Social Issues

After the Apology: Reframing Violence and Suffering in First Australians, Australia, and Samson and Delilah

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicity Collins
Continuum, vol. 24, no. 1, Interrogating Trauma: Arts & Media Responses to Collective Suffering, 2010, pp. 65-77
Description
Discusses the way an archival history series, feature film and budget drama addresses politics of reconciliation and the media's obsession with violence in remote Australia.
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After the Storm: Ojibwe Treaty Rights Twenty-Five Years after the Voigt Decision

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patty Loew
James Thannum

American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 161-191
Description
Looks at the socioeconomic, political, and cultural factors that contributed to the spearfishing crisis in northern Wisconsin and the battered attempts by the Ojibwe to exercise their treaty-based fishing rights. The article also examines the state of relations between Native and non-Native residents.
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Age-Friendly Rural an Remote Communities: A Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Committee of Officials (Seniors)
Description
Looks at the Age-Friendly Rural/Remote Communities initiative (AFROS), developed to increase awareness of seniors needs and to produce a guide for communities to identify barriers.
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Ahenakew, David

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains five black and white photographs of David Ahenakew, including one in Canadian Forces Uniform.

Historical note:

David Ahenakew (born July 28, 1933) is a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Ahenakew is a controversial public figure in Canada due to anti-semetic comments regarding World War 2 and the Holocaust.
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AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C Among Natives, an Adapted Training

Alternate Title
HIV-AIDS and Hepatitis C Among Natives, an Adapted Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Provides general information including screening, prevention and treatment options as well as links to community and institutional organizations, quizzes and questionnaires.
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AIDS Kit For Social Workers

Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, p. 9
Description
Briefly describes creation of kit for social workers in New South Wales, Australia.
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Alanis Obomsawin

Alternate Title
Senses of Cinema
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Williams
Senses of Cinema, no. 22, September-October 2002, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the work of the prominent Canadian filmmaker, including such films as Incident at Restigouche, My Name is Kahentiiosta and Spudwrench: Kahnawake.
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Alanis Obomsawin Virtual Classroom

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dan Thornhill
Gabrielle Fayant
Alanis Obomsawin
Brock Lewis
Description
Panelists Alanis Obomsawin, Gabrielle Fayant and Brock Lewis discuss social issues in Indigenous communities and challenges Indigenous youth face. Duration: 57:00.
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Alcohol Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Budby
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 46-49
Description
Author describes her role and the history of the (Australian) Aboriginal Health Programme located in Brisbane, Queensland. Provides several reasons for alcohol abuse.
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Alcohol and the Unborn Baby

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Madeleine Smith
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, June 1983, pp. 3-4
Description
Discusses the problems incurred by mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy.
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Alcohol Problems and Suitable Solutions

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles Perkins
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1977, pp. 21-
Description
Investigates causes and finds stereotypes that need shattering before progress can be made to resolving the issue.
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Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse, and Health in American Indians and Alaska Natives

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Monograph No. 1, pp.65-93
Behavioral Health Issues Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Explorations on the Frontiers of the Biobehavioral Sciences
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 1, 1988
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Silk-Walker
R. Dale Walker
Daniel Kivlahan
Description
Identifies four research needs relating to alcohol use including intervention and prevention.
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Alcoholism Among Aboriginal People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Harold Hunt
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 11-14
Description
Examines the destructive effects of alcoholism on the Australian Aboriginal population.
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Ali'i Selective Appropriation of Modernity: Examining Colonial Assumptions in Hawai'i prior to 1893

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamanamaikalani B. Beamer
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 2, Ke Ala Hou: Breaking Trail in Hawaiian Research and Development, 2009, pp. 138-155
Description
Discusses the origin and overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and examines how the Ali'i (native Hawaiian chiefs) used their knowledge of law to advance their own existing Indigenous structure.
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All Is Never Said

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Youngblood Henderson
pp. 423-432
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, provides some concluding remarks on the Conference discussions of the justice system, its failing of Aboriginal peoples and the necessary reform and commitment to change required. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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All Our Voices: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Crystal Basi
Lindsay Kretschmer
Raglan Maddox
Renée Monchalin
Genevieve Blais
Janet Smylie
Description
Project used a community-partnered approach to find out how to increase access to social services, with a focus on inclusion for Indigenous peoples in Toronto.
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Allan Quandt Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Allan Quandt
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.
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Alvin Hagar Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Alvin Hagar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives an account of experiences in World War II. He also talks about gathering and preparation of wild rice.
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Am I a Modern Day Missionary?: Reflections of a Cree Social Worker

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Hart
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 299-313
Description
Looks at the philosophy of social work that is based upon the values of humanitarianism and egalitarianism, its values, and its practices; and examines Indigenous-based helping philosophies, theories, approaches and practices.
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American Indian/Alaska Native Health Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie M. Duran
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, p. 758
Description
Argues that the AIAN health policy hasn't kept pace with the demographic and social changes of the last 50 years, resulting in the needless suffering of people.
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American Indian Family Caregivers' Experiences with Helping Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori L. Jervis
Mathew E. Boland
Alexandra Fickenscher
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 355-369
Description
Examines the negative and positive aspects of providing elder care, describing low levels of burden and high levels of reward, attributable to cultural attitudes toward elders.
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