Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, pp. 36-42
Description
Recalls the efforts of Johan Adrian Jacobsen, who transported eight Inuit from Labrador to Europe for display at zoos and exhibitions during which they all died from smallpox.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 281-308
Description
Presents history of the Garrison Dam and the resulting reservoir, Lake Sakakawea named after a Shoshone women that was a translator for Lewis and Clarke expedition.
Aim of the paper is to increase interest relating to topics regarding the translation of research tools for use in health research on Aboriginal peoples.
Reviews the history behind the signing of the treaties in Canada and determines they were negotiated on site and First Nations wishes were taken seriously.
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. 60-68
Description
Examines human rights theories to see if a human rights framework can be used to correct differences in health, education and social services provided to Aboriginal communities.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 100-128
Description
"This essay analyzes Aboriginal and settler landscapes within what became the Treaty #3 area of northwestern Ontario, during the late nineteenth century and after, and the tensions that exist between those landscapes".
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Description
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.
Technical Report (U.S. Department of Justice) ; NCJ 249939
Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven W. Perry
Description
Report summarizes census of State and local law enforcement agencies, census of state and local prosecutor offices serving Tribal lands, census of Tribal law enforcement agencies and national survey of Tribal court systems.
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
Peter W. Phillips
Description
Discusses progress made to overcome problems that face many tribal police officers within Native American communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 99-100
Description
Author's thanks to the Acoma Pueblo writer for his power to move the reader to new insights.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 99.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 21-39
Description
Author reflects on Vizenor’s concept of the “compassionate trickster,” and how that understanding of irony and humour in Indigenous art has affected the author’s own research and career in academia.
Canadian Literature, no. 183, Winter, 2004, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: Border Crossings: Thomas King's Cultural Inversions by Arnold E. Davidson, Priscilla L. Walton and Jennifer Andrews.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access book review, scroll to page 117.
Commissioner from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about the Commission, ramifications of the residential school experience and linkages to current social problems, survivors' stories, and Commission's calls to action.
Duration: 59:29.
Speakers discuss initiatives undertaken by their law schools in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.
Duration: 52:07.