Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 20, no. 3, May 1981, pp. [32-33]
Description
Suggests that since learning is interdisciplinary, curriculum should be designed to take into consideration the cultural variables and value systems of the children to be taught.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 85-107
Description
Discusses how a series of quilts were created to give a historical account of the residential school experience, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Discusses three misconceptions: that there is a large migration taking place from reserves and rural areas to urban centres, that once in these centres they become members of an impoverished ghetto, and that Aboriginals face huge challenges in building culture and community in urban settings.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 95-98
Description
Book review of: Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun, The Moon in Two Windows by N. Scott Momaday.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 95.
Speaker discusses her curatorial practices with special reference to developing the exhibition Through Their Eyes: Paintings from the Santa Fe Indian School.
Revisits the politics and controversy surrounding a controversial science initiative program called Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) which attempted tof teach American children what it was to be human.
Duration: 55:00.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 6-12
Description
Focuses on changing political, environmental and climatic conditions effecting the future of Tibet's unique nomadic pastoralism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 238-251
Description
Author offers a settler-ally perspective on the Commemorative Walk, and on the historical events which it remembers. Discusses the history of colonization and of genocide through the lens of trauma, healing, and social justice.
Discussion centers around the main characters' experiences in a residential school and the impact it had on the development of their identity in relation to Aboriginal culture and community.
Tipahamatoowin or Treaty Four?: Speculations on Alternate Texts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John S. Milloy
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 91-111
Description
Looks at the two different narratives regarding the negotiations of Treaty 4, the differing cultural frameworks and why, for the Cree and Saulteaux people, the treaty settlement remains unfinished business.
Canadian Diversity=Diversité canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 5-12
Description
Discusses how organizations are using technology to self-define how they are represented to the world.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article, scroll to p. 5.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 4, 2009, pp. 1-28
Description
Overview of the Fort Armstrong Centennial Celebration and the 1916 participation of the Meskwaki people as a deliberate strategy to present their culture to their non-American Indian neighbors.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 6, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 689-692
Description
Rates of tobacco cessation agent usage appear to be less by First Nations peoples versus other Canadians, further research is recommended to discover the factors why.
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 418-428
Description
Discusses greenhouse experiments, efficient restoration techniques, and responses to sand burial, trampling, and drought in the village of Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik in subarctic Quebec.
Gathering for Success: Sharing Indigenous Economic Development Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Aboriginal Relations
Description
Lists key resources to aid community leaders, economic development officers, and members of the community to improve economic development within communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 29-46
Description
Contends that the Tlingit author's poetry, with its traditional themes and world concepts, successfully translates into a non-traditional form of English poetry.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 29.
Jordin Tootoo describes his life and the differences between playing with the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League and life in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 73-88
Description
Discusses the socio-linguistic conditions of aboriginal languages in Canada and Europe with an emphasis on recent efforts to develop programs that enhance and protect them.