Women
Women of Labrador: Frontrunning Inuit Artists: Josephina Kalleo, Garmel Rich, and Nellie Winters
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Igloliorte
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3-4, Nunutsiavut!, Fall/Winter, 2015, pp. 52-57
Description
Highlights the talents of three Inuit women artists whose life and work have made contributions to Labrador Inuit art history.
Entire issue on on pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
Women on the Run by Janet Campbell Hale
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Norma C. Wilson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 113-116
Description
Book review of: Women on the Run by Janet Campbell Hale.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Women's Circle Comes Full Circle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Saylors
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 59-62
Description
Looks at the impact of a substance abuse facility (Friendship House) through interviews with staff and clients.
Women's Class Strategies as Activism in Native Community Building in Toronto, 1950-1975
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Howard-Bobiwash
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism , Summer-Autumn, 2003, pp. 566-582
Description
Women's stories illustrate the variety of Aboriginal experiences as they moved from reserves to the city.
A Women's Game of the Blood Indians
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that tells about the war games of the Blood Indians and a dice game for women.
Women's Marches Demand Justice For the Disappeared
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, pp. 8-9
Description
Comments on Canadian wide annual marches that advocate increased support services for Aboriginal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Women's Narratives from the St. John's Native Friendship Centre: Digital Storytelling to Inform Community-based Healing and Violence Prevention Programs: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
St. John's Native Friendship Centre
Ashely Hong
Description
Recommendations developed in areas education and training, economic development, programs and services, traditional materials/medicines, support services and staff, terminology and evaluation.
Women's Position in the Sámi Reindeer Husbandry
Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Solveig Joks
Description
Discusses some of the problems caused by the focus on meat production and on reindeer husbandry as a one-man job.
Chapter 20 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 246 or select chapter 20 on side bar.
Women's Preponderance in Possession Cults: The Calcium-Deficiency Hypothesis Extended
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice B. Kehoe
Dody H. Giletti
American Anthropologist, vol. 83, no. 3, New Series, September 1981, pp. 549-561
Description
Suggests women may be more susceptible to spirit possession cults due to nutritional deficiencies.
Women's Status in Egalitarian Society: Implications for Social Evolution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor Leacock
Current Anthropology, vol. 33, no. 1, 1992, pp. 225-260
Description
Analyzes changes in the status of women within the socio-economic structure as a whole and explores relations of power and property in band societies.
Women's Talk: Conversations about Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood and Community
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, January/February 1993, pp. 26-29
Description
Excerpt from book that looks at pregnancy, childbirth, mothering and general health from the perspective of Aboriginal mothers. Recommended as a teaching tool and resource.
Women's Technology Network Conference
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 1996, pp. 22-23
Description
Conference hosted by the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) included workshops on women in communication, water, waste, transport, and shelter and environment.
"Women's Truth" and the Native Tradition: Anne Cameron's Daughters of Copper Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine St. Peter
Feminist Studies, vol. 15, no. 3, Autumn, 1989, pp. 499-523
Description
Looks at Cameron's presentation of women-centered mythology in Daughters of Copper Women, and its importance within North American women's culture.
Women's Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Environmental Security and Sustainable Development in Southwest Nigeria
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yetunde Adebunmi Aluko
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 2
Description
Study uses interviews with 80 women to collect qualitative data about Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in the areas of agriculture, food processing and preservation, family health care, and child care. Suggests that incorporating place-based cultural and traditional knowledge into rural development will lead to more successful outcomes for communities.
Women's Words: Power, Identity and Indigenous Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 154-159
Description
Author describes how words define her and cannot be separated from the Aboriginal oral traditions and world view.