Learning from Native Adult Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Orr
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 85, Spring, 2000, pp. 59-66
Description
Focuses on incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the curriculum through the use of the medicine wheel.
Legacy of the Bear's Lip
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Hodgson
Canadian Literature , no. 167, pp. 154-156
Description
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
Legal Topographies
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Ann Karno
Description
English (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2000.
Legalizing Oral History: Proving Aboriginal Title in Canadian Courts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Kent McNeil
Journal of the West , vol. 39, no. 3, 2000, pp. 66-74
Description
Examines some of the difficulties Aboriginal people encounter when they rely on their oral histories.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne Peters
Canadian Materials, vol. 7, no. 6, November 17, 2000
Description
Review of National Film Board video designed for Grade 10, which uses the traditional story of Siwash Rock with a contemporary application concerning teenage pregnancy.
Leslie Marmon Silko: A Collection of Critical Essays. Eds. Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kimberley Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 108-113
Description
Book review of: Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Leslie Marmon Silko's "Lullaby": The Power of Resistance and Healing Force to Cultural and Spiritual Genocide
Alternate Title
Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Olga Barrios
Description
Looks at the protagonist whose memories of her roots and traditions help her fight against adversity.
Chapter from Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures edited by Ana Bringas López and Belén Martín Lucas.
Liberal Cultural Coercion
Theses
Author/Creator
Joseph Patrick Murray
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2000.
Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
Lill in Review: A Working Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Newman
Sherrill Grace
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2000
Description
Bibliography for Canadian playwright Wendy Lill
Liminal Voices
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Rainwater
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 121-123
Description
Book reviews of: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale and Feminist Readings of Native American Literature: Coming to Voice by Kathleen M. Donovan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews scroll to p. 121.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology by Scott Michaelsen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael A. Elliott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 92-95
Description
Book review of: The Limits of Multiculturalism by Scott Michaelsen.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Linkage of Tuberculosis to Chromosome 2q35 Loci, Including NRAMP1 in a Large Aboriginal Canadian Family
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia M.T. Greenwood
T. Mary Fujiwara
Lucy J. Boothroyd
Mark A. Miller
Danielle Frappier
E. Anne Fanning
Erwin Schurr
Kenneth Morgan
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 2, August 2000, pp. 405-416
Description
Study findings indicate significant linkage was present to support a role for NRAMP1 or genes closely linked to it in susceptibility to active tuberculosis disease.
Listen to the People, Listen to the Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Davies
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 293-295
Description
Book review of: Listen to the People, Listen to the Land by Jim Sinatra and Phin Murphy.
Review located by scrolling to page 293.
Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
Literary Space in the Works of Josie Boyle and Jeannette Armstrong
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angeline O'Neill
Josie Boyle
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 2, no. 1, 2000
Description
Discussion of the use of both oral and written traditions in works by the two authors.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Silvester J. Brito
Clara Clem Caufield
J. C. Ellefson
Todd Fuller
Romy Shinn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 143-158
Description
Short stories and poems. The short stories, include: "Charlie Coyote and the Wedding Ceremony" and "Charlie Coyote and the Ski Bunnies". The poems, include: "The Feather", "How Nalungiac Welcomed the Summer Solstice", "Nalungiac Remembers His Grandfather's Face", "Wild West Shows and Other Histories", "Picking Momemts", "Memorizing Oklahoma: A Chant (in 1992) That Includes the Word First", "Crossing the Bridge", and "Red Sky: Age 7".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Gonzales
Cheyenne Stoneheart
Erika T. Wurth
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 161-167
Description
Includes the poems : "Abhoo Song" (Abhoo is the Lakota word for sleep), "Brocken Wing", "Buffalo Hunt in Four Directions", "Splinters", "Furrows", "Siren Song", "Pastels Swimming Together" and "Raven Gets a Kick Out of You".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Catalano
Larry D. Thomas
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 167-175
Description
Contains the poems: "The Ghost Dancers", "Gathering Water", "Canyon de Chelly", "In Dinehtah", "Song of the Cloud Maiden", "Cansada", "Late Afternoon in North Dakota-A Meditation", "Tell Me Why", and "Low Haze Over LA".
Literature on the Reservation. Source for the Future of Native American Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Ruppert
MELUS, vol. 8, no. 2, Summer, 1981, pp. 86-88
Description
Suggests that Native American writers will use their art to address local reservation audiences and their concerns.
Literature/Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheryl L. Nelms
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Tom Phelan
Gary Gamboa
Michael Schlemper
Larry D. Thomas
Gerald R. Wheeler
Anne Wilson
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 199-222
Description
Contains the poems: "Bear Butte", "Navajo Meltdown", "Old Charlie", "Snake Rider", "Math Test", "How", "Vanishing River", "Three Haiku", "Independence Day", "Angels", "Whiteout", "Cheyenne Reservation at Sunset", "Old Crow", "Fort Davis", "Seventh Cavalry Monument in November", "Fort Sumner, New Mexico", "Memory on a Rainy Day", "White Sage/Black Sage", "Maybe Not", "Minnesota Sorry Song", "Laguna Pueblo Dream", "Hierarchy", plus the story "The Joke".
Little Brother of War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Eddington
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 5, October/November 2000, pp. 8-[?]
Description
Highlights the origins and early development of lacrosse as an organized sport.
Living with Tuberculosis: The Experiences and Perceptions of First Nations People in the Sioux Lookout Zone
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Stares
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.S.N.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Evans
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 37-38
Description
Discusses the goals and achievements of the Sydney, Australia based organization which encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to play rugby.
Localization of a Recessive Gene for North America Indian Childhood Cirrhosis to Chromosome Region 16q22 - and Identification of a Shared Haplotype
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Bétard
Andrée Rasquin-Weber
Carl Brewer
Eric Drouin
Suzanne Clark
et al.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 1, July 2000, pp. 222-228
Description
Results from a genome wide scan on three DNA pools of samples from 13 patients, 16 unaffected siblings, and 22 parents from five families of Ojibway-Cree in northwestern Quebec.
Locating Ambivalence: "New Light" on the Imperial Allegory of Alexander Henry the Younger in Canada's Fur Trade
Theses
Author/Creator
Orion Victor Atkinson
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 2000.
Long Plain First Nation Inquiry Loss of Use Claim
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine, if "loss of use" of entitlement lands fell within Canada's lawful obligations under the Specific Claims Policy. ICC recommended that the claim for loss of use be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
The Long Road to Recovery
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Cummins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 15-18
Description
Depicts the personal narrative of an Australian Aboriginal activist and performer who successfully quit consuming drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Longhouses, Schoolrooms, and Workers’ Cottages: Nineteenth-Century Protestant Missions to the Tsimshian and the Transformation of Class Through Religion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Neylan
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 11, New Series, 2000, pp. 51-86
Description
Discussion of power and class in Protestant mission work in British Columbia.
Looking for Solutions in the Canadian North: Modern Treaties as a New Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Robert M. Bone
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Description
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Canada’s Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: A Seminar Presentation held at the Stout Research Centre, Treaty of Waitangi Research Unit, Victoria University of Wellington
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vincent O’Malley
Description
Brief discussion of RCAP, its findings, and possible applications in New Zealand.
Losing the Game: Wildlife Conservation and the Regulation of First Nations Hunting in Alberta, 1880-1930
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Alberta, 2000.
Lost Bird
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Littlecrow-Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, p. 455
Description
Poem which reflects on speaking an Indigenous language and the loss of it.
The Lost 'Macassar Language' of Northern Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Urry
Michael Walsh
Aboriginal History, vol. 5, no. 2, Special Issue: Aboriginal-Asian Contact, 1981, pp. 91-108
Description
Comments on the important impact the 'Macassans' had on Aboriginal languages and cultures.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
Lovelace v. Ontario [2000] 1 S.C.R. 950 Supreme Court Reports]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Distribution of monies from the first reserve-based commercial casino. Issue, whether "non-band Aboriginal communities" being excluded contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Lummi Identity and White Racism: When Location is a Real Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 13, no. 4, Special Issue, July 2000, pp. 401-414
Description
Discusses a tribal community, a regional university, and recent history of cultural/power relations.
Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey: An Anchored Radiance
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher F. Roth
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, 2000, pp. 655-657
Description
Book review of: Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey: An Anchored Radiance by Jay Miller.
Lydia Charles Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lydia Charles
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
She tells of traditional life in the north as well as canoe making.
Maggie Sette Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maggie Sette
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Maggie Sette tells of her childhood and living the traditional lifestyle.
Making a Case for Literacy: The State of Adult Literacy and Adult Basic Education in the NWT: A Summary of Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lutra Associates
Description
Briefly discusses current status of literacy and educational attainment, and impact of low levels on social indicators, and
“Making A Noise In This World”: New Sounds From Canada’s First Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nick Baxter Moore
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities among Canadas Aboriginal Peoples, 2000/2001, pp. 23-48
Description
Discussion of "Aboriginal Rock" during the late 1980s and early 1990s as an expression of identity and issues affecting Canadian Aboriginals.
Making Aboriginal Issues Matter in the Government of Manitoba: Some Organizational and Procedural Options
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul G. Thomas
Description
Researches the creation of a continuing government capacity to focus on Aboriginal issues, the establishment of institutions or structures to facilitate change in policies, and programs affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Making Claim
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olive P. Dickason
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 1, February/March 2000, p. 38
Description
Chronicles some landmarks in the battle for Aboriginal title in Canada.
Making Meaning in Totemland: Investigating a Vancouver Commission
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Jean Phillips
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.
Making Medicine against "White Man's Side of Story": George Bent's Letters to George Hyde
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lincoln B. Faller
George Bent
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 64-90
Description
Article gives a brief biographical sketch of George Bent, a man of mixed Cheyenne and Euro-American heritage; examines Bent’s letters to Hyde (who wrote a more complete biography), and the perspective they provide on the settlement of the American West.
The Making of a Sioux Legend: The Historiography of Crazy Horse
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard S. Grimes
South Dakota History, vol. 30, no. 3, 2000, pp. 277-302
Description
Shows how the skilled and respected war leader rose from being a mortal man to the ranks of a legend.