Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 95-98
Description
Book review of: Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun, The Moon in Two Windows by N. Scott Momaday.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 95.
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, Truth and Reconciliation, August 31, 2011, p. Article 3
Description
Discusses the similarities and differences in the three important transitional justice goals: reparation, responsibility and reframing, and concludes that Canada’s injustices have made the barriers to pursuing notions of transitional justice much greater.
Speaker discusses her curatorial practices with special reference to developing the exhibition Through Their Eyes: Paintings from the Santa Fe Indian School.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, September 2011, p. 28
Description
Comments on the success of the 2011 Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games despite an emergency evacuation that occurred during the opening ceremonies.
Article located by scrolling to page 28.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 27
Description
Looks at preparations made for the 35th Saskatchewan Indian Summer Games, held at Thunderchild First Nation, including the construction of three new soccer fields.
Article located by scrolling to page 27.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 6-12
Description
Focuses on changing political, environmental and climatic conditions effecting the future of Tibet's unique nomadic pastoralism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
Discussion centers around the main characters' experiences in a residential school and the impact it had on the development of their identity in relation to Aboriginal culture and community.
Tipahamatoowin or Treaty Four?: Speculations on Alternate Texts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John S. Milloy
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 91-111
Description
Looks at the two different narratives regarding the negotiations of Treaty 4, the differing cultural frameworks and why, for the Cree and Saulteaux people, the treaty settlement remains unfinished business.
Canadian Diversity=Diversité canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 5-12
Description
Discusses how organizations are using technology to self-define how they are represented to the world.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article, scroll to p. 5.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 4, 2009, pp. 1-28
Description
Overview of the Fort Armstrong Centennial Celebration and the 1916 participation of the Meskwaki people as a deliberate strategy to present their culture to their non-American Indian neighbors.
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 418-428
Description
Discusses greenhouse experiments, efficient restoration techniques, and responses to sand burial, trampling, and drought in the village of Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik in subarctic Quebec.
Gathering for Success: Sharing Indigenous Economic Development Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Aboriginal Relations
Description
Lists key resources to aid community leaders, economic development officers, and members of the community to improve economic development within communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 129-134
Description
Discusses how parents are involved in their children's mathematics education, and how it can be enhanced by the integration of cultural knowledge into mainstream western education.
Argues that tough on crime policies do not work, and that Canada is heading down the same path as the United States. The author further contends that poverty is the core issue surrounding crime and that it must be addressed.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the shift towards equal partnership between federal, provincial and First Nations governments in British Columbia regarding health care services and implications for the rest of Canada.
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
[Art of the state (Montréal, Québec) ; v. 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses.
Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.