American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2008, pp. 297-323
Description
The author examines the political context of the “savagery vs civilization” binary in the culture of the United States and the ways that the resulting narrative allowed denial of Indigenous land ownership and enforced the religious and imperial narratives that have become an implicit part of the national discourse.
Food Policy, vol. 33, no. 2, April 2008, pp. 135-155
Description
Argues that government policies are actually speeding the move away from traditional foods and contributing to the subsequent increase in chronic disease.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 19-24
Description
Study aims to compare the students' aspirations and expectations at the beginning and end of their first year at the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences in Australia.
Journal of Sex Research, vol. 11, no. 1, February 1975, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines berdache within Plains tribes, including recognition and acceptance of the roles, frequency of the phenomenon, and distinctions between Plains and other tribes.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 77-90
Description
Looks at the movement towards autonomy of American Indigenous peoples and American Indian Studies; and how this is not completely understood by mainstream institutions.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 41, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 525-547
Description
Demonstrates that race is of a political nature and that there is a lack of material on race in mainstream English Canadian political science. The author proposes a number of factors that have prevented significant research in this area, including dominant elite-focused and colour-blind approaches to the study of politics, and ways to address this disciplinary lag.
It's a Sunny Day at Oglala Lakota College TV Studio
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Juan A. Avila Hernandez
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Native Voices, Modern Media, Fall, 2008, p. 21
Description
Comments on a student production, Wojapi, a show inspired by Sesame Street, which features Lakota words and promotes Lakota language, culture and values.
Interview of James Welch by South Dakota Review on October 27, 1989, which includes biographical information and discussion of major works.
Chapter from Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volulme 249
History and explanation of "Jordan's Principle" where the welfare of the child comes first, and governments work together for the benefit of the weakest citizens.
Genetics In Medicine, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2008, pp. 545-550
Description
Study identified a missense mutation in two index cases from a northern British Columbia Gitxsan First Nation community which likely increases susceptibility to arrhythmias. Twenty relatives were found to carry the same mutation, while 102 relatives were without the mutation. The identification of this mutation allows diagnosis of a predisposition to the syndrome and medical management.
Argues that the federal/provincial/First Nation agreement should be honoured. Also comments on the Kitchenuhmayboosib Inninuwug First Nation's refusal to comply with a court order to give a mining company permission to drill on traditional land.
Describes the jail sentences given to 6 leaders of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation in Northern Ontario over mineral exploration on a disputed land claim area.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 238-253
Description
Describes the public address by Iroquoian leader Kiotsaeton to a council of French, Iroquois, and Huron people at Three Rivers, Quebec on July 12, 1645. Examines each groups goals and how Kiotsaeton used his oratory skills to speak to all the groups involved.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 33, no. 4, August 2008, pp. 192-198
Description
A study of awareness of tuberculosis (TB) causes, risk factors and symptoms; and their experiences with health services among a group of Aboriginal peoples living in Montreal.