An interview where Chief One Gun tells of his father's recollections of the signing of an unspecified treaty. He also tells of a Brave Dog Society prayer meeting.
Original documentary was about a two-day exercise in discrimination. Third grade students were divided into two groups, the blue-eyed and the brown-eyed. The first day one group was told they were better than the others and received special privileges; the next day the roles were reversed.
Includes additional links to follow-up documentary, interviews with producer and teacher, teacher's guide and frequently asked questions.
American Educational Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1995, pp. 493-522
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Argues that the fundamental changes needed in the way that diversity is dealt with in the classroom could be accomplished by moving from a lesson plan-centered approach to a inquiry-centered approach.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 97-118
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Looks at films as social barometers of attitudes and ideologies; films discussed: Dances With Wolves, Black Robe, Thunderheart, Clearcut, Loyalties, Company of Strangers, Where the Spirit Lives, Spirit Rider, and Powwow Highway.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 41-56
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(Abstract in French and English, article in French)
Examines how the Montagnais benefitted from competition between the Hudson's Bay Company and independent fur traders in this region and the methods employed by the Company while trying to control the market.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 407-421
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Author critically examines printed text versions of Chief Seattle’s speech, considers how factors of historical context, translation from oral performance to written text, and intended audience might influence the retelling and meaning of the speech.
Art Journal, vol. 54, no. 3, Rethinking the Introductory Art History Survey, Autumn, 1995, pp. 72-75
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Comments how course content is arranged to give the student a multicultural introduction to the art of five cultures; those identified as the major ethnic groups in the United States.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 34-43
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Argues that Highway's plays have succeeded in bridging the gap between cultures through dramatizing the collision of feelings of hope and despair, comedy and tragedy, order and chaos and social issues like poverty, crime and abuse. Looks at The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 1-31
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Looks at the marketing of Indigenous spirituality and how it enables the dominant culture to secure political and social control, as well as profiting economically from Aboriginal cultures.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 41, no. 11, December 1995, pp. 1487-1498
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Comparison of substance abuse programs that incorporate traditional healing practices and the promotion of culture as both preventive and curing agents.
Book review of: Cultures in Contact, The Impact of European Contacts on Native American Cultural Institutions, A.D. 1000-1800 edited and with commentary by William W. Fitzhugh.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 628-643
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Critical commentary on the article "Desperately Seeking Absolution: Native Agency as Colonist Alibi?" by Robin Brownlie and Mary-Ellen Kelm, published in Canadian Historical Review Vol. 75, No. 4, December 1994, pp. 543-557.
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 49-66
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Discusses the elements involved in the development of a curriculum and the future consequences of its use.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 181-203
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Examines the writings of Brigham Young to reconstruct some of the epidemiological events that affected Indigenous people in what is now Utah while was being colonized.
Reviews developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous populations.
Forty-seventh session. Agenda item 14. 10 August 1995.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1995, p. 13
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The article discusses the dispute resolution process regarding comprehensive land claims in Canada and the power imbalance that exists between Aboriginal claimants and Euro-Canadian governments. (Part of an Australian Masters' thesis submitted by the author who is a Senior Case Manager for the Australian National Native Title Tribunal)
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 86-108
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Discusses several components of cross-cultural teachers: identification and criteria of effective teachers and the important knowledge to have.
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 36-41
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These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and policies of fiscal austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 36.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 51-68
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Discussion on the misconception regarding Latin American women; some of the basic differences between Latin American and American realities; and the problems of entitlement in Latin America.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.