Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgements
David Long: Introduction
1 Peter Cole: Indigenous Eco-Technological Knowings Meet University Satellite Campus Teachings on the Rez (new)
2 Deborah McGregor: All Our Relations: Aboriginal Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Canada (new)
Introduction
Aboriginal Concepts of Environment: All of Creation
Historical Context: Dispossession of Lands and the Environmental Crisis
Increasing Aboriginal Control in Environmental Governance
Moving Forward: Nation-to-Nation Relationships
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
3 David Newhouse and Yale Belanger: The Canada Problem in Aboriginal Politics
Introduction
Aboriginal Peoples and Canada
The Colonial Legacy
Addressing the Indian Problem in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
Addressing the Canada Problem
The Push for Aboriginal Self-Government
Into the Twenty-First Century
Concluding Remarks on a Way Forward
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
4 Marlene Brant Castellano: Elders' Teachings in the Twenty-First Century: A Personal Reflection
Viewing the Landscape from a Particular Place
Uncovering Layers of Meaning
Sites of Learning
Teaching Methods and Key Concepts
Catalysts for Institutional Change
Preserving the Integrity of Traditional Knowledge
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
5 Kim Anderson and Jessica Ball: Foundations: First Nation and Metis Families
Looking Back
First Nation and Metis Families Today
Putting the Pieces Back Together
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
6 Cora J. Voyageur: First Nations Women in Canada
First Nations Women - From Essential to Redundant
Subordination of Indigenous Women
The Manipulation of the Historical Record by the Literate
Eliminating the People of the Terra Nullius
The Yoke of Oppression: The Indian Act
The Beginning of Change
Taking Back Their Voices
Contemporary First Nations Women's Concerns
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
7 Lee Maracle and John Swift: Indigenous Men: Masculinity and Leadership (new)
Introduction
Contemporary Conversation on Indigenous Leadership
Contemporary Governance Challenges for Indigenous Peoples
Land, Love, and Leadership
Weaving New Webs
Sakej Ward: Strategic Planning with Sto:lo Elders and the Rabbit Society
John Swift: Questioning Male Privilege
Lee Maracle: Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
8 Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot: Aboriginal Demography
Introduction
Pre-Contact Demography
Health and Mortality Conditions
European Contact, Excessive Mortality, and Population Decline
Population Decline and Recovery
The Contemporary Situation
The Dynamics of Population Change
Demographic Differences by Aboriginal Group
Conclusion
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
9 Mary Jane Norris: Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Generational and Community Perspectives on Language Maintenance, Loss, and Revitalization
Introduction
Factors Endangering Aboriginal Languages in Canada: From Colonization to Globalization
Understanding Language Endangerment and Revitalization: From Conceptual Explanation to Demographic and Geographic Analysis
Aboriginal Language Revitalization in Canada: Attitudes, Benefits, Initiatives and Ongoing Developments
Generations Preparing for the Future
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
10 Jan Hare and Sara Florence Davidson: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge in Education
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Education
Colonizing Indigenous Knowledge in Education
The Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schooling
Creating Space for Indigenous Knowledge in Education Today
The Way Ahead
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
11 Jonathan Dewar: Art and Reconciliation (new)
Introduction
Where Are We?
Community and Responsibility
Defining/Defying Reconciliation
Art and Healing
Commemoration
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
12 Martin Cooke and David Long: A Way Forward in Efforts to Support the Health and Well-Being of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
Introduction
The RCAP: Clarifying a Vision for Aboriginal Health and Healing
Jurisdiction and Responsibility for Aboriginal Health
Perspectives on Health: Western and Indigenous
The Changing View of (Public) Health in Canada
The Demography and Social Epidemiology of Aboriginal Health
Explanations for Health Inequalities: Biology, Behaviour, and Society
Indigenous and Community-Based Health Research
Changing Relationships and Continuing Tensions
Conclusion: Living with Contradictions
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
13 Kevin FitzMaurice and Don McCaskill: Aboriginal Communities in the City: Reflections along the Path to Self-Government
Part 1: Urban Aboriginal Community Profiles in Canada
Part 2: Urban Aboriginal Identities, Community, and Governance
Emerging Questions and Challenges: Urban Aboriginal Governance, Aboriginal Rights, and Cultural Diversity
Recommended Areas for Further Research
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
14 Lisa Monchalin: The Failed Foreign System of Criminal Justice and the Problem with Canada (new)
Introduction: The Continued Failure of the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Incarceration and Victimization of Aboriginal Peoples
The Standard Response to Aboriginal Criminal Justice: Police, the Courts, and Corrections
The Roots of Injustice Lie in Our History
The Way Forward: Re-establishing Peace, Friendship, and Indigenous Systems of Justice
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Discussion Questions
Further Reading
15 David Newhouse and David Long: Reconciliation and a Way Forward: A Concluding Dialogue
Reconciliation
Moving Forward
Notes
Glossary
References
Index