Basic definitions and information about on-reserve real property rights following separation or divorce of married or common-law couples. Not intended to provide legal advice.
Discusses five models of aggregation: single-tier, two-tier, power sharing through treaties, and special purpose bodies with and without specific legislated powers, and the utility of each type.
Covers the past 100 years of contact between First Nations farmers and non-Aboriginal farmers which in many circumstances depended on the level of respect they had for each other.
Public Health Reports, vol. 118, no. 6, November-December 2003, pp. 518-530
Description
Compares mortality patterns between Alaskan Native and Non-Native population between 1989 to 1998 and trends for period between 1979-1998. Uses data from the Indian Health Service and 1990 Census.
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
Culturally Diverse Mental Health; the Challenges of Research and Resistance
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Chapter 12 from book: Culturally Diverse Mental Health; the Challenges of Research and Resistance edited by S. Mio and G.Y. Iwamasa.
Addresses the dilemma of conventional mental health services versus alternative interventions.
Interview includes two stories: the first about a boy who saves a boy and wins a wife in the process; a second about a boy who upon returning to his band with a wife becomes chief.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 113-133
Description
Argues that gender specific strategies must be used, looks at the frequency of local health care visits and finds three major problems in the health care system including lack of confidentiality.
"Assisting Our Own": Urban Migration, Self-Governance, and Native Women's Organizing in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1972 - 1989ncb703Thu, 10/27/2005 - 13:40
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Janovicek
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, June 1, 2003, pp. 548-565
Description
Discussion of the Anishinabequek organization that provided services for women and children in an atmosphere that emphasized cultural retention and Indigenous pride.
Looks at the winter count record, a chronological record of winters kept by the Sioux, Kiowa, Mandan, Hidatsa, Ponca and Blackfoot in the form of a pictograph which was kept by the historian of the tribe.
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Demographics provided include, health, education, social conditions, housing, self-government of First Nations and Canadians living north of the 60th parallel.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 1984, pp. 179-204
Description
After examining the development of Indian policy in the Yukon Territories, government agents were required to adjust procedures and policies from a national perspective to better meet regional realities.
American Antiquity, vol. 68, no. 2, April 2003, pp. 273-285
Description
Discusses the relationships between archaeologists, American Indians and First Nations peoples and offers suggestions for improving mutual understanding and fellowship.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 37-49
Description
Using Lakota leader Black Elk's relationship with Christianity to discuss the evolution of Indigenous religions influenced by European culture, ideals and religion.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 1984, pp. 165-177
Description
Book reviews of 6 books:
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows edited by Ian Getty and Antoine S. Lussier.
Native Children and the Child Welfare System by Patrick Johnston.
A Bibliography of Algonquian Syllabic Texts in Canada Repositories by John Murdoch.
Heritage of the North American Indian People: Some Suggestions Emphasizing the Eastern Woodlands by Daniel H. Page and Victor M.P. da Rosa.
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10 by W.C. Sturtevant and A.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn, 1984, pp. 95-102
Description
Describes the evolving participation of the Assiniboine people in the fur trade of the 18th century. Provides information on the relationships the Assiniboine had with the French, the Coureur des bois and those they had with other First Nations, including the Cree, the Sioux, and the Blackfoot.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll down to page 95
Agricultural History, vol. 77, no. 2, Spring, 2003, pp. 333-354
Description
Outlines Aboriginal peoples' struggle in the Maritimes for equal rights and their reliance on the land for economic, social, political and cultural survival.