Looks at the challenges and opportunities with Aboriginal participation and collaborative efforts of communities, governments, education institutions and the mining industry.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 4, May 2010, pp. 539-556
Description
Discusses tourists' motivations and satisfaction in participating in authentic Mi'kmaw tourism activities; findings regarding the Mi'kmaw perspective; and recommendations for the future success and sustainability of the Mi'kmaw cultural tourism sector.
Social Science Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2004, pp. 447-458
Description
Findings indicate that the peak year for events was 1990, with bands in the Maritimes and Quebec staging the highest number. The article sites that the preferred events were blockades, marches and demonstrations.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 25-32
Description
Describes the history of United States Native American education policies, calling them "cultural genocide", and the abandonment of the policies in the 1930s. The article also explains the continuing economic exploitation of Native American resources in the 21st century.
Film about looking for one's roots which includes a dialogue between the Gourmantche tribe of Africa with the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec.This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 48:27.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et Représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 9-35
Description
Discusses collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak in mounting the exhibit Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 79-95
Description
Looks at the activities undertaken by Thessalon First Nation in the development of a social safety net to deal with the inter-generational effects of the residential school system on the family and community.
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, vol. 100, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 268-278
Description
Comments on dysconscious and systemic racism which justifies inequality as natural and deserved and cultivates a distorted way of thinking in institutions of mass media and education.
Canadian Literature, no. 180, Spring, 2004, pp. 127-129
Description
Review of: green girl dreams Mountains by Marilyn Dumont and Rainbow Dancer by Heather Harris.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 127.
Looks at the history of the Brandon Friendship Centre and the women who made the establishment possible by raising awareness on the issue of racism and providing help for Native peoples.
Revisits the politics and controversy surrounding a controversial science initiative program called Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) which attempted tof teach American children what it was to be human.
Duration: 55:00.
Due to a negotiated settlement, the victims of residential schools will soon receive compensation. This article argues that it is now time to look to the future.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Discusses the way in which the tobacco contributes to Indigenous research methodology and examines how Indigenous research can draw upon Indigenous ways of knowing by connecting individuals with the spiritual and physical world.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 73-88
Description
Discusses the socio-linguistic conditions of aboriginal languages in Canada and Europe with an emphasis on recent efforts to develop programs that enhance and protect them.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 97-120
Description
Looks at a community development model that focuses on traditional knowledge and cultural practice to assist Aboriginal communities to heal from historical and ongoing trauma, and for the restoration of health and well being.
First National Trudeau Fellow discusses the Canadian art establishment's failure to recognize continuum of Aboriginal art or its aesthetic.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, vol. 9, no. 2, 2007, pp. 20-30
Description
Looks at anti-racist mothering for mothers of white-inscribed children as well as for mothers whose children are racially and/or culturally marginalized.
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
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Rachael Price
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Describes how elements from these novels serve as a mirror of hybridity theory with an emphasis on stories and the idea of journeys for true cultural unity.