Racism & Discrimination

Argues that the newspaper featured familiar Euro-settler stereotypes of the Anishanbe in order to appeal to a Euro-settler audience.

Maintains that although possibilities for reform exist, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has yet to produce substantial improvements in the situation of Aboriginals.

Discusses historical connection between colonialism, racial discrimination and Aboriginal slavery.

A historical perspective on the boarding school experience.

Abstract from author's Liberal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Dartmouth College, 1997.

Book review of: Cheyenne Madonna by Eddie Chuculate.

1st Edition.

Ethnic Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Colorado State University, 2011.

Discusses the use of human beings as mascots and the reasons why the University of Illinois dropped its Indian mascot.

Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011.

Study uses various newspapers, periodicals and interviews to prove that professional baseball was an instrument of both racial and cultural prejudices, enforced through the educational programs of boarding schools.

History of the end of one form of colonialism in slavery and the rise of another through residential schools in Canada.

Individualized Program Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.

Children in western dress posing in front of house. Description on back reads: John Smith Indian Reserve. A very few of the children. Said Bunny " -- they are as numerous as chickens." McEwan supplied the food they are eating. This is the chiefs home and therefore better than the others. August 17, 1942.

Reprint from the Prairie Messenger describing a report from the Canadian Council of Social Development to the Canadian Indian Lawyers Association.

Looks at areas of concern that directly impact the well-being of Aboriginal children and highlights the discrimination experienced by children that are not common to children in other parts of Australia.

Website includes photographs of students, staff, and buildings, and histories of United Church-run schools.

Folkore Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2001.

Editorial article examines how the execution of the Choctaw man Silon Lewis is framed in the social narrative which surrounds it and how that framing allows Lewis to be seen as a “savage” or villain rather that a hero protecting his people and culture.

Lists events around the world in order of occurrence from 1492-2008.

Chronicles the factors leading to the rise and persecution of Indigenous activists by regional authorities.

Indigenous Peoples Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.

Book review of: The Circle Game by Roland Christjohn and Sherri Young.

Book review of: The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada by Roland Chrisjohn, Sherri Young, Michael Maraun. Book review found by scrolling to page 226.

Examines the different definitions of Indigeneity used by the different nation-states in the Arctic regions. Finds that Russian definitions exclude large Indigenous groups (Sakha & Komi) and shows that not all Arctic Indigenous groups are included in the Arctic Council.

Latin American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2005.

Looks at the activities planned for Cultural Diversity and Race Relations month in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 13.

Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education. 2017 Report. 2018 Report

Brief overview of government policies aimed at eradicating Native Americans, discussion of how schools fit into achieving these goals, and possibilities for achieving redress through litigation.

Uses judicial decisions to examine how plaintiffs have fared in tort actions focusing on three issues: credibility, damage assessment and vicarious liability.

Article examines the construct of white masculinity in the interior of British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush; discusses how the intersection with the settler-colonial agenda created a socially enforced code of behavior that demanded that men both subscribe to Victorian values, but also present with a roughness or heartiness about their person. Also illustrates how this construct of white masculinity justified violence towards women and racialized persons.

Human Rights Development and Social Justice Thesis (M.A.)--[International] Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, 2008.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Utah State University, 2015.

Provides clarification of the Canadian law of class actions and gives guidance for anyone considering a class action suit regarding residential school abuse.

Original documentary was about a two-day exercise in discrimination. Third grade students were divided into two groups, the blue-eyed and the brown-eyed. The first day one group was told they were better than the others and received special privileges; the next day the roles were reversed. Includes additional links to follow-up documentary, interviews with producer and teacher, teacher's guide and frequently asked questions.

For use with film about an exercise in discrimination conducted with a Grade 3 class. High school-level lesson plan.

Discusses how the work, through its examination of colonial policies, helps to contextualize the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Author of Clearing the Plains speaks about how government policy, use of food as a weapon to force First Nations to sign treaties, and its failure to fulfill treaty obligations contributed to the famine and disease which decimated Indigenous population. Duration: 1:40: 58.

Author of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life discusses his research. Duration: 1:04:16.

Book Review: Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk.

Obituary of Clifford George of the Stoney Point First Nation in Ontario.