American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 343-349
Description
Author considers different historical perspectives on the civilized vs. savage narratives that are pervasive in the frontier mythology of the United States complicating both the portrayal of Indigenous peoples and the colonial state’s relationship with them.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 178-203
Description
Author spotlights the programs at Bacone College between 1927-1955 which engaged Indigenous students and cultures, and how the unique environment allowed students to engage in cultural production that critically examined the intersection of Indigenous identity and colonial education.
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 290-321
Description
Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 107-122
Description
Describes the training of individuals in the graduate counselor education program who are destined to work in Aboriginal communities. The article also discusses the process used for implementing curriculum changes in an undergraduate prerequisite counseling skills course.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 235-245
Description
Focuses on the experience of facilitators and leaders in the program dealing with the challenges associated with adapting Western research methods to the Indigenous context.
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
American Anthropologist, vol. 95, no. 3, New Series, September 1993, pp. 653-671
Description
Anthropology has been key to the definition and description of Indigenous knowledge and in the debate over the application of intellectual property rights to culturally specific information.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 232-245
Description
Examines how cultural differences, between Indigenous and Western world views, have been dealt with when teaching the Ojibwe language at the Michigan State University.
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.
Case studies of Marine Plan Partnership for the Pacific North Coast and the Great Bear Initiative and discussion of how principles involved might apply in the New Zealand context.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 95-115
Description
Contrasts Indigenous and Western approaches to research in colonized communities. Stresses the need for research being done in Indigenous communities to serve Indigenous people. Highlights the importance of self-awareness on the part of the researcher and a commitment to community service.
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.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 230-260
Description
Looks at articles published in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Times between 1957 and 1970, and analyzes the language that was used to describe the women and their deaths.
Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 74, Spring, 1993, pp. 35-[?]
Description
Discusses the theatre and how rehearsal can aid in the development of an identity through of role playing and acting, and recognizing identity as a dynamic concept.
Describes The Gatekeeper Study which investigated information- seeking behaviours of individuals who act as intermediaries for other members of their cultural group and discusses the implications for libraries.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 29-57
Description
Author discusses novel’s criticism of white masculinity and the way in which its nature allows white men to feel that they are offering solidarity Indigenous people while effectively controlling the narrative and undermining sovereignty.
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.