McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, January 2010, pp. 1-3
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Discusses the Crown's obligation to consult whenever their actions could impact Aboriginal right or title interests that are recognized by section 35 of the Constitution.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 27-41
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Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 119-136
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Discussion, at the structural level, about the kind of education that is provided to Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The article also discusses a social activist, Shannen Koostachin, and her campaign to engage in social action in order to pressure the federal government to build a new school.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 213-248
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Looks at concerns and themes presented to the Royal Commission almost a century ago, which continue to be concerns today, including secure access and control of the traditional resource base and participation in the economy.
Report, based on five years of research into missing and murdered Aboriginal females in Canada, explores circumstances, root causes and trends of violence, numbers of missing/murdered women, and questions why this is occurring.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 673-699
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Looks at Apess's historical address given in 1836 in which he uses the power of the role as a Christian minister and the rhetoric of the abolitionist movement to argue for Native rights.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 1-21
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Article presents the results of a study conducted among Indigenous Academics relating to the ethnic/racial labels they preferred to use when describing their Indigeneity.
Index on Censorship , vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 54-64
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Discusses how the Canadian government inflicted damage on First Nations cultures by the suppression of language and learning, and the enforcement of schooling in "civilized" culture.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 125-149
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Discussion on the frustration felt, by northern Aboriginal peoples, that research conducted in the north is invariably not relevant to the people or to pubic policy.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999. Presents a Cree perspective on contact and relationships with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 46-47
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Presents the short story, Where Are We Going by Brian Sloan, that discusses the viewpoint that each generation seems to be moving further away from nature.
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 19, no. 3, Anti-Racism in Education: Missing in Action, Spring , 2010, pp. 275-289
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Comments on the need to increase the knowledge about Aboriginal peoples for Canadian students, many who graduate high school with less than adequate levels of information.
Kevin Loring discusses the evolution of his play, which was featured at the National Arts Centre's English Theatre. Play focuses on the effects of residential schools.
Duration: 28:11.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 80, no. 3, 1999, pp. 479-486
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Reviews of seven CDs:
Great Canadian Adventure: Portrait of a Nation.
Canadian Treasures: An Interactive Journey through Canada's HeritageKlondike Gold RushSettler's of Upper Canada: A Time of Change and ProgressTotem Poles: Myth, Magic and Monumental Art on the Pacific Northwest Coast by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Emily Carr at Home and at workMaking History: Louis Riel and the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Explains why history is the foundation for native title in Australia and how current use, possession, custody or power is insufficient ground for native title.