Society

Author shares experiences of being a high school teacher in Tununak, Alaska.

James Bay Cree communities incorporate customary ways into their formal administration in an effort to help deal with social problems.

Curator discusses themes in the Inuit component of larger exhibition entitled (In)Cognita, The Arctic Collection. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 48.

Explores the benefits of the Internet to the Inuit of Nunavut.

Defines and examines the concept of ethnic humour and how it influences all aspects of culture.

Article identifies western presence and refers to a Mãori understanding of absence.

Speakers talk about finding identity at school and experiences with the Eagle Quest program. From: Think Indigenous Education Conference (TIEC) 2015, March 18-20, University of Saskatchewan. Duration: 22:16.

Author uses experiences with decentralized societies in western Canada to understand Indigenous legal orders and law.

Three articles on missionary life, the first describing events of Christmas 1888 in Bella Bella, BC. The second article is a letter from Rev. John Nelson, dated 7 March 1889, discussing the Mountain Stoney Aboriginal population present in the Saskatchewan District. The third article is a letter from Rev. A.E. Green, dated 11 February 1889, concerning the frustration relating to the land issue in the Naas River, BC, area.

Book review of: Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun, The Moon in Two Windows by N. Scott Momaday. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 95.

Investigates the challenges that remote communities face regarding changing environmental and economic factors.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2013.

Looks at studies conducted in the Northern Territory, Katherine/Centre regions, Wilcannia, Western New South and patients attending the Adelaide Aboriginal Medical Service. Reports a high percentage of Aboriginal people smoke.

Website provides background to exhibition which examines jewelry designs from the American Southwest and the Northwest Coast and compares similarities between the two cultures.

Describes benefits of community events in the urban Native American community of Rochester, New York even though conflicts can arise.

Book review of: Trail Sisters by Linda W. Reese.

Various modes of transport: sleds and Skidoos. [Rankin Inlet, NU]

Photograph depicting a emerging mode of transport;: man on Skidoo. [Rankin Inlet, NU]

Modes of transport: Komatik sled, Skidoo. [Rankin Inlet, NU]

An assortment of sleds and Skidoos [at Rankin Inlet, NU]. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#20).

"Traps stored away on a tree." Location unknown.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (MPhil.)--The Arctic University of Norway, 2014.

"Joe Mercredi and trapped lynx" Fond-du-Lac, Sask.

"Joe Marten with trap in front of Beaver Lodge" Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.

"L. [Naey] with trapped beaver" [Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.]

"Eli Adam with trap in front of Beaver Lodge." [Bulyea River, Saskatchewan.]

Photograph of people on a dog sled near Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. [NU].

Photo taken near Rankin Inlet, [NU].

Explains the Native American viewpoint that it is important to use traditional philosophies of healing in contemporary social work.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1952.

A photograph of two Aboriginal (Cree?) men one wearing western clothing, the other in traditional dress at an outdoor event, possibly a pow-wow.

Discusses results from the University of Saskatchewan survey Taking the Pulse, 2012. Contains data on Aboriginal issues, health, wellbeing, family, economics, and crime. Scroll down to page 6 to read article.

Looks at a photographers who spent more than 30 years photographing and recording the lifestyles of Native Americans.

Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--Regent University, 1997.

Photo image of two Inuit with a sled.

Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2015.

Booklet of a study of Vuntakutchin people living at Fort Egbert, Alaska. Topics include habitations, annual movements, food, fishing and hunting, government, funeral ceremonies and names.

Looks at forms of social resources for Aboriginal people, policy models and identifies areas for improvement

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 24, (pp253-290).

Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles. Duration: 82:23.

Discusses a conference in 1961 at the University of Chicago attended by Native American peoples from across the United States.

The video, titled Wah Pah Ta Cultural Week in Cumberland House, records some of the history of Cumberland House and the music, dancing, entertainment, and traditional activities of the region. Script by Maria Campbell, narration by Tantoo Martin-Cardinal, theme song by Ralph Sayies, camera by Don Chaput and Glen Rosin, program design by Maria Campbell and Gerri Cook, and Maria Campbell and Burton Smokey Day are the directors and producers.

Historical note:

A video produced in 1986 for Northern Lights School Division No. 113 with funding from the Saskatchewan Educational Development Fund.

American Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Michigan, 1986.

Looks at the Pueblo societies of the Southwest and relationships with the Spaniards and nomadic tribes.

Suggest that entrepreneurship can play an important role in the rebuilding of Indigenous economies and can still be linked to supporting Indigenous ways of life.

Experiences of a Community Development worker in the field.

Book review of: We Don't Live in Snow Houses Now. Interviews by Rhoda Innuksuk and Susan Cowan, translated by Rhoda Innuksuk, Maudie Qitsualik and Luci Marquand, edited by Susan Cowan.

Examines why a higher percentage of Indigenous peoples are incarcerated.