American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 1-22
Description
Looks at representative cases regarding the master of the fish in Indigenous and Inuit communities throughout North American. These fish religions are usually related to fish populations and meant to bring good luck to groups that rely on fish for their livelihoods.
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Erich Kasten
Description
Speaks about cultural tradition, interpretation and concepts of ownership.
Introduction from: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 111-142
Description
Discusses the historical and political challenges for Indigenous religions in the United States. Despite these challenges Indigenous religions have survived and even had a resurgence within Indigenous communities.
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
Description
Examines the link between environmental injustice, racism and cultural genocide; and discusses the importance of creating a nature based culture that is both environmentally sustainable and socially just.
Canadian Social Trends, no. 75, Winter, 2004, pp. 22-27
Description
Describes the physical, mental, intellectual, spiritual and emotional well-being of children age 14 and under.
Adapted from A Portrait of Aboriginal Children Living in Non-Reserve Areas: Results from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Prairie Forum, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 1983, pp. 147-155
Description
Examines evidence, from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, on how the involvement in the fur trade altered the social and economic lives of the Western James Bay Cree.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 71-90
Description
Describes the experiences of Navajo relocatees in Pinon, Arizona, the largest forced relocation of American citizens in the United States since the World War II internment of people of Japanese ancestry.
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Peigan Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pii'kani Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pikani Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pikuni Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Ramp
Kirby Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2004, pp. 65-89
Description
Examines the framing and definition of "education" by members of the Pii'kani Nation interviewed for a study about their reasons for pursuing educational opportunities.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 213-248
Description
Looks at concerns and themes presented to the Royal Commission almost a century ago, which continue to be concerns today, including secure access and control of the traditional resource base and participation in the economy.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 1-21
Description
Article presents the results of a study conducted among Indigenous Academics relating to the ethnic/racial labels they preferred to use when describing their Indigeneity.
Index on Censorship , vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 54-64
Description
Discusses how the Canadian government inflicted damage on First Nations cultures by the suppression of language and learning, and the enforcement of schooling in "civilized" culture.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999. Presents a Cree perspective on contact and relationships with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).