Looks at the religious considerations underlying construction of the Great North Road and other Chaco roads uniting the Chaco world and its works with its spiritual landscape.
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 109-118
Description
Looks at the prehistory of the upper Tanana Valley by looking at Healy Lake Village using source records, photographs, oral history from descendants of the trader who owned a post near the village, and ethnographic information from fieldwork.
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William E. Rees
J. David Hulchanski
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Evaluates success of program, identifies key strengths and weaknesses, recommends improvements, and suggests how positive aspects could be shared with other communities.
Biographies of six First Nation women from Saskatchewan: Chief Mary-Ann Day Walker of the Okanese First Nation, Jean Goodwill of the Little Pine First Nation, Lefa Buffalo of the Day Star First Nation, Betty Spence, Joan Greyeyes and Theresa Stevenson.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. vii-x
Description
An introduction and historical overview into the California Indigenous groups fight for federal recognition and the articles presented in this special issue.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
Description
Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 34-37
Description
Book reviews of: Flinders Ranges Dreaming by The Adnyamathanha Storytellers of South Australia and Dorothy Tunbridge.
Turning the Tide: A Personal History of the Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines andTorress Strait Islanders by Faith Bandler.
World Literature Today, vol. 64, no. 1, Winter, 1990, p. 30
Description
Article argues that to establish a meaningful connection with the past and achieve a healing sense of self, writers must engage in a constant dialogue with past history.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 97-119
Description
Argues that the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program has the potential to empower communities by responding to local initiatives, tailoring services for specific needs and creating collaborative relationships.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 97-113
Description
Examines the research project on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal use of western health care systems and summarizes the viewpoints and research on the utilization patterns.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 27-29
Description
High rates of diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases and cancer has prompted a review of the health care system in use. Recommends the role of the health worker be different from the role of doctors or nurse.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 15-32
Description
Focuses on housing and economic structure in off-reserve communities situated near the railway in northern Ontario by comparing household surveys from 1975 and 1985.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 3, May 1990, pp. [19-28]
Description
Examines relationship between the students' perception of family background as either traditional or modern and characteristics in students’ personal behaviour.