Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnobiology ; 26th, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Fediuk
Brian Thom
Description
Results from survey of 191 households conducted by the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (Cowichan, Chemainus, Penelakut, Lyackson, Halalt and Lake Cowichan First Nations) to determine actual and wished for levels of harvesting of traditional foods.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 15, no. 2, Reclaiming Native Health, Winter, 2003
Description
Looks at why the Indigenous vote was seen as either insignificant or not worth pursuing in spite of some campaigns being won or lost by the American Aboriginal vote.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 4, 2003, pp. 323-330
Description
With evolving lifestyle changes, long-term studies are recommended to gather data that will aid in the design of effective strategies to prevent and control emerging health issues.
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 1-16
Description
Responses from three people on the theme of community health: Rose Martial, a community representative, Ann C. Macaulay, a family physician researching diabetes in Kahawake Territory and William Freeman, a professor at North West Indian College and former director of Research for the Indian Health Service (USA).
A copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert", from souvenir number of CANADIAN PICTORIAL & ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, 4 Jul 1885. It depicts Metis rowing boat through ice as his wife and children huddle in back. McKay was a farm instructor near Battleford. Incident described p.21.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white horse commanding the York and Simcoe Battalions."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Counseling and Values, vol. 47, no. 2, January 2003, pp. 109-117
Description
Interviews, using J. W. Worden's "tasks of mourning" as framework, with six Native Americans provides insight into the deep spiritual pain experienced as a result of historical and current events.
Federal Court of Appeal upheld decision concerning lower pension benefits for First Nation people on-reserve, who had not contributed to the Canada Pension Plan until 1988.
Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph of council held near Battleford. People; horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image.
Caption "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the Sweetgrass reserve in late March 1885; the meeting was interrupted by two Metis messengers who wanted the Indians to capture the fort."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Discusses common challenges facing Indigenous peoples, main criteria being used to respond and shape 'good practices', national crime prevention policies and strategies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States and examples of promising practices.
Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 181-[?]
Description
Western films from 1908 to 1916 depict popular attitudes toward interracial romance and government policies of the time in areas such as the military, land use, Indian assimilation and boarding schools.
Charity Law Bulletin, no. 19, January 31, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the implications when a law suit involves not only the entity which is directly responsible for abuse, but the affiliated national church organizations as well.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Description
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 53-58
Description
Interviews graduates of substance abuse treatment program which uses Native American medicine combined with Western models. Presents twelve emerging themes.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 91-102
Description
Author discusses different factors that have led to and possible solutions to the education gap that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the United States.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 18, no. 2, Autumn, 2003, pp. 127-134
Description
Highlights the importance of incorporating the Ojibwa's cultural history in the analysis of their sacred stories and explores the variety and many versions of stories regarding Anishinaabe myth.
Supreme Court Law Review , vol. 21, 2nd, 2003, pp. 105-138
Description
Examines three court cases in 2002 that discuss provincial authority in relation to Aboriginal culture: Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), Ross River Dena Council Band v. Canada and Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada.
Child Welfare, vol. 82, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 201-207
Description
Describes collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare.