Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Film

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Elise Marubbio
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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Introduction to Special Indigenous Issue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raven Sinclair
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Introduction to an issue devoted to Aboriginal and social work issues.
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Inuit Arctic Policy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Description
Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.
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An Inuit Education: Honouring a Past, Creating a Future

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasing Corporation
Description
A group of articles and video clips from the CBC Archives provides an overview of the changing patterns and issues in the communities in the Arctic from circa 1950 to 2002.
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Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: Social History, Politics and the Practice of Resistance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Peter Irniq
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, December 2008, pp. 48-61
Description
Looks at how the governments commitment to Inuit traditional knowledge and values guides decisions, policies and laws that reflect the key philosophies, attitudes and practices of Nunavut’s Inuit majority.
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Inuit Self-Government in the Canadian North: The Next Step in the Nunavut Project

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katja Göcke
Heidelberg Journal of International Law=Zeitschrift fuer Auslaendisches Oeffentliches Recht und Voelkerrecht , vol. 71, 2011, pp. 78-102
Description
Comments on the necessity to increase revenues to build homes, improve the education system, preserve the Inuktitut language, and to implement health and social programs.
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Inuit‐Specific Approaches to Healing: from Addiction and Trauma

Alternate Title
Mamisarniq Conference 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Description
Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
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[Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Aboriginal Roundtable Documents]

Alternate Title
Backgrounder on Economic Opportunities
Backgrounder on Inuit and Education
Backgrounder on Inuit and Housing
Backgrounder on Inuit Health
Backgrounder on the Environment
Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable, 2004
Inuit Specific Sessions, Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
Roundtable on Aboriginal Issues
Sectoral Sessions, Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Jose A. Dusugak
Description
Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.
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Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mila Aung-Thwin
Daniel Cross
Bobby Echalook
Brett Gaylor
Sarah Idlout
Laura Iqaluk
Linus Kasudluak
Willia Ningeok
Caroline Ningiuk
Dora Ohaituk
Rita-Lucy Ohaituk
Daniel Cross
Brett Gaylor
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Film documents the changing culture of eight Inuit students from the Innalik School in their final year in the high school. Duration: 57:40.
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Inuvialuit Social Indicators: Applying Arctic Social Indicators Framework to Study Well-Being in the Inuvialuit Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrey Petrov
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 167-185
Description
Study employs the Arctic Social Indicators (ASI) framework to assess the health of six communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Indicators assessed include: health and population, material well-being cultural vitality, closeness to nature, education, and fate control.
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Investigating Māori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Tessa Evans-Campbell
Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan
Ngaropi Cameron
Tania Mataki
Rihi Te Nana
Herearoha Skipper
Kim Southey
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 18-31
Description
Provides an overview of the three-year Health Research Council funded research project, He Oranga Ngākau: Māori Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care, and its intended outcomes.
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Investigating the Linkages between FASD, Gangs, Sexual Exploitation and Woman Abuse in the Canadian Aboriginal Population: A Preliminary Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Totten
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 9-22
Description
Study on prenatal alcohol abuse in the lives of young Aboriginal women and the connections between that abuse and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, sexual abuse, extreme violence, and gangs.
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Investigative Report of the Oyate ataya WaKanyeja OwicaKiyapi Inc. (Oyate) Safe House, Regina, Sask.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marvin M. Bernstein
Description
Looked into the operations and conduct of the facility as per a Service Agreement signed with the Dept. of Community Resources and the fulfillment of the responsibilities of both parties. Companion report by the Provincial Auditor:Report to the Standing Committee ... Companion document by the Children's Advocate:Investigative Report...
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Invisible Indians: Native Americans in Pennsylvania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Minderhout
Andrea Frantz
Human organization, vol. 67, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 61-67
Description
Study project on Native peoples forgotten history in the state, the government's official denial, and their efforts to get state recognition.
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The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Sarrasin
Description
Guide to accompany film, The Invisible Nation". Target audience students aged 15-20. Contains start and preparatory activities, reflective sharing, comparing two Algonquin communities, observation checklist and suggested questions.
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Is Canada Postcolonial?: Re-Asking through "The Forgotten" Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Moss
TOPIA, no. 27, [Spring], [2012], pp. 47-65
Description
Discusses the controversy over exhibiting a series of paintings by artist Pamela Masik depicting women missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Sparked debate about artistic freedom and social commentary versus the question of who is allowed to speak for victims and issues of exploitation.
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Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Description
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
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Is Resistance Enough? Reflections of Identity, Politics, and Relations in the “In-between” Spaces of Indigeneity and Settlerhood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ineese-Nash
AlterNative, March 2020, pp. 10-17
Description
Article explores the liminal position of mixed race Indigenous/non-Indigenous people in the Canadian context, discusses the polarity of Identity and the ways in which identity can be and is used to surveil and police Indigenous people in a settler society.
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Is There a Need for Healing in the Classroom? Exploring Trauma-Informed Education for Aboriginal Mature Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine Mordoch
Rainey Gaywish
In Education, vol. 17, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Autumn, 2011, pp. 96-106
Description
Discusses how trauma-informed principles can be useful in the educational system to help educators interact with students who have experienced trauma or violence.
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[Iskwĕwak Mīwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan
Mīwayawin Health Services
Description
Website provides overview, background, video, photo gallery, researcher information and context of the photovoice project. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region". Full report.
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