Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 110-129, 174
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Argues that despite talk of tolerance and equaility, the reality is that Aboriginal students are still at an academic disadvantage for completing high school.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 2, June 1, 2000, pp. 157-191
Description
Presents a new perspective on the trip of the Kwakwaka'akw from northern Vancouver Island to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago where they performed and lived 'on display' in 1893.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 71-89
Description
Discusses how and why museums have focused on Indigenous collections and displays which assign certain stereotypes and misrepresentations of Native American people.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 144-157
Description
Study of female teachers in fly-in communities suggests more instruction in cross-cultural teaching would better prepare teachers for work in isolated locations.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 2, Autumn, 2000, pp. 103-110
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Describes the inherent respect and esteem that Native American women have and why. Particular reference is given here to the matrilineal culture of the Navajo.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines Frances Slocum’s cultural conversion from a white girl to an Indian woman; explores the dissemination of her story; and investigates the ways in which white writers later stressed the story of Frances Slocum as the story of a white woman.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 15-17
Description
The conference, held in Sydney, Australia focused on the recently released Productivity Commission's Report into Gambling which reported that 82% of Australians gamble. 70% of the total gambled comes from just 10% of the gamblers.
Publius, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 343-369
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Argues that there are three alternate policy options available to Aboriginal groups in BC: self-government agreements, bilateral agreements, and the First Nations Land Management Act.
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2000, pp. 87-116
Description
Discusses the connection between oppressor and oppressed and suggests reading to understand both perspectives leads to evaluating one's own response and eithics.
Looks at existing research on rights, political mobilization, and ecosystems; and identifies alternatives to the existing rights discourse that can facilitate a meaningful and sustainable self-determination process for Indigenous peoples around the world.
Ecological Applications, vol. 10, no. 5, October 2000, pp. 1275-1287
Description
Discusses characteristics and application of the knowledge using three groups as examples and presents a case study of the yellow avalanche lily and balsamroot.
Studies in the Novel, vol. 40, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2008, pp. 203-223
Description
Discusses, by way of two novels, the idea of an historic traumatic "event" that has negatively impacted First Nations peoples and argues that not all events are singular, easily recognizable or chronologically-bounded.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 01, 2000, pp. 323-340
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Brief overview of the history of sentencing policies and an examination of public attitude about criminal justice beyond the simplistic question of whether sentences are "tough" enough.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 165-181
Description
Article engages in a postmodernist cultural critique of the process of “inverted appropriation” in which an oppressed or marginalized culture makes use of the technological or cultural pieces of the dominant cultures as a way of resisting assimilation and erasure.