Objectives of report were to describe current practices, identify existing models of service delivery and alternatives, and make recommendations concerning more effective preventative measures.
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines the impact of Bishop Provencher on the Native Peoples of Red River, and comments on problems related to marriage practices, native cultural traditions, and attempts at agricultural and industrial practices.
Interviews community residents about impacts and changes of mining experience: changes to skills and experience; changes to family wages and household economy; new opportunities; employment; alcohol; traditional economy, and infrastructure and services.
Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research, this report provides an exploratory investigation on Native American children and youth and provides recommendations for research, policy, and practice.
"This report includes a detailed literature review section that overviews the 10 well-being indicators for focusing on the American Indian and Alaska Native population at the state and regional levels, and it also gives a discussion on data and methodology."
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. 57-61
Description
Book review of: Native American Representations edited by Gretchen M. Bataille.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 4, Autumn, 1985, pp. 385-410
Description
Examines the American Indigenous population's direct and indirect involvement in the US Civil War and its aftermath. The Confederate army courted Indigenous groups due to their tactical location and as a source for more troops.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 1-15
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Explores how transculturation or a middle ground, one that balances Indigenous and Christian religions, is used as a strategy for defining how religion is dealt with in three books. The three books used are: Linda Hogan’s Mean Spirit, Diane Glancy’s Pushing the Bear, and Sherman Alexie’s Reservation Blues.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 377-385
Description
Reports on the operation of Native Economic Development and Small Business Management course as an example of a culturally appropriate and community-based education initiative.