Family & Kinship

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2009.

Overview of three centuries of relations with Europeans and role played by familial ties; traces continuity and persistence as well as loss and change in Ojibwa kinship relations.

Looks at the activities undertaken by Thessalon First Nation in the development of a social safety net to deal with the inter-generational effects of the residential school system on the family and community.

Looks at the familial relationships which developed in the community of Île à la Crosse as well as those established with representatives of the fur trade and the Church. Introduction and Chapter 1 of: One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan.

Study discusses a number of issues: fear of travelling, lack of family support, more Aboriginal liaison staff, cultural sensitivity, and the need for consultation with clients.

Using data from focus groups in northern Norwegian municipalities, looks at consequences of healthcare professionals assessing service users' needs.

Looks at the study of five First Nations communities with young children participating in the Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve (AHSOR) program concluding that many practices used by parents and caregivers constitute literacy.

Métis Elder speaks about the importance of culture, language, and pride in heritage. Duration: 21:28.

Presenter speaks about what it means to be an Indigenous youth in 2017. Duration: 20:43.

Keynote speaker discusses the importance of knowing how to live off the land and the confidence these skills give you in other aspects of life. Duration: 38:23.

Father and daughter speak about family and kinship. Duration: 31:54.

Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the the third of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Vancouver. Talaga discusses Indigenous kinship structures and the way in which colonial laws have created a disconnect between Indigenous peoples and their communities and cultures. Duration: 53:59

Second generation urban Native Americans speak about their childhood experiences and sense of identity as well as sense of conflict and loss caused by failing intergenerational transfer of tradition.

Analyzes experimental film 4wheelwarpony which focuses on young skateboarders in a reservation setting.

Short story from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

Author recounts how finding out about the origin of her name allowed her to cope with the teasing of classmates.

Discusses two core suggestions taken from the National Strategy on Inuit Education 2011 report, investing in mobilizing parents and developing leaders in Inuit education.

Extracted, probably, from Goldwaite's Geographical Magazine at pages 17 to 23.

Looks at fictional work about a mother and son who refuse to claim citizenship of either Canada or the United States when crossing the border.

He talks about traditional lifestyle while growing up in northern Saskatchewan and compares life today with life when he was a child.

Discusses the Australian governments' refusal to apologize to the Stolen Generations.

Book review of: Those Who Belong by Jill Doerfler.

Music Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

Book review of: Throwing Fire at the Sun, Water at the Moon by Anita Endrezze. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1989.

Examines aspects of Aboriginal personhood as it relates to photographic images of the dead.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, speaks at the North Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.

Discusses the orientation to past, present and future time in the Ceremony of Eldership.

Review article of: The Stolen Children: Their Stories edited by Carmel Bird. Book is a compilation of extracts from the Bringing Them Home report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.

Identifies obstacles the Tlingit community must overcome in order to best utilize the authority allowed to them under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1998.

"This article explores attempts of Office of Indian Affairs (OIA) agents on the Southern Ute reservation in southwestern Colorado to use Southern Ute women to "reform" Ute sexual and marital practices, as well as Ute women's responses to these efforts".

Comments on societies based on kinship.

American Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Utah State University, 2010.

Study focused on youth in four different locations to determine whether peers or families exerted different levels of influence.

Interview with Cherokee author who discusses personal, familial, cultural, social, literary, and popular expectations about American Indians. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 62.

A report of quantitative and qualitative data collected from friends and family of missing and murders Indigenous females in Northern California.

Introductory article to themed issue about family planning.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2010.

Book review of: To Walk in Beauty: A Navajo Family's Journey Home by Stacia Spragg-Braude.

Reports on Pae Herenga pilot study undertaken to explore how care customs contribute towards strengthening extended family (whānau) resilience and bereavement. Results indicate a need for further study, wider understanding of whānau practices among health professionals, and a digital resource centre.

The person being interviewed is apparently telling traditional stories. However, a great deal of the dialogue is inaudible and the stories are thus virtually incomprehensible.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii, 2003.