American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-37
Description
Explains the importance of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), how it allowed tribes in the United States to adopt constitutions for managing their own affairs and why the Blackfeet made the right decision to adopt the Act.
Describes the OAS meeting of October, 1999 that provided for the participation and feedback on the Draft, of any citizen group including Indigenous representatives.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 243-264
Description
Investigates young gangs in a society where injury mortality (deaths due to accident, suicide and homicide) is the single most important health problem.
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 8, October 1999, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on the Lytton, B.C. sexual abuse lawsuit against the Anglican Church, and the church's argument that the federal government should bear the main responsibility.
AHWS: Repatriation of Aboriginal: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Stevenato and Associates
Janet Budgell
Description
Purpose of the project was to: gain understanding of key issues and concerns; identify repatriation models being implemented; review successful approaches and determine applicability in Ontario; develop a demographic profile of adoptees and foster children; consult with service providers, individuals, and Elders; and recommend a repatriation model for Aboriginal people in Ontario.
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Explores the phenomenon of the fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, their traditional and contemporary roles in Samoan culture and how they relate to issues of culture, gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
Duration: 52:00.
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 11-40
Description
Looks at environment of school-community interactions, involvement in children's schooling, and patterns of control related to student success. Interviews were conducted with parents, teachers, administrators and influential community members in over 20 sites between 1982 and 1993.
Paternalism and Identity: The Role of Personal Labour Organization in the Formation of Group Identity Among the Métis in the Rupert's Land Fur Trade and the Aboriginal People in the Northern Australian Cattle Industry
Theses
Author/Creator
Leanna Parker
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 796S-802S
Description
Comments on a program for Native American schoolchildren, in third to fifth-grade, that promotes increased physical activity and healthy eating behaviours.