Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall , 2016, pp. 23-51
Description
Argues that the character's response to the continued abuse by her husband, which leads her to murder him in order to possess their money and land, is a reference to settlers' feelings of entitlement to Indigenous lands.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 2, 2016, pp. 80-108
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Discusses how the authors' use the taming and subjugation of animals for human purposes as a metaphor for American state's treatment of Indigenous peoples.
Interview provides a definition of cultural appropriation and some analysis of how it affects Indigenous communities; discusses what teachers and educators can do to address issues of appropriation while engaging with contemporary Indigenous cultures.
Australian Historical Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, 2016, pp. 191-208
Description
"This article established commonalities as well as differences in both the arguments used to justify Indigenous and non-Indigenous child removal and the practices that evolved in the implementation of such legislation."
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 161, July 2016, pp. 19-26
Description
Study notes that while racial inequalities exist in both the United States and Canada, the magnitude of these inequalities as well as the racial groups affected by them, differ between the two countries.
Film review of: Eufrosina's Revolution by H. Hofmann, L. Pardo, K. Bukantz (Producers), and L. Kaplan (Director). Film about women who overcome barriers in Mexico.
Search produced 28 relevant articles which represented data from 12 countries and Indigenous groups from at least eight distinctive geographical locations. Analysis revealed considerable differences in menopause perception and attitude, onset and symptom experiences.
American Ethnologist, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1988, pp. 98-119
Description
Study conducted in Ojibway community in Manitoba used two interview formats to determine level of and variation in understanding of the disease, then analyzed responses to develop a cultural model.
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 4, August/September 2016, pp. 12-13
Description
Brief article describes the efforts of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) with their, Remember the Children: Photographic Identification Project.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 46-74
Description
"This article demonstrates that Canada's political claims to ownership over the North-West lay in problematic claims of sovereignty made by British and Canadian explorers, politicians, and businessmen, using language of discovery and sovereignty to obscure Indigenous governance already in practice".
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 781-786
Description
Argues that there is an apparent high prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska, cautions that use of a single data-source can lead to underestimates.