Argues that there is an over-emphasis in the Closing the Gap approach on equality between Indigenous and other Australians and too little emphasis on diversity and difference.
Educational website focuses on the photographs taken by Edward S. Curtis. Contains links to thumbnail images with notes, lesson plans, slide show and kit manual.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-642E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which address two issues: enhancement of the Cree Regional Authority's powers of governance and the inclusion of the Oujé-Bourgoumou Crees in the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement regime.
Revised version.
The Birth of Tribal College Journal: Father's Curiosity Launched Paul Boyer on his Journey Into Indian Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Juan Avila Hernandez
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal College Journals 20th Anniversary, Fall, 2009, pp. 22-24
Description
Explains the history of the Tribal College Journal and its tie to Native American Colleges.
Site developed in conjunction with retrospective exhibition of same name. Includes links to biography, interviews, essays, virtual tour, and photographs of individual works.
Please note: some aspects of this site no longer function due to disabling of Flash Player.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 2, Aboriginal Womens Health, December 2009, pp. 44-51
Description
Explores how body-related experiences of young Aboriginal women living in urban and reserve settings has been researched but not those of young Aboriginal women living in rural settings.
"Body-snatching": Changes to Coroners Legislation and Possible Maori Responses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Mika
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 26-41
Description
Examines cultural issues associated with Māori funeral practices, and burial laws that are needed to address the conflicts with post-mortem examinations.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 111-165
Description
Book reviews of 20 books:
The American Indian Oral History Manual: Making Many Voices Heard by Charles E. Trimble, Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan.
Collaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Archaeology edited by Stephen W. Silliman.
Doctor to the North: Thirty Years Treating Heart Disease Among the Inuit by John H.
Book reviews of:
The Politics of Minor Concerns: American Indian Policy and Congressional Dynamics by Charles Turner.
Taking Charge: Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975-1993 by George Pierre Castile.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 113-163
Description
Book reviews of 22 books:
African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizen by Celia E. Naylor.
American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher.
Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King.
Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660 by Cynthia J.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, 2009, pp. 143-192
Description
Book reviews of 20 books:
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790-1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Architectural Variability in the Southeast edited by Cameron H. Lacquement.
Art from Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M.