Women

Speech by the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada at the Teach-In on Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, November 2006. (7 minutes.)

Speech by the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada at the Teach-In on Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, November 2006. (8:34 minutes)

Interview discusses the different ceremonies and dances relating to culture and tradition. Duration: 1:02:31.

Compares and contrasts indigenous clothing design and recent textile art as "parallel artistic traditions."

Book review of Beyond the Blood by Pamela Palmater.

Argues that historic treaty rights must be understood within the context of relationships instead of individual or collective rights.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

Looks at creative ways of expressing human experience, along with creative critical approaches that tear down artificial boundaries. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2005.

Interview with a political activist who was behind the barricades at Kanesatake.

Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--San Jose State University, 1997.

Theology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saint Paul University, 2016.

Twelve Elders who participated project were asked questions about men's traditional roles and responsibilities, changes which occurred due to colonization, and what is needed to see men achieve the good life.

Author reflects on the strong women in her family in this special Women's Issue of Eagle Feather News. Article located by scrolling to page 8.

Discusses contributing factors such as poverty, access to health care, physical illness, and organizational and systemic effects.

Brief document outlines reasons for the organization's support of the Accord and urges passage of the bill.

Concerns equal treatment of males and females for entitlement to registration as a status Indian under the provisions of the Indian Act.

Brief information sheet deals with amendments to the Indian Act which were meant to remove discriminatory rules which had denied women status, restore status and membership rights, and increase band's control over their own affairs.

Applies three processes: trauma to culture, collective stigmatization, and historic trauma. Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

Focuses on the impact of the legislation in the areas of: residency by-laws, intermarriage and the negotiation of identities.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 2010.

Proceedings of conference that looked at the impact of the legislation. Main issues discussed were divisiveness resulting from adoption of band membership codes which block women from returning to their home communities and two-tiered system which produces loss of status due to the "second generation cutoff" rule.

Report looks at increased financial costs associated with amendments to Bill S-3, which could potentially raise the number of Status Indians by 670,000.

Bill introduced to comply with Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Descheneaux c. Canada which found current Act violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Bill introduced to comply with Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Descheneaux c. Canada which found current Act violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Court case involved eligibility for Indian Status.ibc_bill_S-3.pdf

Amendments were to address the cousin, siblings and omitted minors issues. Outlines the issue, the effect, the situation of the comparator group, and proposed remedy. Includes graphics to illustrate each scenario. Addresses remedies for issues identified in Descheneaux.

Bill came about as a result of the Quebec Superior Court's decision in Descheneaux v. Canada which found The Indian Act still discriminated against women and their offspring with respect to Indian status. This document: Presentation on the Quebec Superior Court Judgment in the Case of Descheneaux and Yantha v.

Brief description of background and contents of Act, which involves division of property when a conjugal relationship breaks down. Provisional rules in the bill apply until a First Nation has enacted laws of its own. Revised version. Originally published April 1, 2010.

Argues that the Bill has several flaws that should be addressed before passage and makes recommendations for improvements.

Bill Wilson was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta in 1934 and raised by Indian people west of Calgary. His father was 3/4 Sioux from the U.S. but his parents broke up when he was little. He discusses his negative attitude toward the RCMP.

Focuses on the need for multifaceted, community-based prevention programs.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2007.

Looks at bioethical aspects of prenatal DNA diagnosis of hereditary diseases.

Examines initiatives in Vancouver and Perth.

Uses visual and mixed art media to explore one's ancestry and identity, heritage and land. Timiskaming First Nation included.

Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.

Book review of Birth on the Land edited by Beverley O'Brien.

Discusses the high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and infant death in Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada compared with the rest of the country and the interventions necessary to improve maternal and infant health.

Indigenous family outside teepee holding a birthday cake for Bernice their Pion-Era baby.

Reviewed 18 articles. Looked at the components of models, which were most effective and what were the barriers and facilitators of successful implementation and sustainability.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2003.

Group photograph taken from 'The Canadian Magazine,' consisting of an unidentified bishop, three unidentified non-Aboriginal women and Aboriginal boys and girls. Outdoor scene.

Brief biographical article reports on the election of the first bishop for the diocese of Keewatin's northern Ontario region.

Applied Psychology and Human Development (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2013.

Book review of: Bitter Water edited and translated by Malcolm D. Benally. Scroll to page 118 to read article.

Book review of: Black Eyes All of the Time by Anne McGillivray and Brenda Comaskey. Focuses on Carol LaPrairie's chapter on sentencing of Aboriginal offenders.

Explores how the artist's photographs explore the issue of dual identity.