Theatre Journal, vol. 58, no. 2, May 2006, pp. 345-348
Description
Review of Trinity Repertory Company and Penumbra Theatre Company's mounting of the play Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 31, no. 1, [Special Issue: Culture, Heritage, and Art], 2006, pp. 197-214
Description
Discusses the challenges associated with displaying historical objects in a gallery, such as the presentation of works from a non-Indigenous conception of artistic value.
Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 25-52
Description
Looks at at strategies used to create a cultural identity and empowerment in Aboriginal newspapers and media. Examples from the First Nations Messenger and the Anishinabek News.
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle.
Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Traces changes in Western attitudes toward the classification of objects and the subsequent evolution of the terminology used to refer to them.
Chapter 17 from Handbook of Material Culture edited by Chris Tilley, Webb Keane, Susanne Küchler, Mike Rowlands and Patricia Spyer.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 28-33
Description
Chronicles training evolution of Kathy Abbott from hospital laundress at age 17 to President of the Alice Springs and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 19, 1981 regarding actions taken to date and the progress made towards developing an Affirmative Action Program for the City by the City's Director of Personnel Services. Includes discussion of meetings with Native Outreach and Native Placing and Training-on-the-Job Units of the Canada Employment Centre, as well as feedback from civic Unions and women's groups.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.
Theorizes that Native American students in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth school district underachieve because those with a vested interest in their education have lowered standards to a point that under-achievement is more likely than not.
Paper from AERA Annual Meeting, 2006.
American Literary History, vol. 18, no. 1, 2006, pp. 152-174
Description
Argues many scholars still look at Native literary texts as mainly interpretive literature about different cultures. In this article the author examines whether this concern with relationship is a necessary scholarly pursuit or a distraction from more pressing issues.
Describes the 8 week Arctic tour of Invitation: the Quilt of Belonging, which involved the transport of a16 person team and the120 feet long, 10 feet high quilt with 263 blocks, one for each nation of the world.
Drawing on research from the Canadian High Commission Institutional Research Program, the paper examines how the attitudes of those administering justice may affect courtroom outcomes, availability of anti-racist programs for personnel, and to what extent anti-racist training is incorporated into policy and practice.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.