Looks at a strategy to identify and share information to support strategic planning for Nunavut’s economic development; and looks at issues related to the land, people and communities in addition to more traditional economic concerns.
Image of officers of Governor-General Landsdowne's Body Guard in Humboldt. L to R: Major Dunn, Lt. Col. G.T. Denison, Capt. Denison, Lt. Merritt, Quartermaster Chas. Mair, Lt. Fleming, Surgeon Baldwin.
"Oh How Different": Regimes of Knowledge in Aboriginal Texts for Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Bradford
The Lion and the Unicorn, vol. 27, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 199-217
Description
Examines Australian children's literature including Booyooburra, a story of the Wakka Wakka people from Barambah in Queensland, Australia, the Papunya School Book of Country and History and Killing Darcy, a novel for adolescents.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 452-455
Description
Author discusses their work at a university in Ohio; details progress they have made since they were a graduate student and in their current role as an instructor and describes ongoing anti-Indigenous racism.
Old house located west of Duck Lake from which the Metis fired during the Northwest Resistance. Trees and shrubs in foreground; side view of house in background.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 52-61
Description
Author describes their experience as a member of the Natives Studies faculty at an American University; articulates different conflicts and institutional practices that led to their leaving the faculty.
A poster with a black and white image of an Aboriginal family identified as Sampson, Leah and daughter Francis, 1907. (Source of original photograph not given) It advertises an upcoming storytelling evening at Fort Carlton on August 30, 2003.
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that the theory is merely a method of domination by one group over another. History and practise are consistent, the assertion of one law for all as being 'just' is false. Argues that pluralism in law is possible; systems of law can co-exist.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 3, March 2003, p. 3
Description
Memo criticizes residential schools agreement as detrimental to relations with Aboriginal peoples; Church claims it will lead toward healing rather than litigation.
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 240-244
Description
Looks at the six priorities for the future success of First Nations public libraries. The current priorities are start-up support, sustainability, schooling, staffing, salaries and succession planning.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 249-251
Description
The author, a non-Indigenous man and a PhD candidate in Native Studies, describes his experience in the discipline as a generally positive, and notes that it has inspired personal growth and reflection.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 376-380
Description
Author discusses issues of identity appropriation and identity verification in academic institutions within the United States; provides context of the history of persecution of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Image of troops, wagons and guns at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. On back of photo: "Photograph taken by Captain Peters about 10:15 a.m., April 24, 1885, just as the guns he commanded rushed up at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. Upper right is the treeline and just beyond is the ravine containing Fish Creek. The Metis warriors hidden here are firing on Boulton's scouts. The inexperienced soldiers have formed a semi-circle and are fully exposed.
Looks at the framework for developing and evaluating options for First Nations to take charge of economic development in the commercial fishing industry. This article also examines five commercial operations to ascertain how some of the principal concepts and ideas actually ‘work’ in practice.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 302, no. 1-3, January 20, 2003, pp. 27-52
Description
Discussion of the base line for exposure to organochlorine and metal contaminants, and the higher rates of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) for Inuit, Dene and Métis.