Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linc Kesler
Larry Grant
Coll Thrush
Neil Safier
Shaunee Casavant
Nika Collison
Tirso Gonzaez
Sheryl Lightfoot
Description
Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41.
Duration: 2:24:18.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 127-165
Description
Discussion of the 1933 removal of the Timbisha Shoshone from Death Valley and then the 1994 legal requirement of the Department of Interior to study the ancestral lands within and outside of Death Valley National Park with the purpose of identifying lands suitable for a reservation.
Investigates Campbell's work for anticolonial qualities and subsequent responses.
Chapter from Maria Campbell: Essays on Her Works edited by Jolene Armstrong.
Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States
Wanted Kids? Institutions, Fostering, and Adoption
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Karen Dubinsky
Description
Argues that the issue is much more complex than the binaries of "kidnap" versus "rescue" would indicate.
Introduction and chapter one from: Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States edited by Mona Gleason, Tamara Myers, Leslie Paris, and Veronica Strong-Boag.
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 14-17
Description
Offers some guidelines for non-First Nations therapists working with First Nations clients.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Report developed through consultation those trying to establish or already operating healing centres for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Examines the theme of historical trauma in Sherman Alexie's novels.
Table of contents and chapter from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication and assessment, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies.
Curriculum module designed to give healthcare providers an understanding of specific cultural, racial, ethnic and tribal influences on wellbeing of elders. Topics include information about the population, patterns of health risk, culturally appropriate doctor-patient communication, assessment, and delivery of care, access and utilization of healthcare, and instructional strategies, and learning activities.
Curriculum module designed for health care providers discusses demographics, patterns of health risk, and cultural competency in assessment and treatment.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Description
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 126-136
Description
Outlines various responses to trauma and race-based traumatic stress suffered by Indigenous peoples as a result of government policies geared towards assimilation, and discusses how self-governed nations with connection to culture and spirituality can result in better outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 259-261
Description
Book review of: History of the Ojibway People: Its History and Construction by William W. Warren, edited and annotated with an introduction by Theresa Schenck.
Comments on the negative stereotype portrayal given to Native Americans in films.
Senior Thesis completed towards an undergraduate degree in Political Science--University of New England, 2014.