Herizons, vol. 6, no. 2, July 31, 1992, pp. 13-[?]
Description
Discusses charges of political interference brought by chiefs and band officials against the Aboriginal Women's Unity Coalition for speaking out on violence against women on reserves.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 1992, pp. 44-[?]
Description
Argues that the roles and status of women in this region did not decline after contact, but instead they moved from a position of strength in the traditional era to strength in the mission era.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 58, October 1992, p. 46
Description
Describes how the Native Women's Association of Canada had to fight for their Charter Rights in the Federal Court of Canada. Also discusses the case of McIvor v. Canada that found that registration provisions in the Indian Act were unconstitutional as they violated the equality provision of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 49-61
Description
Discussion of public domain trust allotments, a class of specific lands, for individuals, created by the General Allotment Act of 1887 and the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (NIFRMA).
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 1992, pp. 74-80
Description
Discusses the case of Jimmie Durham and the 1990 Indian Arts and Crafts Act that specified what can be represented as Indian art and who is eligible to produce these works.
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn, 1992, pp. 74-80
Description
Discusses the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (United States) and the artist's response, as illustrated in his art, is that "authenticity" is another concept designed to keep Native Americans enclosed in "their world" through a label imposed by Euro-Americans.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, p. 21
Description
Brief review of, "Last Night I Heard A Voice" an Australian print and video resource designed to assist non-Indigenous health workers care for Indigenous clients.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1997, pp. 43-60
Description
Looks at basketball in works of fiction such as James Welch's The Indian Lawyer and Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservation Blues.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Tradition from Maori community discussed and perspectives on its use and adoption in justice institutions and policies in Canada.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, pp. 8-10
Description
Reports on the conference held in Darwin, Australia under the theme, "People, Places, Programs - Exploring Better Practice in Health Promotion for Diverse Populations".
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 53-61
Description
Author works to articulate a strategy for the introduction and study of Indigenous text in the post-secondary classroom. Focuses on identifying a text as an “Indigenous text,” diversity of authors, cultural elements of the texts.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1997, pp. 197-227
Description
Looks at what is know about the problem of diabetes, why it persists, why rates of it have dramatically increased, and the article also suggests some general directions for further inquiry.
Infection and Immunity, vol. 65, no. 4, April 1997, pp. 1468-1474
Description
Study sequenced loops 4, 5, and 6 of nonencapsulated Haemophilus influenza P2 porin gene, characterizing several strains that had prolonged carriage times. The authors suggest that there has been transfer of the P2 gene between strains.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 33-41
Description
Looks at the Northern Student Education Initiative that assists Aboriginal students pursuing post-secondary education in finding a sense of balance and harmony, while striving to futher their education in an unfamiliar environment.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 1-28
Description
Argues that a closer look at humour, in the work of Rowlandson, provides readers with a greater understanding of the Algonquian side of early cross-cultural relations and reveals the ways in which cultural discomfort and disharmony are not rare, but rather integral concepts for early American identity.