Los Angeles

Looks at the Los Angeles County-based Indian Centers established in 1935.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2019.

An examination about settler colonialism targeting Indigenous women and how Indigenous feminism may provide solutions to fight for decolonization in Canada and United States.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2014.

The author examines the creation of the Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World exhibit at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California, his supporters questioning of tribal denial of his claim to Cherokee ancestry and its importance regarding Indigenous identity and sovereignty.

Development of the Tribal American Consulting Corporation (TACC) and its recommendations for education of Native Americans in Los Angeles.

Ground-breaking film chronicles twelve hours in the lives of young Native Americans who had migrated to Los Angeles from their reservations during the 1950s. Originally released in 1961. Duration: 72:00.

Author argues that the film The Exiles is the first in which Indigenous people are able to represent their own urban experience.

Describes three types of instruction being assessed in this Native run preschool that focuses on Native American culture.

Film about conditions on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, the history behind them and photographer Aaron Huey's efforts to bring to the attention of the American public. Premiered at ShortsFest, Seattle International Film Festival 2012. Duration: 14 min.

American Indian Studies (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2012.

Examination of how women regard and emotionally react to warnings about drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Theatre review of: Jump Kiss: An Indian Legend written by Diane Glancy and directed by Randy Reinholz.

Poem about how the city named for angels appears naked and stripped of anything resembling the shaking of turtle shells or the songs of human voices.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2017.

Content analysis study on coverage of Native Americans by some of the nations largest newspapers.

Book Review of: Reimagining Indian Country by Nicolas Rosenthal.

Explores the use of methamphetamine among American Indians in treatment programs funded by Los Angeles County.

File contains a presentation by Kenneth Emberley. Emberley briefly discusses the Oka Crisis, then presents on the connection between being an administered people and many of the social ills plaguing Aboriginal communities. Emberley then presents a series of ideas on imping the Land Claim process, preserving Aboriginal rights, the need for a whistle-blower's law, and dealing with the legacy of residential schools. The remainder of the presentation deals with world affairs and resource use as the presenter thinks they pertain to the goals of Aboriginal peoples.

Discusses the need for geriatric services for the estimated 11,000 American Indian elders living in Los Angeles.