Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
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Looks at injustices perpetrated by the Colombian government and mining companies and discusses how Karmen Ramirez is advocating for Indigenous issues and rights.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-23
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Explores the lack of consultation of Bill 191 beginning in 2009 and concludes that minimum standards and protocols are not being met and there has been little improvement in process.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
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Study found market-driven initiatives were required, but no evidence of need for fund dedicated to credit enhancement, or that fund had increased home ownership and reduced reliance on federal assistance for social housing.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 1, 2012, pp. 45-66
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Looks at the implementation of Project Inquiry-Based Math in the Great Plains City school district in order to decrease achievement gaps between American Indian and non-Indian students.
International Journal of Children's Rights , vol. 20, 2012, pp. 279-299
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Looks at policies and consequences relating to Indigenous children in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand effected by boarding schools and transracial adoption.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 67-73
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Brief introduction to the articles in section of volume which discuss the experiences of residential school survivors, the challenges of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the politics of reconciliation.
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"Focuses on Inuit governance at the national and international level in terms of policy in order to discuss the developing involvement of Inuit in policy-making, and the role environmental knowledge might have had in this process".
Chapter from What Holds the Arctic Together? edited by Cécile Pelaudeix, Alain Faure, Robert Griffiths.
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 17, no. 7, Healing Winds: Aboriginal Child and Youth Health in Canada, Aug./Sept. 2012, pp. 368-370
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Summarizes the child-first principle, raises questions about the Federal Government's interpretation and implementation of the policy, and gives brief description of the Maurina Beadle and Pictou Landing Band Council v. Attorney General of Canada case.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 53-74
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Suggests residential school survivor stories should be model for understanding the living legacy of schools rather than government's attitude of putting past experiences behind us.
Northern Pubic Affairs, vol. 1, no. 2, The Conservative Vision For Canadas North, Fall, 2012, pp. 8-12
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Reprint of Mr. Ron Elliott asking the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation the Hon. Peter Taptuna about Nunavut's mining policy, NWT Premier Bob McLeod's Opening Address at the Third Session of the 17th Legislative Assembly on October 17, and Ms. Wendy Bisaro (Frame Lake) about the NWT's Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Editors note: Statements were edited for length.
Journal of Historical Research in Music, vol. 34, no. 1, October 2012, pp. 3-22
Description
Looks at the different boarding schools in the United States that promoted American Indian culture through music education and performances in violation of federal mandates.