Docu-drama about a young man from the Lakota Sioux Nation in South Dakota who travels to Washington State to live with his uncle to learn about his relatives, the coastal Salish. In the process he also learns about the environment and the salmon.
Duration: 43:59
See resource guide Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself.
Focuses on the encounter between Christianity and indigenous religions.
Chapter from Historical Papers 1994: Canadian Society of Church History edited by Bruce L. Guenther.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 21
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Looks at a Métis woman who first participated in a triathlon named after her great-grandfather, Billy Loutitt, and then went on to run in the Boston Marathon.
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Discusses aspects of economic development in Canada as they relate to Aboriginal communities, including barriers to success, factors that contribute to success and a need for new approaches.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, 1994, pp. 119-146
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Report looks at housing in the United States and concludes that the situation, for Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, is destructive, genocidal and unpardonable.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 23, no. 4, May 1994, p. 21
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Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and the University of Saskatchewan create the only MBA Program in Canada designed specifically for Indigenous peoples.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 19
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Introduces Zane Hansen, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority president and chief executive officer, including his employment history and education background.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 3, March 2007, p. 1
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Comments on the many mysterious disappearances of Aboriginal women over the years and one woman's quest for finding her mother.
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Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 30-35
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Reveals that there are 400 distinct ethnic groups lumped under the category of "Native American", that the United States government has 371 treaty relationships, and also discusses the "right of inherent sovereignty".
Discusses six "faces" of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) including, factual observations, management systems, past and current land uses, ethics and values, culture and identity, and cosmology.
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 26-31
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Discussion of a photograph and what the image depicts of an unfair and exploitive economic system and the realities of the lives of women working in the factories of Juárez.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 158-162
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Author laments on the decline of major institutions that once defined Canadians in such a way as to bind people together, comments on Canada's image to outsiders, and briefly mentions perspectives on First Nation peoples.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 52-55
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Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
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Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
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