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Beginning Reading and Writing in the Cree Language “Y” Dialect
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Irene Carter
Description
Allows students to practice reading and writing skills by learning the 17 Cree language sounds.
Behavioral Effects Observed in Inuit Infants
Articles » General
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, vol. 31, no. 21, March 17, 2003, p. 36
Description
Results of a 5 year study conducted with Inuit in northern Quebec, published in The Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report show exposure to mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) and correlation with behaviours.
Being a Grandmother in the Tewa World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue-Ellen Jacobs
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 67-83
Description
Discussion of moiety membership (a division of society into two lineal kinship parts or sides) and the concept of both achieved and ascribed "grandmotherhood" at San Juan Pueblo.
"Being a Half-Breed": Discourses of Race and Cultural
Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Lundgren
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses, using the works of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, and Lee Maracle, how race and culture can become oppressive elements in society.
Being a Native Researcher in Your Own Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Manadamin
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 294-298
Description
Looks at effective and culture-based approaches to research that is grounded in a holistic methodology from the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects, not only from the researcher's point of view, but also from the community members themselves.
Being in the Field: Reflections on a Mi'kmaq Kekunit Ceremony
Alternate Title
Being in the Field: Reflections on a Micmac Kekunit Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne-Christine Hornborg
Anthropology and Humanism, vol. 28, no. 2, December 2003, pp. 125-138
Description
Author reflects on the value of ritual and how a researcher must balance personal involvement and objective observation.
"The Belly of This Story": Storytelling and Symbolic Birth
in Native American Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Chapman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 3-16
Description
Looks at how the traditional myths of creation takes place through language and song rather than sexual reproduction. The article also discusses how gender is less important than language.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Bending the Rules: The Montreal Branch of the Woman's Art Association of Canada, 1894-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Victoria Haskins
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Benefits and Risks of Neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccination among Aboriginal Infants in Canada: Assessment by Markov Model
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Clark
Description
Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2003. Evaluates effectiveness of BCG vaccination in communities at high risk for tuberculosis with particular attention to immunodeficiency syndromes.
Benefits and Risks of Traditional Food for Indigenous Peoples: Focus on Dietary Intakes of Arctic Men
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 765-771
Description
Study shows older members of the community consume more traditional food than younger members and men consume more traditional food than do women.
Best Interest of the Child: The Directors of Indian Child and Family Services Speak
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Young
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Regina, 2003.
Best Part of Life: Subsistence Hunting, Ethnicity, and Economic Adaptation among Young Adult Inuit Males
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Peter Collings
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 48, no. 1, March 1995, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Change in lifestyle in younger generation related to changes in livelihood including hunting and fishing for survival.
Best Practices: A Planned Approach to Developing a Sustainable Aboriginal Tourism Industry in Mistissini
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin McGinley
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, 2003, pp. 12-19
Description
Explores how the Cree Nation of Mistissini (CNM) in northern Quebec executed an approach which has resulted in significant growth and development.
Best Practices Handbook for Traditional Use Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Government of Alberta
Better Medication Management for Aboriginal People With Mental Health Disorders and their Carers - Final Report 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Inge Kowanko
Charlotte de Crespigny
Helen Murray
Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Description
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Between Two Points : Drinking From a Hose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Barnes
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Two poems.
Between Voice and Text: Bicultural Negotiation in the Contemporary Native American Novel
Theses
Author/Creator
James Allison Gray
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
Examines a novel by each of the authors: James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Thomas King, and Gerald Vizenor.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides and Survivors
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret C. Sharpe
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds by Frances Karttunen.
Review located by scrolling to page 202-204.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors; Between Indian and White Worlds: The Cultural Broker
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan Weibel-Orlando
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 1995, pp. 659-672
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors by Frances E. Karttunen and Between Indian and White Worlds edited by Margaret Connell Szasz.
Beyond Black and White: Aborigines, Asian-Australians and the National Imaginary
Theses
Author/Creator
Peta Stephenson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, 2003.
Beyond the Margin: American Indians, First Nations, and Archaeology in North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe E. Watkins
American Antiquity, vol. 68, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 273-285
Description
Discusses the relationships between archaeologists, American Indians and First Nations peoples and offers suggestions for improving mutual understanding and fellowship.
Beyond the Nineteenth Century: Thomas King's Decolonization of the Literary Image of the Native
Theses
Author/Creator
Penelope Hamer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Beyond the Vision: A Study of the Extent and Nature of the Integration of Aboriginal Content into Teaching in Community Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Longman
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2003.
BIA Schools Complete First Step of Reform Effort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard St. Germaine
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [30-38]
Description
Describes Phase One of the Effective Schools Movement (1989-94), a program that uses monitoring and evaluation to bring about reform.
Bibliography: Who Owns Native Culture?
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michael F. Brown
Description
Books and articles published in academic journals.
Bigtime (at Chaw’se Sowwa)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde L. Hodge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 43-44
Description
Poem by Clyde L. Hodge.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Biidaaban: The Mnjikaning Community Healing Model
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 23 CA (2003)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joe Couture
Ruth Couture
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Bilateral Protocol Between: Federation of the Saskatchewan Indian Nations (the "FSIN") as Represented by the Chief of the Federation and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Saskatchewan (the "Province") as Represented by the Premier of Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Establishes an effective communication framework between the parties.
Bill C-31
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Communications Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)]
Description
Brief information sheet deals with amendments to the Indian Act which were meant to remove discriminatory rules which had denied women status, restore status and membership rights, and increase band's control over their own affairs.
Bill C-6: The Specific Claims Resolution Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Erasmus
Description
Testimony focuses on the perceived flaws in the legislation.
Bill C-7: The First Nations Governance Act
Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Law and Government Division, Library of Parliament) ; LS-435E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
Legislative summary concerning the Act meant to reform the Indian Act.
The Bingocentric Worlds of Michel Tremblay and Tomson Highway: Les Belles-Soeurs vs. The Rez Sisters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Usmiani
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 126 - 140
Description
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsh: Prehistoric Human Adaptation in the Western Great Basin
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 77
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Spencer Larsen
Robert L. Kelly
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Intellectual Property Rights Series ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Biographies of Métis Community Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Michael Relland
Description
Biographical sketches of important figures in Métis history.
Biological Relationships among the Iroquois
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen P. Langdon
Human Biology, vol. 67, no. 3, June 1995, pp. 355-374
Description
Examines the differences found in Iroquois and Algonquians to determine the genetic drift between them.
The Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries and Indigenous Medicine: Conquest or Complementarity?
Theses
Author/Creator
Louise Otmar
Description
Public Policy and Public Administration Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2003.
The Birth of an Activist: Fred Mahone and the Politicization of the Hualapai, 1918 to 1923
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christian McMillen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 33-60
Description
Tells part of the story of the landmark Supreme Court case United States, as Guardian of the Hualapai Indians of Arizona v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. (1941) and looks closely at a brief period in Mahone’s life, one in which he went from student to soldier to activist.
The Birth of the Reservation: Making the Modern Individual among the Lakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
American Ethnologist, vol. 22, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 28-53
Description
Discusses the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations and State influence after 1885.
Birthing Practices of the Rarámuri of Northern Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Janneli Fee Miller
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2003.
Bison Hunting
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Darren R. Préfontaine
May 30, 2003
Description
Discussion of the importance of the bison to the Métis way of life and the impact of the decimation of the herds.
A Bitter Irony: Indigenous People, Societal Perceptions, and Citizenship in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophie D. Sliwa
Description
Law Thesis (LL. M.)--Carleton University, 2003.
Black and White and Re(a)d All over Again: Indigenous Minstrelsy in Contemporary Canadian and Australian Theatre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Gilbert
Theatre Journal , vol. 55, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 679-698
Description
Discusses the concept of "racechange" using Susan Gubar's book RaceChanges: White Skin, Black Face in American Culture to assess the various functions of whiteface performance as a strategic mode of representation in theatre" and how theatre can contribute to debates about racialsim.
Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hilda Neihardt
The Black Lords of Summer
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Edward Ryan
Aboriginal History , vol. 27, 2003, pp. 278-279
Description
Book review of: The Black Lords of Summer by Ashley Mallett.
Review located by scrolling to page 278.
Blackfeet Tales from Apikuni's World
Book Reviews
Alberta History, vol. 51, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 27-29
Description
Book review of: Blackfeet Tales from Apikuni's World by James Willard Schultz ; edited by David C. Andrews.
Blackfellas and Whitefellas: Aboriginal Land Rights, The Mabo Decision, and the Meaning of Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald Paul Hill
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, January 1, 1995, pp. 303-322
Description
Examines the contentious political situation concerning the provision of land rights to Aboriginal people.
Blackfoot Legal Culture: Wrongful Injuries Law on the Canadian Blackfoot Reserves, 1880-1920
Theses
Author/Creator
Rob K. Omura
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1995.