Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 163-181
Description
Author discusses the research outcomes and the policy influence of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); speculates on some of the factors that limited the influence of the TRC including opposition from interest groups and the structure of the commission itself.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2019, pp. 691-711
Description
Discusses results from interview with focus group of services providers in northern Saskatchewan. Identifies lack of safe shelters, transportation, and available services as barriers affecting women survivors.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, December 2019, pp. 359-367
Description
Article examines the ways that Indigenous cultures reflect people’s relationships with different plants and animals in their immediate environments; explores how environmental and climate changes have affected and are affecting those relationships and how those effects are in turn reflected culturally.
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 5, no. 2, 2003-2004, pp. 175-203
Description
Study surveyed students about the use and quality of their experiences with the NASARI (Native American Studies Academic and Retention and Intervention) Program, as well as other Native and non-Native programs.
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Women in the Americas, May 2003, pp. 32-57
Description
Analyzes effects of western ideas of self, other and feminism on women who migrate between altered states of consciousness in order to heal and mediate with the spirit world (Machi).
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 261-272
Description
Books reviewed:
A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada by Dan Russell,
Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec edited by Colin H. Scott,
Prospering Together: The Economic Impact of the Aboriginal Title Settlements in B.C. edited by Roslyn Kunin,
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Study in Decolonization edited by K.P.
BMJ, vol. 327, no. 7412, August 23, 2003, pp. 419-422
Description
Medical journal articles were studied to determine whether there had been adequate research into Aboriginal health needs. Findings revealed research coverage lacking in several areas.
Western Folklore, vol. 62, no. 3, Summer, 2003, pp. 228-230
Description
Book review of: Karl Bodmer's Art: The Newberry Library Bodmer Collection by W. Raymond Wood, Joseph C. Porter, and David C. Hunt, Reimagining Indians: Native Americans Through Anglo Eyes, 1880-1940 by Sherry L. Smith, Selling the Indian: Commercializing and Appropriating American Indian Cultures edited by Carter Jones Meyer and Diana Royer.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 53, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 123-151
Description
Discusses the failure of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in 1927 to consider the perspectives of the Inuit, Innut, and Algonquian peoples when resolving the question of the border between Newfoundland and Quebec in the Labrador region. Highlights this practice as a reflection of Canada’s colonial past and how the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge would have changed the process.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 252-263
Description
Article uses a personal narrative essay to explore the systemic racism experienced by the author as a graduate student and an instructor at an Ivy League University in the United States.
Musical, with the Wasaychigan Hill Reserve of 1992 as the background, features a multitude of characters named Rose. Originally published byTalonbooks, Vancouver, BC, 2003.
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 75, no. 2, The People of Eight Seasons: The Sámi and Their Changing Culture, Summer, 2003, pp. 293-300
Description
Looks at three issues pertaining to Sámi culture and media: lack of cultural knowledge, underrepresentation in the media, and lack of human resources to enhance Sami content.
Comparative Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Special Number (27): Indigenous Education: New Possibilities, Ongoing Constraints, May 2003, pp. 185-192
Description
Discusses Sámi cultural autonomy with the introduction of a Sámi curriculum in 1997 and transfer of jurisdiction of the Sámi school system to the Sámi Parliament in 2000.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 84-115
Description
Author disagrees with the prior critical readings of the text and argues that the novel presents a more nuanced depiction of the Salish – Jesuit relationship than the invader – invaded dichotomy that critics tend to read.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 11-16
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Discusses a method for transfer of skills and knowledge through the Family Wellbeing empowerment program. Issue of control is a key factor in disease rates among Australian Aboriginal peoples.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 45-54
Description
Discusses the Seven Grandfathers' Teachings of the Ojibway and how it was incorporated into the M'Chigeeng Literacy and Basic Skills full-time program at M'Chigeeng First Nations of Manitoulin Island, Ontario.