Argues that problems at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) will continue and that the firings by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nation (FSIN) has hurt the institution.
Lists articles, books and book chapters, theses, online resources, and audiovisual collections under the following headings: Prehistory of the TRC, Human Rights Violations, Amnesty, Reparations and Rehabilitation, and Aftermath. Current as of November, 2006.
Excerpt from: Tradition and Education: Towards a Vision of Our Future by the National Indian Brotherhood and Assembly of First Nations. Produced as part of the National Review of First Nations Education.
Summarizes the findings of the National Review of First Nations Education conducted by the National Indian Brotherhood and the Assembly of First Nations.
Conference participants collectively formulated a research and program policy agenda for addressing the disproportionately high rates of suicide in Native North American communities.
Indian Review of World Literature in English, vol. 2, no. 1, January 2006, p. [?]
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Focuses on the trepidations of Native Women writers and their appreciation of the cultures and traditions of their People, including the role of mother earth, hunting and fishing traditions, the peoples and the wars, and the waters and fires.
Diabetes Educator, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 714-720
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Describes a pilot project to improve knowledge, attitudes and skills of ad hoc translators, who deal with Native Americans with limited English proficiency.
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 3, The Pedagogy of American Indian Law, 2006, pp. 997-1032
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Looks at the environmental law legislation on the state and federal levels; controlling international treaty law and amending the state nuisance law.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2006, pp. 43-63
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Examines the translation of a legend from Dakota to English as a dynamic and complex process that extends beyond literal translation to understanding the context of both cultures and languages.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 67-81
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Argues that James Welch's novel The Death of Jim Loney presents a way to understand how genocide is represented as a catastrophic event and a recurrent condition and denial as a culturally specific response to trauma.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 67.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 307-330
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Discusses the sudden ecological, economic, and political changes in the Canadian west that caused an explosion of tuberculosis infections among First Nations communities.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 393-398
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Looks at how English literacy was a part of the drive to colonize and assimilate Indigenous peoples, and how support is needed for Indigenous controlled literacy demands.
Law and Human Behavior, vol. 30, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 93-114
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Contends that treatment that follows the risk, need, and responsivity principles can reduce gang violence in correctional institutions and in the community.
Discussion paper submitted to Part Two of the Ipperwash Inquiry, which was established to look into events surrounding the death of Dudley George during a protest over land rights.