Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 56, no. 4, Essays to Honour the Life and Work of Dr. Carol LaPrairie / Essais pour honorer ..., July 2014, pp. 417-446
Description
Discusses how the context of reserves affects viability of the process because communities are small and isolated, with interconnected populations. Issues include: coercion to conceal the problem, competing loyalties, lack of alternatives and resources, and keeping the family intact.
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 11, 1991, pp. 74-106
Description
Discusses model used in the United States which depends on American Indian tribunals and protection agencies to made decisions and looks at supporting legislation as well.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 38, no. 4, August 2014, pp. 217-218
Description
Discusses a lifecylce approach to diabetes and the need to balance basic science research to understand causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children.
Indigenous Heritage and Tourism: Theories and Practices on Utilizing the Ainu Heritage
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Author/Creator
Joe Watkins
George Nicholas
Description
Looks at an alternate means of conducting archaeology.
Chapter 4.2 from Indigenous Heritage and Tourism: Theories and Practices on Utilizing the Ainu Heritage edited by Mayumi Okada, Hirofumi Kato.
Program of exhibition of birch bark bitings made by Angelique Merasty of Beaver Lake, Manitoba. Includes information and a bibliography on birch bark biting.
Recasting Commodity and Spectacle in the Indigenous Americas
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Author/Creator
Michelle H. Raheja
Description
Looks at responsibilities of Native American filmmakers.
Chapter from Recasting Commodity and Spectacle in the Indigenous Americas edited by Helen Gilbert and Charlotte Gleghorn.
Site links to more than 1,000 examples of Wisconsin's material heritage from more than 50 historic sites, museums and private individuals. Includes collection of bandolier bags from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 171-185
Description
Author examines oral storytelling and the ways that meaning is made in and by the act. Discusses issues of context, timing, cross-cultural engagement, and resistance to colonialism and neocolonialism.
Includes links to three books which follow the lives of three fictional children as they grow into adulthood, fears card, videos of conversations with five prominent Aboriginal women, and additional resource card.
Recommended for ages 14+ and suited for individual study or groups of up to 30.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 289-310
Description
Suggests that funds from land claim settlements be invested in local community small enterprises that will likely prove the most viable and culturally satisfying.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 3, Search & Rescue, July 2014, pp. 37-39
Description
Looks at search and rescue preparedness in the Arctic and implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic (AAMSAR).
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 5, no. 2, 2014, pp. 250-270
Description
Looks at the unique relationship between the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.(NTI) , a non-profit organization established as a result of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 144-151
Description
"Reviews concepts and approaches related to cultural responsiveness in the literature in the field of education, pointing out how these are parallel with or might further inform practices in communication sciences and disorders."
Guide enhances clinical education and practical best practices for inclusion of Aboriginal health and culture into the health sciences curriculum. Includes background information and generic training and support materials to use in northern and rural areas.