American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. ix-xxxii
Description
Author discusses the way that the ethnographic approach to captivity narratives such as Memoirs of Odd Adventures, Strange Deliverances, etc., in the Captivity of John Gyles and A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Johnson promotes several assumptions about Indigenous culture and portrays them as foreign.
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.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 34-53
Description
Examines the elements in novels by Native American authors James Welch and Leslie Marmon Silko that focus on past and present relationships of European and Indigenous peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 233-234
Description
Book review of: Exhalted Subjects by Sunera Thobani.
Examines how the willingness of Aboriginal people to participate in the Canadian Armed Forces may be affected by historical views of relationships with the Canadian state, education graduation rates, and higher incarceration rates.
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.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 80th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Bruyneel
Description
Looks at Riel's exile in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion; examines the tensions between French and English Canada over Riel's execution; and discusses the two statues which serve as a metaphor for the relationship between liberal and colonial dynamics in Canadian political history.
Later published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 2010.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 121-140
Description
Author argues that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States doctrines contain no legal basis for regulating or eliminating the use of Indigenous symbols, images, or stereotypes as mascots or logos in sports and/or business.
Urban Education, vol. 41, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 20-49
Description
Shows universal principles of learning are important to American Indian students and that supportive relationships with school personnel enhance conditions that lead to success.
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.
Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 38, no. 1-2, April 2017, pp. 105-119
Description
Study examines the associations between culturally specific factors and current smoking off-reserve First Nations and Métis aged 15-17 years old compared to non-Indigenous Canadian youth.
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
February Conference Dealt With Urban Aboriginal Issues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 8
Description
Looks at a conference held to discuss the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, its' successes, failures, and ideas for moving forward.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Looks at the place of the Native American in the British cultural imagination from the time of American Independence up to the early decades of the twentieth century.
Chapter one from The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930.
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 105-118
Description
Discusses reasons for health status variations among First Nations including relationships between the Federal, Provincial and First Nations governments.
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
First Nations, Inuit & Métis Education History From a HHR Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion on the failure of western educational approaches resulting in the need to adapt a curriculum that supports the development of culturally relevant training and education programs.
EAF Journal: Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations , vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Using the perceptions of Indigenous mothers to discuss the best approaches for Indigenous children's success in education and the role that parents and educators can play in that success.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2008, pp. vii-x
Description
Introductory essay to articles in this issue, plus a commentary on the former Prime Minister's life experiences and on what he sees as the challenges facing Aboriginal Canadians.