Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 115-137
Description
Author looks at her formative years, living with her parents and living in a Children's Home.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 115.
First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in & Community Gathering
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Description
Writer/activist looks at the relationships between the land, other living beings and each other and suggests advise to reconnect.
Presents a video lecture, from First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in and Community Gathering, given by a teacher and activist.
Duration: 54:47.
Sport in Society, vol. 15, no. 7, Indigenous People, Race Relations and Australia Sport, September 2012, pp. 987-996
Description
"This article examines the complexities of the Australian Aboriginal sporting experience including long entrenched racist barriers that denied Aboriginal participation on the sporting field".
Looks at current context in Alberta; need for gender-specific programming; issue of financing; lack of awareness of business opportunities and start-up resources; and need to build relationships in communities. Presents two-point plan to address needs of Indigenous women.
Educational Theory, vol. 50, no. 4, December 2000, pp. 521-532
Description
Compares two anthologies, Feminist Genealogies and Dangerous Territories and examines the idea and role that anthologies play as socially interested text.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 8, Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories, August 2012, pp. 129-142
Description
Comments on the need for all social workers to be knowledgeable about the oppressive issues facing Aboriginal peoples and to understand cultural differences between Western and Indigenous societies.
Book review of Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora, and Indigeneity in Canada edited by Christine Kim, Sophie McCall, and Melina Baum Singer.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 139.
[Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence]
[First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in & Community Gathering]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Description
Talks about rebuilding nations from inside out as sovereign beings as indigenous women have been doing for centuries.
Book launch and reading presented at First Voices! First Women Speak! A Teach-in and Community Gathering
Duration: 35:08.
Aboriginal History Journal, vol. 41, 2017, pp. 71-94
Description
Discusses the Presbyterian missionary's time with the Anangu, her role as both an art and intercultural broker, and her book, The People In Between: The Pitjantjatjara Peoples of Ernabella.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18383
Description
Article examines 72 peer-reviewed articles resulting in several thematic areas: infectious disease, environmental exposure, nutrition, birth outcomes, tobacco, chronic disease, health care policy, human resources, interventions, social determinants, mental health, genetics, injury and dental health.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 10-11
Description
Declaration contains recommendations created at the Special Session of the General Assembly at the United Nations.
To access this article scroll down to page 10.
Outlines steps in the process of dehumanizing "the Other" and discusses the techniques Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars have used to counteract Eurocentric practices. Brief discussion of the matriarchal character in Maracle's works.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 182.
Court case involved sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act with respect to status entitlement. Includes chronological list of federal legislation concerning Indian status and summary of issues in the case.
Holistic Nursing Practice, vol. 15, no. 1, October 2000, pp. 42-56
Description
Looks at a comparative analysis between the explanatory model of HIV illness, and a conventional biomedical paradigm of HIV disease, to provide insights relevant to the planning, prevention, and treatment of the Aboriginal population.
Includes NWAC and personalized action plan, diabetes information and resources, tips on healthy living, food selection, shopping and preparation, and recipes.
Guerrilla art display was placed on various streets in Calgary with the hope of evoking empathy and a sense of urgency in society to intervene with this injustice. Artists filmed the public's reactions.
Duration: 4:55.