.

Reviewed random sample of 69 files. Covers period between April 2010 and December 2013.

Looks at policing, prosecution, corrections, and provides recommendations and literature review.

Presents research about adoptions, divorces, and separation, including the use of services and how Inuit families deal with family matters, and looks at increasing the knowledge and access to family rights and available services.

Forum looks at finding effective responses for long-term solutions. Scroll to p. 24 to read article.

Studies the culture of the Stlatlumh tribe of the Salish from the interior of British Columbia

Results of community consultation process and literature review focus on incorporation of both Aboriginal and western perspectives for health improvement as well as current strengths and weaknesses.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017

Article presents data demonstrating a pattern of increasing fertility rates among married Indigenous women in the United States throughout most of the 20th century.

Reflections on the authors experiences as a non-Aboriginal researcher interviewing five Aboriginal women about parental role in school improvement.

Comments on the changes to reservation life due to modern communications and electricity and the need to return to a simpler, less complicated life that includes traditional ways.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Case Western Reserve University, 2002.

Looks at shared stories of experiences by Aboriginal children and families and shared experiences of white teachers. Report is the result of a two year investigation.

Economics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2013

Looks at the experiences of Aboriginal adults with the child welfare system and their concerns about the system. Also discussed are the effects that residential schools had on their parenting skills.

Study examines factors which contribute to the healing journey for Aboriginal women who have lost a loved one.

Looks at the challenges faced by Canadian Aboriginal communities and discusses the need for healing and long-range solutions.