Discusses the cross-cultural historical importance of corroborees (theatrical performances) in 19th-century Australia.
Chapter 7 from Creating White Australia edited by Jane Carey, Claire McLisky. Scroll down to access article.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 4, 2009, pp. 69-89
Description
Presentation from the perspective of the Certificate Program in Native American Studies (CPNAIS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) on ways to develop theory, methodology, and practice in Native studies.
Looks at the familial relationships which developed in the community of Île à la Crosse as well as those established with representatives of the fur trade and the Church.
Introduction and Chapter 1 of: One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan.
Ethnohistory, vol. 56, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 269-284
Description
Distinguishes between code talkers who were specifically trained by the military and used codified vocabulary, from those who were discovered by accident. Discusses the role of the second group in World War I and World II.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 1, January 2009, p. 7
Description
Looks at the executive director of a youth centre and the role he has played in changing the lives of many youth.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Examines the impact the border policy has on First Nations people. First Nations people feel that having to possess a passport to cross the border is an insult and a violation of the Jay Treaty.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 83-86
Description
Looks at a case study to identify areas where future discussion is needed to improve the understanding and meaning of knowledge translation in Aboriginal health research.
Resource for instructing students in the teachings associated with the moons in the three cultures, as well as numbers, days of week, months, and seasons in each language.
Focuses on how Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) women who had intermarried with French traders contributed to the development and sustainability of the fur trade economy.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Balanoff
Emily Kudlak
Alice Kaodloak
Cynthia Chambers
Description
Research on what constitutes literacy in a community from the perspective of the people who live there.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Discusses how Sherman Alexie (screenplay) and Chris Eyre (director) chose to portray American Indians in the film.
Excerpt from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 137-177
Description
Re-examines historical evidence used by Judge MacInnes in the case Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada
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.
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.
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.