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[Aboriginal Treaty Rights: One Paddle at a Time]

Alternate Title
As It Happens ; March 27, 1990
[Matthew Coon Come Paddles to New York]
[One Paddle at a Time]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Matthew Coon Come
Description
Speech given to protest the second phase of the James Bay hydroelectric project, also known as the Great Whale. . Duration 4:05.
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[Cree gain powerful allies in New York]

Alternate Title
The National ; Aug. 8, 1991
[James Bay Project: Crees Gain Powerful Allies in New York]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Neil MacDonald
Mario Cuomo
Jeff Wollock
Description
Brief news clip about the campaign aimed at the buyers of electricity in New York State. The video discusses the consequences of buying power from northern Canada, including the environmental and cultural costs. Includes synopsis. Duration: 2:37.
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A Discourse on the Religion of the Indian tribes of North America : Delivered Before the New-York Historical Society, December 20, 1819

E-Books
Description
Note: Spine title: Religion of the N.A. Indian Jarvis' discourse begins with an assertion that North American indigenous peoples' religion has been degraded or dismissed by western thinkers. He then goes on to make observations regarding the spiritual idealogies and practices of, primarily, the Iroquois and the Chipewyan and place them into a Christian framework.
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Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners for the Year 1876.

Documents & Presentations
Description
The Eighth Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents. Includes a map of the Nex Perce Indian Reservation located in present-day Idaho.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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A Historic Addendum on the Relationship of Anthropologists and Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. V. (Jay) Powell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 211-214
Description
Presents a letter, protesting the nonrenewal of Morris Swadesh's contract by the City College of New York in 1949, signed by the chief of the Mowachat band. Morris Swadesh, who taught people how to write their language (Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka), was much appreciated by the Aht people, thus his nonrenewal caused great concern.
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Patterns and Predictors of HIV Risk Among Urban American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Curtis Harris
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 9, no. 2, 2000, pp. 1-21
Description
Survey shows a high proportion of the participants reported domestic, physical or sexual assault by a family member.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Doris Ronnenberg and Richard Long, Native Council of Canada

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a presentation by Doris Ronnenberg and Richard Long focusing on practical models for the financing of urban self-government, including delivery of services to Alberta off-reserve Aboriginal people. They state that an Aboriginal government should be respected as a form of government, just like that provincial and federal governments. The speakers will submit a written presentation to the Commission at a later date. A brief question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Third Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners to the President of the United States. 1871.

Documents & Presentations
Description
The Third Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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Transformations of Meaning: The Life History of a Nuxalk Mask

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa P. Seip
World Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 2, October 1, 1999, pp. 272-287
Description
Cultural biography of a sacred mask of Alk'unta'm, discussing how the meaning and perception of it changed during its journey from its origin to a museum.
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Trauma, Substance Abuse, and HIV Risk Among Urban American Indian Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 3, HIV/AIDS and Ethnic Minority Women, Families, and Communities, August 1999, pp. 236-248
Description
Study found that found that domestic violence and physical or sexual abuse were more relevant than attitudes toward the disease itself.
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Victimization, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behaviors among Gay/Bisexual/Two-Spirit and Heterosexual American Indian Men in New York City

Alternate Title
Victimization, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behaviors among Gay / Bisexual / Two-Spirit and Heterosexual American Indian Men in New York City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane M. Simoni
Karina L. Walters
Kimberly F. Balsam
Seth B. Meyers
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 12, December 2006, pp. 2240-2245
Description
Argues that two-spirited men are a vulnerable population whose victimization must be understood within an appropriate historical and political context.
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