Curator of the exhibition entitled Americans at the National Museum of the American Indian discusses the exhibition about the pervasiveness of the image of the American Indian in popular culture and the controversy surrounding the validity of artist Jimmy Durham's Cherokee identity.
Duration: 58:51.
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.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 11, Supplement, October 2003, p. 15
Description
Article attempts to identify issues and concepts to guide in developing culturally appropriate mental health strategies; argues the mental health problems have social origins that require social and political solutions.
Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
Intergenerational Transfer of Ethnic Identity in Canada at the Turn of the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeline A. Kalbach
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 135-[?]
Description
Analyzes special tabulations gathered in the 2001 Census of Canada to explore how Canadians identify themselves ethnically as opposed to their ethnic ancestry.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 30, no. 1, 2003, pp. 71-73
Description
Discusses work and interests in demographic behavior research beginning with Romaniuc's comprehensive survey on the James Bay Aboriginal peoples in 1968.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 3/4, Special Issue: Urban American Indian Women's Activism, Summer - Autumn, 2003, pp. 491-504
Description
Lengthy introductory editorial provides some preamble to the special issue on the activist work of Indigenous women in urban centers, and a lead-in for each of the articles contained therein.
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.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 132-154
Description
Author discusses the pressure put on Indigenous academics by their Euro-American colleagues to conform to the culture of the University in order to receive tenure, and the conflicts that this can create for Indigenous academics in their communities.
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.
The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
This documentary reflects on Kainai (Blood tribe) history, governance, survival, and living culture as it explores the repatriation of artifacts from Europeans.
Duration: 1:9:39.
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".