Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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.
A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.
Joe Amyotte was president of the southern Saskatchewan Metis organization from 1966 and president of the combined southern and northern group until 1970 when he was defeated by Howard Adams. He was responsible for the development of educational upgrading and housing programs for the Metis.
Keith Wright was employed in the penitentiary service and was also the president of the board of directors of the Prince Albert Indian/Metis Friendship Centre.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adrea M. Korthase
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the decision to issue mining permits, recent Supreme Court cases and the battle for religious freedom even under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Canada's History, vol. 90, no. 3, June/July 2010, pp. 16-17
Description
Comments on the fiftieth anniversary, in 2010, of First Nations unconditional right to vote in federal elections and the time line leading up to that event.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1977, pp. 1-15
Description
An investigation of the evolving legal history of the Navajo Nation following the Second World War. The Navajo legal counsel provides legal opinions on land, resource development, employment, and the protection of sovereignty.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Harell
Dimitrios Panagos
Description
Findings show an Aboriginal gender gap in vote choice that is far more pronounced than the non-Aboriginal counterpart. Paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Annual Meeting, June 1-3, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec.
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Study: Southern Ontario Métis Traditional Plant Use
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Ontario
Description
Includes results of interviews with 18 individuals, list of plant species identified as being of interest cross-referenced with list of species found at the OPG New Nuclear Darlington site, and fact sheets on ten plants.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
Description
Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.
Black Diaspora Review , vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 4-30
Description
Analysis of the three groups looks at internal problems encountered, the role and contributions of women, and methods used by the groups to get noticed.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 11-18
Description
Case study based on 25 interviews revealed social, economic and political factors effecting Inuit perspective of uranium mining, problems with consultation meetings, and some recommendations for improving Inuit participation in discussions.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 60-63
Description
Discusses and summarizes new movement in Indigenous communities that presents as an alternative to the global crisis.
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Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.