Prairie Forum, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 283-295
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Describes the difficulty of defining the term Métis and how most Métis people in Lethbridge, Alberta choose to remain invisible due to identity ambivalence or in an attempt to avoid possible discrimination.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
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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
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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.
Comments on demands made by Indigenous peoples and compares them to demands of non-Indigenous peoples: self-determination, territory, prior informed consent, human rights, cultural rights, and treaties versus land rights and issues of land tenure.
Detailed chronology and analysis of police actions in case involving disappearance and murder of numerous women by serial killer Robert Pickton from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver Police Department report gives chronology of events and analysis of factors of that contributed to failure to recognize that serial killer Robert Pickton was operating in the area.
Tells the story of a Métis woman who appears to be quite happy and content in her common-law marriage to a Hudson's Bay Company clerk until he deserts her because of her background and company policy.
Duration: 57:01
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
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Study examines issues of diversity disaster relief, recovery and the need to develop culturally appropriate methods for future training and preparation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, The History of American Indian Leadership, Winter, 1986, pp. 47-63
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An examination of the cultural differences in the interpretations of certain English words and how they affect tribal and federal government relations and communications.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 285-311
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Looks at the development of Indigenous businesses to achieve ethical, culturally appropriate, and successful Indigenous participation in tourism and the global economy.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 22-29
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Discusses Laotian government policies towards indigenous groups and the impact of hydroelectric dam construction.
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Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, National Identity and Gender Politics, Summer, 2000, pp. 143-148
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Looks at the complexities of the ongoing debate between feminists and nationalists saying that feminist theories need to integrate issues of race, lands, sovereignty, and colonialism.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 183-186
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Book reviews of:
Moving Encounters: Sympathy and the Indian Question in Antebellum Literature by Laura L. Mielke
The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930 by Kate Flint All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression by Arnold Krupat.
Scroll down to page 183 to see reviews.
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.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 25, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-49
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Looks at various socially and culturally constructed categories of discrimination and demonstrates the need for courts to employ multidimensionality theory in cases of complex oppression.
Journal of the Early Republic, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 505-532
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Looks at the linguistic precursor to biological essentialism, evidence of white philologists’ reliance on Native tutors and discusses why the federal government began moving toward assimilation.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-27
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Discusses how cultural workforce perspectives based on kinship, disadvantage Aboriginal residents in the non-Indigenous workforce which is based on employment as identity.
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
Histoire Sociale / Social history, vol. 43, no. 85, May 2010, pp. 165-191
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Looks at First Nations patients' views on two of Canada's Indian hospitals, on the patients' interactions with the nurses and doctors and on the treatments they received.
Critical Inquiry, vol. 27, no. 1, Autumn, 2000, pp. 122-148
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Describes how the arrival of six Inuit individuals in New York City in 1897 accompanied by explorer Robert Perry increased the public interest in, "Eskimos."
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
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Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
Focuses on four programs: 'Journey into Wellness' (J2W) project of the Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health Services; 'Projet Pairs-aidants' in Uashat mak Mani-utenam (Québec); 'Kayaking and Youth Support' in Hope and Nain, Labrador; and the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Program in Alberta.