Due to a negotiated settlement, the victims of residential schools will soon receive compensation. This article argues that it is now time to look to the future.
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 47, no. 2, May 2007, pp. 173-202
Description
Looks at how Native American education became a model for the educational system in the Philippines based on the belief that the United States could maintain control by altering lifestyles to more closely resemble that of Americans.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 6, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 689-692
Description
Rates of tobacco cessation agent usage appear to be less by First Nations peoples versus other Canadians, further research is recommended to discover the factors why.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007, p. 23
Description
Brief profile of the businessman who created Historyland, an amusement park in Hayward, Wisconsin, which honours both his Scandinavian heritage and that of the Ojibwe tribe.
American Antiquity, vol. 72, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 691-717
Description
Discussion of an archaeology site in Alaska which contains 267 mostly whole tools which exhibit a wide range of tool forms and production technologies.
Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 4, 2007, pp. 541-562
Description
Looks at how an Aboriginal community confronted Century Zinc Mine in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria when they didn't live up to a previously signed agreement.
Jordin Tootoo describes his life and the differences between playing with the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League and life in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Discusses important themes found in the quantitative and qualitative research by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation on community initiatives that address the legacy of residential schools over a 7 year period.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 35-60
Description
Authors review history, ethnography, and archaeology literatures and conduct interviews with Elders from the Canadian prairies; use Indigenous languages and oral tradition to present Indigenous knowledge and values around mineral extraction, use and trade.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1-2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 61-65
Description
How traditional knowledge has been adapted to be used in a high school classroom in the Hartley Bay School. The curriculum is being used as a way for students to learn about their people's ways of knowing, and to be involved in the intergenerational transmission of traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom.
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 105-112
Description
Describes prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and associated neuropsychiatric problems among two communities, one in the Southwest U.S., and one in the U.S. Northern Plains.
Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Maori Ex-prisoners)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cherryl Waerea-i-te-rangi Smith
Helena Rattray-Te Mana
Leonie Pihama
John Reid
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 226-234
Description
Screening tool used with 23 men looked at head and neck injuries over the life-course and included age, alteration of consciousness, medical treatment and symptoms. Participants were also asked about impacts on day-to-day living. Results indicate the need for screening by the Department of Corrections and culturally appropriate treatment.
Reviews the history behind the signing of the treaties in Canada and determines they were negotiated on site and First Nations wishes were taken seriously.
Treaty Six Education: In Search of Her Majesty's Bounty and Benevolence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 231-[?]
Description
Argues that it is time for Canada to fulfil the Crown's educational obligation to First Nations in order for them to reach parity in academic achievement with other Canadians.
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Description
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 87-109
Description
Research report draws on field notes and case studies to assess the capacity of Tribal governance bodies to manage watersheds using a combination of Western and Indigenous scientific practices, and to analyze tribal management in context of collaborative watershed management groups.