Racism & Discrimination

Study shows mixed results of how Native inner-city residents feel about newcomer refugees. To access article scroll to p. 15.

Discusses how the non-Indigenous population contributes to serious socio-economic disparity of the Indigenous population by ignoring their exclusion and political marginalization.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1998.

Article focuses on aspects of Inuit urban life in Canada, particularly those in Montreal, Quebec. To access this article scroll down to page 54.

City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.

Questions were posed about key factors driving urbanization, impacts on social, economic and cultural cohesions, discrimination, identity, recognition and culture, at risk populations, and Indigenous-led initiatives and state responses.

Discusses the case in which a White farmer was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter in the killing of a 22-year-old Cree man. The accused's lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude 4-5 visibly Indigenous potential jurors, while the prosecution failed to question White candidates about any racial bias which would prevent them from making an impartial decision. Looks at the systemic racism in the judicial system starting with the execution of "the Battleford Eight" in 1885.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1991.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Reports on the racist vandal attack on a student sculpture, "Reflections", one day before its dedication.

Examines the validity of the Scale given the tendency for Aboriginal women to be rated at higher security levels than non-Aboriginal women and its role in this systemic bias.

"Discusses the significance of photographs as a record of American ideas about the education of Native Americans during the last years of the 19th Century." Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

An examination of the flaws and loopholes in the Violence Against Women Act in regards to Indigenous women in the United States.

History of the Minnesota school, as well as general discussion of government policies.

Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.

Article examines the German fascination with North American Indigenous peoples and contemporary Indigenous responses; considers the works of Drew Hayden Taylor and Kent Monkman as practices of survivance and resistance to the “Indianer,” a romanticized German imagining of Indigenous people.

Investigation into the death of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq woman who died after suffering a stroke and not receiving prompt medical attention while being held in a police cell in 2009.

Chapter 7 in book: Indivisible: Indigenous Human Rights edited by Joyce Green. Discusses Canada's Indian Act.

Compares students' experiences in large government-run schools to those in smaller missionary schools.

Fifth Estate documentary about St. Joseph's Mission School in Williams Lake, British Columbia and the residential school system in Canada. Originally aired on Jan. 9, 1991. Duration: 51:50.

Looks at the continuing violence against the Mayan people especially women's rights through organized crime and the military's power.

Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.

Discusses a national action plan to address gaps in current policies, programs and services to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls and to fulfil Canada’s international human rights obligations.

Looks at the concepts of gendered disposability and Indigenous dysfunction which underlie acts of violence, analyzes how this manifests itself in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and discusses the story of Sara de Vries, a woman who was murdered by Robert Pickton.

Annotated list of: books, audiovisual resources, articles, reports, declarations, conventions, and acts, and website. Current as of November, 2007.

Current as November 2007. Full List.

Looks at cultural and shared beliefs, poverty, historical trauma in tribes and families, suicide, and substance abuse and treatment.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2018.

Looks at community controlled justice to address abuse and family violence. Part 1.

Looks at project to find the root causes for young Aboriginal women and girls to become more violent, aggressive and prone to gang involvement.

Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence. Duration: 2:16:01.

Explains the issue and describes the "Sisters in Spirit" campaign that urges government action to ensure the safety of Indigenous women in Canadian cities.

Considers the virtualization of sovereignty today in the context of the Arctic debates.

Discusses the development of respectful relationships between the Garden River Anishinaabe and the Anglican Diocese of Algoma from the beginning to the present.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 2017.

Population Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2015.

Program helps clients heal from trauma through creative expression, emotional and physical support, and a sense of belonging.

Modified speech by Chief Wayne Christian talking about the history of his community, and how state policies, legislation and laws have affected a way of life for his people. The article also illustrates, through narrative, the importance of re-­learning cultural practices.

Prominent Yawuru discusses the struggles of all Indigenous Peoples against governments impartial to human rights issues and land titles.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Mississippi, 2004.

Overview of Indigenous participation in football, sport and society in general.

Audio documentary seeks to enlighten the community on the issues Indigenous women face. Duration: 30:00.

Survey showed that half of respondents were HIV positive, many of whom did not seek medical treatment because of discrimination. Access Voices of Two-Spirited Men [Part 2].

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.

Describes how the Dene in the Northwest Territories uses storytelling to reaffirm their historical roots in relation to 3 significant historical events.