Childhood Education, vol. 88, no. 5, September/October 2012, pp. 286-291
Description
Comments on the need to "understand the ways in which Indigenous children are ready to learn, and to acknowledge the skills, interests, and knowledge they have developed in their families and communities during their early years."
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, 2001, pp. 143-159
Description
Paper introduces complexity theory as a new conceptual approach to research in Native American studies and to gaming in particular. The paper argues that although gaming can have positives, it can also spawn major and irreversible changes in a community, perhaps even weaken a tribe and its sovereignty.
Discusses issues of scholarly attention to settler colonialism in the context of race, white supremacy and links to Native studies.
Chapter from Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century edited by Daniel Martinez HoSang, Oneka LaBennett, and Laura Pulido.
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 213-229
Description
Study of use of biological and cultural resources by the Gitga'at First Nation regarding the development of a locally run eco-cultural tourism business.
Literature search included academic publications, research reports, publications by Inuit organizations, government legislation, working papers and conference presentations between 1991 and 2012.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 2, Special Issue: Finding Common Ground, Spring, 2012, pp. 83-98
Description
Essay combines, If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground by J. Edwards Chamberlin and Galore by Michael Crummey to consider the kinship Newfoundlanders have with their province.
Looks at the work Decolonizing Settler Legacies: Indigenous New Media Art in Canadian Cities, which focuses on Indigenous new media art practices in urban space.
Duration: 28:51.
Ethnohistory, vol. 48, no. 3, Summer, 2001, pp. 495-514
Description
Examines how the distinctive and regionally overwhelming native priesthoods provide a direct link between the Keresan Pueblos of today and their ancestors.
Strengthening Partnership Between States and Indigenous Peoples: Treaties, Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Tamez
Description
Highlights Ndé concepts and perspectives of self-determination and decision-making with regard to children, mothers, fathers, families and communities.
Presented at the 3rd United Nations Seminar on Treaties, Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements entitled: "Strengthening Partnership Between Indigenous Peoples and States".
Survivors share their knowledge of resiliency with Aboriginal youth from remote First Nation communities by providing culturally appropriate resources and training tools.
Comparison of attitudes of those who speak the dominant language to those whose identity may be tied to languages in danger of extinction, and recognition there is an inextricable link between language and culture.
Contends that indigenous languages are more than a means of communication, they are central to the sense of identity and the culture of their speakers.
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 143-167
Description
Looks at changes that Canadian Plains archaeology has made including heritage legislation, Aboriginal involvement, expanded public interpretation and archaeological knowledge.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 207-210
Description
Book review of:Learning to be an Anthropologist and Remaining "Native" by Beatrice Medicine with Sue-Ellen Jacobs, forewords by Ted Garner and Faye V. Harrison.
Terms used by First Nation's to identify their people, as well as English and French words used for cultural groups. Includes links to information about sacred beings, ranching, rodeo, arts, entertainment and industries.