Conservative Visions of Christianity and Community in Early Red River, c1800-1821
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tolly Bradford
Manitoba History, no. 71, Red River Revisited, Winter, 2013, pp. 33-38
Description
Examines how the London Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company and Lord Selkirk used religion to create communities before the arrival of missionaries.
Constitutional Reform at the White Earth Nation
Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
Ian Record
Description
Discusses the importance of traditional governance systems, and efforts for revising constitutions to support Indian Nations' sovereignty including changing the criteria for White Earth citizenship.
Duration: 55:50. Includes transcript.
Requires creation of free account to access materials.
Constructing National Community and Indigenous-settler Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Busbridge
Description
Comments on the Australian Government's 2008 Stolen Generations apology and notes where it has failed.
Contact, Mediation, and Myth in Early Latin American Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne van der Woude
Early American Literature, vol. 48, no. 1, 2013, pp. 201-212
Description
Book review essay of:
Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Rolena Adorno.
Indigenous Writings from the Convent: Negotiating Ethnic Autonomy in Colonial Mexico by Mónica Díaz.
On the Wings of Time: Rome, the Incas, Spain, and Peru by Sabine MacCormack.
The Art of Being In-Between: Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca by Yanna Yannakakis.
Contemporary North Carolina American Indian PowWow Dress: An Exploration of Tradition, Culture, and Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Beth Metcalf Bell
Description
[Consumer, Apparel, Retail Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013.
The Contemporary Western Abenakis: Maintenance, Reclamation, and Reconfiguration of an American Indian Ethnic Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Mariella R. Squire
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Albany, 1996.
[Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 190-192
Description
Book review of: Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, Brenda Macdougall; forward by Maria Campbell.
Contributions of Culture and Language in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities to Children’s Health Outcomes: A Review of Theory and Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Ken Moselle
Description
Uses social determinants of health model to identify immediate and long term benefits.
Summarizes method and key findings from the report Healthy Aboriginal Child Development and Health Promotion/Chronic Disease Prevention: Prospects for Integration and Inter sectoral Coordination.
Country, Native Title and Ecology
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 24
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica K. Weir
Luke Taylor
Patrick Sullivan
Hanson Boxer
Warford Bujiman ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History Monograph
Crazywater
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Allen
Selwyn Jacob
Description
Life experiences are shared by Alex, Stephen, Paul and Desirae about alcoholism, trauma in childhood, and how maintaining a traditional Indigenous culture has helped with sobriety.
Duration: 58:16.
Creating a Better Future, In Profile: Pefi Kingi from Niue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pefi Kingi
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Author discusses diasporic identities and cultural hybridity among Native Pacific Islanders.
"The Crossroads of Destiny": The NCAI's Landmark Struggle to Thwart Coercive Termination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas W. Cowger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 121-144
Description
Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.
Crowns of Honor Sacred Laws of Eagle-Feather War Bonnets and Repatriating the Icon of the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo Killsback
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 2013, pp. 1-23
Description
Talks about the importance of war bonnets to the Cheyenne and Lakota nations in both a cultural and spiritual context.
A Cultural Approach to Aboriginal Youth Sport and Recreation: Observations from Year One
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
Joannie Halas
vol. 4
Description
Reports on first year of three-year research study conducted in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Discusses context, methods and training and mentoring activities.
Chapter six from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Cultural Identity, Authenticity, and Community Survival: The Politics of Recognition in the Study of Native American Religions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Grim
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer - Autumn, 1996, pp. 353-376
Description
Asks whether the current politics of recognition provides new perspectives on the study of religions.
Cultural Rights of Aboriginal Children in Canada: Are We Killing the Indian in Our Aboriginal Children?: Discussion Notes of a Trial and Family Court Judge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Fowler
Description
Judge who has served in Labrador and the Northwest Territories argues that identity issues are largely responsible for social problems.
A Cultural Snapshot: Exploring the Value of Community Photography for the Coquille Indian Tribe in a Climate Change Era
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristen Vinyeta
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Oregon, 2013.
Culturally Modified Capitalism: The Native Northwest Coast Artware Industry
Theses
Author/Creator
Solen Roth
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Decolonize Wall Street!: Situating Indigenous Critiques of the Occupy Wall Street Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miranda J. Brady
Derek Antoine
American Communication Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, Special Issue, 2013, pp. 1-10
Description
Examines a social movement that challenges the growing socio-economic inequality and institutional policies that have historically worked to disenfranchise Indigenous groups.
Deconstructing the Cherokee Nation: Town, Region, and Nation Among the Eighteenth-Century Cherokee
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff Washburn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, The Settler Complex, 2013, pp. 248-250
Description
Book review of: Deconstructing the Cherokee Nation by Tyler Boulware.
Review located by scrolling to page 248.
Detoxifying Aboriginal Self-Perception and Outward Identity With Buffy Sainte-Marie
Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Description
Musician and activist speaks about music, activism, censorship and education.
Duration: 50:42.
Development of Identity in Native Indian Children: Review and Possible Futures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barry Corenblum
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1996, pp. 81-103
Description
Reviews theories and research on self-identity development, and discusses a motivational and cognitive approach as an alternative.
The Diaspora in Space: The Question of Home, Ancestry and Heritage in Celu Amberstone's "Refugees"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Agnieszka Podruczna
TransCanadiana, no. 6, The Peaceable Kingdom? Cultural and Language Communities in Canada and the Rule of Law, 2013, pp. [263]-273
Description
Looks at short story about an Indigenous community resettled to a far-away planet of Tallav'Wahir.
Digging for Identity: Reflections on the Cultural Background of Collecting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Curtis M. Hinsley
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 180-196
Description
Author examines and discusses the narrative of a civilization—the Moundbuilders of America—that inhabited the Mississippi River valley prior to contemporary Indigenous peoples.
Disability and Native North American Boarding School Narratives: Madonna Swan and Sioux Sanitorium
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penelope Kelsey
Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, [Special Issue: Disability and Indigeneity], 2013, pp. 195-211
Description
Analyzes Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman's Story by Mark St. Pierre, the only book-length narrative of a tuberculosis survivor.
Discovery and Loss: Intersections of Identity in The Business of Fancydancing (2002) and Transamerica (2005)
Theses
Author/Creator
Reva Baylets
Description
Comparative Literature and Women's Studies Honors Thesis (B.A.)--Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, 2013.
Disenfranchised Spirit: A Theory and a Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 31-42
Description
Discusses Western and Aboriginal concepts of identity and how regaining status under Bill C-31 of the Indian Act impacted one individual's life.
Displaced Mixed-Blood: An Ethnographic Exploration of Métis Identities in Nova Scotia
Theses
Author/Creator
Katie K. MacLeod
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2013.
Disregard For the Conservation of Ainu Culture and the Environment: The Biratori Dam Project and Japan's Current Policy toward the Ainu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hiroshi Maruyama
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 1, 2013, pp. 74-86
Description
Looks at current policies and Ainu Indigenous rights in Japan.
Diverse Heritage: Exploring Literary Identity in the American Southwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Costello
Description
Comments on works by following authors: Oliver La Farge, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Willa Cather, Leslie Marmon Silko, Simon Ortiz.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University College Cork, Ireland, 2013.
[Dr. Michael Hart: Canada Research Chair in Social Work]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Michael Hart
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Researcher discusses his current projects including, aging and connecting with Elders and how communities maintain cultural continuity.
Duration: 36:45.
Eastern Sámi Atlas
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tim Ingold
Arctic, vol. 66, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 232-234
Description
Book review of Eastern Sámi Atlas by Tero Mustonen and Kaisu Mustonen.
Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Vic Muñoz
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 3, 2013, pp. 271-273
Description
Book review of: Eating the Landscape by Enrique Salmón.
Edge of Empire : Postcolonialism and the City
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jane M. Jacobs
p. xiii, 193
Elder Brother and the Law of the People: Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 17
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Innes
Critical Studies in Native History
The Electronic Drum: Community Radio’s Role in Reversing Indigenous Language Decline
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Camp
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the value of community radio stations in the revitalization of an endangered languages.
Emergence and Community: The Washaw Sibi Eeyouch
Theses
Author/Creator
David Lessard
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2013.
Engaging Tensions: Methodological Reflections From Australia on Community-Based Participatory Housing Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charmine Green
Sarah Prout
Fiona Nichols
Kevin Merritt Gordon Gray
Jennifer Kniveton
Wayne McDonald
Ashley Taylor
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2013, pp. 17-28
Description
Examines multiple tensions and expectation issues regarding genuine partnership, funding, data collection and translation mediums and activities.
The Erotics of Sovereignty: Queer Native Writing in the Era of Self-Determination
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alicia Cox
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 374-376
Description
Book review of: The Erotics of Sovereignty by Mark Rifkin.
Executive Director’s Message: Youth are Our Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Benally
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the empowerment and participation of Indigenous youth in human rights and environmental protection issues worldwide, will contribute to creating a sustainable future.
Experiences of Being a Young Male Sami Reindeer Herder: A Qualitative Study in Perspective of Mental Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Niclas Kaiser
Terje Ruong
Ellinor Salander Renberg
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20926
Description
Interviews with 15 herders aged 18-35 revealed that a broader perspective is needed when investigating future initiatives targeted at mental health prevention.
An Experiment in Therapeutic Planning: Learning With the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Aftab Erfan
Description
Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.
An Experimental Approach to the Construction of Binary Decision Classes From Card Sort Data
Theses
Author/Creator
Emad Hamdan Almestadi
Description
Computer Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Regina, 2013.
Exploring Indigenous Identities of Urban American Indian Youth of the Southwest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Kulis
M. Alex Wagaman
Crescentia Tso
Eddie F. Brown
Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 28, no. 3, May 2013, pp. 271-298
Description
Based on questionnaires from 142 middle school students from large urban area.
Finding a Way to the Heart: Feminist Writings on Aboriginal
and Women’s History in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frieda Esau Klippenstein
BC Studies, no. 180, Winter, 2013/14, pp. 175-177
Description
Book review of Finding a Way to the Heart edited by Robin Jarvis Brownlie and Valerie J. Korinek.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 175.
Finding a Way to the Heart: Feminist Writings on Aboriginal and Women's History in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia Harms
Manitoba History, no. 72, Spring-Summer, 2013, pp. 44-45
Description
Book review of Finding a Way to the Heart edited by Robin Jarvis Brownlie and Valerie J. Korinek.
First Languages and Identity: Multilingual Learners in the Multilingual Learning Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia Penner
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2013.
First Nations 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know About First Nations People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 10, January 2013, p. 18
Description
Book review of: First Nation 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know About First Nations People Lynda Gray.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.18.
First Nations Health Status Report: Alberta Region 2011-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wadieh R. Yacoub
Description
Looks at demographic statistics in three treaty areas, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, cancer, communicable diseases and environmental health.