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.
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Donald L. Fixico, policy historian, speaks about relationships, places of reference, stories and legends and his latest book, Inside the Lodge: American Indian Oral Tradition, Myth, and Oral History.
Duration: 1:01:47.
Administrative Office of the Courts. Center for Families
Children & The Courts
Description
Looks at project (NACJP) that assesses the needs of Native American victims of family violence in California. Provides key findings, identifies solutions and next steps.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 287-296
Description
Tribal Archaeologist in the Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi Tribe, discusses how the Hopi are using the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s consultation mandate to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Discusses unanswered questions on education status and experiences of undergraduate, graduate and professional native women and explains the current state of research.
Discusses barriers preventing Aboriginal participation in the planning process including large amounts of plans to look at, native world view, inappropriate use of public meetings, and communication styles.
Comments on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), which was two years overdue and cost about $10 million a year for six years.
Justice as Healing, vol. 1, no. 3, Fall, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Describes project that evaluated all programs and agencies involved with Aboriginal youth offenders.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Ethnohistory, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 1996, pp. 483-509
Description
Anglo-Americans had mixed and ambiguous attitudes towards the Navajo; while admiring their virtues they reluctantly resorted to a military solution as a response to Navajo raiding.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 1-19
Description
Discussion on how and why Aboriginal literature should become an intrinsic component in the discipline of Native Studies.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 55-61
Description
Assesses birth outcomes and infant mortality, by neighborhood socioeconomic status, among First Nations and non-First Nations in Manitoba.
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
Book review of: New World of Indigenous Resistance: Noam Chomsky and Voices from North, South and Central America by Lois Meyer and Benjamín Maldonado Alvarado.
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,