Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 101-118
Description
Review essay on: Remember This! Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson and In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors edited by Waziyatawin Angela Wilson.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 44-51
Description
Examines the conflicting viewpoints in communities in Jharkhand between the British colonial system and Indigenous people regarding the definition of custom and tradition .
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[The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: Global Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times]
[The History of Retailing and Consumption]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Cory Willmott
Description
Argues that incorporating traditional elements into modern designs has produced an expression of "intertribal nationhood".
Chapter eight from The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: Global Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times edited by Beverly Lemire.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses a program that includes the use of cultural beliefs, practices and customs for the health care needs of cancer patients in Indigenous communities.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007, pp. 199-216
Description
Compares economic development of similar countries to Torres Strait Islands using the Gross Domestic Product per capita and the impact of culture has on Torres Strait entrepreneurs.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 27-46
Description
Study probes the importance of kinship relations, with respect to individual and collective identity, for members of the Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan.
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Description
Discusses the disproportionate exposure of environmental hazards and extension of racism as it applies to the environment and the lands of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 18-25
Description
Looks at different migrations and changes to the Mayan identity as a result of violence in the 1980s and their return to Guatemala to rebuild their society.
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The Public Historian, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 53-67
Description
Discusses how Southern legislators and administrators refused to acknowledge American Indians as a distinct society and lumped them with blacks as a method of cultural erasure.
Canadian Social Trends, no. 89, Summer, 2010, pp. 63-69
Description
Data collected from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (15 or older).Looks at participation in traditional activities, events, Métis specific organizations, spiritual practices, and language acquisition.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 8-12
Description
Author reflects on three years of teaching at the First Nations University of Canada. Discusses what she learned about herself and in the academic setting, by applying an Aboriginal model of social work education.
Discussion of causal factors for First Nations' social issues and looks at several models and steps needed for developing reforms in governance and economic success.
Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
The Art of the State Series ; no. 3
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Chapter from the book Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada edited by Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene and F. Leslie Seidle.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 3, 2007, pp. 72-93
Description
Comments on three implementation goals: preservation of language and culture, teaching academic content successfully, or or focusing on both preservation and academic learning.
Video of speech given by professor from the University of Victoria's Indigenous Governance Program. He argues that Aboriginals must regain their authentic cultural identity in order to truly decolonize themselves.
Duration: 01:02:12.