Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 24, no. 2, October 2001, pp. 29-36
Description
Focuses on short stories in the collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Discusses treatment of mainstream misrepresentations of Native Americans and issues of identity.
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) held meetings to identify mining-related issues, opportunities, concerns and discuss projects, which would meet the needs of the communities.
Examines issues and options regarding the development of culturally appropriate accreditation standards. Consists of literature review and survey of 28 organizations, of which 15 were Aboriginal agencies involved in provision of child and family services.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November/December 1995, pp. 15-17
Description
Reviews presentations at the Aboriginal Health: Social and Cultural Transitions Conference held Sept 28-30 at the Northern Territory University in Darwin.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 10-11
Description
Paper presented at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Forum on Sexual Health, May 14-17, 1995. Reports Aboriginal health workers are not recognized for the part they play in the primary health care system and are over worked and under paid.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 1-36
Description
Relates how the citizens of Williams Lake, British Columbia responded to a public inquiry into the treatment of Aboriginal peoples in the justice system.
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November/December 1995, pp. 26-28
Description
Researches issues of discrimination between white social workers in ACT Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, prompting changes and the hiring of an Aboriginal Liaison Officer.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, January/February 1995, pp. 12-17
Description
Discusses the process of learning from permanence of objects, permanence of feelings and cognitive development. Follows a boy named Peter from infancy to preschool.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 137-148
Description
Suggests that Aboriginal scholars need to take control of the uses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and the process by which it is used. Contends that removing TEK from its context devalues it.
Part I: Cultural Protection: The Story of a Saanich Bowl
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Walker
Clarine Ostrove
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [13]-28
Description
Article outlines one possible legal response to the imminent export of a scared object under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Tabulations from 1996 Census of Canada providing tables and figures describing characteristics such as educational attainment, age, employment, and income.
The Journal of Human Justice, vol. 6, no. 2, March 1995, pp. 79-104
Description
Looks at an alternative correction centre outside of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan for First Nations women, that practices traditional healing and the contradictions between spiritual and penal philosophies.
Discusses four-year study of Sioux and Winnebago peoples to develop and evaluate a diabetes education program; they found education about diet and diabetes is not enough, when access to healthier diet is a continuing problem.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 1, Series 2; Representations of American Indians in Contemporary Narrative Fiction Film , Spring, 2001, pp. 57-80
Description
Discusses current representations of American Indians through examination of three films: Smoke Signals, Dead Man and Ghost Dog.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 1, October 1988, pp. [1-8]
Description
College graduates responses to questionnaire indicated family motivation and encouragement were the most important factors contributing to academic success.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 161-177
Description
Describes the process involved in developing a policy to manage the use of alcohol in recreational facilities, including policy regulations, community survey results, and indicators of success.