Bringing Light to a Dark Topic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marion Soublière
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 11-12
Description
Brief article on the young cast of Forever To Say Good-Bye who performed at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations on the Topic of Aboriginal Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Sillaby-Smith
Martha Francis
Joan Simcoe
Shelley Essance-Lamarche
Brenda Black
Gloria Louittit
Description
This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes several presentations made on the topic of Aboriginal Women. Given by Dawn Sillaby-Smith, Martha Francis, Joan Simcoe, Shelley Essance-Lamarche, Brenda Black and Gloria Louittit concerning the role of women in the Aboriginal community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations on the Topic of the Orillia Fish Weirs
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This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes a presentation made on the topic of the Orillia Fish Weirs and their importance to the culture of the Aboriginal Community of the area. Given by Mark Douglas, Ken Cassavoy, John Pomeroy and Rob Belfry. Included is a question from Commissioner Bertha Wilson.
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So Many Databases, Such Little Clarity: Searching the Literature for the Topic Aboriginal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Len Kelly
Natalie St Pierre-Hansen
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 54, no. 11, November 2008, pp. 1572-1573.e5
Description
Used MeSH (National Library of Medicine subject headings) terms and text word to search seven major databases: OvidMEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Healthstar, PsycINFO, and EBM Reviews. Found that for this particular term MEDLINE returned the most extensive coverage of literature on the topic.
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A Humble Commentary on the Topic of Elders, Honoraria, and Protocol
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy Bear
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 125-131
Description
Comments on the reasoning behind the research and compilation of the Elder's Protocol and Guidelines document.
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Topic of Transformation: Some Aspects of Myth and Metaphor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Lepselter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 49-56
Description
Examines myth and metaphor in various poems and discusses how myth is considered an artistic and religious endeavor.Entire article on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Subject and Topic in St'át'imcets (Lillooet Salish)
Theses
Author/Creator
Taylor Roberts
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1994.
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Topic and Discourse Structure in West Greenlandic Agreement Constructions
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Mary Sophia Berge
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1997.
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Topic and Discourse Structure in West Greenlandic Agreement Constructions
Alternate Title
Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anna Berge
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on the Topic of Extingiushment of Treaty Rights by Roger Obonsawin an Closing remarks
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Obonsawin
Description
This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes a presentation made on the topic of the Extinguishment of Treaty Rights by Roger Obonsawin. Also included are remarks made by Sherry Lawson, moderator and the Commissioners Bertha Wilson ans Mary Sillett.
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Hot Topics in Alaska Native Health
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Alaska Native Epidemiology Center
Description
Looks at both health challenges and successes.
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Selected Topics in Nootka and Tübatulabal Phonology
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Aion
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of New York, 2003.
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Topic, Focus, and Point of View in Blackfoot
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 24th West Coast conference on Formal Linguistics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Bliss
Description
Paper from: Proceedings of the 24th West Coast conference on Formal Linguistics edited by John Alderete ... [et al].Looks at obviation and direct/inverse mechanisms of the Blackfoot language.
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Alternate Title
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Program Sub-Topic: Cultural Safety & Humility Action Series
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Joe Gallagher]
[Shelley Joseph]
[Vanessa Mitchell]
[Brad Anderson]
[Evan Adams ... [et al.]]
Description
Series of 11 hour-long webinars designed for health care professionals.
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Scholarships For New Post-Graduate Indigenous Palliative Care Topic By Distance
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November/December 2004, p. 29
Description
Brief article reports on the formation of ten scholarships for 2005 and a further ten in 2006 in Australia.
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Key Terminology Guidebook for Reporting on Aboriginal Topics
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Author/Creator
Strategic Alliance of Broadcasters for Aboriginal Reflection
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Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
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Grade Twelve Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
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Becoming Comfortable With the Uncomfortable: Introducing the Topic of Residential Schools in Kindergarten: Lesson Study
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Author/Creator
Norah L'Espérance
Richard Messina
Raadiyah Nazeem
Renée Smith
Krista Spence
Carol Stephenson
Description
Uses two picture books, that focus on the experience, as the basis of the lesson.
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Topics in Canadian Aboriginal Earnings, Employment and Education: An Empirical Analysis
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Author/Creator
Danielle Lamb
Description
Industrial Relations and Human Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.
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Report on the Knowledge of Aboriginal People and Topics by First Year Students at Memorial
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
Laura Schaefli
Jennifer Massey
Jones Adjei
Jonathan Rose
Chloe Hudson
Description
Analysis of results of survey with 310 respondents.
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Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
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Ethical Space for a Sensitive Research Topic: Engaging First Nations Women in the Development of Culturally Safe Human Papillomavirus Screening
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ingeborg Zehbe
Marion Maar
Amy J. Nahwegahbow
Kayla SM Berst
Janine Pintar
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Holistic Approaches to Preventing HPV Infections and Related Diseases, March 2012, pp. 41-50
Description
Article advocates adopting ethical space to increase dialogue with First Nations stakeholders in order to achieve a more positive outcome.
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Proceedings at Hearing: Topic-Specific Session: Asserted or Established Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights, January 17, 2014, Volume 23
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Author/Creator
Canada Environmental Assessment Agency
British Columbia Environmental Assessment Agency
Description
In the Matter of the Joint Review Panel ("Joint Panel" ) Established to Review the Site C Clean Energy Project ("Project") Proposed by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro").
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Dene Yatıé K'ę́ ę́ Ahsı́ ı Yats'uuzı Gha Edı̨ htł'éh Kátł'odehche: South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátł'odehche Dialect
E-Books
Author/Creator
South Slave Divisional Education Council
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Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs Declaration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Presents the declaration as adopted by the U.B.C.I.C. General Assembly held in Courtenay, British Columbia, May 17, 1976.
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Inuit Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology i Nunavik and Nunatsiavut, Northeastern Canada
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Author/Creator
Courtenay Clark
Description
Biology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2012.
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History of Indigenous Education
Alternate Title
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education: Unit 2 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Introduces the topic of the history of residential schools in Canada and provides strategies and resources for teaching this topic. Unit 2 of 6.Duration: 24:40.
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American Indian Education: Historical Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Connell Szasz
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 109-112
Description
Discusses conference including topic of self-determination.
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IWGIA's Work on the Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christian Erni
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, IWGIA 40 Years On, 2008, pp. 32-33
Description
Briefly identifies the topic priorities contained in the programme strategy.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 178: The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 178 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. The format is an informal round table discussion on the topic of "Education as a Tool for Self-sufficiency." Preceding the discussion are two presentations focusing on a Discussion Paper of the topic and a presentation of a Model of an Aboriginal Education Initiative for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
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Emerging Trends in Research on Mental Health Among Canadian Aboriginal Peoples. Revised Final Version
Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
no. 2
Description
Topics include: overview of epidemiological data on Aboriginal mental health in Canada, critical review of existing literature on the topic of prevention and treatment, comprehensive discussion of emerging trends and guidelines for future research.
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Indigenous Community Governance Project: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ANU (Australian National University) College of Arts and Social Sciences
Description
Focuses on material dealing with Australia. Sub-divided by topic and current as of 2008.
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Anticipation, Climate Change and Movement in Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nutall
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 21-37
Description
Article focuses on the benefits of being proactive in regards to the topic of climate change in Greenland.
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Applying the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model to the Study of Crime: A Teaching Note
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
In Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 2-11
Description
Comments on the application of the model to a topic in for a first year sociology class on crime and deviance.
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Elections- 1963- Speech Material- Indian Policy
Documents & Presentations
Description
File containing memorandums and press clippings on the topic of abolition of Reserves, as well as Indian Affairs.
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On Prey Mobility, Prey Rank, and Foraging Goals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Ugan
Steven Simms
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 179-185
Description
Article rebuts earlier pieces on the topic of hunter travelling distance and the chance of hunter failure.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Vernon Roote, Deputy Grand Chief, Union of Ontario Indians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vernon Roote
Description
File contains a presentation by Vernon Roote, Deputy Grand Chief of the Union of Ontario Indians. Roote's presentation topic if "Building a Nation" and he discusses "the big topic of nationhood and sovereignty." Roote highlights some of the opinions gathered from a conference the past August held in Garden River, Ontario from the viewpoints of "the political people right down to the grassroots people" concerned with the topic of Anishnabek nationhood.
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Trends in Tribal Business-Related Litigation
Alternate Title
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series]
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-07]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Kathryn E. Fort
Description
Discusses four principle topic areas: sovereign debt, labor relations, taxation, and sovereign immunity.
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"We are like lemmings": Making Sense of the Cultural Meaning(s) of Suicide among the Indigenous Sami in Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Petter A. Stoor
Niclas Kaiser
Lars Jacobsson
Ellinor Salander Renberg
Anne Silviken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Populations, 2015, p. article no. 27669
Description
Comments on the four themes that emerged from the focus group discussions on the topic "suicide among Sami"
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Roger Cousins
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Roger Cousins. Cousins speaks on the topic of land claims in the Eastern arctic. He discusses Aboriginal land claims in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and then the Nunavut claim in the Eastern arctic. In answerance to Commissioner Dussault's earlier question on where the Commission should start Cousins states "a good place to start would be to make sure that the Inuit have a land base in their home communities." Following the presentation Commmissioner Dussault discusses the topic with Cousins.
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Community Media Center's Media & Democracy Lecture Series ; Feb.7, 2006
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Description
Presents a video lecture given by a scholar/activist on the topic of her book.Duration: 1:16:30.
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Survey of Documents Prepared by the Claims and Historical Research Centre
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Author/Creator
Claims and Historical Research Centre
Claims Research and Assessment Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists items held in the Centre's library. Categorized by topic and indexed by author and title. Most entries are annotated.
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International Indigenous Training Course on Community Injury Prevention
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Sexton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 37-39
Description
Approaches the topic of injury as a public health problem by looking at risk factors, interventions, planing of programs and implementation and evaluation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation for the Mennonite Central Committee by Menno Wiebe
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Menno Wiebe
Description
Presentation made at a round table discussion for a sitting of the Commission discusses the topic of self-government, immigration and economic development.
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An American Indian Perspective on Columbus: An Indian Education Curriculum Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Esther Stutzman
Description
Purpose of guide is to present educators with accurate information about the "discovery" of America and provide classroom resources to approach the topic in a new way.
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An Elder’s View of Community Resilience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Gladue
Carrielynn Lund
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue, a Community Health Representative and LicensedPractical Nurse, on the topic of resilience.
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Fānanaua: Ethics Education in an Indigenous Solomon Islands Clan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kabini Sanga
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 2015, pp. 17-31
Description
Discusses the focus of four topic areas: the goal of ethics education, the teaching of ethics, the ethics curriculum, and a suggested framework for ethics education.
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Mobile Learning and Indigenous Education in Canada: A Synthesis of New Ways of Learning: SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Description
Briefly discusses existing research knowledge on the topic and identifies knowledge gaps relating to the technology and its applications to Indigenous communities and learners.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: General Discussion between Commissioners and Presenters on Metis Issues
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Description
File contains a general discussion on Metis issues by presenters Clem Chartier, Isabelle Impey, Cathy LaValley, Alphonse Janvier, Joyce Racette, Lyle Boland, Commissioners Rene Dussault and Viola Robinson. The topic of discussion is Metis issues in Saskatchewan. Topics covered include Metis rights, economics, self-governance, women and social issues.
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Content and Activities for Teaching about Indians of Washington State: Grades K-6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet Janda
Description
Covers three geographic regions: Washington coast, Puget Sound and the Plateau. Each topic is divided into pre-contact, contact and contemporary times.
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