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Weekend in Palm Springs Surreal Experience

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Starphoenix, March 28, 2003, p. A13
Comments on some of the cutting edge dramas and documentaries being made by Aboriginal filmmakers recently showcased at the Native American Film Festival in Palm Springs.
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Welch's Fools Crow

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Murphree
Explicator, vol. 52, no. 3, Spring, 1994, pp. 186-187
Looks at the dangers of straying from tribal customs as told in a Pikuni legend and the parallels drawn to character's in Fools Crow.
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[Welcome and Thanksgiving Address]

Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 01]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
José Barreiro
Louise McDonald
Webcast of the welcoming remarks of the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium. Duration: 4:49.
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A Welcome Change

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, A Celebration of Pacific Culture, Spring, 2009
Comments on Australia's decision to commit to the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples after opposing the declaration along with the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Welfare, Work, and American Indians: The Impact of Welfare Reform

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn M. Buder
Eddie F. Brown
Leslie S. Whitaker
Melinda Springwater
Stephen Cornell ... [et al.]
Report to the National Congress of American Indians on three policy areas: income support and support services, job skills, and training and employment.
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Wellness Interventions for Indigenous Communities in the United States: Examplars for Action Research

Alternate Title
APA Handbook of Community Psychology: Vol. 2. Methods For Community Research and Action for Diverse Groups and Issues
APA Handbooks in Psychology Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
William E. Hartmann
Mallory G. Sprague
Chapter 30 in book: APA Handbook of Community Psychology: Vol. 2. Methods For Community Research and Action for Diverse Groups and Issues edited by Meg A. Bond, Christopher B. Keys and Irma Serrano-Garcia. Presents perspectives from across cultures.
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The Wellness Wheel: An Aboriginal Contribution to Social Work

Alternate Title
Breaking Barriers and Creating Common Ground Through a Holistic Approach: The Medicine Wheel
North American Conference on Spirituality and Social Work ; 1st, 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margot Loiselle
Lauretta McKenzie
Uses model based on the medicine wheel to promote health and healing in a manner consistent with Indigenous worldview. Includes set of exercises for developing a self-care plan called "My Wellness Wheel".
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Were American Indians the Victims of Genocide?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Guenter Lewy
Commentary, vol. 118, no. 2, September 2004, pp. 55-63
Provides a definition of genocide and argues that the vast majority of Native Americans died of diseases.
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Western Apache Oral Histories and Traditions of the Camp Grant Massacre

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Keeping the Campfires Going: Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 639-666
Presents six versions of the events preceding and following the massacre to give alternative points of view.
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Western Perspectives

Alternate Title
Teacher's Guide: American Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Baltimore Museum of Art

Discusses representations of Indigenous peoples in early 20th century art.

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What Are New Horizons?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis McKinley
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 5, no. 1, October 1965, pp. [25-33]
Describes progress being made in living conditions and prospects for the future on American reservations.
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What Are Warrior Societies?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Lana Lowe
New Socialist, no. 58, Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence, Sept-Oct 2006, pp. 4-8
Looks at the Mohawk Warrior Society, Red Power movement and the West Coast Warrior Society. Scroll down to page 4 to read article.
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What Do Indigenous Knowledges Do for Indigenous Peoples?

Alternate Title
Keepers of the Green World: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Sustainability
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kyle Powys Whyte
Essay from forthcoming book Keepers of the Green World: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Sustainability edited by Melissa K. Nelson and Dan Shilling.
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What Has American Indian Medicine Given Us?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Virgil J. Vogel
National Forum, vol. 71, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. [28-30?]
Comments on Native American herbal medicine, curing practices, and influences on western medicine.
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What has the Literature Taught Us About Culturally Competent Care of Women and Children?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynn Clark Callister
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, vol. 30, no. 6, November/December 2005, pp. 380-388
Investigates four approaches to research: descriptive literature, world view perspectives, cultural brokering and transcultural world view. The article further discusses implications these have in terms of nursing education, research and practice.
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What History Tells Us About the Diné Code Talkers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Skomba
TCNJ Journal of Student Scholarship, vol. XIII, April 2011, pp. 1-9
Examines the forced integration and educational assimilation of the Navajo people which gave rise to the culture of the code talker program.
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What Hope Looks Like

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Paskus
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 2, The Future of the Tribal College Movement, Winter, 2012
Author reflects on the history of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).
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What is an Indian Family? The Indian Child Welfare Act and Renascence of Tribal Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Turner Strong
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 205-231
Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
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What Is It About Us That You Don't Like?

Alternate Title
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 5
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
In speech, noted author uses a coyote story as a springboard for a discussion on European-Aboriginal relations throughout the history of Canada and United States. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 5. Duration: 54:22.
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What Is Settler Colonialism? (for Leo Delano Ames Jr.)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maya Mikdashi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, The Settler Complex, 2013, pp. 23-34
Author examines settler colonialism through the context of her own history and genealogy.
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What Native Americans Have Taught Us as Teacher Educators

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara J. Boseker
Sandra L. Gordon
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 3, May 1983, pp. [20-24]
Learning positive alternatives from Native Americans about preservice teacher education.
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What Problems Do American Indians Have With English?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. D. Fletcher
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 1, October 1983, pp. [1-14]
Problems children encounter in learning English as a second language in school.
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What's in a Name?: The 1940s-1950s "Squaw Dress"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
Angelina R. Jones
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 373-423
Discusses problems associated with attempting to eliminate offensive names and stereotypical images due to cultural blindness.
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