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.
Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-zaa First Nations
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Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Jillian Ridington
Description
Presents two versions of Dreamer Charlie Yahey's creation story.
Preface, introduction and chapter one from Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-zaa First Nations by Robin Ridington and Jillian Ridington.
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.
Looks into what progress has been made towards encouraging and supporting First Nations Schools to undertake sustainability programming and initiatives.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Property: The Northern Governance and Economy, 2013, pp. 32-34
Description
Overview of panel presentation by students at the Northern Governance and Economy Conference. Presentation was part of their final assignment for 2012.
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 4, October 2013, pp. 779-789
Description
Compares previously looked at ceramics and field samples to three distinctive compositional groups and suggests cultural processes that may have contributed.
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.
American Communication Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, Special Issue, 2013, pp. 1-10
Description
Examines a social movement that challenges the growing socio-economic inequality and institutional policies that have historically worked to disenfranchise Indigenous groups.
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.
Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy and Research on Sex Work in Canada
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Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Description
Recommendations include: embracing sex workers as members of communities and accepting various cultural beliefs and practices, meeting workers basic needs, acknowledging agency and voice, and supporting mobility.
Excerpt from Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy and Research on Sex Work in Canada edited by Emily van der Meulen, Elya M. Durisin, and Victoria Love.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the misappropriation of Native American-inspired designs, the blog and online boutique created to educate the public and connect Native designers with customers.