Research conducted to provide background information on governance issues related to providing public works, assist First Nations in development of guidelines for processes and structures to enable delivery of services, and determine if further research was required.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 1984, pp. 39-96
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Discusses the legal source and theoretical basis of the right of autonomy and whether this autonomy can be reconciled with the laws and institutions of the larger state.
College English, vol. 46, no. 6, October 1984, pp. 598-609
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Looks at what has happened in the 15 years since James Welch became known for his fiction and how many silenced Native Americans have now found a litrary voice.
Prairie Forum, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1984, pp. 1-11
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Looks at the repeated crop failures at Red River that compelled settlers to use wild hay from the plains, as well as support the colony by hunting, fishing, and fowling.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 221-228
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An analysis of prophets as an extension of traditional Indigenous shamans and how their similarities allowed prophets to achieve legitimacy within Indigenous communities.
The History Teacher, vol. 21, no. 4, August 1988, pp. 407-423
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Looks at how audio-visual materials, used to present a holistic overview of Native American history and culture, enhance lectures and the written word.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 280-298
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Author uses the debate over process-oriented versus skills-oriented writing instruction as the starting point for a discussion on five aspects of the "culture of power" in the field of education.
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, p. 17–40
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Discussion on Native patients' dependency on clinical encounters in the health service system as opposed to use of alternative methods with relation to medical evacuations and southern hospitalizations.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 200-202
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Book review of: Special Issue: American Indian Governments in the Reagan Era, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 10, No. 2, 1986. Guest editor, Joseph Jorgensen.
From a series of interviews about health, this article reveals one woman's struggle with mental illness and discusses some differences between medical treatment and traditional healing.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring, 1984, pp. 103-1115
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Historical overview of the effects on Indigenous people and culture from the distribution of firearms to Indigenous people across North America during periods of European warfare and trade.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 33-53
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Investigates the deficiencies in service provided to Métis families in Manitoba by mainstream child and family service agencies and seeks to understand reasons for the disparity.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 529-534
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The author describes his own experience of finding spiritual balance through a visit to the Tolowa's Yontockey village. The author examines how he found this spiritual balance, how he came to this realization and its implications.
Journal of the Southwest , vol. 30, no. 3, Autumn, 1988, pp. 325-355
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Discusses how Leslie Marmon Silko's Storyteller combines fiction, poetry, family history, and oral tradition to create a sense of personal, cultural, feminist, and human identity.