Museum Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 3, Winter, December 1999, pp. 41-51
Description
Reviews how the assertion by Aboriginal peoples that they define their own histories served to interrupt and redefine the western idea of scholarly privilege, as it applied to several public representations of indigenous languages and cultures at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-24
Description
Article examines the Lipan Apache narrative about Coyote which had been recorded and translated by the linguist Harry Hoijer from a telling by Lisandro Mendez. Author examines the content and themes of the text alongside the poetic and narrative devices it uses; situates the text among other Coyote narratives.
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, vol. 9, no. 1-2, June 1999, pp. 251-254
Description
Discusses issues surrounding translation, including creating text versions of languages that remain essentially oral, agreement on the "best" translation, and literalism.
Index on Censorship , vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 54-64
Description
Discusses how the Canadian government inflicted damage on First Nations cultures by the suppression of language and learning, and the enforcement of schooling in "civilized" culture.