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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George M. Guilmet
David Lloyd Whited
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 33-63
Description
Focuses on environmental issues that affect Native Americans and the contemporary urban-industrial society of the Pacific Northwest.
Backgrounder: Public Works Function in Self-Government
Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
'Bitterness behind Every Smiling Face': Community Development and Canada's First Nations, 1954-1968
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Shewell
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 83, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 58-84
Description
Discusses colonial policy in Canada and full rights of citizenship.
Blood Narrative: Indigenous Identity in American Indian and Maori Literary and Activist Texts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Buffalo Point First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Smith
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 6-8
Description
Chronicles the 30 year history of the tourism development plan for the community and analyzes the challenges and lessons learned.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Building an American Indian Community: The Hualapai Nation in the Twentieth Century
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeffrey P. Shepherd
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2002.
Building Capacity for Sound Public Works in First Nations Communities: A Planning Handbook
Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Chasing Paper: Forms over Function in First Nation Administration
Alternate Title
Research Report (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 47
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caitlin McAuliffe
Description
Discusses the reporting relationship between federal funders and First Nations governments using the Nipissing First Nations as a case study. Looks at discrepancies and challenges faced by communities and funders' accountability and transparency, as well as best practices in data governance, partnerships, and data collection models.
Chief Illiniwek: Dignified or Damaging?
Alternate Title
Native Chicago
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Discusses controversy over the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot at the University of Illinois. Chapter from book: Native Chicago edited by Terry Straus.
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jill Giswold
Description
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Communities First: First Nations Governance Consultation Report: Phase 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Information on a consultation process to develop replacement legislation for some sections of the Indian Act that are limiting community governance.
COVID-19 and Drinking Water Security in Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities: the Role of Collaboration among Diverse Actors in Responding to a Global Pandemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sondra Eger
Sarah Minnes
Amy Hudson
Kelly Vodden
Kathleen Parewick ...[et al]
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 16, no. 4, COVID-19 and Rural Canada: Rural Impacts and Resilience , 2021, pp. [112]-140
Description
Uses a collaborative analysis of Newfoundland Indigenous experiences to examine the impact of the COVID pandemic on their access to drinking water.
Delaware Identity in the Cherokee Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia Haake
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 19-45
Description
Looks at the history of the Delaware tribe and the survival of their identity within the Cherokee Nation.
Drinking Water Safety in Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Brief
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at water and sewage treatment systems in 660 First Nations communities.
Final Report: Cost Analysis of Current Housing Gaps and Future Housing Needs in First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy
Description
Includes 10 case studies.
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Forging an Indigenous Future: The Nez Perces, 1893-1934
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Jean James
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2002.
From Clan to Kwéan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Alternate Title
From Clan to Ḵwáan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Examines Tlingit politics in Alaska and the link between Indigenous political systems and ecological factors.
Governance within the Navajo Nation: Have Democratic Traditions Taken Hold?
Alternate Title
Governance within the Navajo Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wilkins
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 91-129
Description
Examination of the Navajo Nations government, encompassing politics, structure, and institutional context.
Grand Hall - [Pacific Coast Aboriginal Culture]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Andrea Laforet
Nancy Ruddell
George MacDonald
Harry Foster
Steven Darby
Stephen Alsford
Description
Exhibit showing houses from six Pacific coast First Nations, focusing on traditional culture and contemporary issues.
The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made.
Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
Hopi Culture and a Matter of Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lomayumtewa C. Ishii
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 33-52
Description
Looks at representation of the Hopi culture through writings of Walter Fewkes, John G. Bourke, and Earl Forrest.
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Celebration of the James Bay Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Boult
Brian Craik
Jennifer Latham
Andrew Orkin
Boyce Richardson
Geoff Quaile
Andrew Webster
An Ideographic Analysis of Native American Sovereignty in the State of Utah: Enabling Denotative Dissonance and Constructing Irreconcilable Conflict
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracylee Clarke
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 43-63
Description
Investigates the use of the sovereignty argument in the Goshute nuclear waste proposal debate.
Improving on Nature: The Legend Lake Development, Menominee Resistance, and the Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Dockry
Kyle Whyte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
Description
A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
Improving Water Quality Remains a Struggle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 3, July 2002, p. 21
Description
Advocates having provinces provide First Nations reserves with technical assistance, the testing of drinking water, inspections and water quality enforcement on a cost recovery basis as one option to addressing safe drinking water issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
In and Against the Image of Our Ancestors: Language, Leadership, and Sovereignty in the 2014 Navajo Nation Presidential Election Controversy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J Jeffery Clark
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [1]-32
Description
Focuses on the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation's decision to remove a candidate from the ballot because of lack of language fluency. Argues that while Diné sovereignty regarding identity is necessary to secure a vision of the future, this same sovereignty can be used to exclude people and contribute to settler colonial goals of erasure of Indigenous people and culture.
Indigenous Housing Management: A Comparative Evaluation of On Reserve and Off Nation Housing Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Nellas
Description
"This report presents key findings from a four-month study exploring the gap between on reserve and off nation Indigenous housing through the lens of two core funding streams, Section 95 (serving First Nations on reserves) and the Urban Native Housing Program (serving urban Indigenous populations)."
The Interpretation of Christianity by American Indian Prophets
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sara Mohammedi
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2002, pp. 71-88
Description
Discusses the revival of spirituality and new religious leaders as an aid to the reassertion of Native identity.
The Laughing People: A Tribute to My Innu Friends
Alternate Title
Le peuple rieur: Hommage à mes amis Innus
E-Books
Author/Creator
Serge Bouchard
Managing Place and Identity: the Marin Coast Miwok Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Sokolove
Sally K. Fairfax
Breena Holland
Geographical Review, vol. 92, no. 1, January 1, 2002, pp. 23-[?]
Description
Land, identity and the claims to land at Point Reyes National Seashore, California.
Native Women, the Built Environment and Community Well-Being: A Comparative Study of Two James Bay Cree Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Eleni Panagiotaraku
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2002.
The New York Oneidas: A Case Study in the Mismatch of Cultural Tradition and Economic Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 25-46
Description
Discusses the controversy surrounding the New York Oneidas casino, the controlling local government, and its dissidents.
O'odham Himdag as a Source of Strength and Wellness Among the Tohono O'odham of Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Mexico
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teri Knutson Woods
Karen Blaine
Lauri Francisco
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. 35-51
Description
Looks at the history of the tribe and the concept of O'odham Himdag linking to wellness and way of life.
Ontario First Nations On-Reserve Housing and Related Infrastructure Needs: Technical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Reports on housing capacity, subsidy and ownership, and age, condition, replacement needs and costs, and water and waste system capacity and condition.
Ontario region results from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) On-Reserve Housing and Related Infrastructure questionnaire. Most respondents were the Housing/Band Managers.
"Our City Indians": Negotiating the Meaning of First Nations Urbanization in Canada, 1945-1975
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [75]-92
Description
Comments on the migration of First Nations people to cities and how this upset the colonial geographies of isolated territories.
Police Farce: Documents Reveal the Siksika Nation Police Service Deserved to be Decommissioned
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (Alberta Edition), vol. 29, no. 9, April 29, 2002, pp. 26-27
Description
RCMP take over policing duties on the Blackfoot Reserve due to fiscal mismanagement, but native force had experienced other problems as well.
Poverty in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Milner
Inroads, vol. 11, May 2002, pp. 170-185
Description
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
Program Benefits Community Healing: Waterhen First Nation Residential School Survivors Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2002, p. 6
Description
Describes the program and the people who run it.
Public Works and Self-Government: An Introduction for Negotiators
Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Real Indians: Policing or Protecting Authentic Indigenous Identity?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dwanna L. McKay
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, vol. 7, no. 1, 2021, pp. 12-25
Description
Examines the challenges for authenticity of Indigenous identity claims in the United States.
Report Submitted by the NGO Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Experiences of urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and issues that effect urban Aboriginal Peoples in Toronto, Ontario.
The Reshaping of Indian Identity in Twentieth Century North Carolina
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Arris Oakley
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2002.
The Resurgence of the Choctawas in the Twentieth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clara Sue Kidwell
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 3-18
Description
History of the Choctaw Nation.
Sapokni Pit Huklo (Listening to Grandmother): Family, Race and Identity Resolution in a Choctaw Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Keith Collins
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2002.
Self Government: The Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Experience: Speaking Notes for Chief Sophie Pierre, St. Mary's Indian Band, Administrator Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council
Alternate Title
Speaking Truth to Power III: March 14-15, 2002: Self-Government: Options and Opportunities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Pierre
Description
Explains the Ktunaxa concept of self-government.
Sharing the Story: Experiences of Six Communities
Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Neegan Burnside
Description
Miawpukek First Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Peigan First Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River and Westbank First Nation.
Snapshots of La Ronge: Portraits of La Ronge's Economic Vitality as Depicted through Community Leaders and Visionaries
Alternate Title
Snapshots of La Ronge Portraits of La Ronge's Economic Vitality as Depicted through Community Leaders and Visionaries
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith Moen
SaskBusiness, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2002, pp. 13-19
Description
Describes economic initiatives undertaken by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) to develop employment opportunities...