Introduction from book: Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Narratives in the Courts by Bruce Granville Miller. A case for merging oral narratives into legal proceedings. Includes a few pages from chapter 1.
American Antiquity, vol. 76, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 24-40
Description
Contends that Paleoindians lived differently than did later occupants of the Great Plains but that the difference has been exaggerated in the literature.
"An alternative report from the Shannen's Dream Campaign to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the occasion of Canada's 3rd and 4th periodic reviews."
Looks at Inuvialuit principles, values and objectives for the future including preserving cultural identity, participation in the northern & national economy, and protecting & preserving the Arctic wildlife, environment & biological productivity.
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 48, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 67-85
Description
Provides an analysis of the First Nations women who served as chiefs and councilors across Canada, and explores whether gender makes a difference in their experiences as leaders.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3, Summer, 2011, pp. 353-371
Description
Discusses the national, multiethnic, universal, and postcolonial limitations and possibilities of work in Indigenous studies throughout Europe and the United States.
Looks at the dominant visual representations of Native Americans and the use of photography as a form of resistance to racist photographic representations.
Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
Examines installation specifically the mural pathway exploring the sense of community that comes from traditional modes of art, storytelling and interpretation.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Results of two archaeological and palaeontological surveys of six areas produced evidence of a series of boom-and-bust cycles in population, with an all-time maximum occurring between approximately 3900 and 3600 BP, with subsequent crashes eventually leading to the disappearance of the people.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 16
Description
Looks at the contribution of monies from the federal government to help Métis communities preserve their history and culture.
Article located by scrolling to page 16.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Description
Submission to the National Panel on First Nations Elementary and Secondary Education. Highlights current initiatives to improve First Nations education, raise completion rates at the K-12 level, and promote educational success at post-secondary institutions.