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Healing, Violence, and Native American Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renya Ramirez
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 103-116
Description
Discusses exhibit on the American Indian holocaust.
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Health Advocacy: Counting the Costs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Dyall
Maria Marama
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 190-204
Description
Comments on the discrimination faced by the Indigenous population of New Zealand within the health services.
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The Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 2-4
Description
Editorial discusses health related quality of life (HRQoL) of Sami schoolchildren ages 12 to 18 in Sweden.
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Indigenous Sami Schoolchildren in Sweden

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lotta Omma
Solveig Petersen
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Description
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
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Hear Our Voice: Sharing the Land Sharing a Future

Alternate Title
Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future ; 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Forum on Reconciliation
Description
Report on a National Forum on Reconciliation marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Looks at developing set of recommendations for all sectors of society to move forward in the future.
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The Heart of Lightness: Hollywood's Wild West Show Revisited

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Delano Jose Lopez
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 17-39
Description
Examines the portrayals of Native Americans in films, arguing that although recent films attempt to counteract previous stereotypes, more accurately portray history and culture, and tend to be more sympathetic to political claims they still fall short and appear assimilationist in tone.
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Helga M. Reydon Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Helga M. Reydon
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Helga Reydon worked for many years for the Department of Natural Resources in Prince Albert. She knew Malcolm Norris, Jim Brady and Pete Tomkins.
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"A Hell of a Warrior": Remembering Sergeant Thomas George Prince

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Historical Biography, vol. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. [27]-78
Description
Biography one of the most decorated soldiers in Canadian history focuses on his time in the military, his activities between the Second World War and the Korean war, and contends that his inability to adjust once he had left the military was due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Henry Pelletier Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Pelletier
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Pelletier moved from Lestock to the Green Lake area under the Metis resettlement program.
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The Highway of Tears

Alternate Title
VPRO Documentary
[Where Women Go Missing in Canada]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Emy Koopman
VPRO
Description
Documentary about the dozens of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared on the stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Focuses on the family of Ramona Lisa Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after twenty-five years. Duration: 50:10.
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A Historic Overview of Two Spirited People: A Context for Social Work and HIV/AIDS Services in the Aboriginal Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Céleste Le Duigou
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Description
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
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Historical Amnesia and the Discourse of the Romantic, Mythical Other

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Description
Argues that as long as Euro-Canadians view Aboriginals as mythical figures from the past an equitable and just relationship will be difficult to achieve. Chapter excerpted from Braiding Histories: Learning from Aboriginal People’s Experiences and Perspectives by Susan D. Dion.
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The Historical Trauma Response Among Natives and Its Relationship With Substance Abuse: A Lakota Illustration

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 7-13
Description
Examines the link between intergenerational trauma and substance abuse; and discusses approaches to incorporate historical trauma theory in the treatment, research and evaluation of unresolved grief.
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History and Legacy of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Education for Reconciliation: ARPDC
Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Foundational Knowledge: Conversation Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
Description
Brief overview of the intent behind establishing the schools and how students' experienced life within them.
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History Lessons

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Alteen
Brunt, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 14-17
Description
Brief discussion of Terrance Houle and Trevor Freeman's performance piece Portage which references Canada's treatment of Métis and First Nations peoples. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The History of Federal Indian Policies

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Miller
Description
A short history of the policies between European countries, and later the United States government and tribal governments.
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History of Métis Lands in Alberta

Alternate Title
An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Tara Joly
Almer Waniandy
Description
Two presentations: "An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis" and "The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta" followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:16:26.
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History through a Native Lens

Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters
Description

Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.

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Holding the Indigenous Voice Hostage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt Despain
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 172-176
Description
Author argues that gun museums—especially those attached to academic institutions—serve to silence the Indigenous voice regarding the history of the American West, promote a white-supremist agenda, and function as a tool of ongoing colonialism in the United States.
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