American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Summer, 1987, pp. 187-201
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An investigation into the successful implementation of a Cherokee Female Seminary, modeled after seminaries in Massachusetts. The Cherokee Nation embracing a non-Indigenous education with fewer tribal traditions to adhere to leading to less feelings of alienation for the students.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 57-78
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Impact of settlements made in 1960-1962 between Manitoba Hydro and Cree bands to compensate for the flooding of Cree lands and the relocation of an entire village. Maintains that, as a result, these bands have changed from self-sufficiency to dependent societies with many social problems.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Fall, 2002, pp. 259-270
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Looks at the reasons for the migration of the Oneota peoples to the Plains and the adjustments to the natural and social environments made by the peoples.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Peoples in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 4-7
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Opening comments to the themed issue regarding the factors which contribute to urban migration by Indigenous peoples.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
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Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
Canada and the World Backgrounder, vol. 67, no. 6, May 2002, pp. 20-3
Description
Social and health problems of the Ojibway of northwestern Ontario in Treaty 9 territory, due in a large part to dams causing flooding of traditional hunting, fishing and trapping lands, and the peoples' subsequent move to reserve.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, 2002, pp. 113-120
Description
Revisites a less well-known published linguistic study, The Discovery of California, in order to educate a diverse audience on the linkage between language and migration.
Highlights the problems associated with relocation when old settlement patterns are ignored in favour of southern, urban models; examines selected case material and the experience of one specific community.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 22-27
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Describes the struggles faced by Indigenous peoples from Cordillera who migrate to Baguio City in search of opportunity.
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Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 28-33
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Chronicles the upheaval suffered by the indigenous Embera people after a hydroelectric dam was constructed.
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