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Book review essay: The Gift of the Face: Portraiture and Time in Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian by Shamoon Zamir. For a Love of His People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw edited by Nancy Marie Mithlo.

Contains links to: Key Issues and Challenges, A School's 1912 Daily Schedule, Excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's Nineteenth Century Account, About the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, About the Phoenix Indian School, Assimilation through Education, An Indian Boarding School Photo Gallery.

Argues that the president had little knowledge of Native Americans, considered them a low priority, and basically continued the assimilationist policies of previous governments.

Compares education policies and practises with some related federal legislation and court opinions on citizenship status and Constitutional rights.

Looks at a state-by-state analysis of how Aboriginal people would be assimilated into mainstream society.

Study investigates academic expectations of students who attend a doctoral-granting public university, to aid in understanding of student needs.

Looks at an off-reservation school that received Therapeutic Residential Model funding for the 2001-2002 school year and choose to use the funds for an intensive academic enhancement effort.

Author argues that American Indian Studies is a legitimate discipline, with its own unique perspectives and methodological concerns.

Author share her observations and experiences of anti-Indigenous discrimination and prejudices within the University she attended as a post-graduate student, and shares her strategies for overcoming it to attain her degree.

Relates the experiences of a graduate student and a professor who encountered isolation and attacks on the value of their scholarship.

Results of a study conducted with 15 successful students indicated a need for stable mentoring relationships and support programs.

[Education?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2008.

Article/review resembles poetry and is written in a oral style. Author expresses his observations on Aboriginal culture, tradition and the environment.

Argues that while there were over 200,000 Native-owned businesses reported in the 2000 census, these businesses must be supported in order to ensure their success and foster economic development.

Shows promise for dating shell-tempered pottery in coastal areas globally.

Examines underlying themes and attitudes in the works of Luther Standing Bear, focusing on European-American culture and control towards Lakotas. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses current education statistics, college costs, accessibility, use, and adequacy of assistance.

Article discusses the barriers faced by Indigenous academics generally, and specifically those faced by Aboriginal people working and teaching in the discipline of philosophy.

Presents information on current economic conditions in American Indian communities and available opportunities for entrepreneurship. Examples of positive Tribal access to capital and credit. Related Material: Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities: Data Review.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.

Discusses current representations of American Indians through examination of three films: Smoke Signals, Dead Man and Ghost Dog. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Dance Thesis (M.A.)--The American University, 2006. Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance of 1890 is used as a case study concerning preservation and documentation of traditional dance regalia and material.

Chronicles the increased number of American Indian/Alaska Native health researchers, which in turn improves health outcomes for AI/AN peoples.

Comments on historical perspectives of the war.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 1999.

Counseling Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 2006.

Reports results of state achievement tests from 2004 to 2007.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona,1942.

Looks at self-governance in Alaska, Canada, and the lower forty-eight states including eleven case studies. Final report - AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) version.

Looks into criticisms of the Indian Health Service and offers an analysis of how the Service can support the expansion of sovereignty. Food and Drug Law Paper (3rd Year)--Harvard University, 2005.

Landscape Architecture Thesis (MLArch) -- University of Washington, 2021.

Discusses framework of reparations to include the emotional, spiritual, political and social realms all within the context of the particular history of Native peoples. Chapter in book: Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar.

Study shows American Indian/Alaskan Natives have higher levels of acquired capability for suicide and highlights the importance of pain tolerance when assessing suicide risk in this group.

Book review of: Across a Great Divide edited by Laura L. Scheiber, Mark D. Mitchell.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stony Brook University, 2005.

Investigates the motivations for, and experiences of raising grandchildren. Questions asked about motivation included experiences with: the child welfare system, residential schools, foster care and adoptive placements; and the impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act on kinship care.

Book review of: Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard De Voto.

A description of the narrative style of using events in the novel Ceremony to engage the reader's attention to look into deeper into the feelings and ideas behind the narrative's actions. Silko's style is a bridge between oral and written traditions for Indigenous storytelling.

General critique of the thirty-eight papers found in the proceedings. Scroll to page 218 for critique.

Looks at Poolaw's technique of dramatically posing subjects which he gained through film-making experience and provides an overview of various photographs taken.

Discusses intent of public performances by students of the Albuquerque and Santa Fe Indian Schools.