Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Prosper Canada
Aboriginal Financial Officers of Canada
Description
Provides recommendations to facilitate access to money from programs such as the Canada Child Benefit, for which people are currently eligible, but not receiving.
An Indian on the Problems of His Race
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simon Po-Ka-Gon
[American Monthly Review of Reviews], vol. [12], [December] 1895, pp. 694-695
Description
Po-Ka-Gon, Chief of the Pottawattamies, speaks on land rights and reservations.
Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 1-2, Jan.-Feb., 1970)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 5-6, May-June, 1970)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. XXIX, No. 9, November, 1966)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. XXX, No. 9, November, 1967)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Wars: Old and New
Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2011-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Peter S. Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Paper surveys the impacts of the war on poverty, drugs and terror on Native Americans.
Indians in British Columbia: Level of Income, Welfare Dependency and Poverty Rate
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. T. Stanbury
BC Studies, no. 20, Winter, 1973, pp. 66-78
Description
Summarizes data for B.C. Indians in the 1960's. Focuses on findings from survey conducted on B.C. Indians living off reserves.
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: An Ethnic Audit of Selected Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manuela Tomei
Indigenous Development Model as an Alternative to Western Development Model: The Six Nations Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
José J. Zárate
Description
Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998.
Indigenous Dialectics at Garage Sales and in Traditional Tales
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis A. Fast
Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 82, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 1017-1032
Description
Examines the underpinning dynamics of garage sales and inherent patterns of cultural behavior reflected in traditional northern Athabascan narratives.
Indigenous Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of Capital Constraints
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Craig Furneaux
Kerry Brown
Description
Paper from Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange edited by L. Murray Gillin.
Looks at the comparatively low number of Indigenous people engaged in small business in Australia compared to Canada and the United States.
Indigenous Feminism and the Indian Act
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Carey
Ignite, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 10-17
Description
Examines the gendered element of settler-colonialism in terms of the Indian Act, the treatment of Indigenous women in the legal system, and the struggles to achieve self-determination.
Indigenous Financial Impacts & Risks and COVID-19: CSI & First Nations Foundation Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Weier
Phil Usher
Description
Brief document focuses on caring for communities, access to appropriate services, and targeting high-cost lending and misleading advice.
Indigenous Girls and the Canadian State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cherry Smiley
Description
Explores issues such as colonization, male violence, the sex trade, poverty, child welfare system, and mental health.
Indigenous Governance at the Crossroads: The Way Forward
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cleary
Issue Analysis, no. 78, November 29, 2006, pp. [1]-[16]
Description
Discusses the dysfunction of 1,200 remote communities where 120,00 Australians are living in poor conditions due to second-rate governance.
Indigenous Health Programs At World Vision
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Donnaleen Campbell
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 22-23
Description
Author discusses how World Vision is always aware of the risk of, 'filling in the gaps' where the Australian government is perceived to be failing.
Indigenous Knowledge and Prospects for Income and Employment Generation: The Case of Handicraft Production among Rural Women in Tanzania
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beatrice Kalinda Mkenda
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 5, June 2019, pp. 76-118
Description
Examines the extent that handicraft products can create income for women in Tanzania; considers issues of seasonal activity, a lack of start-up capital, difficulty obtaining raw materials, and low prices for finished products. Looks at the implications for policy makers wanting to improve the viability of hand crafted products as an income source for rural Tanzanian women.
Indigenous Migration in Chile: Trends and Processes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alvaro Bello M.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 6-17
Description
Looks at factors that have caused the Mapuche to move into urban centres.
To access this article, scroll to page 6.
Indigenous People and The Pilbara Mining Boom: A Baseline for Regional Participation
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Policy Research) ; no. 25
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Taylor
B. Scambary
Indigenous People in Urban Areas: Vulnerabilities to the Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19
Alternate Title
StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Tara Hahmann
Vivian O’Donnell
StatCan COVID-19
Description
Statistics on those living below the poverty line, experiencing food insecurity, and unable to cover an unexpected expense of $500. Data from 2016 Census and 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Indigenous People of Northern Siberia: Human Capital, LabourMarket Participation, and Living Standards
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Zemfira Kalugina
Svetlana Soboleva
Vera Tapilina
vol. 3
Description
Reports on project aimed at effective coordination at all levels of government to improve labour participation and quality of life of the Selkup people.
Chapter sixteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelton H. Davies
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-17
Description
Contends that climate change and green house gas emissions are negatively affecting the economies and health of third world developing countries.
Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Implementation of the Danish Strategy for Support to Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Ulbæk
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Poverty: An Issue of Rights and Needs, 2003, pp. 40-46
Description
Analyzes the Danish government's aid policy which emphasizes indigenous people's right to self-determination.
To access this article scroll down to page 40.
Indigenous Peoples Escaping Multiculturalism
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 83rd, 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Heritz
Description
Looks at how Aboriginal people are disadvantaged in attaining social rights needed to participate in mainstream society.
Indigenous Peoples' Health - Why Are They Behind Everyone, Everywhere?
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples' Health Why Are They Behind Everyone, Everywhere?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Stephens
Clive Nettleton
John Porter
Ruth Willis
Stephanie Clark
Lancet, vol. 366, no. 9479, July 2, 2005, pp. 10-13
Description
Discusses the challenge of improving the health of indigenous peoples.
Indigenous Peoples in Canadian Migration Narratives: A Story of Marginalization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Pellerin
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 3-24
Description
Author interrogates the mainstream narrative of Canada’s successful immigration history and its failure to recognize the implicit colonial practices which discriminate against Indigenous and racialized people. Examines Indigenous-settler-immigrant relationships over time and calls for further critical migration scholarship.
Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective
Alternate Title
CROP International Studies in Poverty Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robyn Eversole
Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez
Guadalupe Vargas Morales
Josep María Jansá
Siri Damman ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Self-Determination in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States
Alternate Title
JOPNA [Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs] ; no. 2006-02
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Indigenous Peoples, Social Media, and the Digital Divide: A Systematic Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Channarong Intahchomphoo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 85-111
Description
Article examines peer-reviewed literature about Aboriginal peoples, their use of social media, and the how that relates to and is affected by the digital divide. Author describes four objectives of and five challenges faced by Indigenous people in regards to their uses of social media.
Indigenous Policy Failure and Its Historical Foundations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Aitken
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 15-23
Description
Article examines the power disparity that exists in Australian society and suggests solutions.
Indigenous Population Size: Changes Since Contact
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bone
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 2, 2019, pp. 1-13
Description
Using the demographical research by Anatole Romaniuk to examine the growth of Canadian Indigenous populations since 2006.
Indigenous Small Enterprise Development: The Case of Ngukurr, Northern Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Fuller
Myles Howard
Eileen Cummings
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 38-51
Description
Discusses dependence on government social programs and contends that increased economic equality is necessary before social inequalities can be erased; argues that small business is the most effective avenue to accomplish this goal.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
The Indigenous Soul Wound: Exploring Culture, Memetics, Complexity and Emergence
Theses
Author/Creator
Wendy M.K. Peters
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2011.
Indigenous Unemployment in Rural and Regional Western Australia: A Contextual, Cultural and Bottom-up Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reena Tiwari
Stephanie Harris
José Van Den Akker
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 1-18
Description
Authors argue that current top-down policy models have produced poor outcomes, and that social and economic change must start at a grass-roots level and be tailored to individual communities' specific geographical and cultural concerns. Looks at the issues through fieldwork in the remote settlement of Wakathuni.
Indigenous Vegetable Production and the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Africa: Reality, Prospects, and Challenges in Rwanda
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Nathan Kanuma Taremwa
Djamali Nambajimana
Olivier Mugwaneza
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 133-156
Description
Study explores the role of rural women in the farming and gathering of indigenous vegetables, and the impact of the shift to consumption of modern, less nutritious varieties. Research examines benefits of cultivating and consuming traditional vegetables, and identifies barriers to increased production.
Indigenous Welfare Reform in the Northern Territory and Cape York: A Comparative Analysis
Alternate Title
CAEPR Working Paper ; no. 44/2008
E-Books
Author/Creator
J.C. Altman
M. Johns
CAEPR Working Paper
Description
Comparative analysis of welfare reforms introduced into communities in the Northern Territory from 2007 and in four Cape York communities in 2008.
Indigenous Women and Girls: Socioeconomic Conditions in Remote Communities Compared with More Accessible Areas
Alternate Title
Insights on Canadian Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
y Amanda Bleakney
Alexandria Melvin
Description
Uses Statistics Canada's newly developed remoteness index classification (easily accessible, accessible, less accessible, remote, and very remote) and data from the 2016 Census of Population.
Indigenous Workers Receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit Payments in 2020
Alternate Title
StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelsang Yangzom
Huda Masoud
StatCan COVID-19
Description
Uses administrative data from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program linked to the 2016 long-form Census.
Indigenous Young People Transitioning From Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia: The Perspectives of Workers in Indigenous-Specific and Non-Indigenous Non-Government Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Mendes
Bernadette Saunders
Susan Baidawa
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the over-representation of Indigenous children and young people in child welfare systems.
Indigenous Youth Conflict Intervention: The Transformation
of Butterflies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Cormier
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at why the author's daughter was drawn to her Aboriginal identity; and examines the use of alternative methods of education focusing on Indigenous knowledge and peace building activities that encourage healing, and reconciliation for Aboriginal youth.
Inequalities in Determinants of Health Among Aboriginal and Caucasian Persons Living With HIV/AIDS in Ontario: Results From the Positive Spaces, Healthy Places Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
LaVerne E. Monette
Sean B. Rourke
Katherine Gibson
Tsegaye M. Bekele
Ruthann Tucker ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 3, May/June 2011, pp. 215-219
Description
Concludes that Aboriginal Canadians living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to be coping with poorer social, economic and housing conditions than non-Aboriginal Canadians.
The Infant Feeding Experiences of Mi'kmaw Women: A Feminist Phenomenological Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Judith A. Cormier
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2014.
Inferiorizing Indigenous Communities and Intentional Colonial Poverty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven W. Koptie
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 96-106
Description
The author examines his life-work of community development and healing work in northern Aboriginal communities of Ontario in a reflective and narrative way.
Injury Hospitalizations Due to Unintentional Falls Among the Aboriginal Population of British Columbia, Canada: Incidence, Changes Over Time, and Ecological Analysis of Risk Markers, 1991-2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Jin
Christopher E. Lalonde
Mariana Brussoni
Rod McCormick
M. Anne George
PLoS One, March 20, 2015, pp. 1-19
Description
Contends that as socio-economic conditions improved, risk of hospitalization due to unintentional fall injury has declined.
Injustice at Every Turn: A Look at American Indian and Alaskan Native Respondents in the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Harrison-Quintana
Erin Fitzgerald
Description
Survey took place in 2008 and 350 of the respondents identified as Indigenous. This fact sheet gives statistics for reported harassment and abuse during school attendance, employment and housing discrimination, experiences in the healthcare system and HIV status.
Related material:
2015 Survey Results.
Inquiry's Failure Succeeds in Pulling Together Groups
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 2, May 2012, p. 13
Description
Looks at groups that work with and support the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
The Insidious Poverty Epidemic: Considerations for
Aboriginal Children, Families, Communities and other
Indigenous Nations
Alternate Title
Editorial: The Insidious Poverty Epidemic: Considerations for
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Cindy Blackstock
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Introduction to how poverty underlies many of the health and wellness disparity issues.
Integrating Indigenous and Gender Aspects in Natural Resource Management: Guidelines for Practitioners
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Kiøboe
Diana Vinding
Martha Salazar
Vibeke Tuxen
Helle Munk-Ravnborg
Description
Argues that women have pivotal roles in environmental conservation.
International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012: Proceedings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Piotr Wolski
Heather Gifford
Amohia Boulton
Sue Triggs
Chris Cunningham ... [et al.]