Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 22-51
Description
Contends that to understand Native American autobiographical writings, readers expectations cannot be of a generic Western autobiography and the literary and rhetorical notions of genre must be distinguished.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access issue, scroll to page 22.
Analyses includes background and context, investment and impact in the sector, estimates and values of the change created, key lessons, and the alignment between services' impact and the Government's priorities.
International Education, vol. 37, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 114-131
Description
Looks at the place and power of stories in literacy formation whether they are picture books or oral and what that means to white teachers. Uses an example from the study.
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, no. 1, December 2017, pp. 23-45
Description
Uses the prosecution of Henry Valette Jones and Henry Thomas Morris for the murder of an Aboriginal man to illustrate the shortcomings of the colonial legal system in Australian when it came to prosecuting settlers for violence towards Indigenous peoples.
Myth and Memory: Rethinking Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
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John Lutz
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Introduction in book: Myth and Memory: Rethinking Stories of Indigenous-European Contact edited by John Sutton Lutz. Contact stories provide differing explanations for settlers and Indigenous people.
Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
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Author/Creator
John Sutton Lutz
Description
A critical look at how contact stories have been, and are being told and used. Four themes run through the book: Currency, Performance, Ambiguity and Power.
Introduction to the book Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
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Léo-Paul Dana
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Comments on the history of Alert Bay and the cosmopolitan mix of entrepreneurs.
Chapter 26 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 328 of select chapter 26 on side bar.
Looks at the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as well as the responses to a whole-school or early learning service Reflection Survey (RS)
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
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Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Streets and Lanes Inquiry (French Version)
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Indian Claims Commission
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Regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
James Smith Cree Nation Treaty Land Entitlement Inquiry (French Version)
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Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Indigenous Affairs, vol. 2008, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 38-43
Description
Discusses the protective measures introduced in 73 remote Aboriginal communities as the results of report.
To access this article, scroll down to page 38.
Looks at the vision of revitalizing First Nations languages in First Nations homes, communities and nationwide by the year 2027 and comments on the policies, goals and milestones to reach this vision.
Provides background information, summary and analysis of results, and recommendations based on findings. Survey collected information from 116 Friendship Centres across Canada.
Created to assist in developing and delivering a market and export ready authentic product. Contains general information, checklists, best practices, self-assessment and case study of Great Spirit Circle Trail.
Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
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Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.