Mexico

Ecotourism and its Effects on Native Populations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Belanger
Description
Looks at the history of ecotourism, and suggests some solutions to ecotourism problems through the analysis of case studies of ecotourism, and management practices from all levels of ecotourism governance.
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Ethnocide and Identity in the Mexican Exile of the Guatemalan Maya

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carlos Camacho Nassar
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 18-25
Description
Looks at different migrations and changes to the Mayan identity as a result of violence in the 1980s and their return to Guatemala to rebuild their society. To access this article, scroll down to page 18.
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Ethnology of the Western Mixe

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v. 42, no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ralph L. Beals
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 42, no. 1 (pp. 1-176).
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Eufrosina's Revolution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophie M. Lavoie
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 2, 2016, pp. 205-207
Description
Film review of: Eufrosina's Revolution by H. Hofmann, L. Pardo, K. Bukantz (Producers), and L. Kaplan (Director). Film about women who overcome barriers in Mexico.
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Excavations at El Arbolillo

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 35, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.35 (p.137-279).
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Excavations at Gualupita

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 35, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzannah B. Vaillant
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.35 (p.[1]-135).
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Excavations at Ticoman

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 32, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.32 (p.199-432).
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Excavations at Zacatenco

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 32, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
George C. Vaillant
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.32 (p.3-197).
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The Faces Behind the UN Global Indigenous Youth Caucus

Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Three Indigenous youth describe their involvement with the international body working on Indigenous peoples' issues.
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Federal Systems and Accommodation of Distinct Groups: A Comparative Survey of Institutional Arrangements: Paper Prepared as Part of the Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ronald L. Watts
Description
Comparison made on four bases: constitutional recognition of Indigenous population, provisions for self-government, special arrangements for representation in political institutions, and administrative jurisdictions. Looks at examples from around the world.
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Fifteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1893-'94

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Stone Implements of the Potomac-Chesapeake Tidewater Province by William Henry Holmes The Siouan Indians: A Preliminary Sketch by W. J. McGee Siouan Sociology: A Posthumus Paper by James Owen Dorsey Tusayan Katcinas by Jesse Walter Fewkes The Repair of Casa Grande Ruin, Arizona, in 1891 by Cosmos Mindeleff
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Food Plants of the North American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. Harvard
Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, vol. 22, no. 3, March 27, 1895, pp. 98-123
Description
Discusses plants cultivated, broken down by introduced and indigenous, and plants growing wild.
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For a Sustainable Future: Indigenous Transborder Higher Education

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Author/Creator
Adrian Quijada
Edison Cassadore
Gaye Bumsted Perry
Ronald Geronimo
Kimberley Lund ...[et al.]
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Discusses the establishment of a borderlands educational program by the Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) focused on environmental issues and spiritual relationships with the land.
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Freud, Marx and Chiapas in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debora Horvitz
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 3, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Almanac of the Dead, Fall, 1998, pp. 47-64
Description
Discusses the novel's theme of a political revolution which will ultimately result in the disintegration of European power over Aboriginal peoples. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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From Big Green Fly to the Stone Serpent:

Following the Dark Vision in Silko’s Almanac of the Dead

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 3, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Almanac of the Dead, Fall, 1998, pp. [34]-46
Description
Discusses the novel's pessimistic tone, with its plot concerning predictions about the appearance of the Europeans, the destruction they brought and their eventual disappearance. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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From Ciudad Juárez to Fort Qu'Appelle

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Author/Creator
Brett Bradshaw
Briar Patch, vol. 36, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a gathering of family members of Saskatchewan's missing women and filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's documentary Senorita Extraviada about young women missing in Mexico.
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Fulbright Establishes Historic Link Between O'odham of Mexico and U.S.

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Author/Creator
Ofelia Zepeda
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Profiles Rafael Garcia, a language teacher, who confirms that the O'odham in Mexico and in the United States are the same people who share the same history and language.
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A Global Perspective on Costing Indigenous Language Revitalization

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Author/Creator
Heather Bliss
Description

Discusses the degree of endangerment, demographic and linguistic data, gross domestic product, government revitalization expenditures, and funding for minority languages, environmental protection and Indigenous affairs in 10 countries:  Australia, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United States and Wales.

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The Governance and Fiscal Environment of First Nations’ Fiscal Intergovernmental Relations in Comparative Perspectives

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Author/Creator
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly
Description
Examines the Canadian Aboriginal fiscal inter-governmental system by comparing it to other countries. Also focuses on the key characteristics of the Canadian system including the constitutional, legal and fiscal; revenues, functions and responsibilities; reporting arrangements; funding agreements; financial reporting; and Aboriginal and federal fiscal intergovernmental relations.
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Guatemala Tragedy Gets Little Attention

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, October 31, 2005, p. B1
Description
Hurricane Stan (2005), which affected mostly poor Indians and left hundreds dead and missing, occurred between two other natural disasters and virtually went unnoticed and poorly reported on.
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Guest Editor's Remarks: Decolonizing Archaeology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonya Atalay
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology , Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 269-279
Description
Article introduces the Special Issue: Decolonizing Archaeology and the articles it contains. Describes problematic practices within the field and the work being done to change them.
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A Guide to Recent Books in Native American History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Mintz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 192, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 91-142
Description
An extensive and curated list of resources related to Indigenous peoples and communities; list is sorted by subject.
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