The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 1992, pp. 15-17
Description
Looks at the report A Matter of Survival an inquiry into the loss of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and what can be done to save the remaining languages.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1992, pp. 81-88
Description
Author discusses oral stories and the importance of words in the Salish language.
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File contains a presentation by Alex Skead that describes his personal experiences with learning from daily life: "So much things to learn in life." He recounts several legends relating to educating Aboriginal youth on his First Nations about living with nature, utilizing sweat lodges for healing and preserving Aboriginal languages.
File contains an individual presentation by Mrs. Millicent Loder, oldest elder in the community. She describes her childhood, the infrequent visits by doctors, her father's employment with the Hudson's Bay Company, nursing training in the United States, raising her children in Labrador, and her role as a valued elder in her community.