Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
Discussion of various topics: traditional life and the changes brought about by the treaties; Crowfoot and the taking of Treaty 7; alcohol, and the problems it has brought; the surrender of reserve land.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 27, no. 1, April 1997, pp. 5, 23-24
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Reviews the trial of Steven Kummerfield and Alexander Ternowetsky for the murder of Pamela George of the Sakimay First Nation and questions whether judicial bias was present.
Research indicates teachers' self-awareness, if they are conflicted about science and First Nations knowledge, will improve how they deal with the issue; and students avoiding science in high school and university could not explain why. Creative ways of diminishing instruction barriers are needed.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 15-20
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Conference highlighted the challenges related to removal of Indigenous children and introduction of new laws intended to protect children in Australia.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 1-14
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Author investigates the relationship between the Shaker Church and the Indigenous peoples of northwestern California; argues that the relationship is one of dialogue rather than conversion.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. [27]-38
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Contends that all of Alexie's poems and short stories contain the elements of argument and controversy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 9, September 1997, pp. 1547-1551
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Compares incidence and hospitalization rates for shigetlosis between Indians and the rest of the population in Manitoba, and also examines the relationship between shigellosis and environmental conditions on reserves.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 28-44
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Translation of Jacobsen's first hand account of a sacred Northwest coast ceremony with legends, masks, feasts and potlatch described; first published in Ymer in 1891.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 8, May 15, 1975, p. 3
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Saskatchewan Indian Women's Association and the Saskatchewan Native Women's Movement rejected the constitution of the Indian Rights for Indian Women Association.