International Institute for Sustainable Development
Description
Explores how Aboriginal people value the lands around them and how that knowledge and information can be incorporated into provincial land-use and resource management.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 11-13
Description
Explains various terms including: Status, non-status, Métis and Indian; explores differences and similarities between U.S. and Canadian government policies and terminologies.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 283-299
Description
Comments on the creation of Nunavut Territory and the benefits this presented to the Inuit people including renewed sense of pride, identity and autonomy.
A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.
Joe Amyotte was president of the southern Saskatchewan Metis organization from 1966 and president of the combined southern and northern group until 1970 when he was defeated by Howard Adams. He was responsible for the development of educational upgrading and housing programs for the Metis.
Keith Wright was employed in the penitentiary service and was also the president of the board of directors of the Prince Albert Indian/Metis Friendship Centre.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 38-43
Description
Reports on the history of nuclear and missile testing in the Marshall Islands and their impact on the residents.
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Looks at how the Canadian government is fulfilling its fiduciary obligation to consult with Aboriginal communities regarding industrial development on traditional lands.
Looks at oral history as part of the Commissions inquiry process and its recommendation to the federal government to accept Esketemc land claim. Complete issue on one pdf.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1977, pp. 1-15
Description
An investigation of the evolving legal history of the Navajo Nation following the Second World War. The Navajo legal counsel provides legal opinions on land, resource development, employment, and the protection of sovereignty.
A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
Louis Garneau was a cousin of Jim Brady and spent much of his youth with Jim. He speaks of working in the north during the 20s and 30s and of his recollections of Jim's family and political interests.
Peter Ittinuar, first Inuk Member of Parliament, recalls his first speech delivered to the House of Commons, in which he conveyed the idea of creating Nunavut.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1977, pp. 33-34
Description
Brief article describes the provision of a home-delivered meal program for seniors in the isolated community in the Western Australian Central Desert area.
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. [103]-111
Description
Discusses example of how Mennonites have played a role in oppressing Manitoba's Native people even though they may be perceived as the spokespeople for the oppressed.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 20-25
Description
Describes the partial implementation and success of the Total War Policy against the New Peoples Army in the Philippines.
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Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
IWGIA Document ; no. 104
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Comments of major historical documents and decisions affecting Indigenous-white relations, post-war Indigenous policy, and the creation of Nunavut.
Chapter from Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections edited by Kathrin Wessendorf.
American Literary History, vol. 13, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 592-602
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Native Americans and the Early Republic edited by Frederick E. Hoxie, Ronald Hoffman, Peter J. Albert.
The National Uncanny: Indian Ghosts and American Subjects by Renée Bergland.
The Insistence of the Indian: Race and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century American Culture by Susan Scheckel.
Imagined Empires: Incas, Aztecs, and the New World of American Literature, 1771-1876 by Eric Wertheimer.
Commentary: Native Studies and Ethical Guidelines for Research: Dilemmas and Solutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 83-104
Description
Discusses how research can best be carried out to meet informational needs by focusing on problems of research ethics problems and how to deal with the issues.