Brief overview of the Project including nine pictures. Produced for the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) Project. Forms part of The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing site.
Canadian Art, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2004, pp. 48-53
Description
Discussion on Lori Blondeau’s work, which explores the influence of popular media and culture (contemporary and historical) on Aboriginal self-identity, self-image, and self-definition.
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 2, February 2004, p. 6
Description
Officially known as the Anglican Church of Canada Resolution Corp., fund will be used to pay 30 per cent of the damages in residential schools law suits.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 73-105
Description
How the Sechelt Indian Band of British Columbia, in 1984, became the first to develop its own constitution and to withdraw from the authority of the Indian Act.
[Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rae Mitten
p. 44
Description
Published as part of the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform. Identifies gaps in research on the implications of FAS for the justice system.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Description
Comments on the role of law in measures that secure the legal scope of governance in the Arctic to deal with security challenges.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lassi Heininen
Description
Looks at traditional security, comprehensive security, and threat and risk.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Research conducted to provide background information on governance issues related to providing public works, assist First Nations in development of guidelines for processes and structures to enable delivery of services, and determine if further research was required.
Study undertaken to assess participation/access to and success in programs designed to introduce students to college curriculum while still in high school.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 425-445
Description
Reviews the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adequacy of food security including law and policy, which impede food production and acquisition, and provides recommendations for achieving food security.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 67-73
Description
Argues that the story of Tayo’s transformation is like a traditional Laguna narrative, with the text functioning as the novel’s formal and thematic backbone.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 221-228
Description
An analysis of prophets as an extension of traditional Indigenous shamans and how their similarities allowed prophets to achieve legitimacy within Indigenous communities.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, p. 30
Description
Author who is Chair of the Bidgerdii (Australia) Aboriginal Community Health Service describes her choice to go to University and the price she paid in loneliness and isolation.
Factors contributing to success include: strong governance and leadership, high expectations, stategic use of funds and resources, respect, welcoming atmosphere, and a wide range of programming.