American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sanda Cohen
Description
Teacher explains her objections to the stereotypes in the novel and classroom activities suggested to accompany it. Instead she chose to focus on the theme of friendship found in the story. Excerpt from American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography, 2nd ed. edited by Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Paulette Fairbanks Molin, and Yvonne Wakim.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 16-21
Description
Discusses customary law’s contribution to addressing areas where ordinary criminal or civil laws have failed particularly in reference to mass violence .
To access this article, scroll down to page 16.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 13
Description
Discusses how the Dakota Dunes reinvests gaming profits to various communities which target youth, elders and the disadvantaged.
Article found by scrolling to page 13.
Artist's own experiences as a hybrid subject influence her work and represents the reality of most Aboriginal people today. Includes annotated photographs from exhibition.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 30, no. 1, Winter, 1999/2000, p. 4
Description
Dana Laframboise "a nine-time provincial champion, a Canadian national gold medallist at the junior, intermediate and senior levels and has won many international titles to name but a few. His record stands at 124 bouts, with 106 wins and 18 losses".
Analyzes the use of Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee references in Alexie's works.
Chapter 1 from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1999.
Examines transition of a culturally integrated traditional Ojibwa community in southeastern Ontario to contemporary Ojibwa First Nation of Alderville.
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 287-325
Description
Argues that the bow and arrow were present in the early Holocene and that atlatls, bows and arrows were used, in varying frequencies, at the same time.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 81-101
Description
Promotes the cohesion of Haudenosaunee people on both sides of the United States/Canada border by sharing history, clan research and linking clan relatives.
Comments on the alleged slaughter of Inuit sled dogs by the RCMP, in the 1950s to the 1970s, and the Qikiqtani Truth Commissions' investigation of the allegations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 177-181
Description
Book reviews of:
Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America by Peter C. Mancall;
White Man's Wicked Water: The Alcohol Trade and Prohibition in Indian Country, 1802-1892 by William E. Unrau.
Looks into what progress has been made towards encouraging and supporting First Nations Schools to undertake sustainability programming and initiatives.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 569-590
Description
Discussion on Native evangelical leaders and organizations that circulate through the North American Institute of Indigenous Theological Studies. The article also looks at the relationship between Native evangelicalism and decolonization.
Health Promotion International, vol. 25, no. 2, 2010, pp. 166-173
Description
Looks at a case study of a health promotion project which, using the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, aims to provide culturally appropriate health promotion.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 6-25
Description
Examines how cultural and traditional Aboriginal knowledge can improve social work and human service field education for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.