Racism & Discrimination
Aboriginal Peoples, Justice and the Law
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing cultural conflicts inherent in the justice system and suggesting "not only must we undertake reforms to the exiting system ... reforms that allow and empower Aboriginal people."
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Aboriginal Peoples' Safety: Strategic Overview
Alternate Title
Action Briefs (Institute for the Prevention of Crime)
Making Cities Safer: Action Briefs for Municipal Stakeholders ; no. 3, March, 2009
Series 2: Takcle Safety Successfully in the City
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Description
Discusses actions to reduce violence which affects Aboriginal people as both victims and offenders, with a focus on urban populations.
Aboriginal Perspectives and Issues in Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Etherington
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 54, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 52-68
Description
Discusses a course for preservice teachers that allows students to confront prejudices and deal with misconceptions about Indigenous populations in order to improve the educational system in British Columbia.
Aboriginal Perspectives: Unit Guide for the Theme Colonialism and Racism
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Perspectives: Thematic Unit Colonialism and Racism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Gatin
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from seven documentaries: Mother of Many Children, If the Weather Permits, The Other Side of the Ledger, Forgotten Warriors, Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance, My Name Is Kahentiiosta and Uranium.
Aboriginal Radical Discourses in Australia: A Reaction to Political Marginalisation, a Redefinition of Aboriginality?
Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Vanessa Castejon
pp. 133-140
Description
Examines how the federalisation of Aboriginal people and the racial reactions to it gave birth to a redefinition of Aboriginality in Australia.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 133.
Aboriginal Representation in Government: A Comparative Examination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Schmidt
Description
Study examines three options that have been recommended for improving Aboriginal representation at the federal level in Canada. Looks at examples from Maine, New Zealand, and the Sami parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Aboriginal Seniors' Housing in Edmonton: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Douglas Crookshanks
Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Centre
Description
Researchers gathered information through conducting talking circles at the Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors' Centre and the Operation Friendship Seniors Society. The most common issues were discrimination by landlords and neighbours, difficulties in locating and accessing housing services, and inability to have family members stay. Makes eight recommendations.
Several of the seniors tell their story in this video.
Aboriginal Service in the First World War: Identity, Recognition and the Problem of Mateship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philippa Scarlett
Aboriginal History, vol. 39, 2015, pp. 163-181
Description
Discusses the cultural diversity of enlistees, racism which underpinned the enlistment of Aboriginal men and their relationships within the Australian Imperial Force, and post-war treatment of veterans.
Aboriginal Urbanization and Rights in Canada: Examining Implications for Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura C. Senese
Kathi Wilson
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 91, August 2013, pp. 219-228
Description
In-depth interviews were conducted with 36 individuals who had moved to Toronto from rural or reserve settings. Participants identified issues such as difficulties accessing services/benefits they were entitled to and lack of respect for culture and identity.
Aboriginal Women and Housing in Western Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lois Gatley
Denise Groves
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, June 1987, pp. 13-19
Description
Discusses factors contributing to the housing crisis and resulting consequences on the physical and metal health of women and children.
Aboriginal Women and the Constitutional Debates: Continuing Discrimination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, Gender Equity and Institutional Change, 1992, pp. 14-17
Description
Comments on the struggle for equality faced by Aboriginal women despite the advent of section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Aboriginal Women in Canada: On the Choice to Renounce or Reclaim Aboriginal Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Danielle Naumann
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 343-361
Description
Examines the history of identity as it relates to Aboriginal women and argues that Aboriginal recognition should not be awarded on the basis of inherited ethnicity.
Aboriginal Women’s Access to Justice Video Project Report
Alternate Title
A Message to You from the Hearts of Aboriginal Women
Don't Need Saving: Aboriginal Women and Access to Justice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Audrey Huntley
Description
Background and information to accompany the videos: Don't Need Saving: Aboriginal Women and Access to Justice and A Message to You from the Hearts of Aboriginal Women.
Aboriginal Women's Experiences of Accessing Health Care when State Apprehension of Children is Being Threatened
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Denison
Colleen Varcoe
Annette J. Browne
Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 70, no. 5, May 2013, pp. [1105-1116]
Description
Study conducted through analysis of secondary and primary interviews with Aboriginal women and healthcare providers. Found that while perceptions of racism, judgement and discrimination did not influence decisions to seek medical attention for their children, they did affect women's decisions about accessing services for themselves.
Aboriginal Women's Roundtable on Gender Equality: Roundtable Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Status of Women Canada
Description
Participants discussed issues related to consultation and equality and then identified a number of specific directions to guide future actions and interventions. Roundtable held March 30-April 1, 2000.
Aboriginal Women & Women of Colour's Access to Information and Opportunities for Contract Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ad hoc Committee on Accessing Information About Contract Work
Description
Looks at the discrimination faced by Aboriginal women and women of colour looking for work in Canada and makes recommendations for contracting agencies.
Aboriginal Workers; Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry: Queensland From White Settlement to the Present; Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Labour in British Columbia, 1858-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dianne Newell
BC Studies, no. 117, Spring, 1998, pp. 75-78
Description
Book review of three books: Aboriginal Workers edited by Ann McGrath and Kay Saunders, with Jackie Huggins.
Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry by Dawn May.
Indians at Work by Rolf Knight.
To read review, scroll down to page 75.
Aboriginal Youth Experiences with Cyberbullying: A Qualitative Analysis of Aboriginal e-mentoring BC
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johanna Sam
Katherine Wisener
Nahannee Schuitemaker
Sandra A. Jarvis-Selinger
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 5-19
Description
Reports results of survey of 189 mentees ( aged 11-17) and 199 mentors who had participated in the program. Four themes emerged: perceptions and use of technology; awareness of online safety and netiquette; cyberbullying prevalence; and prevention and coping skills.
Aboriginal Youth Rebellion in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fatemeh Mohammadi
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 41-54
Description
Examines root causes of and issues surrounding “Aboriginal youth rebellion;” considers the implications of rebellious acts as modes of resistance to colonial policy and practice. Recommends addressing the challenges faced by Indigenous youth through cultural and language and cultural revitalization.
Aboriginality and the Violence of Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene Watson
Borderlands E - Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8
Description
Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.
About Indian Boarding Schools: Background to Louise Erdrich's Poem
Alternate Title
Modern American Poetry
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Department of English
University of Illinois
Description
Contains links to: Key Issues and Challenges, A School's 1912 Daily Schedule, Excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's Nineteenth Century Account, About the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, About the Phoenix Indian School, Assimilation through Education, An Indian Boarding School Photo Gallery.
Academic Massacres: The Story of Two American Indian Women and Their Struggle to Survive Academia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tammy Trucks-Bordeaux
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 416-419
Description
Author share her observations and experiences of anti-Indigenous discrimination and prejudices within the University she attended as a post-graduate student, and shares her strategies for overcoming it to attain her degree.
Accessing Health Services While Living With HIV: Intersections of Stigma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Mill
Nancy Edwards
Randy Jackson
Wendy Austin
Lynne MacLean ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 41, no. 3, Social Network, Social Support, and Health / Le réseau social, lappui de lentourage et la santé, 2009, pp. 168-185
Description
Highlights experiences of both stigmatization and discrimination based on interviews with 16 Aboriginal and 17 non-Aboriginal persons with HIV and 27 health care providers.
Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future: the Role of Reparations for Native Nations
Alternate Title
Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rebecca Tsosie
Description
Discusses framework of reparations to include the emotional, spiritual, political and social realms all within the context of the particular history of Native peoples.
Chapter in book: Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar.
Action on Inequities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jackie Huggins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, March/April 2001, pp. 3-6
Description
Chronicles the dismal health statistics of the Indigenous population, stating that Canada and the United States are ahead of Australia when it comes to the substantive work of reconciliation.
Action Plan Against Racism and Discrimination Towards Aboriginal People: Consultation Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones Québec
Description
Document defines the consultation framework including a brief background summary, definition of the issues that will be addressed and the questions that will be used as a starting point for discussion at the meeting November 5 and 6, 2013.