Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 450-455
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Compares 2 interventions; the Cherokee Talking Circle with Be A Winner Standard Education. Data shows culturally based intervention was more effective then the non-cultural- based intervention.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 18, no. 2, Autumn, 2003, pp. 127-134
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Highlights the importance of incorporating the Ojibwa's cultural history in the analysis of their sacred stories and explores the variety and many versions of stories regarding Anishinaabe myth.
Discusses differences between Western and Indigenous understandings of what maps are, how they are made, how they look and what they do using two examples: one a drawing of north-eastern Siberia by a Chukchi man, the other by Sami of Lapland using marks on a drum in conjunction with Shamanistic performances as a means of mapping physical, spiritual and temporal elements of the environment.
Looks at principles, rooted in ancient and contemporary spirituality and cultural practices, that can be used for social wellbeing and conflict prevention.
Futures, vol. 35, no. 9, November 2003, pp. 917-929
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Author predicts that Indigenous values surviving in the future will be the exception, but argues that they enrich both Indigenous and mainstream societies.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 213-229
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Study of use of biological and cultural resources by the Gitga'at First Nation regarding the development of a locally run eco-cultural tourism business.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 194-212
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Discussed the traditional use of caribou in health care, potential uses for biomedicines, nutraoceuticals, functional foods, and the benefits that could arise from being in partnerships.
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Women in the Americas, May 2003, pp. 32-57
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Analyzes effects of western ideas of self, other and feminism on women who migrate between altered states of consciousness in order to heal and mediate with the spirit world (Machi).
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 25, no. 7, The Comanche Nation: Relationships, Responsibility, Redistribution, and Reciprocity, 2012, pp. 913-931
Description
Focus on common themes involving spirituality, identity and staying true to cultural values.