Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform. Discussion Paper
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David C. Hawkes
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Discusses negotiations concerning aboriginal peoples and the constitutional reform as of February 1987, the major issues involved and the prospects for successful resolution.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 23-25
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Statistics show that Indigenous Australians are roughly 9 times more at risk of developing end-stage renal failure than all other Australians. Studies suggest that problems can begin in infancy.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 203-220
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Argues that although Bureau of Indian Affairs officials viewed events as an opportunity to promote its assimilation program and display the "progress" students had made, their efforts failed because the public was much more interested in the romanticized, stereotypical version of American Indian.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 203-220
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Looks at the Bureau of Indian Affairs attempts to promote Indigenous education for public approval through exhibits at the World's Fair. However, the exhibits ended up promoting a romanticized traditional Indigenous culture to the American public.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 2000, pp. 412-420
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Commentary on the decision on s. 718 of the Criminal Code, aimed at reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples in the prison system by using alternate sentencing methods.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [65]-90
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Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.
Assistant Deputy Ministers' Committee on Prostitution and the Sexual Exploitation of Youth
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Discusses concerns Aboriginal communities have about sexual exploitation of their children and youth and the need for this issue to be addressed by the community and the government.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 399-414
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Suggests that the Mopan Maya fear that as one ages, individuals experience detachment and a loss of the soul, which is represented by the human shadow.
Institutional Issues: Pupils, Schools and Teacher Education
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Jane Pearce
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Explores how 36 teachers and student teachers rose to the challenges.
Chapter 2 from Institutional Issues: Pupils, Schools and Teacher Education, Volume 2 of Education, Culture and Values edited by Mal Leicester, Celia Modgil, and Sohan Modgil.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 14.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Winter, 1987, p. [?]
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Discusses how Ortiz uses the harmonious relationship between the Acoma Pueblo people and their rural environment in his literary works.
Entire issue on one pdf document. To access article, please scroll down page.