Family & Kinship

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Why a Living Wage Matters in the North

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kendall Hammond
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 60-62
Description
Discusses the cost of living and prevalence of poverty in the North.
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Why are Some Children Left Out? Factors Barring Canadian Children From Participating in Extracurricular Activities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Li Xu
Anne H. Gauthier
Lisa Strohschein
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 36, no. 3-4, pp. 325-345
Description
Information from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth looks at family income, neighborhood environment, and demographic characteristics and parental preferences.
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Wicihitowin: Aboriginal Social Work in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 140-142
Description
Book review of: Wicihitowin by Raven Sinclair, Michael Anthony Hart and Gord Bruyere. Scroll down to page 140 to read review.
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Widening the Circle: Collaborative Research for Mental Health Promotion in Native Communities

Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 8
Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health Conference 1997
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline Oblin
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Elisapie Tookalak
Laverne Gervais-Contois
Liesel Urtnowski ... [et al.]
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Description
Proceedings of conference which focused on assessment of current programs in communities, efficacy of program types and how research can improve services and prevention.
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Wiisaakodewikwe Anishinaabekwe Diabaajimotaw Nipigon Zaaga'igan: Lake Nipigon Ojibway Metis Stories About Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia D. McGuire
Kishshebakabaykwe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 217-222
Description
Author reflects on the role of women in contemporary Aboriginal communities and more specifically her home community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek.
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Wild Card: Making Sense of Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders in Settler Colonial Contexts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
Kahente Horn-Miller
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 293-299
Description
Foreword for AlterNative’s 2018 Volume 14 Issue 4 Special Issue on Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, authored by its two Guest Editors; highlights the topics, authors and social contexts to be covered in the issue.
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Wilfred & Harriet Chocan Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Wilfred Chocan
Harriet Chocan
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan about the joys and challenges in their lives from childbirth to caring for the elderly and death.
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William & Helen Trudeau 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Trudeau
Helen Trudeau
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Trudeau talks about being adopted and the schooling she received as a child. Mr. Trudeau talks about growing up on the farm, and later working in the lumber and fishing industries. Interpreter : Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber : Joanne Greenwood.
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Winter in Lingit Aani Brings Magpies and Ravens

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernestine Hayes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 90-94
Description
Reflects on lessons learned from the authors' grandmother, such as watching and learning from spiders. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 90.
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Witch Accusations in Jharkhand, India: A Few Recent Cases

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samar Bosu Mullick
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 18-23
Description
Findings indicate little change after the proclamation of the Prevention of Witch Act in 1999. To access this article scroll down to page 18.
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With This Body

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marjorie Kowalski Cole
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 79-91
Description
A short fictional story.
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Wollaston Lake 1978 Caribou Project

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Gill Gracie (photographer)
Lois Dalby (photographer)
Description
A set of 44 photos of a caribou project at Wollaston Lake that involved students in preparing and cooking caribou meat, making dry meat, drying the hides, and taking part in follow-up activities in the classroom.
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Women in Huron and Ojibwa Societies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 45-48
Description
Comments on the changes made to the lifestyle of Indigenous women after the arrival of European settlers.
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Women, Kin, and Catholicism: New Perspectives on the Fur Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Sleeper-Smith
Ethnohistory, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 423-452
Description
Through the combination of trade and religion, four Catholic Aboriginal women occupied a unique role in the society of the western Great Lakes.
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The Word That Waits To Be Heard

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Coral Pombo-Campbell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, July/August 2006, p. 18
Description
Poem about the Stolen Generation regarding removal by authorities of five young children from a family and the efforts to recover them.
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The Work Of The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Fulton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 16-17
Description
Article reports on the programs for legal aid, health and alcohol, family support and play group.
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Working With Aboriginal Children and Families: Cultural Responsiveness and Beyond

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Pesco
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 144-151
Description
"Reviews concepts and approaches related to cultural responsiveness in the literature in the field of education, pointing out how these are parallel with or might further inform practices in communication sciences and disorders."
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Working with Aboriginal Families: A Practice Resource

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS), South Australia Health
Description

Topics include history, terminology and identity, diversity, social determinants of health, parenting and family, family and community, Aboriginal business, and communication and engagement.

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Working With Water: Goulais Mission Memories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila F. Devlin
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 269-326
Description
Eight residents reflect on their lives in the community. Information was gathered through a series of conversational interviews.
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Workshop 12 Transcription Notes

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Smith Atimoyoo
Harry Broba
Choco Lachance
Ernest Tootoosis
Alex Bonaise
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.
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"A World Full of Bones and Wind": Teaching Works by James Welch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
The English Journal, vol. 93, no. 4, March 2004, pp. 64-69
Description
Examines how the works of Blackfeet author James Welch can be used to overcome Native American stereotypes and be used to explore themes of identity, family and love.
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Writing, Speaking, and Gender Blending: Reading Greek Allusions in Truth and Bright Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Rintoul
Mosaic : A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 40, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 123-137
Description
Argues that Thomas King draws on connections between orality, mother tongue and maternity, and between written language and paternity; also notes that King writes to encourage readers to question what they "think they know about history" and to consider whose history is being questioned.
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A Written Response from Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo J. Omani
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2004, pp. 283-288
Description
Discusses the commemorative march of 2002, and recounts the 1862 forced removal of the Dakota people from their Minnesota homeland.
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Yarrabah Men's Health Group

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Patterson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January/February 2000, p. 3
Description
Describes the goals of the Queensland, Australia group to increase men's understanding of family dynamics and role in the family and larger community.
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Yaya’ and the Firbough: A Philosophy of Respect

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Sterling
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 43-53
Description
The Nlakapamux concept of respect is explored as lived by an Nlakapamux grandmother and transmitted through narratives about her.
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The Yolngu 'Headache'

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Dangatanga
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1982, pp. 21-24
Description
Yolngu author describes seven various forms of, 'headache' which are chiefly caused by jealousy among the Yolngu clan.
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You Don't Have to Fall Into the Christmas Trap

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 9
Description
Discusses enjoying a simpler, non-commercialized Christmas. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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"You Don't Just Get Over What Has Happened to You"? Story Sharing, Reconciliation, and Grandma's Journey in the Child Welfare System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Autumn Varley
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. 69-75
Description
Sixties Scoop experiences by a grandmother, mother, aunt and sister reveal the continuing impact on identity, family and community.
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