Diary of an eight day trip to the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, Tunisia where the topic of discussion was Bridging the Digital Divide.
Argues that the Auditor General was right in chastising the Federal government for the lack of action on the First Nations file and pointing out the legal basis for Ottawa's responsibility to fund First Nations.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2006, pp. 20-43
Description
Discusses role the noted carver and restorer of totem poles played in the in the acquisition of objects for its collection at the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia.
Introduction to the articles of Issue 100, Spring 2006 and the cover story concerning sewing art of Esther Bryan. Issue also includes articles on physical fitness and mental health, learning the language, and fish stories from Jose Kusugak.
From White Indians to Pakeha-Maori: Unruly White Men in Canada's and New Zealand's Colonial Pasts
Historicising Whiteness Conference, University of Melbourne, 22-24 November, 2006
Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of Identity
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Angela Wanhalla
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Discusses men who married Aboriginal women, lived on reserves and were considered a threat to maintaining separate racial spaces..
Chapter in book: Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on Construction of Identity edited by Leigh Boucher, Jane Carey, and Katherine Ellinghaus.
Reports on the failure of the Kelowna Accord, talk of privatizing Indian land, and the cancellation of a tobacco control program as disturbing trends under the new Conservative government.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 5-6
Description
Describes how community leaders contributed to the design, content, and artwork of flipchart as part of a self-reflective treatment process for alcohol abusers.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 87-90
Description
Article in Anishinaabemowin; discusses statements made by the Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council on the cultural content of the of the language.
Argues that the Conservatives have scorned the Kelowna Accord, which was to be Paul Martin's legacy, and have instead chosen to tackle issues of privatization of Indian land and property rights for Aboriginal women on reserves.
Minister of the Environment and Parks Canada, Rona Ambrose, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chief Adeline Jonasson to advance work on an area of interest totalling 33,525 sq. km.. See article # 74.
Language, Culture and Curriculum, vol. 19, no. 2, 2006, pp. 220-236
Description
Findings based on interviews on the Flathead Indian Reservation with 89 participants, suggests building preK-16 curriculum that frames Indigenous-language learning as part of place-based multicultural education.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 507-510
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Author, and guest editor of the section on Critical Engagements with the NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian) discusses the varied response to the museum since its opening two years prior, and introduces the article contained in this section.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology , Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 269-279
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Article introduces the Special Issue: Decolonizing Archaeology and the articles it contains. Describes problematic practices within the field and the work being done to change them.
Border Crossings, vol. 25, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 66-74
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Reviews of:
Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art,
Past to Present: Important Works for the First Peoples of the Northwest Coast, and
Two Perspectives: Visions of Haida Gwaii.
International Social Science Journal, vol. 58, no. 187, March 2006, pp. 15-24
Description
Attempts to understand whether young Crees, in a situation of double social exclusion, can complete their schooling while also gaining command of traditional knowledge and know-how.