Women

Study conducted through analysis of secondary and primary interviews with Aboriginal women and healthcare providers. Found that while perceptions of racism, judgement and discrimination did not influence decisions to seek medical attention for their children, they did affect women's decisions about accessing services for themselves.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2012.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Illustrates how a healing lodge functions as a place of restoration and growth for Aboriginal women in prison.

Looks at an alternative correction centre outside of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan for First Nations women, that practices traditional healing and the contradictions between spiritual and penal philosophies.

Looks at childbirth, breastfeeding, nutrition, education and provides recommendations.

Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Cites sources to 2010.

Only issue published.

Discussion of feminism, women's equality and Indigenous women in contemporary times.

Suggests a need for more Aboriginal women to become involved in the quest for self-government.

Centre for Health Promotion Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2002.

Discusses a learning circle held to share knowledge and information, evaluate lessons learned, and gather community-level insight on violence issues and determine a direction for the future.

Looks at the discrimination against First Nations women in Canada which is contrary to the Charter of Rights.

Participants discussed issues related to consultation and equality and then identified a number of specific directions to guide future actions and interventions. Roundtable held March 30-April 1, 2000.

Speaks out against the dangers for Aboriginal women if prostitution was legalized in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Examines the obstacles, barriers and solutions.

Outlines Aboriginal women's rights and makes recommendations to amend clauses in the Charter.

Comments on the Constitution and the historical indifference of the criminal justice system toward Indigenous women.

Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Focuses on discriminative aspects of the Indian Act.

Brief paper examines literature on the interplay of racism, substance abuse, and gender which take place when women seek medical attention.

Looks at the discrimination faced by Aboriginal women and women of colour looking for work in Canada and makes recommendations for contracting agencies.

Using a two eyed seeing approach looks at how Aboriginal women shape sports around them and presents findings from interviews held at an Aboriginal women in Canadian sport national roundtable held in 2008.

File contains two negatives from a meeting of the Aboriginal Women's Council of Saskatchewan, presumably held in Prince Albert, SK, on January 26, 1989. Two scanned images show two Council members with educational materials.

Video presentation of Assert, Defend, Take Space: Aboriginal Youth Conference on Identity, Activism and Film, hosted by the Museum of Anthropology. Continuation from part one. Shows short films followed by discussion and question period with filmmakers and artists. Companion to exhibition: Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth Duration: 2:55:59. Part 1.

Communications Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2006.

Looks at two men being charged and convicted of violent offences against Aboriginal women.

Promotes the inclusion of female candidates in FSIN political campaigns.

Relates the experiences of a graduate student and a professor who encountered isolation and attacks on the value of their scholarship.

Author share her observations and experiences of anti-Indigenous discrimination and prejudices within the University she attended as a post-graduate student, and shares her strategies for overcoming it to attain her degree.

Includes discussion of the context of colonization, barriers to justice, needs of survivors, and promising practices and innovative models, as well as a case law review and analysis, and suggestions for moving forward.

Reports on findings from two surveys: Phase I was conducted in February 2017 and had 85 participants, mainly living off-reserve; Phase II was conducted from June-August 2017 and had 96 participants. Themes which emerged were regulations around mental health and addictions, training and education, creating safe spaces, and funding. Concludes with recommendations.

Explores the tensions involved in 'difference' when sports are approached from mainstream perspective. Author suggests a form of integration might meet the needs of all participants.

Uses data from the 2006 and 2016 Censuses of Population, 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and the 2018 National Graduates Survey to make comparisons across Indigenous identity groups, between the sexes, and with the non-Indigenous population.

Book review of: An Act of Genocide by Karen Stote.

Drama Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

Series of eight hour-long videos developed to educate women's shelter workers, but equally applicable to general audiences. Videos cover wide range of topics such as: treaty relationships; Indigenous worldviews; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Indigenous women in Indigenous societies; women's leadership; and building relationships.

Discusses attitudes toward the dead and traditional medicine.

Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.

This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.

Education and Human Ecology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Texas Women's University, 1999.