Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 19
Description
Comments on One Earth Farms, the largest corporate farm in Canada, and its intent to initiate job training programs for First Nations people.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 81-84
Description
Book review of: The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder, and Other True Stories From the Nebraska-Pine Ridge by Stew Magnuson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 81.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 18
Description
Introduces, for the first time in ten years, two grade 12 graduates from Peepeekisis Pesakastew School and discusses their future plans.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Features activist who is trying to get claim settled before construction begins on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 8:40.
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 1-13
Description
Examines a program developed for urban Native women that focuses on restoring a sense of sacred interconnection and developing spiritual practices incorporating traditional teachings.
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, vol. 9, no. 3, [Special Issue: Indigenous Science Education From Place: Best Practices on Turtle Island], July 2009, pp. 191-202
Description
Outlines the process of decolonizing the thinking and teaching practice in order to make science education relevant, meaningful, and respectful for First Nations students
Mentoring For Diversity in HIV/AIDS To Strengthen Research Capacity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, Supplement 1, April 2009, pp. S71-S76
Description
Researchers are working to reduce barriers in academia by incorporating Indigenous worldviews, and building relationships and capacity with research partners.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 2005.
Includes critical look at the works of Leslie Marmon Silko, James Welch, Linda Hogan, Luci Tapahonso and Diane Glancy.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Summer-Fall, 2005, pp. 450-465
Description
Commentary in regards to the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on September 22, 2004, particularly the clichés, exclusion and stereotyping.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 1-26
Description
Examines issues of racism and colonization in the essays of Zitkala-Ša (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin).
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 17
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Comments on a post-humous education degree accepted at the Spring 2009 convocation by the honoured woman's daughter.
Article located by scrolling to page 17.
Comments on how the late Vine Deloria Jr's books, which articulated the relationship between America and its First Peoples, still ring true today. One of Deloria books was Custer Died for Your Sins.
Reports the results of the 2006 Census where 3.8% of the total Canadian population self-identified as Aboriginal, and looks at social issues such as unemployment, housing, and education when comparing aboriginal to non-aboriginal households.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, January/February 2005, pp. S45-S50
Description
Sample for study consisted of 31,557 Registered First Nations adults 20 or older selected using the Manitoba administrative health data (1987-1999). It concluded that while First Nations people are at higher risk for fracture, the causal factors were unclear, and further study was needed to evaluate possible explanatory variables.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Outlines a project that was developed to better understand the land-use planning opportunities and challenges faced by First Nations living in northern Ontario.