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Navajo Women in the City: Lessons from a Quarter-Century of Relocation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Metcalf
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 71-89
An examination on the effects of Navajo women moving to urban settings in the mid-twentieth century by looking at the rationale for the relocations, comparing field-work research and formulating new research strategies for the future.
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A Needs Assessment of Federal Aboriginal Women Offenders

Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-156
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amey Bell
Shelley Trevethan
Nicole Allegri
Examines programs, reintegration into community needs, family and child responsibilities and suppport for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
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Negotiating Divergent Economic and Social Systems in Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century North America: Women and the Fur Trade

Alternate Title
IEHC 2006: Settler Economies in World History ; Session 97
International Economic History Congress ; 14th, 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan Sleeper-Smith
Explores the exchange processes that came to characterize the North Atlantic commerce in furs. Paper presented at the 14th International Economic History Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 21-25, August 2006.
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Nehiyawak Dolls as Self-Representation and Embodied History

Alternate Title
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative: The Artist Herself: Broadening Ideas of Self-portraiture in Canada: The Third Conference of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sherry Farrell Racette
Paper presented at The Artist Herself: Broadening Ideas of Self-Portraiture in Canada, Third Conference of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative, 8–9 May 2015, Queen’s University. Duration: 24:26.
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Neighbourhood Contexts and Low Birthweight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon

Alternate Title
Neighborhood Contexts and Low Birth Weight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Lan T. H. Vu
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 2, 2009, pp. 134-134
Discusses the neighborhood factors that influence low birth weights.
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Never Innocent Victims: Street Sex Workers in Canadian Print Media

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Strega
Caitlin Janzen
Jeannie Morgan
Leslie Brown
Robina Thomas
Jeannine Carriére
Violence Against Women, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 6-25
Study surveyed coverage in one national newspaper, three regional monthly Indigenous publications, and six regional major circulation daily newspapers over a three-year period (2006-2009). Found that majority of content fell into two categories: vermin-victim or risky lifestyle.
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Never Until Now: Indigenous & Racialized Women's Experiences Working in Yukon & Northern British Columbia Mine Camps

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Moodie
Aja Mason
Lois Moorcroft

Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.

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The New Brunswick Aboriginal Duty Counsel Project

Alternate Title
Research Report (Department of Justice Canada) ; rr2000-12e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ab Currie
Report concludes that project was successful during the first year of operation and proved an effective way to meet the needs of the clients.
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New Directions in American Indian History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. Blair Stonechild
Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 383-385
Book review of: New Directions in American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway.
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New Federal Policies Affecting Women's Equality: Reality Check (2006)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marika Morris
Cites the impact of Harper Government decisions to not proceed on pay equity, not improve EI provisions and the possible ramifications of the "three strikes and you're out" law that could jail certain offenders indefinitely. The article argues that those particularly affected would include Aboriginal women with addictions or histories of abuse who have acted out in violence and have inadequate access to healing.
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A New Look at the Role of Women in Indian Society

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Shirer Mathes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1975, pp. 131-139
Author discusses three conclusions reached by surveying the available academic research: Indigenous women were viewed as inferior to men according to white men's accounts, their daily routines were similar to those of white women, but in may instances they were afforded more social, political, and economic opportunities than their white counterparts.
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The New Math of the New Indian Act: 6(2)+6(2)=6(1)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.N. Sprague
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 1, 1995, pp. 47-60
Article states that discrimination still appears to be an issue against certain excluded groups even after Bill C-31.
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'A New Mexican Rebecca': Imaging Pueblo Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara A. Babcock
Journal of the Southwest, vol. 32, no. 4, Winter, 1990, pp. 400-437
Examines the images of southwestern Native American women with pottery.
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New NWAC President Brings Survival Experience to the Table

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, October 2012, p. 11

Introduces the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada and her passion for Aboriginal women's issues.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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A Nez Perce Elk Bag

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott M. Thompson
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 3, Issue 277, September-October 2011, pp. 14-15
Looks at design on memorial give away from the Nez Perce reservation. General discussion about bags using elk and flora patterns. Includes photographs.
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Night Sky, Morning Star. Evelina Zuni Lucero.

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. 103-105
Book review of: Night Sky, Morning Star by Evelina Zuni Lucero. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Niigan ni Naabidaa ji Bizhikaad wa Mnidoo-da-ji-jaakmowaan Kwewag Kendaming Mno- Bimaadiziying Mnji-doodaagewin tesinog = Looking Ahead to Build the Spirit of Our Women: Learning to Live Free from Violence

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre
Greater Sudbury Police Service
Discusses partnership initiated by the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre and the Greater Sudbury Police Service in response to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Goal of the project is to collaborate with community groups and establish a positive relationship focused on preventative measures.
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Nimmikaage [She Dances for People]

Alternate Title
Souvenir Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michelle Latimer
Images from nature combined with National Film Board archival footage of Indigenous women and girls provides commentary on pageantry of Canadian nationalism. Duration: 3:00.
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Nineteenth Century Women and Reform: The Women's National Indian Association

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Sherer Mathes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 1-18
Article examines the role that was played in the formation of Indian Policy in the United States by the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA). Describes the influence of evangelical Christianity, the Protestant ethic, and Victorian ideals of womanhood in this organization.
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Nitsiyihkâson: The Brain Science Behind Cree Teachings of Early Childhood Attachment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Pazderka
Brenda Desjarlais
Leona Makokis
Carly MacArthur
Sharon Steinhauer ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 53-65
Looks at project developed to help parents understand the importance of behaviours that promote attachment with their infants and children, and the traditional teachings that support these practices.
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Nlaka’pamux Women’s Headgear: An Examination

of Design Elements

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholette Prince
Material Culture Review, vol. 61, Spring, 2005, pp. 52-61
Looks at styles, patterns, and designs of headgrear collected by James Teit for Franz Boas and the American Museum of Natural History. Includes photographs.
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No Action, No Progress

Alternate Title
No Action, No Progress: FAFIA’s Report on Canada’s Progress in Implementing the 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
"Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action Report on Canada's Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations Made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2008".
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