Comments on the shared responsibility of the Aboriginal people and the federal and provincial governments to reconcile constitutional rights to education.
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Looks at the patterns of systematic discrimination carried out by Canada's crown corporations.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 15
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Describes the success of graduates of Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Construction Careers, Women in Trades program.
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Discusses intent of a building to house indigenous spirituality in order to understand limits to environment and the implications socially, subjectively and economically for Indigenous Australians.
Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney
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Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 249, 2008, pp. 342-343
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Argues that Jim Loney's life symbolizes a regeneration of Aboriginal American culture. This article was originally published as "Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney" in South Dakota Review vol. 40, no. 4, (winter 2002) at pages 67-87.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [35-]-55
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Reviewer of Native American literature for the journal Hornbook discusses an editor's rejection of one of her reviews and the subsequent study she conducted with librarians and teachers.
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Looks at Thomas Hobbes' theory of the "state of nature" and how it has shaped Europeans' treatment of Indigenous peoples.
Chapter 1 from: Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision edited by Marie Battiste.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 189-198
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Argues that decisions of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) and the courts have not extinguished every acre of original, traditional or recognized titled lands.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 129-162
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Retirement of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC), in 1978, did not ultimately resolve all tribal claims to Aboriginal lands as there are still many outstanding claim in the United States.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 173-182
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Looks at the long legal process that resulted in the Catawba Land Claim Settlement Act and the extinguishment of a claim for 144,00 acres of highly developed South Carolina land. The settlement also saw the Catawba receive federal and state benefits, restoration as a federal tribe and a $50 million payment.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 163-171
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Examines the demand for justice and for the settlement of several land claims put forward by the Zuni Tribe of New Mexico. As a result of these demands three pieces of legislation were created by US Congress and three court cases were filed.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 47-63
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Comments on e-mails, phone calls and a luncheon meeting that spanned over three years with Native American author David Treuer.
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Looks at the need to import provisions to feed the growing population.
Chapter from Papers of the 39th Algonquian Conference edited by Karl S. Hele, Regna Darnell.
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 2, April/May 2000, pp. 34-[?]
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Describes explorer William Epps Cormack's walk across the interior of Newfoundland and his attempt to locate any members of Beothuk tribe, who were feared extinct due to the effects of European settlements on the coast.
Discusses provincial as compared to federal funding, problems of economies of scale with respect to small schools, support for second and third level services, and potential resources made available through signing a treaty, self-government or land claims agreement.