First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 85-98
Description
Discusses a community-initiated, community-lead and community-perspective research study about traditional knowledge and experiences from Manitoba Aboriginal grandmothers.
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 8-9
Description
Describes the formation of the Yaba Men's Group with programming geared to healing victims of the, "stolen generation" of people that were relocated to Yarrabah, Queensland.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 11, Supplement, October 2003, p. 15
Description
Article attempts to identify issues and concepts to guide in developing culturally appropriate mental health strategies; argues the mental health problems have social origins that require social and political solutions.
Discusses customary rights and responsibilities with respect to three areas: private advice-/knowledge, inherited ritual/ceremonial property (rituals, songs, stories, etc.) and House property (hereditary names, songs, stories).
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 96-105
Description
Looks at wide spread hearing loss among all Indigenous peoples and the impact it has on intercultural communication in schools, the criminal justice system, and within Aboriginal families.
Intergenerational Transfer of Ethnic Identity in Canada at the Turn of the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeline A. Kalbach
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 135-[?]
Description
Analyzes special tabulations gathered in the 2001 Census of Canada to explore how Canadians identify themselves ethnically as opposed to their ethnic ancestry.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 65-74
Description
Studies found inconsistencies of attachment security across cultures and suggest that consideration should be given to cultural differences when applying this theory.
Summarizes and updates recommendations from the report drawn from the Civil Justice System and the Public (CJSP) project which focused on civil, family and administrative law.
This documentary reflects on Kainai (Blood tribe) history, governance, survival, and living culture as it explores the repatriation of artifacts from Europeans.
Duration: 1:9:39.
Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win North-South Partnership for Children in Remote First Nations Communities
Description
Assessment focuses on six key areas: livelihoods, infrastructure, community participation, education/recreation, children and parents and mental and physical health.
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a violent demonstration at the height of the 1965 Freedom Rides in New South Wales where ironically most the opposing participants were related.
Overview of current policies and practice in Alberta's kinship care program, highlighting what is working and recommendations for on going improvement.
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Helena Ruotsala
Description
Comments on break down of the traditional way of life and traditional sources of livelihood.
Chapter 23 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 302 or select chapter 23 on side bar.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 97-99
Description
Book review of: Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony: The Recovery of Tradition by Robert M. Nelson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 97.
Comments on the creation of the Saskatchewan First Nation Family and Community Institute and hopes that the institute can stem the flow of children placed into foster care.