Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 3, May 1991, pp. [16-23]
Description
Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes test results indicated boys had weak study habits, some negative study attitudes, which may be a contributing factor in high dropout rate. Author suggests confluent education may be a partial solution.
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Description
Reveals findings and recommendations from a hearing surrounding the events that took place at Kanesatake and Kahnawake during the summer of 1990.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
A brochure produced by Commemorate '85 Inc. (non-profit organization) that outlines events commemorating the Resistance of 1885 and short history of the resistance.
To accompany film The Sun Dagger about discovery of a prehistoric calendar system in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico and the culture that built the site. Guide is for grades seven to twelve. Contains lesson plans, handouts and suggested readings.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 53, 1991, p. 63
Description
Dismissal of a charge for supplying Kave, contrary to s.19 of the Consumer Protection Act, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Kava is the name given to a drink prepared from the root of the piper methysticum plant.
Reviews legal events from the January 1980 - Fall 1982 period, including the failure of Aboriginal efforts to prevent the passage of the Canada Act in English Courts.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 269-270
Description
Administered by the American Indian Studies Center, the survey gathered information from institutions about their programs as well as information from Native American communities regarding their education and training needs.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1985, pp. 41-52
Description
Wheeler’s anecdotal 1934 article in The Canadian Surveyor has served as the basis for describing surveyors' role in the 1885 Resistance, the discovery of his journal allows historians to examine how his perception of the North-West Resistance has changed over time.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.
File contains 17 negatives showing Tawney Ahdeman of Prince Albert off posing for a portrait before leaving for an Indian Princess Pageant, on August 8, 1991.
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, July 1983, pp. 261-276
Description
Discusses reasons why white Americans found Tecumseh to be a great man and warrior, compared to his brother Tenskwatawa the Holy man, who was thought of as a coward and pretender.
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, April 1983, pp. [165]-180
Description
Discusses the reasons for the failure of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), which brought into effect policies designed to devolve federal responsibility for tribes and transfer it to the state governments. This in turn was used as a method to force integration and assimilation into the dominant culture.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 153-170
Description
Author examines attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to terminate Indian tribes’ status and recognition in the United States following the second world war. Focuses on the Eastern Cherokee and the conditions surrounding the Nation’s fight for continued recognition.
Explores the work of Blackfeet author James Welch who presents Native American and Western humanistic cultures in equally forceful ways in order to have a meeting of the two worlds.
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 53-80
Description
Argues that the field of linguistic culture history in Aboriginal Australia can contribute greatly to the knowledge of Aboriginal culture, past and present.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 1985, pp. 1-32
Description
Identifies obstacles the Tlingit community must overcome in order to best utilize the authority allowed to them under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).