Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
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Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
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This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 63-97
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Examines the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act signed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter with the Passamaquoddies and the Penobscots, signifing the first major success in their effort to reclaim land.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 486-503
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Author uses terms and language from social and cognitive psychology to describe the processes of building successful collaborative relationships between archaeologists and the communities they engage with.
Arctic, vol. 59, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 351-360
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Discusses the significance of eight wooden plaques in the MacFarlane collection at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and how they represent the earliest surviving Inuvialuit graphic art.
Overview of project designed to address the gap in supporting and advancing learning opportunities for Indigenous students, and learners pursuing Indigenous Studies.
Theatre Journal, vol. 58, no. 2, May 2006, pp. 345-348
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Review of Trinity Repertory Company and Penumbra Theatre Company's mounting of the play Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers by William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 31, no. 1, [Special Issue: Culture, Heritage, and Art], 2006, pp. 197-214
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Discusses the challenges associated with displaying historical objects in a gallery, such as the presentation of works from a non-Indigenous conception of artistic value.
Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 25-52
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Looks at at strategies used to create a cultural identity and empowerment in Aboriginal newspapers and media. Examples from the First Nations Messenger and the Anishinabek News.
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
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"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle.
Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Traces changes in Western attitudes toward the classification of objects and the subsequent evolution of the terminology used to refer to them.
Chapter 17 from Handbook of Material Culture edited by Chris Tilley, Webb Keane, Susanne Küchler, Mike Rowlands and Patricia Spyer.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 28-33
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Chronicles training evolution of Kathy Abbott from hospital laundress at age 17 to President of the Alice Springs and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.