Looks at the theory of developmental stages which argues that cultures evolve at different rates by discussing the book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry.
Looks how Indigenous knowledge is used in the context of everyday life based on data from rural communities in the Ghanzi and North-East district in Botswana.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 171-190
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Examines the formation of particular symbolic associations documented and publicized by missionaries which led to misperceptions and misrepresentations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 180-196
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Author examines and discusses the narrative of a civilization—the Moundbuilders of America—that inhabited the Mississippi River valley prior to contemporary Indigenous peoples.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 305-325
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Contends contemporary authors like Owen's explore the complexites of relationships fundamental to individual and cultural identity in an attempt to rediscover a sense of place and community, but also to bring about political and cultural change.
Address the questions "What is the state of public discrimination against Aboriginal people in urban centres?" and "What is the nature of public understanding of discrimination against Aboriginal people in urban areas?"
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 3-45
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Article reproduces the listserv discussion from H-AmIndian which occurred in response to the question “To what extend do scholars have a responsibility to the Indigenous communities they study, and how can they fulfill this responsibility?
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton
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Erika Te Hiwi
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Looks into racism in the North Island of New Zealand.
Excerpt from Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton edited by Michelle Levy, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Mohi Rua, Waikaremoana Waitoki.
Comments on works by following authors: Oliver La Farge, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Willa Cather, Leslie Marmon Silko, Simon Ortiz.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University College Cork, Ireland, 2013.
Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.