Visions of the Heart

Introduction
David Long
1. Indigenous Eco-Technological Knowings Meet University Satellite Campus Teachings on the Rez
Peter Cole
2. All Our Relations: Aboriginal Perspectives on Environmental Issues in Canada
Deborah McGregor
- 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
3. The "Canada Problem" in Aboriginal Politics
David Newhouse and Yale Belanger
- 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
4. Elders' Teachings in the Twenty-First Century: A Personal Reflection
Marlene Brant Castellano
- 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
5. Foundations: First Nation and Metis Families
Kim Anderson and Jessica Ball
- Looking Back
- First Nation and Metis Families Today
- Putting the Pieces Back Together
6. First Nations Women in Canada
Cora J. Voyageur
- 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
7. Indigenous Men: Masculinity and Leadership
Lee Maracle and John Swift
- Contemporary Conversation on Indigenous Leadership
- Contemporary Governance Challenges for Indigenous Peoples
- Land, Love, and Leadership
- Weaving New Webs
- Strategic Planning with Sto:lo Elders and the Rabbit Society (Sakej Ward)
- Questioning Male Privilege (John Swift)
8. Aboriginal Demography
Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot
- 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
9. Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Generational and Community Perspectives on Language Maintenance, Loss, and Revitalization
Mary Jane Norris
- 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
10. Learning from Indigenous Knowledge in Education
Jan Hare and Sara Florence Davidson
- 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
11. Art and Reconciliation
Jonathan Dewar
- Where Are We?
- Community and Responsibility
- Defining/Defying Reconciliation
- Art and Healing
- Commemoration
12. A Way Forward in Efforts to Support the Health and Well-Being of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
Martin Cooke and David Long
- 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
13. Aboriginal Communities in the City: Reflections along the Path to Self-Government
Kevin FitzMaurice and Don McCaskill
- 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
14. The Failed Foreign System of Criminal Justice and the Problem with Canada
Lisa Monchalin
- 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
15. Reconciliation and a Way Forward: A Concluding Dialogue
David Newhouse and David Long
- Reconciliation
- Moving Forward