Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 91-118
Description
How the Cree women teachers cherished the ordinary things they did with and for each other and shared their knowledge for the benefit of others; includes several photographs.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 14, no. 2, Autumn, 1999, pp. 32-45
Description
Argues that Native American literature, whether oral or written, serves all the functions any literature can or does serve, including spiritual inspiration and political insight.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 385-407
Description
Author examines three different autobiographies of Indigenous women that were published between the late 1920s and mid 1930s with an eye to the ways that gender influences the construction of the text.
History of the Family, vol. 4, no. 4, December 1999, pp. 529-555
Description
Overview of three centuries of relations with Europeans and role played by familial ties; traces continuity and persistence as well as loss and change in Ojibwa kinship relations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-193
Description
Literary criticism article that explores the underlying themes at work in the Autobiography of Delfina Cuero. Discusses bi-culturalism, borderlands theory, ethnocriticism, and transculturation.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, pp. [51]-65
Description
Examines the ways in which photography, both past and present, by Western photographers and the Aboriginal character of Will, is used as a plot device in the novel.
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Five part series on Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) in Saskatchewan developed by the Treaty Commissioner in 1991.
Part 1 - Historical Basis for Treaty Land Entitlement
Part 2 - Treaties Reconcile Two Systems
Part 3 - Treaty Land Entitlement in Saskatchewan
Part 4 - Treaty Shortfall Addressed
Part 5 - Treaty Land Entitlement: Where Are We Now?
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 1997, pp. 353-354
Description
Book review of: The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 211-230
Description
Argues that Indigenous nations bring a diversity to the dominant society that is unique and contingent upon the integrity of political boundaries within the United States. The article discusses the challenges within this framework.
Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education
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K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Description
Looks at the legacy of colonial education and the roots of some stereotypical assumptions associated with Native Americans.
Chapter one of Next Steps: Research and Practice to Advance Indian Education edited by Karen Gayton Swisher and John W. Tippeconnic.
Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 213-248
Description
Looks at concerns and themes presented to the Royal Commission almost a century ago, which continue to be concerns today, including secure access and control of the traditional resource base and participation in the economy.
Index on Censorship , vol. 28, no. 4, 1999, pp. 54-64
Description
Discusses how the Canadian government inflicted damage on First Nations cultures by the suppression of language and learning, and the enforcement of schooling in "civilized" culture.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999. Presents a Cree perspective on contact and relationships with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997
Description
Explores the author's use of Indian characters, shadowed by non-Indian doubles, to illuminate the differences in the mores of the two cultures.
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