Overview of scholarly literature about, by and for Aboriginal women of Canada focusing on five disciplines: history, law, health, education, and literature.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 14-25
Description
Discusses the missionary's influence on the arts and his role in the creation of the Povungnituk Sculptures Society and La Fèdèration des Coopèratives du Nouveau Quèbec.
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 34, no. 3, Innovations in Career and Employment Counselling, 2000, pp. 172-185
Description
Results of field-test designed to determine whether the Model was viable, practical, and culturally appropriate. Involved 13 high school students from British Columbia.
Historical background, analysis and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings regarding claim that the First Nation was entitled to a reserve surveyed in the Cypress Hills. ICC concluded that no reserve had been created, but recommended that the Government of Canada acquire the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre and recognize its historical significance. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Juvenile Justice, vol. 7, no. 2, December 2000, p. [?]
Description
Senator discusses challenges facing American Indian youth such as having a conventional childhood, getting a good education and being able to find employment in today's market.
Tradition and Innovation: Advances in Conservation: Contributions to the Melbourne Congress, 10-14 October, 2000
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Author/Creator
Charles S. Rhyne
Description
Discusses the tensions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal viewpoints about the issue of preservation, and provides examples of attempts to reconcile the two.
Excerpt from: Tradition and Innovation: Advances in Conservation Contributions to the Melbourne Congress, 10-14 October 2000.
Prairie Forum, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 23-44
Description
Examines two archaeological complexes to discover the impact of landscape evolution and the environment on settlement strategies of the First Nations peoples who lived during that time period.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 163, no. 8, October 17, 2000, pp. 961-965
Description
Examines the prevalence of hunger among Canadian children and the characteristics of, and coping strategies used by, families with children experiencing hunger.
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 2, February 2000, p. 1
Description
Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibition includes work by Tsimshian artist Roy Henry Vickers of British Columbia and Inuit printmaker Pudlo Pudlat of Cape Dorset.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 141-158
Description
Highlights dialogue between leaders of the organization and a Special Committee of Parliament struck to investigate Indian administration. Argues that the issues and ideas articulated at that time are still relevant today.
Discusses the artifacts and traditions of Coast Salish Aboriginal people through the presentation of documents, archaeological collections, archival photographs and oral histories.