Follows the writer's career, first as a columnist with Windspeaker, then with the Calgary Herald and finally as a novelist. Discusses The Terrible Summer, Keeper 'n Me, A Quality of Light and for Joshua in relation to other Aboriginal authors' works.
Chapter from the book Wild Words: Essays on Alberta Literature edited by Donna Coates and George Melnyk.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 91, August 2013, pp. 210-218
Description
Two broad themes emerged: factors that limited mobility within neighbourhoods, including perceptions of health/safety threats or barriers, and factors which limited movement in the larger city.
Contested Constitutionalism: Reflections on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Law and Society Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Michael McCrossan
Law and Society Series
Description
Discusses Aboriginal groups' viewpoints on the Constitution Act, 1982 and how readings of it by the Supreme Court of Canada varied from the Aboriginal interpretation.
Chapter 14 from Contested Constitutionalism: Reflections on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms edited by James B. Kelly, Christopher P. Manfredi.
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 90, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 740-751
Description
Study hypothesized that peoples’ perceptions would be influenced by their cultural models about forests and would vary amongst regions with different forest use histories and among different cultural groups. The study found that the social dimension was rated low overall, except for with the Métis and Innu of Labrador.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 82-91
Description
Debate over the most effective approach to First Nation postsecondary education programs. Asserts that Elder participation as role models and guest teachers add value.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trevor Farrow
Paul Favel
John Terry
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Description
Session Three from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Role of class council, non-class lawyers and legal fees.
Duration: 1:04:17.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Indian Control of Indian Education--40 Years Later, 2013, pp. 113-125
Description
Discusses three themes which emerged from interviews conducted with experienced educators: "who you are" counts, building relationships and you are the visitor.
Transcript of talk given by Métis photographer and artist in conjunction with the exhibition Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists.
Podcast.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall, 2013, pp. 87-111
Description
Argues that scholars have oversimplified Haudenosaunee creation stories and that John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt's versions, which have not received much attention, should be re-examined.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 135-140
Description
Describes the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples transcripts (RCAP), that document oral interviews with Aboriginal peoples throughout Canada in 1992-1993, and have been digitized and placed online by the University of Saskatchewan Archives.
Updates information from Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada: An Analysis of Policy Documents published in 2003. Search involved grey literature and government documents from Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand and generated 29 results. Five thematic areas were found: advanced practice; nursing practice issues; educational preparation of registered nurses; physician supply; and health care delivery.