International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 292-297
Description
Concludes that differences previously acknowledged in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rate can only be partially explained, more investigation is needed.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 70-82
Description
Suggests the author's attempt to combine oral traditions with the written word for a Eurowestern audience with no explanation, will lead to misinterpretation of the stories being told.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 70.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 15-22
Description
The author describes how her father, Robert Leslie Evans, became the model used for the main character, Tayo, and how she is related to Leslie Marmon Silko.
Discusses a brief submitted to the Supreme Court in 1997 which distorts the language from the court's 1886 United States v. Kagama decision, and disregards tribal values and traditions.
Reprint from Indian Country Today.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 73-87
Description
Examines the concept of self determination used in the Ramah Navajo community and gives a Navajo perspective on self-determination and education.
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 172-196
Description
Looks at the early history of skiing from the beginning in the Stone Age to a time only a few centuries ago with a focus on the role of Sami contributions.
Discusses the allocation and management of lands and resources as it affects Aboriginal peoples and as seen in the case law that deals with Aboriginal rights.
Journal of Cultural Diversity, vol. 12, no. 2, Summer, 2005, pp. 62-68
Description
Study conducted through interviews indicated that the role of cultural conservator was carried out through storytelling, support of children taking part in cultural activities and transference of traditions and values.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, p. 26
Description
Brief obituary article on a local doctor from Leeton, New South Wales, Australia who was the first Indigenous person to be accepted into the University of Newcastle's Medical School.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Monague Monague
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summary of two presentations: first outlined models of aggregation, rationales, policy implications; in second, Chief from Beausoleil First Nation in Ontario discussed the Anishnaabe Government Agreement (AGA) and challenges and opportunities stemming from aggregation.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Andrew Delisle
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two presentations: "Registration and Membership: Issues for Aboriginal Communities", and discussion of Kahnawake community's experiences with determining membership.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Notes on the 3rd TANAGA Roundtable: Environmental Management On-Reserve
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Moffat
David Nahwegahbow
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two presentations: one on the project "The Environmental Management Gap on Reserves: Overview and Assessment Options"; the other on how issues can be dealt with in the context of self-government.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
Towards a New Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
[Frannie Léautier
Larry Chartrand]
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two speakers' presentations: Can Good Governance be Nurtured: Experience from Developing and Transition Countries and Searching for Good Governance in the Aboriginal Context.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
Notes on the Eighth TANAGA Roundtable: Government-to-Government Relations
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Alan Latourelle
Mike DeGagné
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summary of three presentations: overview of study conducted by the Institute on Governance, discussion of Park Canada's best practices in building relationships with First Nations, and explanation of how the Aboriginal Healing Foundation fulfilled its mandate.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
Sami Prehistory, Identity and Rights in Sweden
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Noel D. Broadbent
Description
Comments on a recent archaeological find which provides evidence of a settlement based on sealing indicating a precursor to herding society.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.