Racism & Discrimination

Looks at the similarities and differences between First Nations and Settler Mennonite communities.

Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.

Comments on the fact that as of 1977 there had not yet been a treaty signed between the original settlers of Australia, the Aborigines and the mostly European settlers that arrived in the past 250 years.

Analyzes the legal process employed to prosecute Riel and finds the outcome flawed due to the unfairness of the trial.

Explores the exploitation that takes place with relatively young women who are placed in a new, urban culture. To access this article scroll down to page 16.

Looks at why Indigenous youth are significantly less likely to finish high school than non-Indigenous youth.

Poem.

[American Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2011.

Book review of: Troubled Trails by Robert Silbernagel. Review located by scrolling to page 179.

Suggests that the anti-oppressive curriculum on the Canadian prairies must be examined to evaluate how racial identifications are constructed through commonplace national discourses.

Article describes the presence and prevalence of discrimination based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental health, and other factors in social work education and in social work practice. Authors also discuss the backlash they experienced for their implementation and/or support of different equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) programs.

Session Seven from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Murray Sinclair, chair of the TRC, speaks about the commission's mandate and reconciliation going forward. Duration: 35:53.

Report contains 94 specific recommendations to address the negative aftermath of Canada's residential school system.

Main focus is the South African commission.

Presenter argues that true reconciliation requires the exchange of land, wealth and power. Duration: 1:30:31.

Compares Stephen Harper's A Great Game and Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse portrayals of the game and discusses what they reveal about Canada's violent socio-political history.

Discusses the notion of the politics of liberation which could represents the ability to select alternating narratives.

Politics & Communication Thesis (M.Sc.)--London School of Economics, 2016.

In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes of Indigenous people resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent Indigenous community-led models of care.

Examines a series of letters to the editor that illuminate gender issues in the early Oklahoma Indian Territory.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2014.

Two historians discuss their new book, which is a case study of the death of Brian Sinclair in a hospital emergency room while awaiting care: Structures of Indifference. Episode 64: part of Pledge-o-Rama 2018. Duration: 49:04

Discusses main problems facing Twa women. To access this article, scroll down to page 14.

Looks at the American Indian Movement (AIM), protests and Russell Means.

Discusses the author's perspectives regarding the steps that have been taken towards addressing race equality issues in South Dakota. Full issue on one page.

Looks at two essays by Richard Wagamese titled, What It Comes To Mean which discusses the legacy of forced adoption, residential schools and racism, and Learning Ojibway which looks at how learning Ojibway opened the door of discovery, homecoming, reclamation and rejuvenation.

Looks at the challenges affecting performance of Aboriginal students and the benefit of using principles which combine both Indigenous and western perspectives in the classroom.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine contends that government funding for First Nations basic services is inadequate.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

Short film depicts story of prejudice encountered by a two spirited Aboriginal dancer. Duration: 6:49.

Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.

Brief article argues that Aboriginals are the most disadvantaged of an already marginalized class and discusses whether other legal options would improve the situation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article, scroll to p. 103.

Chapter excerpted from American Indian Women Telling Their Lives (p. [83]-112).

Documentary deals with the notorious "starlight tours" which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures. Duration: 49:00.

Book review of: The Two Worlds of Jimmie Barker as told to Janet Mathews. To access review, scroll down to page 161.

Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2012.

Discusses what is needed in terms of eradicating racism, literature's role in this transformation, and how Edrich's novel deals with the concept of "whiteness". Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.

Film depicts the family’s progress from a proud Chiricahua Apache family of storytellers in Oklahoma to a multi-talented artistic family in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Duration: 32:17.

Paper presented to the Ipperwash Inquiry includes a general discussion of relations between Aboriginals and Euro-Canadians and specific issues and incidents involving fishing and resource rights, and sacred burial grounds.

Looks at the reports Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women and Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair working Group.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Univeristy of Manitoba, 2007.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--Louisiana State University, 2006.

Suggest ways in which social workers and foster parents can combat racism.

Film highlights Canada's history of racism and injustice toward Indigenous peoples which persists to this day in both the larger society and the educational system and how Indigenous culture and perspectives must be taught and valued in the classroom in order to address inequities and change the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Duration: 32:29.

Author discusses the history, attitudes and ideologies surrounding endangered Native languages.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1994.

Brief definitions of terms such as colonialism, cultural appropriation, ethnocentrism and ally.