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Domestic Trafficking of Aboriginal Girls in Canada: Issues and Implications

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anupriya Sethi
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 9

Discusses key issues identified by grassroots agencies and outlines implications for policy formulation and implementation by governments and other fields such law enforcement, justice system and social welfare services. Chapter from Health and Wellbeing edited by Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, and Dan Beavon. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Domestic Violence

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bindy Bennett
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, pp. 11-14
Strives to reconcile whether feminist interventions are addressing the issues for Aboriginal women in Australian communities.
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Domestic Violence and Tribal Protection of Indigenous Women in the United States

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Valencia-Weber
Christine P. Zuni
St. John's Law Review, vol. 69, no. 1-2, Symposium: Womens Rights As International Human Rights, Winter-Spring, 1995, pp. 69-170
Explores the issue of physical abuse of women in Native American societies that seek to achieve balance or harmony in all relationships.
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Domestic Violence on the Reservation: Imperfect Laws, Imperfect Solution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sumayyah Waheed
Berkeley Women's Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 287-298
Discusses Sandra J. Schmieder's proposal to allow civil suits against American Indian law enforcement officials who fail to enforce protective orders and argues that Schmieder fails to recognize the juristictional and financial obstacles involved when attempting to protect victims of violence.
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Don McLean Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
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Donna's Story

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Donna Gamble
Donna Gamble speaks candidly as a mother and an outreach worker about her motivations and ongoing struggle with addiction. Duration: 50:35.
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Doreen Kartinyeri: My Ngarrindjeri Calling

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Simons
Aboriginal History , vol. 33, 2009, pp. 299-301
Book review of: Doreen Kartinyeri by Doreen Kartinyeri and Sue Anderson. Review located by scrolling to page 299.
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Dorothy Betz

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 8, November 2007, p. 30

Author chronicles one woman's efforts to improve the lives of Aboriginal people.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Double Jeopardy: Motherwork and the Law

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorinda Stahl
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 22, no. 3/4, Migration, Labour and Exploitation, Trafficking Women and Girls, Spring/Summer, 2003, pp. 221-222
Book review of: Double Jeopardy: Motherwork and the Law in Canadian Women’s Studies by Lorna A. Turnbull.
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The Downtown Eastside and Aboriginal Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawna Narayan
Selina Demetrick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 165-168
Authors examine the intersecting social, economic, racial, and colonial/systemic factors that create a reality for Indigenous women living in the Vancouver DTES that includes elevated incidences of poverty, violence, substance use, and health concerns. Provide commentary and recommendations surrounding the creation of policy, programs, and interventions.
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[Dr. Jessica Metcalfe and American Indian Fashion]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jessica Metcalfe
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Researcher discusses her work with contemporary Indigenous fashion and the fashion world. Duration: 35:33.
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Drama by Contemporary Native American Women

Theses
Author/Creator
Sharon L. Sullivan
Theatre and Film Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2004. Discusses the plays: Flight of the Army Worm by Geraldine Keams, Strength of Indian Women by Vera Manuel, Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots by Monique Mojica, Ghost Dance by Annette Arkeketa and The Unnatural and Accidental Women by Marie Clements.
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Draw, Draw, Draw and Keep on Drawing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 22

Looks at Inuit artist, Kenojuak Ashevak, whose artwork was featured on Canada's 1970 six cent stamp.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathy M'Closkey
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 149-152
Book review of: Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country by Marsha L. Weisiger.
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The Dreamtime Narrative: Australian Aboriginal Women Writers, Oral Tradition and Personal Experience

Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathleen Crocker
Demonstrates how Aboriginal women writers have developed a method of literary production termed "The Dreamed Narrative." Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 101.
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Duck Lake, Aug. 2003 - Slides.

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
View of the mural and mural sign entitled "The Women of Batoche," showing among others, Maguerite Riel, wife of Louis Riel; Theresa Gowanlock and the daughter of Chief Whitecap.

Historical note:

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“Each has a house of her own”: Purpose, Domesticity and

Agency of First Nations Women in Canada’s Industrial School

System, 1883-1923

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Nason
Mount Royal Undergraduate Humanities Review, vol. 2, December 2014, pp. [20]-37
Discusses government's and churches' goals for female students, and their failure to achieve them. Focuses on schools located in Fort Qu'Appelle and North Battleford, Saskatchewan, and High River, Alberta.
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Early Days in the Hudson's Bay Coy

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Reginald Bird Beatty
This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes how Beatty and a small crew taking a small group of people from Cumberland House to Grand Rapids and the difficulties encountered, including stormy river travel and the scourge of mosquitoes. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

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Early Motherhood among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virginie Boulet
Nadine Badets
Insights on Canadian Society, December 1, 2017, pp. 1-10
Uses data form the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to look at prevalence of having become a mother before the age of 20 and the association with different outcomes in terms of education and employment.
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