American Anthropologist, vol. 96, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 705-710
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Book reviews of 2 books:
Indi'n Humor: Bicultural Play in Native American by Kenneth Lincoln.
Keeping Slug Woman Alive: A Holistic Approach to American Indian Texts by Greg Sarris.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter , 2019, pp. 36-73
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Cultural and artistic criticism piece; considers Alexie’s film as an adaptation and as a poetry film. Discusses artistic tools of referencing, trans media adaptation, and genre defiance; and considers the social and political statements made about identity formation, cross cultural relationships, and the centering of Indigenous narratives.
Argues that Saskatoon Police Service's refusal to accept blame in the death of Neil Stonechild, despite the findings of Justice David Wright's final report, has serious ramifications for improved relations between Aboriginals and the city's other residents.
Four news reports: Chris Shade, chief of the Blood Nation, becomes a Liberal candidate; a judge in Ontario rules on a landmark hunting case; the Assembly of First Nations and a youth assembly schedule meetings for May; and Stephen Harper upsets the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
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"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Study to quantify the prevalence and impact of chronic respiratory symptoms among predominantly Alaska Native and American Indian middle school students.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 131-158
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Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 75, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 519-522
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Presents evidence that Greenberg's classification of all Native American languages, except the Dene and Inuit-Aleut groups, into a single linguistic group causes problems. The article recommends the use of Campbell's (1997) classification system.