Racism & Discrimination

Discusses the Declaration to the Colombian People, developed at a meeting between young people. To access this article, scroll down to page 19.

Discusses the residential school system and social problems created by it for First Nations people.

Symposium sponsored by the Native Mental Health Association of Canada and the Mood Disorders Society of Canada October 3 and 4, 2007 in Ottawa. Related Material: Building Bridges 2. Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Schedules "A" to "E" to Main Report.

Accompanying material: Workbook.

Looks at the guiding principle of 'two-eyed seeing' used in science classrooms to bridge Indigenous and western ways of knowing.

Discusses typology of gangs with four levels of progression through violence and intention. Makes recommendations based on five themes which emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports.

Recounts the achievements of Wendy Grant-John, the recipient of the 2006 National Aboriginial Achievement Award for community development.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.19.

Describes a program that records the narratives of youths who were bullied, the films were shown to non-Aboriginal youth in an effort to address racism and its effects.

Discusses the federal election results and its impact on Aboriginal peoples.

Examines the trends, news spikes, and total print and online media coverage of Aboriginal people, culture, and issues by Ontario-based media organizations.

Investigates principle which states that First Nations children should have the same access and level of services as non-First Nations children in Canada.

Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system. Duration: 25:43. Related material: Part 2.

Book review of: By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer by Kathryn Bridge.

Play about a Chinese-Cree girl growing up in Saskatchewan. It is a fictionalized account of Dr. Lillian Dyck's life.

Notes that Australia is the only former British colony to not recognize Aboriginal title to land.

Argues that educational institutions practice systemic discrimination through their policies, structures, and hiring and advancement processes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 2006.

Political Studies (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Author offers commentary on the lack of discrimination that he has experienced as an Indigenous journalist and journalism instructor.

Delves into the religious ideologies underlying British colonial attempts to deal with Indigenous populations in America.

Focuses on how Canada has developed as a racialized state, with special focus on the Indian Act.

Expands on a previously published research brief. Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2014.

Submitted to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 55 Pre-Sessional Working Group Consideration of List of Issues, Sixth Periodic Report, Canada.

Looks at reasons why Aboriginal groups are more at risk for suicide than other Canadian communities.

Examines the broader connection between health, social development issues and incarceration.

Series of articles, written by an award-winning reporter, focused on two questions: Are Aboriginals victims of racism? Will they always be?

Brief history with respect to the treatment of Aboriginal people.

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

Author noted throughout Canada, a deep prejudice against Aboriginal peoples, except in Quebec.

Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.

Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.

Refers to specific articles in the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), outlines concerns about Canada's implementation, and makes recommendations.

Documentary focuses on missing and murdered women from British Columbia. Duration: 17:18.

Article examines over 600 comments posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) website in 2009 after the Government of Canada shut the border crossing in Akwesasne First Nation.