Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter
Information manual topics include: First Nations child rearing practices, developmental milestones and stages of life, healthy child development issues, strategies to promote healthy child development, how parents can be positive role models and more.
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[Shauna MacKinnon]
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Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 75, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 18-25
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Interviews families of the Lil'wat Nation in British Columbia who have children with developmental disabilities in order to gain a better understanding of child rearing beliefs and practices.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
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Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-6
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Ojibwe Traditional Elder briefly discusses the pipe ceremony, language, clan system, legends/stories, code of conduct, beginning of man and womanhood, and the eagle feather.
Results of qualitative survey conducted in response to amendments to the Youth Protection Act which gives courts the power to issue permanent placement orders outside of the immediate family.
Provides examples for health and social service providers in Ontario to help pregnant women create a support system. Includes list of resources for programs and services.
Focuses on the methodological challenges and accomplishments associated with project entitled Visualizing Breast Cancer.
Chapter 13 in the book Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Ethical and Methodological Perspectives edited by Pranee Liamputtong.
Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.
Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.
Discussion of the educational system: relative merits of day schools, residential schools, integrated schools, etc.; need for inclusion of Indian culture into the curriculum at all levels ; the role of the elder as teacher.
Discussion of Indian ceremonies: how these are passed on from generation to generation; the role of women. Tipis: particular kinds of tipis; decorated tipis; tipis inrelation to death customs. No date given but probably January 1974, same as the others in this series.
Discussion of: Role of elders in setting young people on the right road ; Importance of breast-feeding and giving up alcohol ; Need for a tipi on each reserve, to be kept for prayer, pipe ceremonies and the counselling of the young.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
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Discusses how mass-produced clothing has been indigenized by its use to display familial symbols, affiliations with places and organizations, and commemorate significant events like potlatches.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 397-399
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Book review of: A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England by Frank Waabu O'Brien (Moondancer) and Julianne Jennings (Strong Woman)
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 81-101
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Promotes the cohesion of Haudenosaunee people on both sides of the United States/Canada border by sharing history, clan research and linking clan relatives.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 27-46
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Study probes the importance of kinship relations, with respect to individual and collective identity, for members of the Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 5
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Comments on the message conveyed by Elders for all to pitch in and contribute to community in an attempt to revive community spirit.
Article located on page 5.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Womens Health, January 2008, pp. 15-24
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Description of the first phase of a project carried out in the Battleford Tribal Council area. Used community-based research methods, including a sharing circle and a focus group.