Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 71-82
Description
Article follows up on a small ethnographic survey conducted in 2011-2012; examines the ideas of cultural citizenship and social mobility as they are expressed by students from Greenland who are studying in Denmark.
Includes sections on historiography and colonialism in the context of Africa, South and East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Steppes, and North America.
Citizenship Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 5-25
Description
Examines the reasons and legal aspects used by Canada to dispossess aboriginal people who have not ceded land through treaties, such as the Innu of Labrador-Quebec.
Argues that the alternate dispute resolution (ADR) process relies too heavily on tort law without incorporating Aboriginal perspectives, has been arrived at without agreement or census of those affected, and may lead to re-victimization.
Based on presentation at Residential Schools Legacy: Is Reconciliation Possible? conference.
Theatre and Film Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2004.
Discusses the plays: Flight of the Army Worm by Geraldine Keams, Strength of Indian Women by Vera Manuel, Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots by Monique Mojica, Ghost Dance by Annette Arkeketa and The Unnatural and Accidental Women by Marie Clements.
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 4-7
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on the external social pressures which affect traditional gender structures and Indigenous women.
To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 1-7
Description
Special issue focuses on approaches to transformative activities in teaching, schooling and education, the critical need for significant change and to question current outcomes.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 21-[53]
Description
Tells the story of the Papaschase Cree Indian Reserve Number 136. Includes photos of Frank Oliver, editor of the Bulletin, his home, Betsy Brass, and a historical map of the reserve.
[Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada]
Description
Defines the sector, maps funding economy, identifies key issues, gives insights from focus groups, and makes recommendations. Includes five case studies: Got Bannock, Bear Clan, Indspire, Families First Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
Nordlit, no. 15, Special Issue on Northern Minorities, 2004, pp. 105-119
Description
Saami scholar discusses issues of Indigenous methodology important to Indigenous researchers. Originally written for a doctoral seminar held at the University of Tromsø.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 179-189
Description
Discusses how two organizations, the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH) and Northern Health, have approached incorporating Indigenous knowledge about health and wellness into their healthcare practices.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 155-184
Description
Investigates differences in perceptions, by health care providers and their Aboriginal clients, which led the author to believe that the differences were due, in part, to attempts by health professionals to assert authoritative control.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 289-319
Description
Examines four Native Studies programs, in four provinces, and how each University has increased its responsiveness to First Nation needs since the 1960s.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Looks at flow of foodstuffs between Hudson's Bay Company men and the James Bay Cree who lived near the Fort. Argues that traders were consistently reliant upon provisions supplied by Indigenous trappers, hunters, and fishers.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, pp. 9-11
Description
Writings from an ongoing project Children of Fire, Children of Water a work-in-progress in 2004.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 9.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 227-252
Description
Findings of an ethnographic study done by Aboriginal residents to explore the importance of cultural orientation for the future direction of urban development.