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The Strength of Native Women in James Welch's Winter in the Blood

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 58-66
Description
Highlights the importance and strength of female characters as an integral part of their context in the novels of Blackfeet author James Welch. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 58.
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The Strength of Women: Âhkamêyimowak

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Arden Ogg
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, p. 221
Description
Book review of: The Strength of Women: Âhkamêyimowak by Priscilla Settee.
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Strengthening Law and Justice Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims/Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Assault and Women and Children: National Policy Issues - A Victorian Perspective

Alternate Title
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
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Strengthening On-the-Ground Service Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims/Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Assault in Victoria

Alternate Title
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Reports on current legal and associated services offered in the state, government initiatives addressing family violence, and results from consultations about experiences with the legal system.
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Strong Saskatchewan Women Led the Way

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 3, March 2011, p. 9
Description
Highlights the accomplishments of Aboriginal women and the strides made over the years. Article found by scrolling to page 9.
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Structural Intersectionality and Indigenous Canadian Youth who Trade Sex: Understanding Mobility beyond the Trafficking Model

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Allan Jun-Rong Ting
Carisa R Showden
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 261-270
Description
Article describe different models for understanding the intersecting relationships between the movement/migration of Indigenous youth who trade sex, the sex trade as a whole, and the social and cultural institutions which define, criminalize/prosecute, and intervene in the sex trade. Authors argue that the mobility of Indigenous youth in the sex trade is not always “trafficking” and can often be a response to marginalizing factors, rather than a source of marginality.
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Struggle Continues for Jacobs Despite Personal Accomplishments

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 9, December 2008, p. 10
Description

Brief profile of Beverley Jacobs, recipient of the Governor General's Award, who, as president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada campaigns to ensure Aboriginal women receive the same respect as non-Aboriginal women.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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Struggle, Resistance, Liberation, and Theological Methodology: Indigenous Peoples and the Two-Thirds World

Alternate Title
American Indian Liberation: A Theology of Sovereignty
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
George E. "Tink" Tinker
Description
Discusses theological methodology focusing on four elements: race and politics of oppression, inappropriateness of lumping Indigenous people in with larger class of the poor, language colonization and marginalization of women. Chapter one from American Indian Liberation: A Theology of Sovereignty.
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Struggles, Strengths and Solutions: Exploring Food Security with Young Aboriginal Moms

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bonnie Guarisco
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Nadya Melanson
Cheryl Osawamick
esurio, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.
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[Studio Portrait of Aboriginal Woman]

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Harper (photographer)
Description
A studio portrait of an Aboriginal woman. She is seated on the floor and wears a decorative hat and footwear. "Latest Battleford Fashions," is handwritten at the bottom of the picture. Harper Series 32, is also stamped on the picture.
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Study: Violent Victimization of Aboriginal Women

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
One of the unique aspects of the General Social Survey is that it captures information on whether crimes are reported to police. In this survey three-quarters (76%) of violent incidents involving Aboriginal women, incidents that were committed by someone other than a spouse or common-law partner, were not reported to the police.
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Subject Consolidation, The Hierarchic Motive, and Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear

Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jon Gordon
Description
Analyzes the difference between Theresa Delaney and Theresa Bowanlock's verbal account of their time in the camp and the published "captivity narrative". Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies edited by James Gifford and Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux To view material, close pop-up box and scroll down p. 92.
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Substance Abuse and Aboriginal Domestic Violence

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Major Sumner
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 16-17
Description
Discusses the work of the Aboriginal Sobriety Group in getting Aboriginal people away from self-destructive behaviours connected to alcohol and drug abuse.
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Substance Use Patterns of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Offenders

Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses statistics from the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) with a sample of 908 federally sentenced women for the period between November 2016 and January 2019.
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Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017

Alternate Title
Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sami in Sweden, 1961–2017
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Jacobsson
Jon Petter A. Stoor
Anders Eriksson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1754085 , April 20, 2020
Description
Study uses data from the National Board of Forensic Medicine to analyze suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden; considerations include: time of year, method, age, gender, and region.
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Suicide Attempts and Associated Factors in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1998-2000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rez Alaghehbandan
Kayla D. Gates
Don MacDonald
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 50, no. 12, October 2005, pp. 762-768
Description
Population based study showing trends, associated factors and rates. Shows younger females, single or divorced, with an Aboriginal background and low level of education, were at a higher risk of attempting suicide.
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Summary of the Policy Forum on Aboriginal Women and Violence: Building Safe and Healthy Families and Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal
Provincial
Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women
Description
Goals of the Forum were to begin a dialogue on policy and program initiatives between government officials and Aboriginal women's organizations, to share practices on violence prevention, and to showcase programs and services from across the country that are making a difference.
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Summary Report: A Call for Action

Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Women's Summit ; 2007
National Aboriginal Women's Summit: Strong Women, Strong Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Women's Summit
Description
Summarizes discussions which centered around three themes: health, safety and wellness, equality and empowerment, and strength, balance and honour. Summit produced 137 recommendations.
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Summary Report: Rural, Remote and Northern Women's Health: Policy and Research Directions

Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 73
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 1]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 2]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 3]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebecca Sutherns
Marilou McPhedran
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Christine Dallaire
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
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