Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 355-372
Description
Explores the tensions involved in 'difference' when sports are approached from mainstream perspective. Author suggests a form of integration might meet the needs of all participants.
Looks at self-governance in Alaska, Canada, and the lower forty-eight states including eleven case studies.
Final report - AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) version.
Looks into criticisms of the Indian Health Service and offers an analysis of how the Service can support the expansion of sovereignty.
Food and Drug Law Paper (3rd Year)--Harvard University, 2005.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 190-205
Description
Description of the partnerships undertaken between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and Aboriginal communities at the institutional and individual level.
Discusses the historic approach of governments and the courts in addressing Aboriginal rights relating to land, and some of the key historical circumstances that have prevented resolution of the issues in the past. The article also looks at the current federal and provincial land claims policies in Ontario.
After Chiapas Aboriginal Land and Resistance in the New North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Simmons
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 119-148
Description
Analysis the relationship between economic restructuring and Aboriginal land rights in light of the 1994 conflict in Chiapas, Mexico and suggests that fundamental differences can provide directions for finding solutions.
Discusses success stories at Lapwai Middle School and Lapwai Elementary School and the eight common factors that have become apparent to reverse low school performance.
Describes the First Nations Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan (FNACS) mandate, which is to access federal and provincial assistance programs available to farmers.
Commentary on the history and developments in Saskatchewan First Nation affairs and of a media that seems to favour sensationalism over positive political legacies.
For King and Country: Alberta in the Second World War
World War II: The Homefront in Alberta
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Dempsey
Description
Looks at post-war developments in the area of political recognition.
Excerpt from For King and Country: Alberta in the Second World War, edited by Ken Tingley.
Alberta History, vol. 53, no. 3, Summer, 2005, pp. 13-24
Description
Discusses a gathering of Kainai, Pikuni and Siksika Nations for a political convention conducted under the surveillance by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 45-58
Description
Focuses on the mobilization of Native American Tribes in a concerted effort to attain economic goals, with an empahasis on tactics used in relation to gaming on-reserve.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 37-50
Description
Argues that the use of lead shot shells for hunting is a significant source of lead exposure in children, and results in reduced neurocognitive functions.