Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 1991, pp. 71-84
Description
Examines socio-economic characteristics and ethnic identity information gathered in 1985 by the Ontario Métis and Non-Status Indian Association (OMNSIA).
A slide of two boys holding placards reading "Is Canada a Democracy?" and "Mulroney Balogna Blatant Racism" at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 3, August 1991, pp. 19-21
Description
Discusses joint agreement between the Museum and the community resulting in different options for collecting, displaying and repatriation of all culturally sensitive materials.
Examines the government's decision to move 92 Inuit to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands as a way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the region.
Comments on the changes to reservation life due to modern communications and electricity and the need to return to a simpler, less complicated life that includes traditional ways.
The Beauval Indian Residential School beside the La Plonge River near Beauval adapts to modern day needs. A gymnasium, science laboratory and library are built. Page one, a picture of the school. Page two, a picture of the new gym and science laboratory. Page three, a jogger running, a student decorates a wall with traditional art, the new wing of the school (outside).
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, March/April 1991, pp. 7-8
Description
Expresses that the primary concern when researching Aboriginal health and alcohol are rights of the community to be involved and joint control over the program.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 287-309
Description
Author uses archival census and records and counts to examine the changing family dynamics of the Crow peoples during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 27-36
Description
Explores the confluence of Indian-white heritages and "marginality" in The Crown Columbus.
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Reviews legal events from the January 1980 - Fall 1982 period, including the failure of Aboriginal efforts to prevent the passage of the Canada Act in English Courts.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 153-170
Description
Author examines attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to terminate Indian tribes’ status and recognition in the United States following the second world war. Focuses on the Eastern Cherokee and the conditions surrounding the Nation’s fight for continued recognition.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 13-26
Description
Looks at the characters in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, and their connections to community, landscape and myth.
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Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 1-22
Description
Looks at representative cases regarding the master of the fish in Indigenous and Inuit communities throughout North American. These fish religions are usually related to fish populations and meant to bring good luck to groups that rely on fish for their livelihoods.