Journal of Historical Research in Music, vol. 34, no. 1, October 2012, pp. 3-22
Description
Looks at the different boarding schools in the United States that promoted American Indian culture through music education and performances in violation of federal mandates.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, May 04, 2019, pp. 179-209
Description
The author works to recontextualize the life of Colonel George Laird Shoup illustrating his role and responsibility in the Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864), an event which led to the deaths of 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people.
Outlines the negative effects that colonialism has had on traditional Cheyenne kinship systems and gender relations. Examines familial relationships in terms of roles and responsibilities, and as a means of imparting the traditional values of respect, reciprocity and balance.
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 157-172
Description
Describes first phase of an implementation project, which involved developing and putting into practice a documented policy, practice and procedure manual.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 152, Fall, 2012, pp. 5-12
Description
Erika A. Iserhoff, who has been involved in productions such as The Only Good Indian, Omushkego Water Stories Project, and Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way discusses her artistic practice.
Canadian Literature, no. 215, Indigenous Focus, Winter, 2012, p. 104
Description
Discusses author's use of the Woods Cree dialect to place his characters in the context of northern Manitoba and as way to limit accessibility by the dominant Anglophone culture.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.
Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 45, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 95-112
Description
Discusses whether some character's behaviours could be construed as being based in FASD, or whether it only appears to be because of the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Documentary about treatment of the case of Colton Boushie, a young Cree man who was shot and killed by Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley who was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.
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