To accompany film The Sun Dagger about discovery of a prehistoric calendar system in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico and the culture that built the site. Guide is for grades seven to twelve. Contains lesson plans, handouts and suggested readings.
A submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Reports Canadian government policy is in breach of basic fundamental rights and is keeping Aboriginal people living in poverty.
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, July 1983, pp. 261-276
Description
Discusses reasons why white Americans found Tecumseh to be a great man and warrior, compared to his brother Tenskwatawa the Holy man, who was thought of as a coward and pretender.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue on American Indians and the Urban Experience, 1998, pp. 227-254
Description
Second generation urban Native Americans speak about their childhood experiences and sense of identity as well as sense of conflict and loss caused by failing intergenerational transfer of tradition.
Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.
Brief news story discusses history of residential schools, the apology by the Minister of Indian Affairs and some solutions to problems on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 5:13
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Autumn, 1998, pp. 433-456
Description
Article explores the phenomena of cultural resilience and resistance to assimilation on the Grand Ronde reservation, additionally considers those settler practices that were adopted and the cultural hybridity that came of that space.