Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 103-122
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Book reviews of:
Our Grandmothers’ Lives as Told in Their Own Words edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew and H. C. Wolfart.
Born a Chief: The Nineteenth Century Hopi Boyhood of
Edmund Nequatewa as told to Alfred F. Whiting and edited by P.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 75-91
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Book reviews of:
Multicultural Voices: Literature from the United States foreword by Rita Dove.
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris edited by Allan Chavkin and Nancy Feyl Chavkin.
The Sioux by Peter Hicks.
Dirt Road Home by Cheryl Savageau ; introduction by Joseph Bruchac.
Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery by Brian Maracle.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 33-70
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Looks at the historical relationship between the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico and the westward expansion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads, including the eventual removal of the Laguna Pueblo to Richmond, California.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 181-206
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Reviews the literature, and describes the results of the study which looked at language, cultural identity, gender and perceived teacher bias as factors influencing dropout rates.
Video (30 min) explores the First Nations prophecy of spiritual rebirth for all North Americans. Includes historical background and interviews with residential school survivors.
Review has shown that every land claim and settlement is different in a variety of terms, so as a result aspects of these treaty settlements will not necessarily be applicable to British Columbia.
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
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Questions whether critical theory should attempt to enable the 'not we' to access the 'so much' that lies beyond the song [Native American literature]".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 79-86
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Discusses how the live interaction between the speaker and listener is a different experience than the solitary activity of reading in teaching courses with many cultural
perspectives.
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Looks at possibilities for technology to help reestablish and strengthen cultures, and issues surrounding accurate and authentic representations.
Excerpted from Telecommunications Technology and Native Americans: Opportunities and Challenges.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 3-8
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Examines how the Native American Studies Program at Berkeley differs from the existing structure of the Ethnic Studies Department at Berkeley.
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Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
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Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 7-16
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Examines two critiques of canonical or "dominant mode" poetry, one privileges poetry from the so-called language community; the second, a multicultural critique, focuses on the poetries of marginalized peoples.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 133-151
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Examines the use in literature of the myth about the white man being a rattlesnake, arguing that opposites, male and female, Christian and Indian, are actually complements of equal value.