American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 121-144
Description
Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.
Gives an example where the Ontario Provincial Police revealed that they had sent observers out to British Columbia to gain information on the crisis at Gustafsen Lake that they felt they could use for the occupation at the Ipperwash Provincial Park, under the assumption that these events, and people, were similar.
Labour/Le Travail, vol. 38, Special edition: Australia and Canada: Labour Compared, Fall, 1996, pp. [37]-53
Description
Compares policies that oppressed Aboriginal women in Australia and Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries. Special Joint issue with Labour History, volume 71.
Examines the domains of science and policy in the context of Aboriginal issues and how film representations of Aboriginal people are linked to media portrayals.
Canadian Military History, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 8-15
Description
Compares the policies of the three military branches, from the Royal Navy's blatantly racist policy of maintaining the "colour line", to barriers to enlisting in the RCAF due to physical and educational standards and resistance on the part of some army recruiters despite official army policy.
Examines the history of Aboriginal-Governmental relations, with a close look at the factors that may influence future relatiions in regards to aboriginal justice.
Prairie Forum, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 149-176
Description
Describes the link between federal First Nations health care, in the period 1890 to 1930, and the social reform goals and values of that same time period.
History of Education, vol. 25, no. 1, 1996, pp. 1-18
Description
Argues that neither actor completely controlled the relationship. Schools depended on student attendance, manual labour and acceptance of white culture to sustain themselves, while Native Americans eventually recognized that education could be used to their advantage.
Journal of Historical Sociology, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1996, pp. [188]-212
Description
Argues that rather than being a case cultural differences, the crime was motivated by extreme hunger as well an act of resistance against federal government authority and policies.