Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Spring, 1997, pp. [1-15]
Description
Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.
Report (Northern Labour Market Information Clearinghouse) ; no. 24
Documents & Presentations
Description
Based on combination of literature review, conversations with experts, and a survey of education and/or development officers in communities. Found most job opportunities existed in resource exploitation and community services and delivery of effective education programs required establishing long-term relationships with communities.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Examines the historical role of the Attorney General and the responsibilities of the Treaty Chiefs of Canada in the areas of Aboriginal justice and punishment. Suggests that Treaty Chiefs are on the same level as the Attorney General.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 1997, pp. 353-354
Description
Book review of: The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider.
Chapter seventeen of Teaching Indigenous Languages edited by Jon Ryhner. Looks at the largest indigenous-language commercial radio signal and the services provided.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 147-194
Description
Looks at the several billion dollars in profits from gaming and how the gaming money has helped sovereignty for the Navajo and Pequot Nations. The article also compares results it compiled against the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 155, no. 11, December 1, 1996, pp. 1609-1611
Description
Describes the work of the J.A. Hildes Northern Medical Unit in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories and discusses the University's program designed to recruit and retain Aboriginal health practitioners.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 211-230
Description
Argues that Indigenous nations bring a diversity to the dominant society that is unique and contingent upon the integrity of political boundaries within the United States. The article discusses the challenges within this framework.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, New Series, 1996, pp. 55-80
Description
Discusses strategies employed by the Chief in an effort to influence Canadian Indian Policy and ensure his peoples' livelihood during a time of rapid social and political change
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 21-46
Description
Reveals the unsuitability of J. A. N. Provencher as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the criminal allegations brought against him and the inquiry that led to his dismissal in 1878.
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 173-185
Description
Describes how the Navajo fabric of life was disturbed by uranium mining in the 1940s and 1950s and how the United States Government knew the health risks, but neglected to inform Navajo workers.
Identifies resources, practices and instructional methods that would support Aboriginal students in the Intermediate-Advanced English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.