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.
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.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 2000, pp. 412-420
Description
Commentary on the decision on s. 718 of the Criminal Code, aimed at reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples in the prison system by using alternate sentencing methods.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [65]-90
Description
Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.
Assistant Deputy Ministers' Committee on Prostitution and the Sexual Exploitation of Youth
Description
Discusses concerns Aboriginal communities have about sexual exploitation of their children and youth and the need for this issue to be addressed by the community and the government.
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.
Institutional Issues: Pupils, Schools and Teacher Education
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Jane Pearce
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Explores how 36 teachers and student teachers rose to the challenges.
Chapter 2 from Institutional Issues: Pupils, Schools and Teacher Education, Volume 2 of Education, Culture and Values edited by Mal Leicester, Celia Modgil, and Sohan Modgil.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 14.
The History Teacher, vol. 21, no. 4, August 1988, pp. 407-423
Description
Looks at how audio-visual materials, used to present a holistic overview of Native American history and culture, enhance lectures and the written word.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 280-298
Description
Author uses the debate over process-oriented versus skills-oriented writing instruction as the starting point for a discussion on five aspects of the "culture of power" in the field of education.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 1, 2000, pp. 389-404
Description
Concluding remarks regarding six papers published in this issue and presented at a conference entitled Changing Punishment at the Turn of the Century in Saskatoon, September,1999.