Focuses on the importance of the decision and Gladue reports, which give judges a picture of Aboriginal offender's past experiences and circumstances. These reports are taken into consideration when sentencing decisions are made.
Followed by talk by Yvonne Johnson co-author of Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman.
Total duration: 1:05:43.
Discusses the novel The Death of Jim Loney by James Welch as a conflicting perspective between European-American worldviews and Native American worldviews.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 305-325
Description
Contends contemporary authors like Owen's explore the complexites of relationships fundamental to individual and cultural identity in an attempt to rediscover a sense of place and community, but also to bring about political and cultural change.
Discusses concerns which include intercultural communication, school climate, roles, curriculum development and implementation, recruiting, and placement practices.
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
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Noel Edward Smyth
Description
Looks how European and American writers, anthropologists and historians have misconstrued and misrepresented the history of the Natchez people for the last 250 years.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
Reports results of interviews with service providers, Elders, community members, and people experiencing homelessness in 11 Saskatchewan communities and one in Manitoba.
Compares the role of Indigenous hunters as portrayed in the novels Pursuing the Whale by John A. Cook, and Chasing the Bowhead by Hartson H. Bodfish to Brower's Fifty Years Below Zero
BC Studies, no. 187, These Outer Shores, Autumn, 2015, pp. 21-50
Description
Looks at area where people and land otters lived over the past fifty-five hundred years and explains why Tlingit have a cultural tie to the land otter.
Comparative and International Education, vol. 44, no. 2, December 2015, p. article 2
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Qualitative study reveals that traditional Inuit leadership is about promoting the personal leadership skills, interests and abilities of each community member. Study involved 24 semi-structured interviews with 14 educators
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 2015, pp. 17-31
Description
Discusses the focus of four topic areas: the goal of ethics education, the teaching of ethics, the ethics curriculum, and a suggested framework for ethics education.
Discusses holistic and culturally sensitive teaching principles as applied to the curriculum. Provides research guide for students and twelve foundation lesson plans.
English and Education Thesis (M.A.)--Arctic University of Norway, 2015.
Focuses on Sherman Alexie's short storiesThis Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona and Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, and the movies Pocahontas and Smoke Signals.