Looks at the concerns expressed during consultations with organizations, bands, and individuals and includes recommendations for changes to existing programs and services.
Investigates traditional Zulu attire, whether it confers status, differentiates between clans, and serves particular purposes. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Looks at a project that brought together low-income mothers of preschool-aged children who wanted to learn more about making their community a healthier place to live.
Published by the Prairie Women's Centre for Excellence.
Based on in-depth interviews with 9 women who had been involved in abusive relationships. Looks at the environmental and cultural factors which contribute to the situation and the culturally appropriate services that are needed to address the problem.
Arkansas Law Review, vol. 40, no. 2, 1986, pp. 327-379
Description
Compares and contrasts the social and mores existing in American Indian societies of the nineteenth century with those of the Anglo-Europeans. The article also discusses the effects of assimilation and post-assimilation policies on those social structures.
Focuses on a group of women who ran a tribal council for over a year in the late 1960s. Discusses how they gained control, their impact on council activities and the long term effects on their community.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 10, no. 2-3, February/March 1980, pp. 2-3
Description
Presentation by Sadie Cote, President of the Saskatchewan Indian Women's Association, describing the effects of alcoholism on First Nations people and calling for recognition of women's input in Band affairs.