Looks at the efforts to bridge scientific knowledges from Indigenous and western worldviews for the purposes of science education, science research, science applications, and science outreach for youth and the community.
Discusses problems, examples and the options available to communities dealing with issues of ownership, control and access to the cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 37, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 151-174
Description
Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.
Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 63-85
Description
Presents a study that looks at links between personal homelessness and intergenerational trauma through a series of interviews with Aboriginal men.
The International Indigenous Policy Journal website contains editorials, book reviews and research. The journal also links to the most popular papers addressing issues pertaining to Indigenous peoples throughout the world.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 23, no. 3, 2002, pp. 12-28
Description
Explores the interracial marriages of Jane Foley and Bessy Cameron and how the colonial regimes that developed in New Zealand and Victoria shaped these women's lives.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 475-497
Description
Comments on the exchange of cultures between American Indians and Scottish-Irish settlers and the positive transformation into an intertribal community that occurred.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 169-201
Description
Interview with Linda Smith, an Indigenous researcher, about alternative education of the Maori in New Zealand, impact of colonialism and current contexts.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 81-95
Description
Describes the experience of instructors of an introductory class taught on-reserve and gives examples of adjustments in the instructional process and course curriculum to bridge cultural gaps.
Native Authenticity: Transnational Perspectives on Native American Literary Studies
Native Traces
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Deborah L. Madsen
Description
Discussion of difficulties involved in determining who can legitimately be called a "Native American" author.
Excerpt from Native Authenticity: Transnational Perspectives on Native American Literary Studies edited by Deborah L. Madsen.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2002, pp. ix-xviii
Description
Introduction to a special journal issue on Indigenous women, with reference to the hard work done in what is like a war zone. The article is framed in the wake of September 11, 2001 and reflects how the issues of survival still resonate true even now.
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 75, Winter, 2002, pp. 1-29
Description
Explores the how concept of race has evolved in Canada from the early settlement days, to multiculturalism, to the "return of race" in the areas of culture and public policies.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis in Canada and Quebec / Présentation: Représentations des, 2010, pp. 181-192
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Magee Sherer
Description
Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
Suitable for ages 12 and up.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 212-215
Description
Overview revealed that inequalities exist and are on the rise in child and adult populations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.
Describes his expeditions to the Arctic in the 1570's and impact on the Inuit. Site provides related links to supplementary information and publications.
Perspectives inuit et qallunaat: points de vue en interaction
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Jarich Oosten
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. 9-15
Description
Presents an overview of the articles in this issue of Études/Inuit/Studies which focuses on the co-operation between Inuit and Qallunaaq who work together to gain a greater understanding of Inuit culture and society.
Article is available in French and English. Scroll down for English.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1-2, Spring/Summer, 2010, pp. 4-11
Description
Discusses artists' responses to the impact of residential schools and cultural assimilation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.