Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 43-53
Description
Looks at a kinship care model that preserve the integrity and autonomy for First Nations, recognizing the importance of prior relationships between the child, caregiver and community, and is rooted in traditional connectedness.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Gerald Vizenor, Spring, 1997, pp. 115-127
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Contends that, despite appearances, Vizenor's fiction is grounded in the same tradition as the Anishinaabe trickster tales and "tradition-honoring" authors like Momaday and Silko.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Gerald Vizenor, Spring, 1997, pp. 60-72
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Discusses the authors use of space, as it relates to tribal identity and oral traditions.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 217-223
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Literary Criticism article in which the author considers different aspects of the novel Harpoon of the Hunter and attempts to classify the text using contemporary Western literary labels. Argues that the novel focuses on community well-being over individuality.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 321-331
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Article offers an analysis of data collected about the voting practices of Indigenous voters in two different elections in the United States. 674 Indigenous voters in 7 states were interviewed, findings indicate that while income and education levels play a role, Indian status is strongly related to whether an individual voted in these elections.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 1-28
Description
Argues that a closer look at humour, in the work of Rowlandson, provides readers with a greater understanding of the Algonquian side of early cross-cultural relations and reveals the ways in which cultural discomfort and disharmony are not rare, but rather integral concepts for early American identity.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 1991, pp. 71-84
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Examines socio-economic characteristics and ethnic identity information gathered in 1985 by the Ontario Métis and Non-Status Indian Association (OMNSIA).
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, 1997, pp. 105-124
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Argues that Cogewea, the novels main character, does not need to occupy the homeland of her own people, the Okanogans, but she does need to feel the presence of a Indigenous American past and this presence, for her, resides in the land.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 3, August 1991, pp. 19-21
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Discusses joint agreement between the Museum and the community resulting in different options for collecting, displaying and repatriation of all culturally sensitive materials.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 287-309
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Author uses archival census and records and counts to examine the changing family dynamics of the Crow peoples during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 27-36
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Explores the confluence of Indian-white heritages and "marginality" in The Crown Columbus.
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BC Studies, no. 115/116, Native Peoples and Colonialism, Autumn/Winter, 1997/1998, pp. 45-82
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Examines the current scholarship of colonialism by looking at three aspects of Northwest coast history: geopolitical recording and transposition of information, the introduction and distribution of disease, and the profits of fur trade.