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Beyond Safety: Refusing Colonial Violence Through Indigenous Feminist Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Dorries
Laura Harjo
Journal of Planning Education and Research, vol. 40, no. 2, Planning Beyond Mass Incarceration, 2020, pp. 210-2019
Description
An examination about settler colonialism targeting Indigenous women and how Indigenous feminism may provide solutions to fight for decolonization in Canada and United States.
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A Chapter Closed?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
America Meredith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities, 2019, pp. 37-40
Description
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.
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Development of a Native American Evaluation Team

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lena Canyon
Sandy Gibbs
David Churchman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 15, no. 1, October 1975, pp. [23-28]
Description
Development of the Tribal American Consulting Corporation (TACC) and its recommendations for education of Native Americans in Los Angeles.
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The Exiles

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kent Mackenzie
Yvonne Williams
Homer Nish
Tommy Reynolds
Rico Rodriguez
Clifford Ray Sam
Clydean Parker
Mary Donahue
Description
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.
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The Exiles: Native Survivance and Urban Space in Downtown Los Angeles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liza Black
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 155-182
Description
Author argues that the film The Exiles is the first in which Indigenous people are able to represent their own urban experience.
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For Urban Los Angeles: A Tribal American Preschool

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Long
Lena Canyon
David Churchman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 1, October 1973, pp. [7-13]
Description
Describes three types of instruction being assessed in this Native run preschool that focuses on Native American culture.
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Honor the Treaties: The Film

Media » Film and Video
Description
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.
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Jump Kiss: An Indian Legend

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jaye T. Darby
Theatre Journal, vol. 55, no. 2, May 2003, pp. 327-329
Description
Theatre review of: Jump Kiss: An Indian Legend written by Diane Glancy and directed by Randy Reinholz.
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The Path to the Milky Way Leads through Los Angeles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Harjo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue on American Indians and the Urban Experience, 1998, p. 441
Description
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.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Kenneth Emberley

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenneth Emberley
Description
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.
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