Panelists Alanis Obomsawin, Gabrielle Fayant and Brock Lewis discuss social issues in Indigenous communities and challenges Indigenous youth face.
Duration: 57:00.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, 2008, pp. 93-108
Description
Illustrates converging narratives, oral traditions and dialogues that root Louisiana Creoles to an Indigenous history. The Louisiana Creoles are a métis/mestizo people separate but linked to their land and kinship ties.
Looks at research pertaining to impacts of climate change and strategies for adaptation and mitigation in the areas of sovereignty and self-determination, culture and cultural identity, Indigenous community health indicators, and economies and livelihoods.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1-14
Description
Data for study was collected from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Sedimentary activities reported include watching TV or videos, playing video games and using the internet, and reading during leisure time.
Presentations explore the social, cultural, political and economic implications of genetic testing and in particular land and identity-based rights, tribal enrollment and repatriation of ancestral remains.
Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute
Description
Reports the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-1) online survey of youth under the age of 25. The 700 respondents were asked questions about health and well-being, child welfare, juvenile justice, education and employment, sacred sites, lands, and waterways, and culture's role in each of those areas.
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Description
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design style of totem Poles in the villages of Skidegate, Xaina, Skedans, Tanu, Skungwai and Chaatl Haida.
Part 1 duration: 25:08.
Part 2 duration: 32:08.
2008 Edition contains:
The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal.
Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby.
Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore.
Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
Reconciliation and the Métis Conference [Session Two]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda MacDougall
Mike Evans
Robert Innes
Signa Daum Shanks
Description
MacDougall and Evans discuss their work developing a Métis digital archive database. Innes discusses culturally-mixed bands and cultural similarities of First Nation and Métis peoples. Signa Daum Shanks speaks about using community stories to improve modern community relationships.
Duration: 1:18:18
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 2, no. 2, Global Solidarity Symposium, 2016
Description
Presentation by the Director of Women's Studies Program, Southern Connecticut State University and Fenmei Niahosa, Indigenous human rights activist, singer and performer at the Global Solidarity Symposium, State University of New York, November 7, 2016.
Duration: 56:29.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 55-77
Description
Describes how some individuals, of theTunica-Biloxi tribe, came to terms with their feelings of grief and rage after hurricane Katrina.
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2016
Description
Discusses how sites such as Facebook and Twitter can become a space for establishing online Indigenous citizenship and vehicles for discussion, practicing culture, expressing identity, and political mobilization.
Duration: 34:30.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 27-34
Description
Looks at how the Houma peole have returned to rebuild their lives after two hurricanes, Katrina and Rita.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 11-26
Description
Examines several hurricanes and how they affected the history and culture of the Houma people in Louisiana.