Family at the Heart of Chickasaw Language Reclamation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari A. B. Chew
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, 2015, pp. 154-179
Description
Looks at intergenerational perspectives on loss of the Chikashshanompa language and importance to Chickasaw families.
Family Matters Report [2016]: Measuring Trends to Turn the Tide on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Safety and Removal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aron Shlonsky
Arno Parolini
Wei Wu Tan
Jennifer Ma
Robyn Mildon ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at shortcomings of the current system, provides statistical data, and advocates for changes that will reduce the number of children in care.
Family Matters Report 2017: Measuring Trends to Turn the Tide on the Over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out-of-Home Care in Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Lewis
John Burton
Peter Lewis
Joanne Lau
Claire Stacey ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at shortcomings of the current system, provides statistical data, and advocates for changes that will reduce the number of children in care.
Follow-up to the 2016 report.
Fashioning Selves and Tradition: Case Studies on Personhood and Experience in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edmund Searles
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 121-136
Description
Examines the adaptation of traditions to different lifestyles and backgrounds.
The Fate of the Eyak Indians in Russian America (1783–1867)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrei V. Grinëv
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 52-70
Description
From a Russian-Anthropological perspective, the author discusses the history, society, and culture of the Eyak peoples during the time that Alaska was controlled by the Russian Empire.
Article in translation.
A Feasibility Evaluation of the Urban Native Youth Leaders Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Bethany Fatupaito
Morgan Witzel
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 21-37
Description
Describes a mixed-methods evaluation of a culturally grounded program for urban Indigenous (American Indian) youth. Results demonstrate that the project was feasible, and the team makes recommendations for future project based on what was learned.
Finding a Way to the Heart: Feminist Writings on Aboriginal
and Women’s History in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frieda Esau Klippenstein
BC Studies, no. 180, Winter, 2013/14, pp. 175-177
Description
Book review of Finding a Way to the Heart edited by Robin Jarvis Brownlie and Valerie J. Korinek.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 175.
Finding Healing and Balance in Learning and Teaching at the First Nations University of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erika Faith
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 8-12
Description
Author reflects on three years of teaching at the First Nations University of Canada. Discusses what she learned about herself and in the academic setting, by applying an Aboriginal model of social work education.
Finding Home on the Way: Naming the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Belisle
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 105-120
Description
Delves into the challenges in naming and defining Canadian mixed-blood Aboriginals and also discusses the connotations of the term "Half-breed".
"Finding" Metis Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sebastien Grammond
Lynne Groulx
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 33-48
Description
Examines the legal criteria for Métis identity, including self-identification, connections to a historic community, and acceptance by a community.
Finding Their Way Home: The Reunification of First Nations Adoptees
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley L. Landers
Sharon M. Danes
Sandy White Hawk
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [18]-30
Description
Study shows that social identity plays an important role in the reunification process.
"Finish, I Can't Talk Now": Aboriginal and Settler Women Construct Each Other
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn Anne Riddett
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Women and Decolonization, 1999, p. 49–62
Description
Discusses the differences in beliefs between Aboriginal scholars and women academics and the need for mutual understanding in cross-cultural dialogue.
The First and the Forced: Essays on the Native American and African American Experience
Alternate Title
The Shifting Borders of Race and Identity: A Research and Teaching Project on the Native American and African American Experience
E-Books
Author/Creator
James N. Leiker
Kim Warren
Ruben Kodjo Afagla
Quintard Taylor
Tanya Golash-Boza ... [et al.]
First Nation Networks Help Protect Indigenous Languages and Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kevin Burton
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 46-49
Description
Describes the development and administration of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk network, which provides broadband services to 30 Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Innu First Nation communities.
First Nation Orientation Guide: Planting the Seed
Alternate Title
Orientation Guide: Atlantic First Nations
Planting the Seed Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) of First Nation Chiefs
Description
Planting seed project provides historical overview and information about Mi'kmaq/Maliseet communities in the Atlantic region.
First Nation Perspectives on Political Identity
Alternate Title
First Nation Citizenship Research & Policy Series: Building Towards Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Description
Focuses on First Nations perspectives on meaning of being Indigenous, belonging to a community, and relationship of these memberships with the institutions of the Canadian state.
First Nations 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know About First Nations People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 10, January 2013, p. 18
Description
Book review of: First Nation 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know About First Nations People Lynda Gray.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
First Nations and Community Economic Development: A Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin L. Goodfellow-Baikie
Leona M. English
Community Development Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, April 2006, pp. 223-233
Description
Looks at a case study in Mistamit examining participatory planning approaches, lack of support from community leaders and rate of pay for workers.
First Nations and Métis People and Diversity in Canadian Cities
Alternate Title
Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
The Art of the State Series ; no. 3
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Chapter from the book Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada edited by Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene and F. Leslie Seidle.
First Nations Carbon Collaborative-Indigenous Carbon Leadership: Voices From the Field
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shaunna Morgan
Angelique Slade Shantz
Description
Presents case studies of participants in the carbon market involving Haida Gwaii, Lummi Nation, Nez Perce, Poplar River First Nations Munsee Delaware Nation, Scolel Te Landowners, West Arnhem Landowners/North Indigenous Savannah Landowners and Maori Landowners.
First Nations Citizenship: An Act to Amend the Indian Act(1985) and the Accommodation of Sex Discriminatory Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin J. Cannon
Canadian Review of Social Policy, no. 56, 2006, pp. 40-71
Description
Comprehensive look at sex discriminatory policies and questions about the process of colonial intrusion, histories of adaptation, and the accommodation of this policy.
[First Nations Fishing Pacific Coast]
Alternate Title
Salmon Aquaculture Panel: Possible Solutions
Salmon Panel Discussions: Challenges and Possible Solutions
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Simon Lucas
Description
Simon Lucus speaks at "Salmon Aquaculture Panel: Possible Solutions" held April 27, 2010 in Vancouver.
Duration: 22:43.
First Nations Identity
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Kramer
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 126-129
Description
Book reviews of:
The Star-Man and Other Tales by Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George
Privileging the Past: Reconstructing History in Northwest Coast Art by Judith Ostrowitz
The Trickster Shift: Humour and Irony in Contemporary Native Art by Allan J. Rayan
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild Mythic Beings: Spirit of the Northwest Coast by Gary Wyatt.
First Nations in Canada: Decolonization and Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Aquash
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 120-137
Description
Explores the following: Historical Context, Policies Directed at Colonization, Colonization in Canada, Impact of Colonization on Identity, Decolonization, Self-Determination, and Concluding remarks.