American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 249-251
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The author, a non-Indigenous man and a PhD candidate in Native Studies, describes his experience in the discipline as a generally positive, and notes that it has inspired personal growth and reflection.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 495-506
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Literary criticism article that examines the ways that themes of isolation, disconnection from community, and individual/cultural identity are explored in Welch’s novel.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 456-458
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Article describes the author’s perception of the tenure process, and the systemic racism embedded in it, and their advocacy for an Indigenous colleague from their position as non-Indigenous faculty member.
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 1, January 2003, p. 13
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Discusses the forging a relationship between two churches in Oakville, ON and New Westminster, BC and the Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle, beginning with prayers and letters.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 23-43
Description
Looks at the traditional protection paradigm under which Aboriginal agencies are required to operate and the Aboriginal vision for an alternative child welfare model that emphasize community and wellness.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 61-75
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An investigation into the worldview structures underlying Western traditions and Indigenous peoples cultures. Publication is a revision of Scholarship Association Lecture presented in 2002 at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 179-194
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Examines classroom teaching and learning strategies to uncover what might make science and mathematics more attractive to Indigenous and minority students.
American Anthropologist, vol. 96, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 705-710
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Book reviews of 2 books:
Indi'n Humor: Bicultural Play in Native American by Kenneth Lincoln.
Keeping Slug Woman Alive: A Holistic Approach to American Indian Texts by Greg Sarris.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 1, Series 2: Feminist and Post-Colonial Approaches, Spring, 1994, pp. 63-70
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Examines the silence and cultural betrayal in the history of Pocahontas, as well as the "real" and imagined stories of Pocahontas.
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Comments on several recent news items including Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' elections, the identity of Charlie Smoke, the Pat Lorje incident and the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement.
Presents two case studies illustrating identity politics in which Aboriginal Tasmanians are routinely immersed and then explains why and how the politics have developed.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 31.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 3, Series 2: Linda Hogan: Calling Us Home, Fall, 1994, pp. 15-21
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Looks at the exploitation against Native American Indians as they struggle against the greed that threatens their lives and the survival of their culture.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 1, Series 2: Feminist and Post-Colonial Approaches, Spring, 1994, pp. 1-10
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Discusses the political and historical issues surrounding the teaching of ethnic American literature amid the Hawaiian activist movement and racial tensions in a multicultural state.
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Chief Commissioner Miles Richardson discusses the land issue in British Columbia and identifies governance, revenue sharing, and compensation as critical issues to make treaty negotiations more effective.
Duration: 18:53.
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, vol. 4, no. 3, Winter, 2003
Description
Examines the public and the private in the lives of Ethel Brant Monture (1892-1977) and Bernice Loft Winslow (1902-1997?), two Mohawk performers who occupied places in both Aboriginal and non-Native communities.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 161-178
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Presents some ideas from the author's dissertation, which stresses the importance of relationships and the merging of "formal" and Indigenous knowledge systems.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
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Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 167-186
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Analyzes Ford's controversial portrayals and images of American Indians in his many films. Some critics see his works as depicting savages or brutal warriors and others see nobility, sympathy and a resistance to the loss of cultural identity and a refusal to bow to the dominant Anglo-American society.