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Indian in the western comic book : a content analysis
(1974-08-31)
This study examined the role and characterization of the Indian depicted in the western comic book using the research method, content analysis. The sample of 44 comic books contained two Indian characters, one with a major ...
Sport gave me something to wake up for : aboriginal adults with disabilities speak about sport
(2007-07-05)
The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive study was to understand the experience of disability from the perspective of Aboriginal adults and the meaning they give to the importance of sport in their communities. The ...
Community development at the Department of Indian Affairs in the 1960's : much ado about nothing
(1997-01-01)
This thesis tells the story of the Community Development Program (CDP) of the Department of Indian Affairs. The Program was initiated in Canada in the early 1960s during a time of international popularity for the community ...
Maskosis the healing journey of Little Bear : a narrative analysis of the life of an Aboriginal man with quadriplegia
(2008)
A narrative analysis was used to explore the question, “What does it mean to be an Aboriginal man with quadriplegia?” Six in-depth semi-structured interviews and follow-up reviews were conducted with Dennis Sapp, a 52-year ...
Developing an assessment protocol to detect cognitive impairment and dementia in Cree Aboriginal seniors and to investigate cultural differences in cognitive aging
(2011-04)
Recent publications have urged researchers to address neuropsychological assessment issues among culturally and linguistically diverse individuals for whom current assessment measures are not typically appropriate. This ...
Globalising imperatives and teaching in a cross cultural context : teachers’ work in aboriginal communities located in Saskatchewan
(2009-06-23)
A growing body of literature has drawn attention to the ways in which contemporary education reforms are changing how teachers perform their work, but less attention has been paid to what this means for particular social ...
Treaty federalism: building a foundation for duty to consult in Saskatchewan
(2010-04-19)
In Canada, the duty to consult doctrine has been articulated as a legal remedy to address the potential infringement of Aboriginal and treaty rights by the Crown. The political dimension and implications of this legal duty ...
Not just another thug : the implications of defining youth gangs in a prairie city
(2009)
Urban centers and smaller communities across Canada are witnessing an increase
in youth gang activity. But, determining both the level and nature of youth gang involvement/activity is problematic, in part because of varied ...
Mixed Race, Legal Space: Official Discourse, Indigeneity, and Racial Mixing in Canada, the US, and Australia, 1850-1950
(2015-10-20)
It is commonly held that contradiction and ambivalence are typical of Aboriginal policies, particularly those of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These contradictions, often witnessed between policy and its application, ...
Negotiated Identities: A History of Sharing and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Western Canada, 1800-1970
(2015-09-16)
This dissertation is an analysis of sharing in the history of western Canada and Indigenous-Settler relations from 1800 to 1970. Based on original research conducted with two Indigenous groups – the Stó:lō Nation of British ...