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Storytelling: The Finder of True Native American Identity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eugene Kim
Discoveries, no. 9, Spring, 2008, pp. 73-77
An analysis of Sherman Alexie's stories challenges the misrepresentations of Native American Indians and demonstrates the redemptive power of storytelling.
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Storytelling: The Heart of American Indian Scholarship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances Washburn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 109-119
Explores the controversy surrounding overemphasis on Native American fictional literature in American Indian Studies and the dire need for understanding and solutions for social issues and challenges currently faced by Native Americans.
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Strangers in Our Own Land: A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Honourable Robert Welch QC, Minister of Culture and Recreation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Discusses how migration from the insulated and regulated life on reserves to urban centres has impacted First Nations people, the importance of friendship centres' role in alleviating problems, and their need for additional resources.
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Strategic Plan For the Years 2001 - 2006

Alternate Title
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy: Strategic Plan For the Years 2001 - 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy
Outlines prevention and support for Aboriginal communities impacted by HIV in Ontario.
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Strategic Planning and Policy Development

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Murray Browne
Jeanie Lanine
Kathryn Deo
Woodward & Company
Looks at strategic planning and developing policies by First Nations governments to ensure that they are operating efficiently, effectively, and in ways that are respectful of their culture and vision.
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Strategic Resolution of Policy, Environmental and Socio-economic Impacts in Canadian Arctic Diamond Mining: BHP's NWT Diamond Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William J. Couch
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 20, no. 4, December 2002, p. 265–278
Examines an environmental impact assessment review followed by parallel permitting and negotiated agreements including policy, environmental, social impact, legal/administrative, and economic issues.
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Strengthening Âhkamêyimo among Indigenous Youth: The Social Determinants of Health, Justice, and Resilience in Canada's North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Osemis Isbister-Bear
Andrew R. Hatala
Erynne Sjoblom
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 76-89
Literature review of academic articles published between 2000 and 2016 which deal with resilience from an Indigenous perspective.
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Strengthening Indigenous Communication in Abya Yala

Articles » General
Author/Creator
María del Rosario Sul González
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Discusses the efforts to create a permanent space for Indigenous media to share experiences, challenges and aspirations in the field of communications.
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Stress, Trauma, and Coronary Heart Disease among Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Bullock
Ronny A. Bell
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 2122-2123
Response to the article "Social Epidemiology of Trauma Among 2 American Indians Reservation Populations" in the American Journal of Public Health 2005 vol. 95, no. 12, at pages 851 to 859.
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Stroke, Stroke, Stroke

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 5

Presents responses to a wish-list by Colleen Simard, and comments by Richard Wagamese on Shawn Atleo's interview with CBC's Peter Mansbridge.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

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Strong Navajo Marriages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Skogrand
Mary Lou Mueller
Rachel Arrington
Heidi LeBlanc
Davina Spotted Elk
Irene Dayzie
Reva Rosenband
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 15, no. 2, 2008, pp. 25-41
Couples identified 5 key points for a strong marriage: (1) maintain communication, (2) nurture your relationship, (3) learn about marriage, (4) be prepared, and (5) have a strong foundation.
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Strong Policies, Poor Outcomes: Longitudinal Analysis of Forest Sector Contributions to Aboriginal Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Parkins
Richard C. Stedman
Mike n. Patriquin
Mike Burns
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 61-73
Contends that within the context of the Aboriginal community, forestry was found to have a marginal contribution to social and economic status.
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Strong Women Stories: Native Vision and Community Survival

E-Books
Author/Creator
Gertie Mai Muise
Laura Schwager
Carole Leclair
Lynn Nicholson
Elize Hartley
Sylvia Maracle
Shandra Spears
Rosanna Deerchild
Dawn Martin-Hill
Bonita Lawrence
Nancy Cooper
Zainab Amadahy
Fay Blaney
Kim Anderson
Jean Knockwood
Rebecca Martell
Cyndy Baskin
Shelly E. Bressette
Carl Fernandez
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Structural Intersectionality and Indigenous Canadian Youth who Trade Sex: Understanding Mobility beyond the Trafficking Model

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Allan Jun-Rong Ting
Carisa R Showden
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 261-270
Article describe different models for understanding the intersecting relationships between the movement/migration of Indigenous youth who trade sex, the sex trade as a whole, and the social and cultural institutions which define, criminalize/prosecute, and intervene in the sex trade. Authors argue that the mobility of Indigenous youth in the sex trade is not always “trafficking” and can often be a response to marginalizing factors, rather than a source of marginality.
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Structural Violence and the 1962-1963 Tuberculosis Epidemic in Eskimo Point, N.W.T.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Paule McNicoll
Quyen Tran
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Les Tourisme dans l Artique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 165-185
Reports on the factors that created an unmanageable situation: harsh living conditions, transitional Inuit lifestyles, and government policy.
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The Struggle for Equal Rights for First Nations Children in Child Welfare: Briefing to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the Occasion of the Review of Canada’s Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
Discusses the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system and makes recommendations to keep them safely at home.
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Struggles, Strengths and Solutions: Exploring Food Security with Young Aboriginal Moms

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bonnie Guarisco
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Nadya Melanson
Cheryl Osawamick
esurio, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-20
Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.
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Stryker: A Film by Noam Gonick

Documents & Presentations
Includes: synopsis, story, director's notes, biography of Noam Gonick, cast list, cast biographies, crew list and music notes.
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Stuck in the Ways of the South: How Meritocracy, Bureaucracy, and a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Child Welfare Fails Nunavut's Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Johnston
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 66-82
Looks at a study that determines a unique approach, that differs from other parts of Canada, is needed when dealing with child welfare cases in Nunavut including knowledge of traditional Inuit culture.
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Student Perceptions of American Indian Financial Aid

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse P. Mendez
Jeanette Mendez
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 1, 2013, pp. 45-64
Study illustrates how perception may exacerbate hostility towards Native American students.
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A Study of Indigenous Boys and Men

Alternate Title
[Fieldscan (RISE for Boys and Men of Color) ; 7]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Megan Bang
Jeremiah Chin
Amanda Tachine
Nicholas Bustamante … [et al.]

Attempts to identify, highlight and outline educational and social programs and interventions which address needs of 12- to 25-year-olds. Specifically looks what initiatives have been developed, where they have occurred, and what guiding principles and practices have led to success.

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Study of the Hawthorn Report

Alternate Title
[A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Dennis Madill]
no. Second Edition
Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it. Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.
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A Study of the Impact of Oil and Gas Development on the Dene First Nations of the Sahtu (Great Bear Lake) Region of the Canadian Northwest Territories (NWT)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Paul Dana
Robert Brent Anderson
Aldene Meis-Mason
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 94-117
Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.
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A Study Tour of New Zealand

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fred Collard
Jean Collard
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 53-59
Report from the two recipients of the Aboriginal Overseas Study Award who focused on health, housing and education issues involving Maori people.
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