Cultural Revitalization and Mi'kmaq Music-Making: Three Newfoundland Drum Groups
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Esther Tulk
Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1719-1726
Description
Study of Mi'kmaq music, cultural revitalization and music-making opportunities. Looks at a powwow and several different drum groups.
Culturally Relevant Gender Based Analysis: An Issue Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Looks at the effects of gendered discrimination against Aboriginal women, examines current gendered legislative, policy and program implementation, and provides recommendations on future work needed.
A Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) Intervention Designed by and for Incarcerated Indigenous Women and Gender-Diverse People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Hollie Sabourin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 108-118
Description
Looks at cultural relevant programs, such as the RED Path project, to address Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infection (STBBI) prevention.
Culture and Intercultural Dynamics: The Life Stories of Three Women from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (Volume II)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Camil Gerard
Anne-Marie Siméon
Yvette Maltais-Jean
Ivy Bradbury
Description
One participant was Aboriginal hunter, one was a French Canadian farmer, and one was an immigrant from England. Focus was on six characteristics: language, religion, social relations, family, intergenerational links, and rites of passage.
Culture and Power in the Workplace: Aboriginal Women's Perspectives on Practices to Increase Aboriginal Inclusion in Forest Processing Mills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Tyler McCreary
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 40-50
Description
Results based on interviews with 12 Aboriginal women who worked in five different forest processing mills.
Culture of Fearfulness? Connecting Patterns of Vulnerability and Resilience in Young Urban Aboriginal Women’s Narratives in Kjipuktuk (Halifax): Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trudy Sable
Pam Glode-Desrochers
Darryl Leroux
Chenise Haché
Salina Kemp
Description
Results of interviews with 16 study participants grouped into five themes: identity, family and community, violence, systemic racism/colonialism, social networks/supports, and resiliency and integrity.
CUMFI, One Arrow Strengthen Saskatoon's Inner City
Alternate Title
Central Urban Métis Federation Inc., One Arrow Strengthen Saskatoon's Inner City
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 5
Description
Comments on the opening of two affordable housing projects that are owned by Aboriginal groups with contributions coming from various levels of government.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
The Current Status of Aboriginal Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bruce English
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, May/June 1991, pp. 6-8
Description
Compares life expectancy rates between Aboriginal males and females and non-Aboriginal males and females by State/Territory in Australia.
Customs and Culture - The Current Situation in Relation to Violence Against Aboriginal Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eileen Cummings
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 6, November/December 1993, pp. 15-17
Description
Looks at alcohol abuse and violence in Aboriginal communities and how some communities are using community shelter for women, rehabilitation, fewer liquor outlets and night patrols to deal with it.
Dáanzho ha'shi' ‘dał’k’ida’, ‘áá’áná’, ‘doo maanaashni’: Welcoming 'Long ago', 'Way Back' and 'Remember' - as an Ndé Decolonization and Land Recovery Process
Alternate Title
Daanzho hashi dalkida, aaana, doo maanaashni
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo Tamez
InTensions, no. 6, The Resurgence of Indigenous Womens Knowledge and Resistance in Relation to Land and Territoriality, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Discusses the Ndé creation story as it relates to current human rights and defence and protection of territory.
Dancing on Our Turtle's Back
Alternate Title
[Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence]
[First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in & Community Gathering]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Description
Talks about rebuilding nations from inside out as sovereign beings as indigenous women have been doing for centuries.
Book launch and reading presented at First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in and Community Gathering
Duration: 35:08.
Dangerous Intersections: An Examination of Approaches to Sexual Violence Against Native Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Clark
Description
Looks at relationship between colonialism and gender violence as it is manifested in federal, non-profit, and Native initiatives to eliminate violence.
American Studies (B.A.)--Wesleyan University, 2009.
Deaconess Winifred Hilliard and the Cultural Brokerage of the Ernabella Craft Room
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana J. B. Young
Aboriginal History Journal, vol. 41, 2017, pp. 71-94
Description
Discusses the Presbyterian missionary's time with the Anangu, her role as both an art and intercultural broker, and her book, The People In Between: The Pitjantjatjara Peoples of Ernabella.
A Death in the Family: The Strategic Importance of Women in Contemporary Northern Ojibwa Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Driben
Native Studies Review , vol. 6, no. 1, 1990, pp. 83-110
Description
Analyzes losses from the deaths of four people from Fort Hope and Lansdowne House to determine the economic and social losses of the families and how long the losses will be felt.
Death of Jailed Elder Brings Call for Inquiry
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kate Harries
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 8
Description
Supporters of Harriet Nahanee are calling for a public inquiry as to why the elder was jailed even though she was in a weakened physical state.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Deaths in Custody in Australia: The Untold Story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kate Kerley
Chris Cunneen
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 8, no. 2, 1995, pp. 531-551
Description
Focuses on the failure of the Australian Royal Commission to address gender issues arising from deaths of Aboriginal women in custody.
Declaration of the International Indigenous Women's Forum
Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 10-11
Description
Declaration contains recommendations created at the Special Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations.
To access this article scroll down to page 10.
Decolonising the Body: Restoring Sacred Vitality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alannah Earl Young
Denise Nadeau
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 1-13
Description
Examines a program developed for urban Native women that focuses on restoring a sense of sacred interconnection and developing spiritual practices incorporating traditional teachings.