Discusses the sacred connection between language, land and people, how language revitalization addresses spiritual needs and, argues that the loss of language represents loss of a unique way of organizing experiences.
Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin: An Aboriginal Approach to Helping
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Author/Creator
Michael Hart
Description
Introduces the topic of the book, an Aboriginal approach to helping in the context of social work.
Chapter 1 from Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin: An Aboriginal Approach to Helping by Michael Hart.
Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.
Robert Goodvoice tells a story about the journey of a group of Sioux from the United States to Canada, through Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He tells of a settlement of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan and the division of the Sioux tribe. He also talks about Indian medicine and curing practices and reflects on the loss of knowledge of the old ways.
He gives an account of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre and, in its aftermath, the movement of a group of Sioux (Dakota) to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan under the leadership of Tarasota (?). He also gives an account of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and its effect on the Sioux (Dakota) living in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district.
Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: NCE-SFMN Project: Combining Scientific and First Nations' Knowledge for the Management and Harvest of Traditional an
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fikret Berkes
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Tracy Ruta
John Sinclair
Description
Presents a model for cooperative research between First Nation harvesters and scientific researchers that builds upon the contributions of both science and local/indigenous knowledge towards multi-functional and biologically diverse landscapes.
A set of 11 photographs of Calvin McKenzie setting a snare. Snaring animals, fish, and birds has been a way of securing food for thousands of years in northern Saskatchewan. Even today many people use snares to catch food when living in the bush.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 157-173
Description
Discussion, based on interviews with 50 Inupiat from northern Alaska, of how incidence of disorientation has increased in recent decades despite modern navigating tools.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 41, no. 2, Special Issue, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a unique veterinary technology course that combines traditional Navajo values, Western scientific knowledge and the management of an Elk herd.
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 4, December 2002, pp. 395-397
Description
Book review of: Thunder on the Tundra by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok and The Kitikmeot Elders. Presents findings from the Tuktu and Nogak Project, 2001.
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Plea For Integration
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Author/Creator
[John W. Friesen
Virginia Lyons Friesen]
Description
Chapter Four in book: Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Plea For Integration by John W. Lyons Friesen and Virginia Lyons Friesen.
Presents learning opportunities for non-Aboriginal educators.
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 15, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 345-358
Description
Authors address the myths surrounding aboriginal peoples' relationships with the environment through use of a case study of the Vuntut Gwitchin which illustrates ideology, resource use and management practice.
Psychology Thesis (Psy.D.)--The Wright Institute, 2002.
Analyses of resiliency in the work of authors including Sherman Alexie, Leslie Silko, Louise Erdrich,
Focuses on selection, processing and management of plant materials used in construction, and uses this information to analyze the collection held in the White Rock Museum
Southerly, vol. 62, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 197-206
Description
Explores issues and develops some practical outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers, editors and publishers who compete when writing about the Aboriginal experience.