Chief Illiniwek: Dignified or Damaging?
Discusses controversy over the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot at the University of Illinois. Chapter from book: Native Chicago edited by Terry Straus.
Discusses controversy over the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot at the University of Illinois. Chapter from book: Native Chicago edited by Terry Straus.
Highlights the different views the Minister of Indian Affairs and the Assembly of First Nations national chief have in regards to what constitutes First Nations' major and pressing issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.6.
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Discusses whether the federal government will choose to initiate alternative dispute resolution as opposed to litigation in resolving the 700 Indian Residential school lawsuits in British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.
Focuses on the residential school survivors conference theme of pressure strategies for improved claim resolution
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.
Looks at the history of two examples of regalia that traveled to France; one with a performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1889 and the other worn by a performer at the Jardin d'Acclimation (a human zoo) in Paris in 1911.
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2017
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Uses the 2018 Vibrio cholerae outbreak to discuss the need for stronger institutional relationships and partnerships with local Indigenous communities when dealing with the impact of climate change trends.
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.