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A First Nations Woman With Disabilities: “Listen To What I Am Saying!”

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Durst
Georgina Morin
Sharon Wall
Mary Bluechardt
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at the life story of resistance and resiliency of a First Nations woman against multiple forms of oppression and her concern for the improved well-being of Aboriginal people with disabilities.
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First Nations Women and Sustainability on the Canadian Prairies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda McLeod
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, Women and Sustainability: From Rio de Janeiro (1992) to Johannesburg (2002), Fall-Winter, 2003, pp. 47-48
Description
Argues Elders in Saskatchewan have been arguing for sustainability ever since the time of the Treaties.
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First Nations Women, Games, and Sport in Pre- and Post-Colonial North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thierry Terret
Frabrice Delsahut
Women's History Review, vol. 23, no. 6, 2014, pp. 976-995
Description
Using a gendered approach to look at the history of Indigenous women's participation and impact on sports culture. Focuses on the Indigenous boarding school basketball team the Fort Shaw Blues.
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First Nations Women, Governance and the Indian Act: A Collection of Policy Research Reports

Alternate Title
A Strong and Meaningful Role for First Nations Women in Governance
First Nations Women and Governance: A Study of Custom and Innovation among Lake Babine Nation Women
First Nations Governance, the Indian Act and Women’s Equality Rights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith F. Sayers
Kelly A. MacDonald
Jo-Anne Fiske
Melonie Newell
Evelyn George
Wendy Cornet
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Alice Sabourin
Christine Simard
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Data findings demonstrate that promoting health and well-being in First nations women, begins with improving and understanding socio-economic conditions.
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First Nations Women: Leaders in Community Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jan Langford
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 34-36
Description
Comments on the changes that have taken place in communities since the inception of the Yukon Indian Women's Association.
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First Nations Women Make Wellness First Priority

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tanis Doe
Herizons, vol. 7, no. 1, April 30, 1993, pp. 10-[?]
Description
Highlights the First Nations Women and Wellness Conference in Vancouver, B.C. that began to identify wellness in a radical, new way.
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First Nations Women's Knowledge of Menopause: Experiences and Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharen Madden
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Len Kelly
Helen Cromarty
Barbara Linkewich ... [et al.]
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 56, September 2010, pp. e331-e337
Description
Study confirms that menopause is not typically discussed by First Nations women with others including their health care providers.
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First Nations Women's Mental Health: Results from an Ontario Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet L. MacMillan
Ellen Jamieson
Christine A. Walsh
Maria Y.-Y. Wong
Emily J. Faries ... [et al.]
Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 109-115
Description
Compared results of First Nations women living on reserve to those from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and found higher rates of depression but lower rates of alcohol consumption.
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First Sundance on the Blood Reservation, Cardston, Alberta

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the construction and rituals connected with Holy Lodges. Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
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First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 429-430
Description
Book review of: First Voices edited by Patricia A. Monture, Patricia C. McGuire.
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First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader

E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia D. Monture
Patricia D. McGuire
Beverley Jacobs
Alice Olsen Williams
Nora Bothwell
Lana Whiskeyjack ...
Kim Anderson
Renée E. Mzinegiizhigo-kwe Bédard
Lina Sunseri ...
Joane Cardinal-Shubert
Alex Wilson ...
Rita Joe ...
Deborah McGregor ...
Winona LaDuke ...
Monique Mojica ...
Michelle Cameron
Mary Sillet
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
Carol Leclair ...
Rosemarie Kuptana
Caroline L. Tait ...
Apryl Gladue ...
Sharon D. McIvor
Fran Sugar ...
Shirley Ida Williams-Pheasant
Osennontion
Skonaganleh:rá
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First Woman Chief Used Creativity to Solve Problems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 12, March 2006, p. 26
Description

Chronicles the life and works of Elsie Knott, the first woman in Canada to be elected as a First Nation chief.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.

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The Flexibility of Greenlandic Women

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Author/Creator
Gitte Tróndheim
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 58-66
Description
Looks at the past and present progression of women's rights in Greenland. To access this article, scroll down to page 58.
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Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joyce Rain Anderson
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 130-132
Description
Book review of: Floral Journey by Louis S. Dubin.
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The Flying Grandmother Scheme

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Collins
Marion Kickett
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 32-33
Description
Describes a social support initiative that provides temporary care for young Aboriginal children whose parents are incapacitated by hospitalization or other situations.
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Focus Group Report on Membership and Indian Status

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Participants consisted of members of Assembly of First Nations' Elder's, Youth and Women's Councils. and representatives from the National Association of Friendship Centres. Provides summary of discussions held over two days of sessions.
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Food Insecurity and Hunger Are Prevalent among HIV-Positive Individuals in British Columbia, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Normén
Keith Chan
Paula Braitstein
Aranka Anema
Greg Bondy
Julio S. G. Montaner
Robert S. Hogg
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 135, no. 4, April 2005, pp. 820-825
Description
Study findings indicate that those suffering hunger and food insecurity were more likely to be women, Aboriginals and living with children.
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Food Policy: The Native Women's Association of Canada Engagement Results

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of project was to inform development of Canadian Government's National Food Policy, which focused on four themes: access of affordable foods; improving health and food safety; conserving soil, water, and air; and growing more high-quality food. Reports on results gathered from roundtable discussion, grassroots engagement sessions and social media and online survey.
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Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
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For Ashley, Wayne, and Shayanna: Supporting Tribal College Students and Addressing Abuse

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Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevehotohke'e Lucchesi
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 4, Tribal College Women, Summer, May 5, 2019, p. [?]
Description
In this article a teacher at Blackfeet Community College uses her memories of teaching Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, Wayne Many Guns, and Shayanna England (three students) to discuss the issues of violence, MMIW and their prevalence for tribal college and university (TCU) students. Author calls on colleges and their funding bodies to provide extended supports to their students.
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For I Am

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Author/Creator
Agnes Kanasawe
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, p. 56
Description
Poem themes of strength, power and beauty. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 56 to read article.
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Forced or Coerced Sterilization in Canada: An Overview of Recommendations for Moving Forward

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Abrar Ali
Christine Shawana
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 275-290
Description

Looks at the underlining causes of and recommendations to address the forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada.

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[The Forgotten: Pamela Masik Art Collection]

Alternate Title
16x9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Garofalo
Pamela Masik
Description
Brief television feature focuses on the artist's controversial series of paintings of the sixty-nine murdered and missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Duration: 6:36.
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The Forty-Ninth Parallel and Other Borders: Recent Directions in Native North American Literary Criticism

Alternate Title
The 49th Parallel and Other Borders Recent Directions in Native North American Literary Criticism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sophie McCall
Canadian Review of American Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2004, pp. 205-220
Description
Book reviews of 3 books on Indigenous studies: Border Crossings: Thomas King's Cultural Inversions by Arnold Davidson, Priscilla Walton and Jennifer Andrews; How Should I Read These? Native Women's Writing in Canada by Helen Hoy; (Ad)dressing Our Words: Aboriginal Perspectives on Aboriginal Literatures edited by Armand Ruffo.
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Fostering Indigeneity: The Role of Aboriginal Mothers and Aboriginal Early Child Care in Responses to Colonial Foster-Care Interventions

Alternate Title
Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance, and Rebirth
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Sarah De Leeuw
Description
Suggests that educating Aboriginal families in Indigenous ways of knowing and being would reduce child welfare interventions by territorial, provincial and federal governments. Chapter from Until Our Hearts Are on the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance, and Rebirth edited by Jeanette Corbiere Lavell and Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard. Scroll down to read chapter.
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