We Are the Manifestations of Our Ancestor's Prayers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Cross
Cindy Blackstock
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 9-14
Description
"The articles in this issue, together, tell a story of Indigenous peoples embracing their rights and engaging with non-Aboriginal peoples to uphold those rights."
Book reviews of:
Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors by Charlotte Cote.
The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery by Eugene Y. Arima and Alan L. Hoover.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 123.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 74-77
Description
Book review of: Stories Through Theories/Theories Through Stories edited by Gordon D. Henry, Nieves Pascual Soler, and Silvia Martinez-Falquina.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 74.
Background paper prepared for the Education for all global monitoring report 2012, Youth and skills: putting education to work.
Examines the issues and opportunities associated with low-literacy levels among Indigenous peoples.
Journal of Multiculturalism in Education, vol. 8, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-29
Description
Responses of participants who had attended institutions between 1921 and 1986 are divided into five themes: loss of identity, loss of self-esteem, loneliness, abandonment, and feelings of discomfort when they returned to their communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2012, pp. 120-123
Description
Book review of: Studies in the Literary Achievement of Louise Erdrich, Native American Writer edited by Brajesh Sawhney.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 120.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 19, no. 1, October 1979, pp. [12-18]
Description
Study explores the difference in feelings among a large number of parents, children and teachers regarding the school environment in the White Mountain Apache community.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 511-517
Description
Reports prescription drugs, alcohol, and marijuana are main concerns in communities and access to resources, services and interventions are tied to the wellness/health of the community.
Based on a National needs assessment survey of 230 organizations between 2010 and 2011. Supports need for a master plan, funding for more staff, culturally relevant training programs, and assistance with digitization of materials.
Discusses contemporary classical Native American music by composers Chacon (Navajo Dine), Archambault (Kichespirini), Nakai (Navajo/Ute), Davids (Mohican), and Quincy (Choctaw).
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, April 1983, pp. [165]-180
Description
Discusses the reasons for the failure of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), which brought into effect policies designed to devolve federal responsibility for tribes and transfer it to the state governments. This in turn was used as a method to force integration and assimilation into the dominant culture.