Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 36, no. 1, 2011, pp. 115-140
Description
Compares the similarities and differences in the strategic approaches of two Indigenous groups in the development of a nationally coordinated and community-driven broadband system.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 113-136
Description
Looks at the role of research within Indigenous communities, grounded in an Indigenous knowledge system, and examines an alternative to traditional research methods that form the basis for mainstream academic research protocols.
Speaker discusses Pimachiowin Aki, a project involving six Aboriginal communities and two provincial parks that are lobbying for 4.3 million hectors of land in Northern Manitoba and Ontario to be designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
Part 1: 30:42.
Part 2: 26:44.
Hülili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being, vol. 7, 2011, pp. 159-184
Description
Describes culturally integrated programing for Native Hawaiian adolescents which encourages active engagement and meaning, potentially improving outcomes.
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 437-446
Description
Describes lessons learned by participants in two projects which involved academically trained researchers working in conjunction with local residents; the Bidarki Project which studied black leather chitons, and the Siku-Inuit-Hila Project which studied sea ice.
Aboriginal History, vol. 8, no. 2, 1984, pp. 154-172
Description
Looks at possible differences in health and stress patterns between Aboriginal groups living in various ecological zones and questions whether the health status of hunter-gathers differs from similar people around the world.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2011, p. 334–353
Description
Analysis of the impact and sustainability of a forest management initiative involving Cree and Dene entrepreneurs in partnership with Mishitu and Mayangna villagers in Nicaragua.
Study was conducted to examine extent, nature, and root causes of the problem, and to make recommendations after consultations with individuals and organizations. Over 150 witnesses appeared before the Committee.
Group photo taken on the grounds of Fort Pitt, NWT. Numbered from L to R: 1. Fire Sky Thunder; 2. Sky Bird (Big Bear's son); 3. Natoose; 4. Napasis; 5. Big Bear; 6. Angus McKay (HBC); 7. Dufrain (HBC cook); 8. L. Goulet; 9. Stanley Simpson (HBC); 10. Alex McDonald; 11. Rowley; 12. Corp. Sleigh (NWMP); 13. Edmond; 14. Henry Dufrain.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 10
Description
Comments on the 2011 World Breast Cancer conference and the various attitudes held towards women and breast cancer around the world.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Interview is a general discussion of the way of life of this married couple, including their childhood and school experience and social life. No index terms are provided.
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 4-6
Description
Introduction to the articles which were presented at a symposium in Saskatoon at the University of Saskatchewan in March 2009. The articles all explore the Government of Canada's historic Arctic positions and policies.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 1-18
Description
Discussion on the integration of two disparate intellectual trends in the humanities and social sciences, that of “unexpected places” and the work of linguistic anthropology.
Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada
Law and Society Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Grace Li Xiu Woo
Law and Society Series
Description
Briefly looks at some Indigenous-colonial conflicts and questions whether Supreme Count decisions with respect to "aboriginal and treaty rights" have represented significant change.
Excerpt from Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada.
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures , June 2011, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at how indigenous writers and scholars see non-Indigenous scholarly critics, writers, and readers, and examines how to establish Indigenous literature.
Productive Paths: Linking Native and Academic Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul V. Kroskrity
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 81-85
Description
Discussion on how Native American studies has evolved over the last 40 years, and the relationship between Native communities and the contemporary academic enterprise.
Gives statistics on rates and types of crime and discusses a framework for policy and program development to address the population's growing involvement with the criminal justice system.
Interviews with Cree and Inuit Elders from the communities of Kuujjuarapik and Whapmagootsui about the 1770's war in Northern Quebec and how it still affects them.
Duration: 46:34.
Contends that a long-term vision and standardization of the methodologies, determinants and indicators of food security are required to improve access and availability to food that is of acceptable quality.