[English] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2017.
Refers to the works of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Simon Pokagan, E. Pauline Johnson, and Alex Posey.
Purpose of study was to examine historical development of the band, current band structure, and possibilities for future governance. Most information was gathered through survey of residents (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal).
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 40-62
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Discusses The Ways of My Grandmothers by Beverly Wolf, Talking Indian: Reflections on Survival and Writing by Anna Lee Walters, Sáanii Dahataal/The Women Are Singing by Luci Tapahonso, and Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko.
Humanities Research , vol. 15, no. 2, Compelling Cultures: Representing Cultural Diversity and Cohesion in Multicultural Australia, 2009, pp. 133-151
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Discusses problematic methodological approaches to Aboriginal art that have become a standard for use by historians and anthropologists and suggests how to write about art in the future.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Argues that this group is not homogeneous, but has several sources of social conflict: generational, gender, siyt, worldviews, and contrasting attitudes about the settlement of Lovozero and the rest of the population.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 105-113
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Discusses educational seminar titled "When Indigenous People Lead" held to examine the decolonization strategies used by the Morales government in Bolivia and what their implications might be for other Indigenous peoples.
Reports results of two main research activities: national scan of engagement at universities and consultations with 14 Mi’kmaw and allied educators, as well as youth focus group. Topics include potential engagement, supportive strategies, Indigenous knowledge systems, promising practices, creating systemic change, and recommendations.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
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Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. [20]-29
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Presents contrasting views, between the Inuit and early ethnographers, on the ancient drum dance and its meaning.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690-1763
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National Humanities Center
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Uses excerpts from primary documents to look at how Native Americans were perceived by colonists and Europeans and Native American perspectives on Europeans and their culture.
Explores the issue of teen pregnancy among Aboriginal women by speaking with them about their experiences and perceptions on sex, protection and pregnancy and their expectations and the realities of becoming a young mother.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
Historical background, analyses and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of their reserve. ICC recommended further research be conducted on their membership. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Research project, "Youthworks", provides a snapshot of youth homelessness focusing on three important components in services and support systems: prevention, emergency response and transitioning out of homelessness.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 12
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Discusses the ceremony celebrating the successful completion of an intense peacemaking program by six youth and two teachers from the Piapot Cree Nation.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
Agreements for the settlement of claim of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 26-34
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Discusses the experiential and collaborative engagement approach to learning utilized in a masters in sustainable design class offered by the University of South Australia.