The State and Indigenous Movements
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Keri E. Iyall Smith
Stolen Past: Shattered Futures: Aboriginal Justice In Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Catharine L. L. Crow
Description
Politics, Judicial Administration Thesis (M.A.)--Brock University, 1994.
Stone Child Recoups Chippewa-Cree History
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006, pp. 45-46
Description
Introduces the efforts of the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project to produce materials that help teach Chippewa-Cree history to Montana's public school children.
Strategic Plan for Aboriginal Corrections: Innovation, Learning, & Adjustment, 2006-07 to 2010-11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Initiatives Directorate
Description
Report looks at engagement with Aboriginal offenders and new Aboriginal specific interventions which respect the diversity of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
Strategic Planning and Policy Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Murray Browne
Jeanie Lanine
Kathryn Deo
Woodward & Company
Description
Looks at strategic planning and developing policies by First Nations governments to ensure that they are operating efficiently, effectively, and in ways that are respectful of their culture and vision.
Strengthening the Capacity of Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities
Alternate Title
Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey ; v. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Ted Wilkes
Stephen Zubrick
Sven Silburn]
Stress-Coping Among Aboriginal Individuals With Diabetes in an Urban Canadian City: From Woundedness to Resilience
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Yoshitaka Iwasaki
Judith Bartlett
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 3, no. 1, The Health of Urban Aboriginal People: From Woundedness to Resilience, September 2006, pp. 15-25
Description
Study showed that stress is common and related to both health issues and the broader environment.
Strong Policies, Poor Outcomes: Longitudinal Analysis of Forest Sector Contributions to Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Parkins
Richard C. Stedman
Mike n. Patriquin
Mike Burns
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 61-73
Description
Contends that within the context of the Aboriginal community, forestry was found to have a marginal contribution to social and economic status.
A Study of Resiliency of American Indian High School Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Thornton
Michele Collins
Richard Daugherty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2006, pp. 4-16
Description
Research suggests coping mechanisms for youth are affected by three major factors; family, school and community influences.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Ear Disease and Hearing Loss
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samantha Burrow
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 10-12
Description
Article in a series which briefly reviews current literature and re-analyzes it to provide clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
Supporting Children and Families with Sustained Community Transformations
Alternate Title
Supporting Indigenous Children's Development: Community-University Partnerships
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Alan Pence
Description
Preface and chapter eight from book: Supporting Indigenous Children's Development: Community-University Partnerships.
Survey of First Nations People Living Off-Reserve, Métis and Inuit: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
EKOS Research Associates
Anishinabek Consultants
Description
Results of a national telephone survey conducted in 2006.
Survivance and Fluidity: George Conway's The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-Ge-ga-gah-bowh
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Rex
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 1-33
Description
Contends that the autobiographical work demonstrates a self-determined identity that defies nineteenth century national, social, racial and intellectual categories and successfully integrates his Ojibwe, American and British cultures.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Sustainability Assessment and Conflict Resolution: Reaching Agreement to Proceed With the Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Gibson
Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 14, no. 3-4, 2006, pp. 334-348
Description
Examines the sustainability-centred approach and conflict resolution to an innovative environmental assessment and the consequential negotiations.
Sweet Grass Visions: The Combination of Trickster and Theatre for the Transmission of Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Amethyst First Rider
Description
Drama Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Calgary, 1994.
Tackling Literacy in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
CIS Research Report. Issue Analysis ; no. 73
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirsten Storry
Issue Analysis, no. 73, August 31, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Description
Comments on the need to acknowledge that traditional education delivery service is not working and that it is time to try innovative solutions that cater to the learning needs of children and adult learners.
Take Nothing in Life for Granted
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 17, 2006, p. A16
Description
Columnist relates his experiences regarding the death of his son due to an industrial accident.
Taking Ownership: The Implementation of a Non-Aboriginal Program for On-Reserve Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Beatch
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.
Tales of Long Ago
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rae Mick
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, p. 9
Description
Short recollection of the diet and lifestyle of Aboriginal Australians in the 1940s.
Tammarniit (Mistakes): Inuit Relocation in the Eastern Arctic, 1939-63
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Peter Kulchyski
Task Force Two Calls for Pan-Canadian Approach to Physician Resources
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Kondro
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 13, June 20, 2006, p. 1827
Description
Recommendations to promote recruitment and retention of physicians and to attract health care workers to serve Aboriginal peoples and isolated communities.
Teachers' Work in Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Telling Stories About Places for Sustainability: A Case Study of the Islands in the Salish Sea Community Mapping Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Vanessa Sparrow
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2006.
Ten Years of Aboriginal Head Start in the NWT: 1996 to 2006
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Chalmers
Description
Booklet provides an overview of Aboriginal Head Start, site by site tour of the eight Northwest Territories Aboriginal Head Start (NWTAHS) programs, and evaluation and summary of the programs.
"There is a Right Way"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phillip H. Round
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 82-89
Description
Discusses the poetry within Blackfeet author James Welch's work Riding the Earthboy 40 as an influential American Indian literary work more than three decades after its publication.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 82.
'They Get a Bit Funny About Going' - Transfer Issues For Rural and Remote Australian Aboriginal People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Stamp
D. Miller
H. Coleman
A. Milera
J. Taylor
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 6, no. 536, 2006, pp. 1-8
Description
Study discusses a number of issues: fear of travelling, lack of family support, more Aboriginal liaison staff, cultural sensitivity, and the need for consultation with clients.
"They Knew How to Respect Children": Life Histories and Culturally Appropriate Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Leavitt
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Educating: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 182-192
Description
Looks at life histories of Maliseet and Micmac university students and Bolivian Aymara, Quechua, and Uru women to help students realize their own identity and potential.
A Thousand Years: Indigenous Peoples and Northern Europeans: An Essay Commissioned by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Ottawa, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Compares the experience of the Sami to that of Canadian Aboriginals.
2nd ed., revised and expanded.
To Guard Against Invading Indians: Struggling for Native Community in the Southeast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zug G. Standing Bear
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 301-320
Description
Examines the Deer Clan and those who were attempting to create a sense of community and identity in southeastern United States.
"To Take Their Heritage in Their Hands": Indigenous Self-Representation and Decolonization in the Community Museums of Oaxaca, Mexico
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Hoobler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 441-460
Description
Article explores the community-based practice of creating place-based museums to house the artifacts recovered from archaeological sites in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, argues these institutions validate local knowledges and traditions and function as means to promote education and cultural understanding.
Tourism and Sámi Identity: An Analysis of the Tourism-Identity Nexus in a Sámi Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arvid Viken
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, vol. 6, no. 1, Special Issue: Tourism and the Sámi, 2006, pp. 7-24
Description
Study discovers three main reactions to tourism.
Toward a Pedagogy and Ethic of Law/Lawyering For Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Zuni Cruz
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 3, The Pedagogy of American Indian Law, 2006, pp. 863-901
Description
Author reflects on teaching at an Indian law clinic using an indigenous perspective.
Towards an Essential Native America Identity: A Theoretical Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jyotirmaya Tripathy
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2006, pp. 313-329
Description
Argues that identity is more about self identification and culture then about blood.
Towards Anishnaabe Governance and Accountability: Reawakening Our Relationships and Sacred Bimaadiziwin
Theses
Author/Creator
Vanessa A. Watts
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
The Town that Lost Its Name: The Impact of Hydroelectric Development in Grand Rapids, Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Ramona Neckoway
Traditional Healing among Alaska Natives
Alternate Title
Candidacy Essay # 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michele Riley Kramer
Description
Literature review.
The Transformative Nature of Culture-Based Literacy Provision in Native Literacy Programs
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lorraine Cooper
Description
Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2006.
Tribal Leaders Serve Colleges and Tribes
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Reports on the election of Ron His Horse Is Thunder as chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and his resignation as president of the Sitting Bull College.
“‘Tubbee’ and His Nieces: A Colloquy on White Men, Choctaw Women, Intermarriage and ‘Indianness’ in the Choctaw Intelligencer, 1851”
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard Mize
Description
Examines a series of letters to the editor that illuminate gender issues in the early Oklahoma Indian Territory.
A Tutelo Inquiry: The Ethnohistory of Chief Samuel Johns's Correspondence with Dr. Frank G. Speck
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 63-84
Description
Analysis of the inititiatives by the Tutelo of the Six Nations Reserve at Grand River, Ontario to protect their identity and culture amid the Great League of the Iroquois Nations in 1934-35.
Twenty Years of Change in Race and Political Relations in South Dakota: Notes from Indian Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tim Giago
Indigenous Policy: Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the author's perspectives regarding the steps that have been taken towards addressing race equality issues in South Dakota.
Full issue on one page.
Two Great Native Leaders Leave Lasting Legacy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 24, 2006, p. A11
Description
Discussion of the late Mary Kam also known as Mary Wuttunee and the late Bobby Bird who was an executive member in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
Two Rivers a Chief and a Champion
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 21, 2006, p. B1
Description
Report on an episode from a biographical series on the Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN) about a wrestler and political leader.
U.S. Governmental and Native Voices in the Nineteenth Century: Rhetoric in the Removal and Allotment of American Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason Edward Black
Description
[Communication] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Maryland, 2006.
Uncertain Margins: Métis and Saulteaux Identities in St-Paul des Saulteaux, Red River 1821 - 1870
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Manitoba History, no. 53, October 2006, pp. 2-10
Description
Describes ethnic differences between the two groups and the evolution of some similar cultural elements.
'Uncle Sam's Priceless Daughters': American Indian Women During the Great Depression, World War Two, and the Post-War Era
Theses
Author/Creator
Grace Mary Gouveia
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Purdue University, 1994.
Understanding Cree Protocol in the Shifting Passages of "Old Keyam"
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deanna Reder
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 50-64
Description
Review article of, Voices of the Plains Cree by Edward Ahenakew.
Understanding the Strengths of the Indigenous Communities: Flying Dust First Nation Focus Group Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Schmidt
Patrick Derocher
Jeff McCallum
Yolanda McCallum
Description
Report identified four common themes: self sufficiency and ownership, community development/infrastructure, curriculum based on Cree culture and values, and increased economic development.
An Uneasy Coexistence: An Aboriginal Perspective of 'Contact History' in Southeast Queensland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ysola Best
Aboriginal History, vol. 18, 1994, pp. 87-94
Description
Argues that Yugambeh people continue to fight to ensure their cultural heritage is not exploited and gives brief overview of individuals who set an example.