Activism
Standing on Sacred Ground: Eight Cultures - One Fight
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Yarlott
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Film review of: Standing on Sacred Ground: Eight Cultures - One Fight directed by Christopher McLeod, narrated by Graham Greene.
Standing Up with Ga’axsta’las: Jane Constance Cook and the Politics of Memory, Church, and Custom
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Cienski
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 228-229
Description
Book review of Standing Up with Ga’axsta’las by Leslie A. Robertson and the Kwagu’ł Gixsam Clan.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 228.
Standoff at Oka
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chris Webb
The Beaver, vol. 88, no. 4, August/September 2008, p. 15
Description
Describes the Canadian Press Picture of the Year award winning photograph, taken by Shaney Komulainen, of the standoff between Canadian soliders and armed Mohawk warriors in 1990.
Stanley Middleton's Response to Assimilation Policy in His Fight for Aboriginal People's Equality, 1948-62
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Lapham
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 27-64
Description
Focuses on the attitudes of the most senior public servant responsible for the administration of Western Australia's Aboriginal population and his role as an advocate for citizenship rights, access to social security benefits, housing and education.
Staying Segeju: Young Activist Researchers from an Indigenous East African People Fight Forced Integration Campaigns among Swahili Coast Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cristina Verán
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the project to document customs and traditions of Indigenous people and preservation of the local language.
Stories of the Voiceless
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aküm Longchari
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 8-13
Description
Describes the enduring conflict between the Indian state government and the Naga people in Nagalim, located in the northeast part of India.
To access this article scroll down to page 8.
Story People: Stó:lō-State Relations and Indigenous Literacies in British Columbia, 1864–1874
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Harvey
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 24, no. 1, 2013, p. 51–88
Description
Discusses the earliest forms of Indigenous writing, the development of new cultural literacies, and the shift in settler-Indigenous relations.
Striving to Unite: The Russian Sámi and the Nordic Sámi Parliament Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, no. 1, 2011, pp. 52-76
Description
Describes efforts to establish comparable political representation in Russia. Discusses key initiatives and their origins, effects of activists' approach and certain functions of the original institutions.
[Strong Hearts Native Lands Grassy Narrows Blockade]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Anna Willow
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the author of Strong Hearts, Native Lands: Anti-Clearcutting Activism at Grassy Narrows First Nation.
Duration: 29:09.
Structures of Settler Colonial Domination in Israel and in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna Fernandez
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-44
Description
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
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 Beverly 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.
The Struggle for Natural Resources and for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: From Exclusion and Plunder to Return of the Land
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susana Rivero Guzmán
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 24-35
Description
Looks at history, economics and politics to explain internal instability and the exploitation of resources.
To access this article, scroll down to page 24.
Struggling For the Right to Return:The Residents of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve vs. The Government of Botswana
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diana Vinding
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples in Africa, 2003, pp. 20-25
Description
Looks at background history of the court case and appeal case filed by Negotiating Team regarding the San and Bagkalagadi people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 20.
Study Guide: Shannen and the Dream for a School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Wilson
Description
To accompany book about the young activist from Attawapiskat, Ontario who campaigned for a new school to replace one that had been contaminated by a massive diesel leak in the late 1970s.
Related material Still Waiting in Attawapiskat video.
The Summer of 1990
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Description
Reveals findings and recommendations from a hearing surrounding the events that took place at Kanesatake and Kahnawake during the summer of 1990.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
The Sun Dance and the Gustafsen Lake Standoff: Healing Through Resistance and the Danger of Dismissing Religion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas D. Shrubsole
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-17
Description
Examines renewal and interpretation of spiritual practices and the failures to safeguard ceremonies and off-reserve sacred sites.
A Superimposition of Lands or a Superimposition of Interests?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juan Carlos Rojas Calizaya
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Bolivia, June 2002, pp. 36-45
Description
Overview of the privatization of Bolivian state oilfields and the ensuing conflicts and negotiations between oil companies and Indigenous peoples.
For access to this article scroll down to page 36.
Supreme Court of Canada Holds Aboriginal Rights Cannot Be Used to Justify Road Blockades
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Young
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, May 2013, pp. [1]-5
Description
Discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Behn v Moulton Contracting Ltd which states that members of an Aboriginal group cannot invoke "self-help" remedies when claiming that the government breached its duty to consult.
Survival, Resistance, and the Canadian State: The Transformation of New Brunswick’s Native Economy, 1867-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Parenteau
James Kenny
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 13, no. 1, New Series, 2002, pp. 49-71
Description
Examines the post-Confederation economic experience of First Nations as they made the transition from subsistence to wage labour activities
Sustainable and Responsible Investing: A Path to Fulfilling Indigenous Rights: Steven Heim
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Bried overview of activist's thoughts on corporate engagement and shareholder activism for creating social change and respecting Indigenous rights and interests.
A Systematic Approach to Studying Indigenous Politics: Band-Level Mobilization in Canada, 1981-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
Social Science Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2004, pp. 447-458
Description
Findings indicate that the peak year for events was 1990, with bands in the Maritimes and Quebec staging the highest number. The article sites that the preferred events were blockades, marches and demonstrations.
Taking Chicana/o Activist History to the Public Chicana/o Activism in the Southern Plains through Time and Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Zapata
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 4, Summer, November 09, 2018, pp. 407-424
Description
Article presents the background, content and findings of the digital history project, Chicana/o Activism in the Southern Plains through Time and Space, revealing the Chicana/o Movement to be a decentralized patchwork of local movements that included the Southern Plains, and that emerged in multiple regions across the USA forming a national social justice movement.
Tankers, Kinder Morgan Pipeline Opposed With Armada of Boats
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, October 2012, p. 10
Description
Highlights a demonstration, attended by environmental and First Nations representatives, against an oilsands pipeline expansion proposal.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
Taonsayontenhroseri:ye’ne: The Power of Art in Indigenous Research with Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
Vanessa Oliver
Kim Anderson
Kari Brozowski ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
Description
Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
Tears 4 Justice and the Missing and Murdered Women and Children Across Canada: An Interview with Gladys Radek
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vicki Chartrand
Gladys Radek
Radical Criminology, no. 3, 2014, pp. 113-126
Description
Background to the issue and discussion with activist and founder of the Walk 4 Justice initiative, which began in 2008 to raise public awareness and publicize the extent of ongoing violence against women.