Division of Educational Opportunity and Equity, Montana Office of Public Instruction
Description
Brief overview of Native Americans in Montana including a chronology of important events and dates and information on the contemporary status of Indians in Montana.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 69-100
Description
Describes how urban anglophone residents explored national identity, some by journeying to the "wilderness" to participate in indigenous activities such as snowshoeing and tobogganing.
National Aboriginal Art Funders Gathering Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - May 28-30, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussions focused on four main topics: arts management capacity, communication networks, professional development, and evaluation and performance measures for funders.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2004.
Includes discussion of Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine and Leslie Marmon Silko's The Garden of the Dunes.
Asserts that government promises of economic improvement have not been fulfilled and the displaced First Nations peoples have received little for the surrender of their land.
Catholic Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 2, April 2004, pp. 260-272
Description
Looks at the significance of Kateri Tekakwitha, and the nostalgic, fictionalized autobiography The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha written by Ellen Walworth.
Research looked at four topics: nature of nursing practice, roles and functions, commonalities and differences among roles and functions in various settings, and factors which facilitate or hinder practice and development of expertise. Methods involved analysis of Registered Nurses Database to develop a demographic profile, systematic analyses of policy and administrative documents, national survey of 3,933 registered nurses, and interviews with 152 practitioners about their experiences.
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 4, Special Issue: eHealth, 2004, pp. 448-449
Description
Brief article about National Institute of Health of the United States and the Canadian Institute of Health Research signing a joint agreement to cooperate on issues related to health research.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 1984, pp. 293-301
Description
Explores how the tradition of non-authority affects teaching of children and discusses the challenges that some teachers encounter because of this tradition.
Report on research which focused on four areas: nature of nursing practice, roles and function of nurses, commonalities and differences and factors which facilitate or hinder practice and development of expertise.
Canadian Social Trends, no. 75, Winter, 2004, pp. 8-15
Description
Indicates off-reserve First Nations people are as likely to use the internet as non-Aboriginal people. Uses data from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the 2000 General Social Survey.
File contains 4 negatives of an open house held at the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, in March, 1988. The first two show people on either side of an informational table in an office setting. The second two show two men looking at documents.
Study of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and the Province of Saskatchewan gaming partnership and how the structure may apply to providing housing.
Research conducted to obtain a profile of residents and to record opinions and experiences of those who live in the neighbourhood. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
Discussion of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) Leadership Program aimed at preparing a new generation of senior-level leaders for tribal colleges and universities.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, vol. 61, no. 22, November 15, 2004, pp. 2340-2344
Description
Discusses how chronic diseases have increased in prevalence in Aboriginal populations and affect those residents disproportionately when compared with other ethnic groups in the United States.