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Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
Angelina Weenie
Patricia D. McGuire
Bryanna Rae Scott
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla
Amanda Holmes
Evelyn Steinhauer
Trudy Cardinal ...
Noella Steinhauer
Patricia Steinhauer
Angela Wolfe ...
Celeste Pedri-Spade
Lynn Lavallee
Emily Grafton ...
Chantal Fiola ...
Keri Cheechoo
Taima Moeke-Pickering
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Decolonizing Sex Work: Developing an Intersectional Indigenous Approach

Alternate Title
Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy and Research on Sex Work in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Recommendations include: embracing sex workers as members of communities and accepting various cultural beliefs and practices, meeting workers basic needs, acknowledging agency and voice, and supporting mobility. Excerpt from Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy and Research on Sex Work in Canada edited by Emily van der Meulen, Elya M. Durisin, and Victoria Love.
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Dehumanization of Canadian First Nations in the Context of Indigenous Methodologies as Reflected in the Works of Lee Maracle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jolanta Dziuba
TransCanadiana, no. 5, 2012, pp. 182-197
Outlines steps in the process of dehumanizing "the Other" and discusses the techniques Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars have used to counteract Eurocentric practices. Brief discussion of the matriarchal character in Maracle's works. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 182.
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Descheneaux Information Session--PTMA Toolkit

Alternate Title
Descheneaux Information Session Toolkit
Backgrounder: Descheneaux and Bill S-3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Court case involved sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act with respect to status entitlement. Includes chronological list of federal legislation concerning Indian status and summary of issues in the case.
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Descheneaux v. Canada, 2015 QCCS 3555 – Case Summary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mandell Pinder
Court considered whether registration provisions, which determine eligibility for status, in the Indian Act continued to discriminate against women and their descendants and limited their ability to pass on status, as compared to men. Found that several sections infringed on rights found in section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, declared those sections inoperative, and gave Canadian government 18 months to enact new legislation.
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Desistance and Identity Change Among Aboriginal Females

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Hundleby
Barbara M. Gfellner
Darrell Racine
Identity, vol. 7, no. 3, 2007, pp. 225-253
Comments on a group of women who left a life of problems and antisocial behaviour and adopted a positive view of themselves.
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Detailed Plan of Action Comes Out of FMM [First Ministers' Meeting]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 10, January 2006, p. 8

Prime Minister Paul Martin met with premiers and Aboriginal leaders to discuss plans to improve health, education, housing, and economic opportunities for Aboriginal people in Canada.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.

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Detailed Position of the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada Filed by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies on May 05, 2003

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sharon D. McIvor
Ellisa C. Johnson
Examines options for decarceration of Aboriginal women once they have been arrested, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two-years-plus-a-day.
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The Determinants of Employment among Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Coryse Ciceri
Katherine Scott
no. 2

Examines key factors associated with employment, compares them for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, and looks at probability that full-time jobs match Aboriginal's education and skills. Uses data from the 2001 Census.

Chapter one from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Developing a Kaupapa Māori Research Project to Help Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Young Māori Women and Their Babies

Alternate Title
Developing a Kaupapa Maori Research Project to Help Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Young Maori Women and Their Babies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Lawton
Fiona Cram
Charrissa Makowharemahihi
Tina Ngata
Bridget Robson ...[et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 246-261
Comments on the need to develop programs to help improve health outcomes for young Māori mothers and their babies.
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Developing an Inuit-Specific Framework for Culturally Relevant Health Indicators Incorporating Gender-Based Analysis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Derek Rasmussen
Jessica Guillou
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 24-35
Contends that using an Inuit-specific indicator framework can help researchers ensure that they are studying issues that Inuit want to know about.
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Developing the Tribal Resource Guide and the Poverty and Culture Training: The We RISE (Raising Income, Supporting Education) Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rae O’Leary
Lacey A. McCormack
Corrine Huber

Christine W. Hockett
Alli Moran
Jamie Pesicka
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 134-150
Describes the transdisciplinary approach used to improve social determinants of health for young Indigenous mothers; includes information about the development of the Tribal Resource Guide and the Poverty and Culture Training that was offered to programming staff to increase the capacity to empathize with and serve clients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds or Indigenous communities.
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Development and the Changing Gender Roles of Gwich'in Women

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the CRIAW-ICREFF Conference 1995
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Karim-Aly S. Kassam
Wanda Wuttunee
Based on interviews in two northern communities and looks at traditional wage economy, leadership role and impacts of Land Claim Agreement. Chapter three in book: Proceedings of the CRIAW-ICREFF Conference 1995 edited by Deborah Poff and Toni Fletcher.
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Development-Induced Resettlement and Social Suffering in Lao PDR

Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 22-29
Effects of the resettlement between 2000 and 2006 on communities has shown increased mortality and morbidity, poverty, marginalization, food insecurity, social anomalies, disintegration, discrimination and loss of dignity. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.
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The Developmental Cycle of Cheyenne Polygyny

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Moore
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 311-328
Article examines the structures and functions of polygynist families (arrangements in which one man marries multiple women) and the practice and prevalence of polygyny among Cheyenne people.
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Diabetes: A Serious Threat To Indigenous People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ida Nicolaisen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 12-15
Reports on the threat of diabetes to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in all age groups. Recommends action be taken by NGOs, government, Indigenous organizations and families. To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
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Diabetes Self-Management Toolkit for Aboriginal Women

Alternate Title
Traditional Foods & Recipes on the Wild Side
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
Includes NWAC and personalized action plan, diabetes information and resources, tips on healthy living, food selection, shopping and preparation, and recipes.
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Dietary Quality of Native American Women in Rural California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. P. Ikeda
S. Murphy
R. A. Mitchell
N. Flynn
I. J. Mason
A. Lizer
C. Lamp
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 98, no. 7, July 1998, pp. 812-814
Study conducted on the relationship between food habits, food intake and dietary quality of women from four reservations.
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