Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007, pp. 199-216
Description
Compares economic development of similar countries to Torres Strait Islands using the Gross Domestic Product per capita and the impact of culture has on Torres Strait entrepreneurs.
Argues that the appropriation of the totems for use as one of the symbols for the Canadian nation state masks the reality of the Aboriginal-settler relationship.
Cultural Dynamics, vol. 16, no. 1, 2004, pp. 29-69
Description
Looks at the construction of an Aboriginal or Indigenous public world which includes images, ideas and practices from the late 19th century to the present.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 139-193
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations edited by Eric D. Lemont.
American Indian Rhetorics of Survivance: Word Medicine, Word Magic edited by Ernest Stromberg.
Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice by Lawney L. Reyes.
Black Silk Handkerchief: A Hom-Astubby Mystery by D. L. Birchfield.
The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket edited by Granville Ganter.
Elias Cornelius Boudinot: A Life on the Cherokee Border by James W.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 145-198
Description
Book review of:
Becoming Two-Spirit: Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country Brian Joseph Gilley.
Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes.
Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest edited by V. B. Price and Baker H. Morrow.
The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War by Clarissa W. Confer.
Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country edited by Tiya Miles and Sharon P.
Docu-drama about a young man from the Lakota Sioux Nation in South Dakota who travels to Washington State to live with his uncle to learn about his relatives, the coastal Salish. In the process he also learns about the environment and the salmon.
Duration: 43:59
See resource guide Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself.
Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 31, no. 4, October 2004, pp. 837-854
Description
Study findings confirm that some opportunities, generated by tourism development and changes in federal–Aboriginal relations, have begun to challenge non-native stereotypes.
Study focused on: education, culture and identity, political representation, housing, economic development, racism, health, economically successful residents, youth issues, and gaps in social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 340.