Argues that emphasis on vocational curriculum not only stemmed from the belief that Native Americans were not fit for higher education, but was also intended to erase tribal identity, history, and communalism, and foster individualism.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Autumn, 2000, pp. 537-561
Description
Author argues that the colonization of Peru by the Spanish created a radical shift in gender identities and roles in Indigenous societies, and that the shift has been made invisible by Eurocentric definitions of gender and gender roles.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 33-36
Description
Chronicles yearly (1993-2000) policy changes and/or improvements that were captured in a presentation called, Celebrating The Past Seven Years In Aboriginal Health.
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000/20001, pp. 141-159
Description
Students identified persistence, commitment to community, family, financial, and institutional supports as contributing to their success. Barriers were lack of funding, negative experiences in high school, lack of affordable housing and childcare.
Working Paper (Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network) ; no. 78
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marc Frenette
Description
Using the Youth in Transition Survey (which excluded people who lived on-reserve or in the North) author found that 90 percent of the university attendance gap was associated socio-economic and academic characteristics.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 71-90
Description
Describes the experiences of Navajo relocatees in Pinon, Arizona, the largest forced relocation of American citizens in the United States since the World War II internment of people of Japanese ancestry.
What is the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 6
Description
Comments on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement Act and its uniqueness in being both an Act and part of the Consitution of Canada.
Article located by scrolling to page 6.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 162-182
Description
Discussion of changes made over the years by the federal government to policies regarding Aboriginal peoples living in cities as opposed to "Registered Indians"
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 58-63
Description
Reports on the potential impacts that the Chad-Cameroon pipeline will have on the Bagyéli Indigenous communities.
To access this article scroll down to page 58.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 213-248
Description
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 1-21
Description
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
Description
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.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999. Presents a Cree perspective on contact and relationships with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).