References & Citations
Academic and practitioner sources that inform the MISA Framework and its approach to Métis identity safety and accountability.
The MISA Framework draws on Métis-led research, community knowledge, academic literature on identity safety and organizational change, and best practices in harm-informed institutional design. The following sources provide foundational context and evidence for the framework's approach.
Métis National Council. (2023). Métis Population Overview. Retrieved from www.metisnation.ca
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. (2015). Calls to Action. Government of Canada.
Dyck, M. J. (2024). Identity Safety and Lateral Violence in Métis Communities. Research Brief.
Snipp, C. M., & Estes, R. D. (1989). American Indian residence patterns and tribal government reorganization: Concepts and data. In C. M. Snipp (Ed.), American Indians: The first of this land. Russell Sage Foundation.
Belanger, Y. D. (2014). Ways of Knowing: An Introduction to Native Studies in Canada. Nelson Education.
Simpson, L. B. (2011). Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence. Arbeiter Ring Publishing.
Coates, K. S., & Morrison, W. R. (1992). For Purposes of Dominion: Essays in Honour of Morris Zaslow. Lakehead University Centre for Northern Studies.
Thomas, D. R. (2006). A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data. American Journal of Evaluation, 27(2), 237–246.
McKay, S. (2019). Métis Identity and Self-Determination: Sovereignty for the Homeland and for the Land. Métis Nation Sovereignty Project.
Karmali, F., & Schachner, H. (2021). Creating Psychological Safety in Organizations. Harvard Business Review.
Ahmed, S. (2012). On Being Included: Racism and Institutional Life. Duke University Press.
Edmondson, A. C. (1999). Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams. Administrative Science Quarterly, 44(2), 350–383.
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