MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2000, pp. 87-116
Description
Discusses the connection between oppressor and oppressed and suggests reading to understand both perspectives leads to evaluating one's own response and eithics.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007, p. 23
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Brief profile of the businessman who created Historyland, an amusement park in Hayward, Wisconsin, which honours both his Scandinavian heritage and that of the Ojibwe tribe.
American Antiquity, vol. 72, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 691-717
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Discussion of an archaeology site in Alaska which contains 267 mostly whole tools which exhibit a wide range of tool forms and production technologies.
Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 4, 2007, pp. 541-562
Description
Looks at how an Aboriginal community confronted Century Zinc Mine in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria when they didn't live up to a previously signed agreement.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 120-123
Description
Publication of a short paper that was delivered on a panel, Honoring Gerald Vizenor, Post-Indian Poses, at the 2016 MLA conference in Austin, Texas. Author articulates their own relationship Vizenor’s work and the inspiration they draw from it.
Concludes the powerful story of the Haisla and their efforts to repatriate a totem pole after 77 years of being in the Swedish Museum. Accompanying Study Guide.
Duration: 24:04.
Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta reports on seven suicides which took place in 2013-2014. Each individual was either involved with Child Intervention Services at the time of their death, or had been within the previous two years. Includes 12 recommendations for improvements to provincial services and programs.
Discusses important themes found in the quantitative and qualitative research by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation on community initiatives that address the legacy of residential schools over a 7 year period.
Section on Aboriginal women deals with right to property and culture, registration under the Indian Act, and unequal access to power and decision-making.
Towards a Broad-Based Precautionary Principle in Law & Policy: A Functional Role for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (TEK) Within Decision-Making Structures
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 455-486
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Explores First Nations' participation in current planning and management of parks which are located in traditional territories and how their concerns and interests might be better addressed.
Indigenous Working Group of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
Description
Objectives: encourage dialogue, raise awareness regarding history and future of First Nations peoples in Canada, promote recognition of impacts of colonization, work towards respectful and meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and promote the Commission's recommendations to advocate for systemic change.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 97-120
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Looks at a community development model that focuses on traditional knowledge and cultural practice to assist Aboriginal communities to heal from historical and ongoing trauma, and for the restoration of health and well being.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2000, pp. 411-436
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Using the Sami people as an example, argues that political decolonization is important for realizing self-determination, reconnecting with culture, and becoming intellectually self-governing.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 101-126
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Looks at report prepared for the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council regarding affordable housing and cultural services for Aboriginal people in urban centres.
Current Issues in Language Planning, vol. 17, no. 3-4, 2016, pp. 332-350
Description
Contends that creating space for Indigenous language development in postsecondary settings can be a challenging process but is necessary if universities are to be a part of the reconciliation process.
Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, vol. 9, no. 2, 2007, pp. 20-30
Description
Looks at anti-racist mothering for mothers of white-inscribed children as well as for mothers whose children are racially and/or culturally marginalized.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 1, Reshaping the Northern Imaginary, February 2016, pp. [23-25]
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Discusses the Toxic Legacies research project focusing on community concerns around understanding remediation and its regulation and continuing care for the Giant mine site.
Discusses prevention strategies for communities, schools, youth/families and addictions as a contributing factor, as well as culturally appropriate practices for dealing with the problem.