English Studies in Canada, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2004, pp. 29-38
Description
Discussion of U of S English Professor Len Findlay's exhortation to "Always Indigenize" and how universities are complacent with respect to the inequality of Indigenous peoples.
Prairie Forum, vol. 29, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 1-24
Description
Explains how the authors used Métis genealogy to search for ancestors and trace them back to a French fur trader who lived in the mid-eighteenth century.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 12, no. 1, 2004, pp. 29-54
Description
Examines the current issues in the Aboriginal tourism industry and the growth potential for a sustainable form of tourism including the development of an Aboriginal tourism product; market reconnaissance and market development; and the evolution of a partnership between Aboriginal tourism product suppliers and the travel trade.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 46-51
Description
Looks at Indigenous women in the Nepali women movements, Maoist movements and their role in peace negotiations.
To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 54-56
Description
Comments on how the poetry of Acoma Pueblo writer addresses the truths about colonialism, racism and exploitation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 54.
BC Studies, no. 144, Being Young: Journeys to Young Adulthood, Winter, 2004/2005, pp. 91-113
Description
Discusses federal Indian education policies and racism in small town high schools. Compares the state of Washington with the province of British Columbia.
A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 16-19
Description
Describes how two Australian Aboriginals completed the Basic Skills Health Course and become part of the team at the Health Centre in a remote community in the Northern Territory.
University of Conneticut School of Law Articles and Working Papers. Paper 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bethany R. Berger
Description
Discusses the assumptions made by the Supreme Court in the United States, when reaching its decisions regarding the powers of Tribal courts, and the views of Native Americans on reservations about those assumptions.
Keith Wright was employed in the penitentiary service and was also the president of the board of directors of the Prince Albert Indian/Metis Friendship Centre.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 10-15
Description
Talks about compilation of Aboriginal language glossary of medical terms common across many language families in order to assist health care providers.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2004, pp. 54-61
Description
Findings from a survey indicate that the nursing curriculum supports the development of cultural competence among the student nurses who will practice in a multicultural climate.
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform ; vol. I
[Volume II: Submissions to the Commission]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
J. Wilton Littlechild
Hugh Harridans
Glenda Conney
Joe Queqezance
Irene Fraser
Hugh Harradence
Description
Two volume report identifies eight critical areas to be considered when looking at justice reform: leadership, community promotion and crime prevention, victimization and violence, restorative justice, policing, institutions, racism, and children and youth.
Volume II Submissions to the Commission.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1977, pp. 1-15
Description
An investigation of the evolving legal history of the Navajo Nation following the Second World War. The Navajo legal counsel provides legal opinions on land, resource development, employment, and the protection of sovereignty.
Research Report (Canadian Policy Research Networks. Family Network) ; F 40
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Papillon
Gina Cosentino
Description
Looks at situation in the United States, Australia and New Zealand in terms of Indigenous peoples' status and relationship to the State and challenges and opportunities associated with social programs.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 21-33
Description
Examines the inaccuracies of Native American history by some white historians and the controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision to enact the doctrine of discovery theory in 1831.