The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol. 32, no. 7, 2015, pp. [923]-938
Description
Looks at the institutionalization of the sport from a technical, physical and magic-religious act into a controlled game with a political and economic context.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall, 2015, pp. 115-120
Description
Book reviews of Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg by George Kenny, translated by Patricia M. Ningewance;
Bi- Gishkoziitwin Biidaanzhed Biidaabang by David Groulx, translated by Shirley Ida Williams;
Rising with a Distant Dawn by David Groulx, translated by Shirley Ida Williams.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 62-79
Description
Discusses how Erdrich's approach to boarding schools is one of safe haven not the historical negative effects on Native communities. Suggests instructors supplement teaching so students get a complete picture of boarding school experiences.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2015, pp. 65-93
Description
Author examines the leadership narratives of 30 Indigenous youth in the context of contemporary Indigenous and Western theories and practices of leadership. Makes recommendations for supporting Indigenous youth to develop leadership skills and practices.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Autumn, 1987, pp. 287-314
Description
Using the Ojibway Grassy Narrows reservation in Ontario to analyze the negative socioeconomic impact of a lack of Indigenous autonomy and control over their own land and resources.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2015, pp. 203-213
Description
Book review essay:
Native America and the Question of Genocide by Alex Alvarez.
Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime That Should Haunt America by Gary Clayton Anderson.
American Carnage: Wounded Knee, 1890 by Jerome Greene.
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Description
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 20-28
Description
Program developed for health and alcohol workers in southern Australia to help form separate specialized work units. Core units include personal development, administration, community development and Aboriginal politics.
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
Description
Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
Honoring Indigenous Treaty Rights for Climate Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. S. Mantyka-Pringle
C. N. Westman
A. P. Kythreotis
D. W. Schindler
Nature Climate Change, vol. 5, no. 9, September 2015, pp. 798-801
Description
Uses the Alberta oil sands and Treaty Eight as an example of how adhering to the treaty terms could result in environmental and social benefits for all Canadians and make the country a leader in sustainability and climate governance.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 31, no. 4, June 1987, pp. 341-346
Description
Used the 1976 Northern Saskatchewan Housing Needs Survey to evaluate Dept. of Northern Saskatchewan's Northern Housing Program; argues that problems of high mortgage arrears,vandalism, abandonments and rapid deterioration of housing indicates that the dwellings provided do not match the needs of the occupants.