Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015, pp. 34-37
Description
Looks at the leadership role that is responsible for the academic programming, curriculum content, assessment, instruction quality, and delivery methods in tribal colleges and universities.
Describes and reports the results of the consultation process for developing an agreement, similar those of ACTRA and Equity, specifically tailored to the needs of the Indigenous creators, performers and productions.
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 114-115
Description
Book review of: French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest by Jean Barman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 114.
Description of community-based research project which took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and combined methods such as photovoice, talking circle interviews, and Indigenous methodologies. Goal was to identify challenges and indicators for healthy youth in an urban environment.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 363-389
Description
Describes how Anishinabek women attempted to maintain their subsistence livelihood in light of the disruptive influence of several hydroelectric projects on the food supply and reproductive health.
Discussion paper at the Chiefs Legislative Assembly suggests that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations refocus efforts on Treaties and Treaty Rights.
Interviewees answer questions such as what does indigenous feminism mean to you and how are gender, sexuality and Indigenous law related?
Duration: 34:24.
Interview with the Director of the Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation, Vancouver Island University. Interviewee answers the question, what does Indigenous law mean to you?
Duration: 30:55.
Interview, with a university instructor at Vancouver Island University, discussing Indigenous law, violence against women and girls and more.
Duration: 18:45.
First half of an interview with the Director of the Indigenous Law Research Unit, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria and a law professor at the University of Victoria.
Duration: 29:55.
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Second half of an interview with the Director of the Indigenous Law Research Unit, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, and a law professor from the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria.
Duration: 26:41.
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Book review of: The Fur Issue: Cultural Continuity Economic Opportunity. Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development by Stan Schellenberger
Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications ad Identity Politics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Éric Guimond
Norbert Robitaille
Sacha Senecal
Description
Examines the questions: Why is it so hard to define Aboriginal populations in Canada? How can the recent demographic explosion be explained?
Chapter 12 from Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity edited by Patrick Simon, Victor Piché, and Amélie A. Gagnon.
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Bodinger de Uriarte
Melissa Biggs
Description
Looks into the question of whether profits from Native American gaming helped to establish or expand Native American museums and cultural centers as venues for cultural self-representation.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 56, no. 3, 2015, pp. 383-394
Description
Traditional healers, clinically trained service people and cross-cultural mental health people gathered to discuss the use of Indigenous healing practices in combination with contemporary mental health therapy for Native Americans.
Language Documentation & Conservation, vol. 9, 2015, pp. 307-323
Description
Discusses the detriment to Indigenous languages arising from predominance of English in the digital environment and describes the Getting in Touch project aimed at exploring how app design could meet community goals of language and cultural practices maintenance.
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jennifer L. McMahon
Description
Examines five feature films, with a preoccupation on mortality, written and directed by Native Americans.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
Delineates patterns of language transmission based on a study conducted in four Ontario communities: Midland, North Bay, Sudbury and Timmins. Also provides guidelines for future research and initiatives.