Borderlands E - Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-8
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Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 111-165
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Book reviews of 20 books:
The American Indian Oral History Manual: Making Many Voices Heard by Charles E. Trimble, Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan.
Collaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Archaeology edited by Stephen W. Silliman.
Doctor to the North: Thirty Years Treating Heart Disease Among the Inuit by John H.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, 2009, pp. 143-192
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Book reviews of 20 books:
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790-1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Architectural Variability in the Southeast edited by Cameron H. Lacquement.
Art from Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M.
Looks at the history, artistic and cultural value of Alutiiq masks, and discusses some of the challenges for future masters to carry Alutiiq traditions forward.
Looks at the theory of developmental stages which argues that cultures evolve at different rates by discussing the book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 4-5
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Introduction to journal issue which focuses on Indigenous nomadic pastoralists and the issues and myths they encounter.
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English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 2-3, June/September 2009, pp. 145-164
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Looks at the identity conflicts affecting the main character, that of being torn between pursuing life within the context of white or Native tradition.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 595-626
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Discusses data that suggests present-day identities of the Stó:Lō-Coast Salish can be linked to social units that have passed through many generations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 427-439
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Discusses the contentious issue of the termination of federal trust protection of American Indian reservation lands, including rifts formed between tribal communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 18-29
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Looks at the challenges of revitalization for Aboriginal helpers, elders, counsellors, social workers, police and teachers to change destructive and abusive patterns to healing, and revitalize Aboriginal identity and culture.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 51-67
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Looks at the Halq'eméylem language renewal, community challenges and strengths of the Stó:lō and the programs available to the preservation of the language.