Mexico

Indigenous Intellectual Sovereignties: A Hemispheric Convocation. An Overview and Reflections on a United States/Mexico Binational Two-Part Conference

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ines Hernandez-Avila
Stefano Varese
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 14, no. 2, Autumn, 1999, pp. 77-91
Description
Looks at the historical conferences on the multi- and interdisciplinary field of Native American Studies held in the Spring and Summer of 1998 and organized by the University of California.
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Indigenous Intersections in Literature: Introduction

Alternate Title
SAIL Special Section: Indigenous Intersections in Literature: American Indians and Chicanos/Chicanas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inés Hernández-Avila
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall-Winter, 2003-2004, pp. 1-6
Description
Introduction to special themed issue on American Indian and Chicana/o literature. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate article.
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Indigenous Law Portal

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Law Library
Library of Congress
Description
Links to resources for Canada, United States and Mexico.
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Indigenous Miracles: Nahua Authority in Colonial Mexico

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
José Carlos De La Puente Luna
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 2012, pp. 167-170
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Miracles by Edward W. Osowski. Review located by scrolling to page 167.
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Indigenous North American Jurisprudence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pat Lauderdale
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, vol. 38, no. 1-2, June 1997, pp. 131-148
Description
Indigenous law emphasizes nature, diversity and freedom using civil sanctions rather than criminal.
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Indigenous Peoples and the Modern State / Self Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jim Frideres
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 511-514
Description
Book reviews of: Indigenous Peoples and the Modern State by D. Champagne, K. Torjesen and S. Steiner. Self-Determination: The Other Path for Native Americans edited by T. Anderson, B. Benson and T. Flanagan. Scroll to page 511 to read review.
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Indigenous Rememberings and Forgettings: Sixteenth-Century Nahua Letters and Petitions to the Spanish Crown

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly McDonough
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 69-99
Description
Argues that while historical narratives have denied the Indigenous intellectual legacies in the written sphere, examples of Indigenous writing from around the world continue to surface in private and local collections. Focuses on letters penned by Nahuas nobles in which they highlighted certain aspects of their past and suppressed others as they maneuvered through the social, political and economic circumstances of the time.
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Indigenous Resistance to New Colonialism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ajay Gandhi
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, From Our Readers, Fall, 2001
Description
Discussion of the protests in Québec City, at the second Peoples Summit, against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).
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The Influence of Indigenous Status and Community Indigenous Composition on Obesity and Diabetes among Mexican Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela Stoddard
Margaret A. Handley
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Dean Schillinger
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 73, no. 11, December 2011, p. 1635–1643
Description
Discusses how the socioeconomic explanations for obesity and diabetes are less prevalent among Indigenous than non-indigenous adults in Mexico.
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Introduction to Native American/Indigenous Film

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Elise Marubbio
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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Kónitsąąíí gokíyaa Ndé: 'Big Water People's Homeland' a Shadow of Self-Determination in a Bifurcated Traditional Territory

Alternate Title
Strengthening Partnership Between States and Indigenous Peoples: Treaties, Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Tamez
Description
Highlights Ndé concepts and perspectives of self-determination and decision-making with regard to children, mothers, fathers, families and communities. Presented at the 3rd United Nations Seminar on Treaties, Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements entitled: "Strengthening Partnership Between Indigenous Peoples and States".
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The Language Gulper: Native North American Languages

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Alejandro Gutman
Beatriz Avanzati
Description
Webpage provides an overview of North American, Meso-American and South American languages spoken in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Links to main language families, language areas and language maps.
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The Language of Woven Images Among the Tzotzil

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Karslake
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 385-397
Description
Describes how weaving and design elements and possibly meanings, have changed over the years.
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Latin America's Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Lee Van Cott
Journal of Democracy, vol. 18, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 127-142
Description
Looks at the legal and political involvement of Indigenous peoples in the political system in Latin American.
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Learning to be Part of the Land: Experiences of a Canadian Indigenous Researcher Doing Research in a Yucatec Maya Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miguel Paul Sastaretsi Sioui
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 125-144
Description
Author discusses their positionality as an Indigenous Canadian scholar and researcher in Yucatan, Mexico; reflects on how their Indigenous identity and culture helped to inform their approach to learning and led them to select Indigenous research methods.
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Leonora Carrington

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Aberth
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn, 1992, pp. 83-85
Description
Review of the Leonora Carrington: The Mexican Years, 1943-1985 exhibit organized by Holly Barnet-Sanchez, essay by Whitney Chadwick, interview by Paul de Angelis, chronology by Salomon Grimberg. The Exhibition was in the Mexico Museum of San Francisco, December 11, 1991 to March 8, 1992.
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The Limits and Potential of Judicial Review and Truth Commissions in Safeguarding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: An Examination of the Implications of the US-Mexico Boarder Security Wall on the Lipan Apache

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zia Akhtar
LGD - Law, Social Justice & Global Development, no. 2, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Description
Looks at the impact the wall has on the Nde' Apache and the basis for the Truth & Memory Commission. Briefly discusses the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Australian Aboriginal Claims for redress.
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Living Voices

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Description
Website of an audio series in English and Spanish featuring profiles of 40 Native Americans and Hawaiians.
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