Examines the link between Indigenous librarianship and Indigenous approaches to knowledge systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Entry in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd Edition, edited by Marcia J. Bates, Mary Niles Maack.
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Camille Callison
Description
Podcast discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission archive and how to make the information accessible for future generations.
Duration: 21:28.
Accompanying material.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines the evolution of the relationship between tourism and Indigenous peoples; and discusses the proposed six-stage model and sustainability implications of the model.
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Paper presented at the Under Western Skies Conference on "Indigenous Ways of Knowing" and the environmental challenges facing western Canada including global warming, endangered species and the tar sands.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at why the author's daughter was drawn to her Aboriginal identity; and examines the use of alternative methods of education focusing on Indigenous knowledge and peace building activities that encourage healing, and reconciliation for Aboriginal youth.
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, vol. 230, 2014, pp. 115-140
Description
Looks at the status of the Cree-speaking communities in Northern Alberta, which is argued is its own distinct dialect called Northern Cree, and the challenges they face ahead to maintain their language's relevance and prestige.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol. 2014, no. 142, Health and Wellness Concerns for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities, Summer, 2014, pp. 37-47
Description
Looks HIV/Aids within the context of Canadian reserve system, effects of Indian Residential schools, and risky behaviors.
Looks at the efforts to bridge scientific knowledges from Indigenous and western worldviews for the purposes of science education, science research, science applications, and science outreach for youth and the community.
Discusses problems, examples and the options available to communities dealing with issues of ownership, control and access to the cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples.
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 225-231
Description
Mixed media artist Tom GreyEyes talks about his art being political messages coming from the Indigenous perspective on colonialism, decolonization and protest.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work, December 2014, pp. 1-4
Description
Introduction to themed issue containing articles based on presentations given at the Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work, July 8-11, 2013.
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 493-497
Description
Research conducted to anticipate and demonstrate the secondary effects of climate variability on Arctic char and relay these effects to the local users.
Early American Literature, vol. 49, no. 2, 2014, pp. 499-516
Description
Book review essays of:
The American Indian Intellectual Tradition: An Anthology of Writings from 1772 to 1972 edited by David Martinez.
Changing Is Not Vanishing: A Collection of American Indian Poetry to 1930 edited by Robert Dale Parker.
American Literature's Aesthetic Dimensions edited by Cindy Weinstein and Christopher Looby.
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, vol. 11, no. 1 & 2, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at examples of management approaches and concepts of potential relevance to natural resource policy, planning, and management used by First Nations for non-timber forest resources.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Introductory article to this themed issue illustrates the unique ways tribal colleges and universities are preserving, protecting and disseminating cultural knowledge to future generations.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the spiritual values and traditions of the Kogi people, and their responsibilities to protect nature, ancient burial grounds, and sacred sites.
Uses traditional stories to illustrate fundamental principles of Indigenous education and argues that it must take place in the context of a relationship with the land.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 392-394
Description
Book review of: The Land Has Memory: Indigenous Knowledge, Native Landscapes, and the National Museum of the American Indian edited by Duane Blue Spruce and Tanya Thrasher.
Describes the land- and culture-based healing program developed by the Cree Nation of Chisasibi which promotes personal, family and community wellness rooted in the Cree way of life. Participants spend two- to three-weeks at a bush camp located 500 km east the community.