American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 228-238
Description
Commentary article critiques the ethics and methods of public opinion polls which claim to represent the sentiments of Indigenous peoples surround sports team names and mascots that draw on the imagery of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 21-25
Description
Looks at Bilingual Intercultural Education (BIE) in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and proposals for teacher training curricula.
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First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 96-106
Description
The author examines his life-work of community development and healing work in northern Aboriginal communities of Ontario in a reflective and narrative way.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 475-497
Description
Comments on the exchange of cultures between American Indians and Scottish-Irish settlers and the positive transformation into an intertribal community that occurred.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Edition: The State of the Aboriginal Economy: 10 Years After RCAP, Fall, 2005, pp. 6-12
Description
Presents an interview with Bill Hanson about his concerns with economic development, employment, and urban development of Aboriginal people.
Native Authenticity: Transnational Perspectives on Native American Literary Studies
Native Traces
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Author/Creator
Deborah L. Madsen
Description
Discussion of difficulties involved in determining who can legitimately be called a "Native American" author.
Excerpt from Native Authenticity: Transnational Perspectives on Native American Literary Studies edited by Deborah L. Madsen.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 1, January 12, 2010, p. E46
Description
Discusses the need for programs to promote wellness and community development; and looks at young people returning to traditions, such as acknowledging their spirit names.
In-depth look at the process and strategy of claims made against the Federal government by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and the Makivik Corporation for the killing of Inuit sled dogs between 1950 and 1970.
Presents generally positive assessment of programming and program delivery, with recommendations for increased funding to maintain and improve upon initial community capacity building.
Looks at what kind of access is available to the internet in remote communities, where the internet accessible is located in these communities, and evaluates if the internet is a useful tool for Aboriginal women to access health information.
Communique (American Pyschological Association. Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carlota Ocampo
Description
Outlines several key elements researchers, educators, practitioners and policy-makers must consider to enhance the psychological well-being of First Nations peoples.
Commentary about the apparent "public be damned" approach to decision making by the Chiefs contends that such an approach is damaging in the long term.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 25-57
Description
Review of the film, The Mission, that contends the underlying message in it is to free the colonizers of their guilt and doubt, which undermines the film's central allegory of physical and spiritual genocide of conquered Native Americans.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 55-68
Description
Looks at how labour mobility is affected by job security, gender, age, education and Aboriginal identity for Métis, non-status, and First Nations people.
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Proposes changes in policy, funding and structural frameworks for the Indigenous media sector to promote uptake of technologies and make it an integral part of the broadcasting structure in Australia.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Akira Y. Yamamoto
Kimiko Y. Yamamoto
Description
Looks at language endangerment in the global setting, responses to the endangered situation, and issues in promoting language revitalization.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.