Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 375-385
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Book reviews of 5 books:
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest edited by Katharine Berry Judson.
Trading Beyond the Mountains: The British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843 by Richard S. Mackie.
Tribal Boundaries in the Nass Watershed by Neil J. Sterrit et al.
The Spirit of the Land: Statements of the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Chiefs in the Supreme Court of British Columbia 1987-1990 by Wa Gisday and Elgam Uukw.
Flowers on My Grave: How an Ojibwa Boy's Death Helped Break the Silence on Child Abuse by Ruth Teichroeb.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 2-4
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Paper reflects on some of the issues raised in the study of expanding the service to remote areas of Queensland, Australia. Key recommendations were to implement a mobile, culturally relevant program in order to improve participation rates.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, p. 8
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Minister of Indian Affairs states that the Trudeau government has done more "than any other government to give natives control over their own affairs."
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.
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."
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, pp. 7-8
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Essay by Verna Kirkness of the Fisher River First Nation, Manitoba, publishes report in Encyclopaedia Britannica, the first Indigenous person to do so.
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.
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".