Canadian Historical Review, vol. 79, no. 3, September 1998, pp. 609-611
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Book review of: The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, vol. 1: North America (Parts 1 and 2) edited by. Bruce G. Trigger and Wilcomb E. Washburn.
Entire book review section of one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 607.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
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Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
Canadian Social Trends, vol. 51, Winter, 1998, pp. 8-16
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Presents data and factors related to endangerment and viability; based on 1996 Census data author suggests three languages could be considered "secure."
Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's decision that fishing rights of Aboriginals guaranteed in a 1760 British Treaty of Peace and Friendship must be honoured.
Reports on a UN committee's criticism of the Government of Canada for deferring responsibility for living conditions to the provinces and how this has contributed to poverty.
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 32, no. 2, August 1, 1999, pp. 197-208
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Argues cycle of violence and criminality has emerged from the colonial legacy of assimilationist policies and offers strategies for breaking the cycle.
Child Welfare, vol. 77, no. 4, July/Aug 1998, pp. 441-460
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Looks at information gathered from interviews conducted with clients to develop a course of action for child protection. Text from interviews included.
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics , vol. 64, no. 4, October 1998, pp. 378-383
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Study findings indicate that Canadian Aboriginal subjects differ from both Asian and Caucasian genotype patterns for these mutant alleles, which may have consequences for clinical drug use among Canadian Aboriginals.
Brief overview of history of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation located on Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. Website includes timeline, map, and historic photos with accompanying text.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11 , no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1999, pp. [42]-63
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Discusses the literary treatment of Pocahontas in: The Death of Jim Loney and The Powwow Highway.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, June 1, 1999, pp. 63-82
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Examines authenticity in Native American representation in terms of two narratives that challenge the popular concept of "Indian": A Son of the Forest by William Apess and A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison.
Canadian Literature, no. 161-162, On Thomas King, Summer-Autumn, 1999, pp. 82-102
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Argues that maps illustrate power relationships, as when colonizers' place names and territorial boundaries attempted to erase the prior occupancy and ownership of lands by First Nations.
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 61, Winter, 1998, pp. [1]-8
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"The overriding principle to be drawn from the Court's decision is that if parties agree that a certain activity is to be the subject matter of an environmental assessment, particularly a joint inter-jurisdictional environmental assessment, any activities which are not considered by the parties to be associated with the undertaking which is the subject matter of the environmental assessment should be specifically determined at the outset".