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Carry the Kettle Elder Honoured by Province

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2008, p. 2
Looks at Elder Cora Thomson receiving the highest provincial honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and her sage advice to others. Article located on page 2.
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Case Comment: R. v. Gladue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Lash
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, Women 2000: Eradicating Poverty and Violence in the 21st Century, Fall, 2000, pp. 85-91
Comments on spousal abuse, domestic violence and discrimination against Aboriginal women in the Canadian justice system.
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Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer and Exposure to Synthetic Environmental Chemicals among Alaska Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrianne K. Holmes
Kathryn R. Koller
Stephanie M. Kieszak
Andreas Sjodin
Antonia M. Calafat ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25760
Study contends exposure to the parent compound of the phthalate metabolite MEHP may be associated with breast cancer but further study is warranted using a larger sample size.
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The Case of Pelagie Inuk: The Only Inuk Woman to Become a Grey Nun

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Jarich Oosten
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 157-176
Looks at the unique recruitment of an Inuk woman as a nun in 1951.
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Case Study of the Development of the 1998 Tribal State Agreement in Minnesota

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Campbell
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 45-52
Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.
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Case Study Report: Healing and Harmony in Our Families

Alternate Title
Hamlet of Cape Dorset: Project Number: CT-411-NT/32-NT
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Barlow
Description and evaluation of healing and training project which involved weekly talking circles for women and girls, workshops, individual counselling, and on-the-land camps. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews with healing team and service providers, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.
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Case Study Report: I da wa da di

Alternate Title
Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty: Project Number: RB-268-ON
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wanda Gabriel
Description and evaluation of the "We should all speak" project which was designed to provide a range of traditional services to women residential school survivors or those suffering intergenerational impacts. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, evaluation forms submitted by participants, and special report on annual gathering.
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Casper Solomon Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Casper Solomon
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he gives an account of the migration of the Potawatomi Indians and a general description of reserve life; an account of the importance of midwives and a brief description of naming ceremonies; and tells a story about an old man who remembered seeing the Chicago fire.
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Cattle Camp, Murrie Drovers and Their Stories ; Auntie Rita

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, 1995, pp. 211-213
Book reviews of: Cattle Camp, Murrie Drovers and Their Stories by Herb Wharton. Auntie Rita by Rita Huggins and Jackie Huggins. Review located by scrolling to page 211.
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The Cedar Project: Historical Trauma and Vulnerability to Sexual Assault among Young Aboriginal Women Who Use Illicit Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo E. Pearce
Alden H. Blair
Mary Teegee
Stephen W. Pan
Vicky Thomas ... [et al.]
Violence Against Women, vol. 21, no. 3, March 2015, pp. 313-329
Studied trends of assault and associated risk factors in cohort of 259 participants living in Vancouver and Prince George, British Columbia, between 2003 and 2010.
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The Cedar Project: Mortality among Young Indigenous People Who Use Drugs in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E. Pearce
Sherri Pooyak
David Zamar
Vicky Thomas ... [et al.]
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
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Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada

Alternate Title
Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Includes topics such as the history of Aboriginal midwifery in Canada, contemporary practices, current Initiatives, training options and programs.
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Ceremony and Transitions: Culture-Based Approaches to Violence Prevention

Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)

Includes three case studies: Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane, Ontario; St. David Catholic Elementary School, Sudbury, Ontario; Ohero:kon (Under the Husk) at Six Nations of the Grand River; and N’Amerind Friendship Centre, London, Ontario.

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Cesarean Delivery In Native American Women: Are Low Rates Explained by Practices Common to the Indian Health Service?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila F. Mahoney
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe
Birth, vol. 32, no. 3, August 2005, pp. 170-178
Looks at how labor practices used by Indian Health Services in New Mexico should be implemented in American health facilities to possibly lower cesarean delivery rates for other populations.
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The Challenge in Old Crow

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Georges Payrastre
Claudette Jaiko
Parents discuss concerns for the health of their children and develop a project to promote mental and physical fitness in the village of Old Crow. Duration: 55:00.
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Challenge to the Indian Act in 1973

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Harrison
Paper investigates the first challenge that the Indian Act had to face regarding membership of women at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).
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Challenges in Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems through Creation of Employment for Rural Women in Tanzania: The Case Study of Barabaig Leather Products in Manyara Region

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Mtui
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, pp. 68-94
Study surveyed 100 households on use of traditional knowledges in production of leather hides for clothing. Identifies opportunities and barriers for sustained poverty reduction, and makes recommendations for both improving the perception, transmission, and use of traditional knowledge and techniques, and for integrating methods.
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Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Illuminative

Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.

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Changes in Childbirth Knowledge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Cruz Begay
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 550-565
Presents Navajo traditions associated with giving birth.
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Changing and Diverse Roles of Women in American Indian Cultures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa D. LaFromboise
Anneliese M. Heyle
Emily J. Ozer
Sex Roles, vol. 22, no. 7/8, April 1990, pp. 455-476
Comments on traditional and contemporary sex roles of Native American women and the strength that arises when both are brought together.
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Changing Women: Thomas King's Depiction of Indigenous Female Characters in Green Grass, Running Water

Alternate Title
Göttinger Schriften zur Englischen Philologie ; bd. 1
Von Puritanern, Relativsätzen und Wandelbaren Frauengestalten
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Franziska Frome
Focuses on Norma, Latisha Red Dog-Morningstar, and Alberta Frank. Excerpt from Von Puritanern, Relativsätzen und Wandelbaren Frauengestalten edited by Frauke Reitemeier. Entire volume on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to p. 95.
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Characteristics of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic: A New Facility Model

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosyland Frazier
Sanna Douchette
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21344
Reports on evolution of health care facilities in remote communities to provide care for extended periods.
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Charlie Chief 1 Interviewer

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter
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Charlie Chief 2 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.
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Charlie Trottier

Images » Photographs
A photograph of Charlie Trottier (seated with cane in the centre), probably at home in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, in the 1950s. He saw action in the Batoche area during the 1885 Riel resistance.
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