Navajo Sand Paintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 125-148
Description
A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 71-89
Description
An examination on the effects of Navajo women moving to urban settings in the mid-twentieth century by looking at the rationale for the relocations, comparing field-work research and formulating new research strategies for the future.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [1-13]
Description
Findings, consistent with earlier studies, indicate stereotypes being reinforced by unbalanced and under-represented Indigenous writers in literature textbooks.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 27-29
Description
High rates of diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases and cancer has prompted a review of the health care system in use. Recommends the role of the health worker be different from the role of doctors or nurse.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 1982, pp. 1-16
Description
The archived text of General Winter’s lecture “North-West Canada, 1885:--the Regiment’s first experience of Active Service in the field” which he delivered on numerous occasions.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 1.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 1982, pp. 181-185
Description
Statistical data gathered in 1978-1979 on Native American participation in post-secondary education and a prediction on the educational levels for the year 2000 for Aboriginal Canadians.
Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 12, 1982, pp. 89-95
Description
Discusses two plants indigenous to coastal British Columbia, Springbank Clover and Pacific Silverweed, and outlines their nutritional significance for Native peoples.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 19-22
Description
Promotes the career of occupational therapy offered at the Hunter Institute of Higher Education in hopes of attracting Aboriginal students. Defines occupational therapy, where therapists work, and the length of course.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 347-351
Description
Responds to the publication Outstanding Business - A Native Claims Policy, published by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1982.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 69, no. 1, March 1988, pp. 21-50
Description
Argues that Riel's hanging was not simply a result of bigotry against the French and the Catholic religion but that he was viewed as a rebellious traitor.
Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 102-104
Description
Book review of: "The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823 by Jennifer S. H. Brown and Robert Brightman.
Reaction to government cutbacks in post-secondary education taken from an information brochure prepared by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.