Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 54-71
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Describes Miranda’s tribal memoir as an act of resistance which disrupts archival and mainstream narratives around Indigenous nations, dispossession, and human-land relationships. Focuses of female voices and perspectives, and on narrative sovereignty.
Outlines challenges associated with the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and gives highlights of each article in the issue.
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 1-18
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Introduction to the special issue “Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water,” discusses water as a fundamental piece in decolonization and as central to autonomy, sovereignty, resistance, and to the survival of Indigenous nations.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 34, 2005, pp. 1-6
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Introduction to an issue of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education that looks at the development of Indigenous humanities, within the field of education, and outlines papers, within the issue, that make links between education and place.
Researchers work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) on Qikiqtaq (King William Island) in order to document and share Uqsuqtuurmiut (people of Uqsuqtuuq) knowledge of caribou movements, hunting, and habitat, as well as the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods, and cultural practices.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
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Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 201-223
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Looks at how Indigenous peoples are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to environmental changes in their territories. Study involved online survey of 106 individuals, most of whom were employed by Indigenous nations to carry out natural resource and environmental management.
As part of development of community-based participatory muskox health surveillance system, interviews were conducted with local muskox experts about the human-wildlife context.
Looks at what kind of access is available to the internet in remote communities, where the internet accessible is located in these communities, and evaluates if the internet is a useful tool for Aboriginal women to access health information.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, pp. 27-32
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Extract from a presentation at the Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together symposium Discusses the process and the work of repatriation, the kinship bonds that are formed while doing the work. Also discusses digital repatriation efforts and projects.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-23
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Describes the archaeological reassessment of the Iyatayet, a Holocene site at Cape Denbigh, Alaska. New data collected in 2012 and 2013 provides insight into the site’s occupation by three different cultural groups: the Denbigh, the Norton, and the Thule.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
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Instructors from Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community Colleges attend conferences, develop materials for specific tribal issues through use of a Tribal Learning Community model.
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, vol. 13, no. 3, 2005, pp. 597-631
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Uses fictitious story of tribally-run school which eventually is taken over by non-Indians as an allegory for the European conquest of Indigenous peoples.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
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Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, vol. 116, August 2005, pp. 24-35
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Provides background on two multimedia projects that open up new ways of seeing and thinking about narratives, images and performances in virtual space-time and discusses the relevance of games for anthropological insights.
Examines the current status of the Mackenzie Gas Project; and Aboriginal issues pertaining to the construction of the pipeline including the environmental impact assessment and current socio-economic issues.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 113-127
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Curators of the exhibition Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Unceded Territories describe project which brought together art, activism, history, Indigenous youth, and the wider public to "amplify the artist’s insistence that all of us consider our collective responsibilities to this earth".
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 199-225
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Author examines The American Prairie Reserve’s (ARP) proposal for reintroducing bison in Montana in the context of shifting American identities, competing economic interests, and a push to restore and preserve the natural ecosystems of the region.
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 34, 2005, pp. 619-638
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Discusses the growth and dissemination of Indigenous mapping methodologies in various parts of the world and the GIS technology's influence on Indigenous peoples.