Describes the "naming" system created by federal government that assigned a number to each Inuit person, for purposes of census and birth registration of each Inuit person.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal issue which focuses on Indigenous nomadic pastoralists and the issues and myths they encounter.
To access this article, scroll to page 4.
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.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 2-3, June/September 2009, pp. 145-164
Description
Looks at the identity conflicts affecting the main character, that of being torn between pursuing life within the context of white or Native tradition.
Students received instruction for English as a second language, Navajo, and cultural teachings resulting in increased involvement, improved reading, math and science skills.
[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.
Presents Aboriginal Healing Foundation's code of conduct which is designed to ensure safety ,as well as fictional stories to illustrate various aspects of ethics.
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.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 595-626
Description
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.
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.
First Nation Citizenship Research & Policy Series: Building Towards Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Description
Focuses on First Nations perspectives on meaning of being Indigenous, belonging to a community, and relationship of these memberships with the institutions of the Canadian state.
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 126-129
Description
Book reviews of:
The Star-Man and Other Tales by Basil H. Johnston and Jonas George
Privileging the Past: Reconstructing History in Northwest Coast Art by Judith Ostrowitz
The Trickster Shift: Humour and Irony in Contemporary Native Art by Allan J. Rayan
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild Mythic Beings: Spirit of the Northwest Coast by Gary Wyatt.
Looks at the revival of traditional justice systems and the use of standardized initiatives like the Maori family conferencing model and the sentencing circle.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 427-439
Description
Discusses the contentious issue of the termination of federal trust protection of American Indian reservation lands, including rifts formed between tribal communities.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daria Morgounova
Description
Comments on the question of language shift in relation to the question of ethnic identity.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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.