United States

Poem. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Two untitled poems. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.

Recalls a speech to the University of New Mexico Indian Youth Council in 1964 which author asked: Do you know who you are? Do you know what you want to be?

Poems, Something Outdoors and Something Indoors, with an explanation by the poet of the literary significance of the genre.

Analyzes Two Spirits, One Journey, Two-Spirited and The Business of Fancy Dancing.

Book reviews of: Two-Spirit People edited by Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, and Sabine Lang and Men as Women, Women as Men by Sabine Lang.

Webinar presenter provides historical context for the term and the cultural norms that accompanied it, and a general discussion about traditional and contemporary views on sexuality and gender diversity. Duration: 1:00:24.

Argues that there is a specific cultural context to the term and therefore it is inappropriate for use by those who are not Aboriginal.

Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.

Discussion of film Two Spirits which depicts murder of Fred Martinez. Also discusses the films interpretation of relationship between Navajo culture, religion and two spirit people.

Two stories of Oklahoma - Nuko's Revenge and A Red Man's View of Evolution.

Analyses the films Powwow Highway by David Seals and Medicine River by Thomas King both based on novels of the same title.

Looks at a photographers who spent more than 30 years photographing and recording the lifestyles of Native Americans.

Chapter excerpted from American Indian Women Telling Their Lives (p. [83]-112).

Looks at the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2 diabetes in North American youth.

History of Native American education legislation from the 1600's to 1972.

Describes the impact of colonization on Native American justice systems in the United States and the growing trends toward culturally appropriate justice systems by tribal governments.

Extensive resource providing links to jobs and scholarships, nationwide programs and initiatives, medical and professional programs, and resources for IHS management.

Discusses impact of president-elect Donald Trumps decision to withdraw from the UN Climate Change talks and Paris agreement and instead commit to more fossil fuel extraction.

[Communication] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Maryland, 2006.

Examines U.S. Indian policy during the twenty five years after the Civil War by focusing on the people and organizations that were a part of shaping this policy.

Article defines “plenary power” and examines its roots and use by the United States Government against Indigenous peoples in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Looks at a case that favoured the adoptive parents over the Cherokee father and the implications of this decision.

Includes links to: library, publications for purchase, events, research, etc..

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. Image of Indigenous people examining items at a store in Battleford. Dated August 30, 1881.

Historical note:

Extensive list of reports, journal articles and books dealing with all issues affecting urban Aboriginal populations.

Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2012.

Discussion of the UN (United Nations) adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples despite the no votes from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Discusses what is needed in terms of eradicating racism, literature's role in this transformation, and how Edrich's novel deals with the concept of "whiteness". Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Asserts that the National Museum of the American Indian fails to provide enough context for Aboriginal history and does not challenge colonized perceptions.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2004.

Women's Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2012

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.

Discussion on the injustice of the federal government's actions regarding Indian land rights and the class action lawsuit regarding the federal government’s failure to fulfill its fiduciary duty for assets held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Description of design elements and photographs of pipe bags made to honor Indian soldier's exploits in the first world war.

Looks at reasons why Indian agents and national census takers often could not obtain accurate information, including: linguistic and cultural differences, distrust, uncertainty of racial categories, geographic mobility, and isolation of communities.

Comments on a British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor and map-maker who travelled 90,000 kilometres and mapped 4.9 million square kilometres of North America. Duration: 58:14.

Book review of: Uncivil Rites by Steven Salaita.

[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 1994.

Looks at the respect and disrespect displayed between elders and youth.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2007.

Book reviews: Uncommon Legacies: Native American Art From the Peabody Essex Museum by John R. Grimes, Christian Feest, and Mary Lou Carran. Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rhinehard Photograph Collection by Simon J. Ortiz.

Book review of: Uncommon Threads by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.

Book review of: Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.