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[Iskwĕwak Mīwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan
Mīwayawin Health Services
Website provides overview, background, video, photo gallery, researcher information and context of the photovoice project. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region". Full report.
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"Iskwĕwak Mīwayawak": Women Feeling Healthy: A Photovoice Project: Draft Final Report Summary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joelena Leader
Phase two looks at local cultural knowledge and visual ways of thinking about a healthy body weight and image from First Nations women. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".
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Issues in the North, vol. 1

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 40
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lyle Longclaws
Donna Martin
David Gregory
Betty Thomlinson
Nellie Erickson ... [et al.]
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Issues in the North, vol. 2

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 41
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harold Welch
Susan Cosens
Canadace Turcotte
Norm Kenkel
David Punter ... [et al.]
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Issues in the North, vol. 3

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 44
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gail Marchessault
John O'Neil
Brenda Elias
Christopher Fletcher
Annalee Yassi ... [et al.]
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It Had To Be Done is Finally Coming Home

Alternate Title
Arts & Entertainment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mike Gosselin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 24
Describes the story, put to film, of two Saskatchewan women who bravely returned to the residential school where they had suffered abuse, to work and make a change to benefit other students. Article located by scrolling to page 24.
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“It’s a lot of work, and I’m still doing it”: Indigenous Perceptions of Help after Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Roseanna Hudson
Rosemary Scofich
Melody McGregor
Rachel Seguin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 140-156
Researchers used talking circles, interviews and survey to learn from participants about types of spiritual, physical, and emotional practices which helped them with the healing process.
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"It's Hard To Be a Woman!": First Nations Women Living With HIV/AIDS

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Judith Ship
Laura Norton
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 73-89
Looks at the experiences and perspectives of First Nations women living with HIV/AIDS and examines how HIV/AIDS affects their lives differently from the men's lives.
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"It's Not About Place, It's About What's Inside": American Indian Women Negotiating Cultural Connectedness and Identity in Urban Spaces

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy M. Lucero
Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 42, January-February 2014, pp. 9-18
Interviews urban American Indian women about their experiences. Reports cultural identity is a core part to defining self and cultural connectedness was something that was either there or not.
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"It Takes a Community": Constructing Aboriginal Mothers and Children with FAS/FAE as Objects of Moral Panic in/through a FAS/FAE Prevention Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Salmon
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 6, no. 1, Mothering, Law, Politics and Public Policy, Spring/Summer, 2004, pp. 112-123
Discusses two documents First Nations and Inuit Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects Initiative and Framework for the First Nations and Inuit Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects Initiative and a Resource Manual for Community-based Prevention.
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Item 7: Human Rights - Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Eradicating Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls

Alternate Title
Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Lavell Harvard
Brief statement by President of the Native Women's Association of Canada addresses violence in general, murdered and missing women, and Canadian government's failure to respond to these issues.
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Ititwewiniwak: Language Warriors, The Young Women's Circle of Leadership

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Blair
Janine Tine
Violet Okemaw
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 34, no. 1, Indigenous Youth as the New Warriors, 2011, pp. 89-104
Comments on a two week course, for young first nations women from across Canada, designed to teach skills used to reconnect to their heritage and be courageous leaders.
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Jack Ramsay's Other Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Bunner
Report Newsmagazine (Alberta Edition), vol. 26, no. 44, December 20, 1999, p. 10
Reactions to the guilty verdict for Reform MP and former RCMP corporal Jack Ramsay.
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James Clinkskill's Store in Battleford

Images » Photographs
A photograph of James Clinkskill's Store in Battleford, circa 1880s. Two Native women and a child on dirt road in foreground; horses tied up nearby.
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[Jamie Black and the Red Dress Project]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
The REDress Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jamie Black
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Conversation with the artist who is drawing attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women with her outdoor art project. Duration: 31:21.
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[Jamie Black and the REDress Project]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jamie Black
Robert-Falcon Oullette
Podcast of interview with the visual artist about her installation piece, which is meant to draw attention to the issue of murdered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada. Duration: 31:21.
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Jean Barman: Vernacular Historian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 27, no. 2, 2016, pp. 136-146
Essay focuses on historian's approach to writing the book French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest.
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Jean I. Goodwill Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jean I. Goodwill
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.
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Jeannette Armstrong & The Colonial Legacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noel Elizabeth Currie
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 138 - 152

Discussion on the effects of colonization, the solutions to a path of healing and the changes required to alter the future. 

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The Jettisoning of Juvenile Justice? The Story of K

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim Pate
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, Women 2000: Eradicating Poverty and Violence in the 21st Century, Fall, 2000, pp. 165-166
Details the excessive penalizing and punitive incarceration by the prison and parole system by detailing the difficulties faced by a young woman who has no resources or familial support.
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Jimmy and Charlie Chief Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Charlie Chief
Alphonse LittlePopular
Indian History Film Project
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
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Jocelyn Reekie

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blair McDaid
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 5-6
Introduces Jocelyn Reekie and highlights her successes as a single mother, outreach worker, acceptance into the Alberta College of Art and Design, and winning a national monetary award.
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John Connolly, plaintiff vs. Julia Woolrich, defendant and Thomas R. Johnson, et al., executors and defendants par reprise d'instance

Alternate Title
Superior Court. Montreal ; no. 902
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Connolly
Juia Woolrich
At question was legality of marriage "in the custom of the country". William Connolly was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who, when he retired, abandoned his Cree wife and family. He then married another woman and left his entire estate to her. His son sued for half the estate, claiming that his parents had been legally married and never divorced. Judge found in his favour.
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Joining the Circle: Identifying Key Ingredients for Effective Police Collaboration within Indigenous Communities

E-Books
Author/Creator
Chad Nilson
Barb Mantello
Looks at essential components, techniques, challenges and opportunities to reduce violence against Indigenous women and girls. Includes literature review, examination of multi-sector collaborative solutions, and results of interviews with community members, subject experts, and participants in collaborative human service models.
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Joseph A Sayers Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph A. Sayers
Mary J. Tavel
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
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Jossette Morris

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Government Photos (photographer)
Female elder seated indoors next to window. Annotation on back of photo: 61-321-33: Jossette Morris, 75 year old Chipewyan Indian, who lives at Patuanak, works on birch bark baskets. Lacing is made from dyed birch roots.
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Journey for Justice: Gladys Tolley's Story

Alternate Title
Storytelling: Gladys' Story
Documents & Presentations
Brief biography based on remembrances of a woman who was struck and killed by a Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police cruiser; family feels that the death was not properly investigated.
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Journey to Safe SPACES: Indigenous Anti-Human Trafficking Engagement Report 2017-2018

Theses
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Women's Association
Discusses the activities of the Indigenous Anti-Human Trafficking Liaisons Project in the areas of survivor engagement and supports, community engagement and education, Indigenous women-specific programming, and inter agency collaboration; Reports on issues raised in sessions with survivors, community members, and service providers which provide the basis for seven recommendations.
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Judge Rules against Indian Registrar

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 3, June 2007, p. 9

Discusses B.C. case where complainant, a First Nations woman who took legal action against the Indian Registrar to regain her Indian status, felt that Section 6 was unconstitutional and contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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Judicial Attitudes and Differential Treatment: Native Women in Sexual Assault Cases

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo L. Nightingale
Ottawa Law Review, vol. 23, no. 1, 1991, pp. 71-98
Argues that impartiality is impossible when judge's personal biases are viewed as objective reality. Draws on 69 cases (47 from the Northwest Territories) to demonstrate instances where this has occurred and discusses impact on victim..
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Julia Petatagoose

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Nora King
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Julia Petatagoose
Nora King
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Two women tell their stories of growing up on Whitefish Lake Reserve. Transcriber : Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Mary Lou Fox.
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