Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 10, November 2011, p. 23
Description
Comments on Tomson Highway's path to his successful career and his performance in Saskatoon at the Aboriginal Writers Festival.
Article located by scrolling to page 23.
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2008, pp. 45-69
Description
The authors employ Ian McKay's theories on Canadian state formation to evaluate the policy making strategies used by Canadian governments in regards to Aboriginal peoples.
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 51-89
Description
Study of Tsilhqot’in Nation v. B.C. in terms of anthropological testimony and its interpretation by the courts. Case involved forestry practices and resource extraction.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 53, no. 7, July 2008, pp. 435-440
Description
Study found anxiety symptoms were predominant in emotional distress as measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and more prevalent in younger, non-partnered and Aboriginal women.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 1,12
Description
Comments on the historic apology by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on June 11, 2008, to former students of Indian Residential Schools asking for their forgiveness on behalf of the government and all other Canadians.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 12.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Shadow Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[US Human Rights Network?]
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the system and ongoing effects of human rights violations such as religious/cultural suppression, forced labor, and deaths in schools.
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 155-163
Description
Explores 'knowing differently' and how bi-epistemic research challenges the researchers preconceived world views and places them in unfamiliar experience.
Website aims to be a repository of materials (photographs, films, sound recordings or documents) that are culturally and historically significant to the Indigenous people of central Australia.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, suppl. 1, 2008, pp. iii-xi
Description
Looks at the challenges of climate change being witnessed in Arctic marine and coastal areas and the impact of those changes on the coastal communities.
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 7, September 2008, p. 9
Description
Introduces topics discussed at the synod of the diocese of the Arctic meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut from May 27 to June 3, 2008. Topics included same-sex unions, welfare of youth, and housing issues.
Encyclopedia Arctica. Transportation and Communications
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Howard A. Chapelle
Description
Looks at umiak (open boats) and kayak (decked hunting canoe) used by Inuit in Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Asia and compares them to the Irish curraghs.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
Studies in Art Education, vol. 52, no. 3, Spring, 2011, pp. 225-242
Description
Compares the educational philosophies and methods of Richard Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Estelle Reel, the Superintendent of Indian Schools between 1898-1910.