Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 22-27
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Examines female circumcision in ethnic groups in Kenya and gives an overview of attempts to eradicate the practice.
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Journal of Ecological Anthropology, vol. 8, 2004, pp. 24-46
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Looks at the structure and function of grassland ecosystems in British Columbia from pre-European contact through the present; and discusses grassland restoration ecology from a First Nations perspective.
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins, 2017, pp. 189-205
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Describes how relations to family, community and culture are Incorporated into day-to-day interactions at Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Service (MACS) in Queensland, Australia.
Speaker discusses the importance of agro-diversity, how genetic engineering is eradicating heritage varieties by concentrating seed ownership, and activism to protect traditional food crops.
Duration:1:31:23.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 53-65
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Explains the use of symbolism, shamanism, medicine plants, and animals and how these relate to ceremonies in the novel, which move the main character, Tayo, toward healing.
Looks at principles, rooted in ancient and contemporary spirituality and cultural practices, that can be used for social wellbeing and conflict prevention.
Journal of the Indiana University Student Personnel Association, 2012, pp. 27-36
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Discusses how identity can affect success in higher education, the transition process, including moving from a majority to minority situation, and similarities between adults returning to academic institutions and Native American students.
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
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"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Includes curriculum connections, interview with playwright, and pre- and post-show questions and activities. Play is retelling of the story Jumping Mouse.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 92-96
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Author describes a process of research and discovery during the making of a short PSA film in which they discover historical family ties, and serendipitous implications for the present.
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
American Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 3, September 2017, p. 448–463
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Describes methods and initial results for documenting history of cultural landscapes at three sites in British Columbia: Hauyat, Laxgalts’ap (Old Town) and Dałk Gyilakyaw (Robin Town).
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, November 31, 2017, pp. 45-69
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The authors consider the ways that contemporary Indigenous games are related to those that have be traditionally played on Turtle Island (like Sla’hal or the Bone Game), and how those games convey values, culture, and survivance.
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 40-44
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Comments on the human ability to heal from profound trauma and the role that one's personal spiritual experiences can play in the healing.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.