Bill was meant to correct gender-discrimination with respect to loss of Status, for both women and their children, due to marriage to non-Status men. Amendment created new issues in terms of band membership, two-tiered system of Status and second-generation cut-off rule, and insufficient funding for First Nations to provide housing and services to new registrants.
Indigenous Policy: Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the author's perspectives regarding the steps that have been taken towards addressing race equality issues in South Dakota.
Full issue on one page.
Resources for Nation Building: Governance, Development, and the Future of American Indian Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Joseph P. Kalt
Description
Describes the standard and nation-building approaches to development, and discusses why one works and the other does not. The authors also make suggestions as to how Indian nations can move from one approach to the other.
Discussion of the late Mary Kam also known as Mary Wuttunee and the late Bobby Bird who was an executive member in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 1, 2002, pp. 21-31
Description
Concludes that Alaskan Inupiat and Siberian Yup'ik are predominantly affected by type 2 diabetes, as opposed to latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA).
Author proposes a series of recommendations for law and policy changes with modifications or additions to present health initiatives to address the needs of children.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 2006, pp. 619-631
Description
Asserts that the National Museum of the American Indian fails to provide enough context for Aboriginal history and does not challenge colonized perceptions.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, 2002, pp. 36-41
Description
Reports on the varying interpretations of the term 'indigenous' by Africans and how this impacts human rights progress.
To access this article scroll down to page 36.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 28-33
Description
Chronicles the upheaval suffered by the indigenous Embera people after a hydroelectric dam was constructed.
To access this article scroll down to page 28.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 8-9,32
Description
Looks at reasons why Aboriginal women find it difficult to breastfeed. Recommendations vary regarding the most effective strategy for improving outcomes.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 50-64
Description
Review article of, Voices of the Plains Cree by Edward Ahenakew.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 9, September 2006, pp. 1535-1536
Description
Brief response to the article "Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Specialty Treatment Services and Race/Ethnicity: a National Study of Children and Families Involved with Child Welfare," by A. M. Libby in American Journal of Public Health vol. 96, 2006 at pages 628-631.
Report identified four common themes: self sufficiency and ownership, community development/infrastructure, curriculum based on Cree culture and values, and increased economic development.
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.