Explains, in a brief history, how Ahtahkakoop chose the land for the reserve which now bears his name and how he was the second chief to sign Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton in 1876.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 21-31
Description
Chronicles the diseases introduced by European contact and the profound impact on Native American civilization, including a discussion of the AIDS epidemic.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Reports the attendance of several delegates, sponsored by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, at the 7th World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, including Tom Shortbull, Ron His Horse is Thunder, and James Shanley.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 110-118
Description
Article explores the successes and challenges of a Haida Language preservation and revitalization program administered by Sealaska Heritage Institute on the Northwest Coast.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 206-214
Description
Argues that immediate action is needed to preserve languages; this will entail using a specific policy and planning framework, and requires the support of governments at all levels.
Papers From the American Indian Studies Section at the 2006 Western Social Science Association
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Paula Conlon
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the resurgence of the Stomp dance, a Native American religious and social dance, is keeping the Eastern Woodlands tribes alive and well.
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A census based study on role and extent assimilationist policies played in mortality rates of Native American children. Originally presented at Conference on Vulnerable Populations in Paris, July, 2005.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 19-33
Description
Findings show socioeconomic characteristics, substance abuse, barriers to mental health services and acculturation play a role in the occurrence of suicide in Native American Indian communities.