An interview not yet translated with Eli Pooyak conducted by Alphonse Littlepoplar on September 8, 1974. Tape number IH-078, transcript disc 19.This tape contains 15 songs by Eli Pooyak. These have not been translated as yet.
An interview not yet translated with Eli Pooyak conducted by Alphonse Littlepoplar on September 9, 1974. Tape number IH-079, transcript disc 19.This tape contains Cree songs by Eli Pooyak. These have not been translated as yet.
Interview includes stories of boys who became rattlesnakes and a woman who was half fish. It also includes a discussion concerning the murder and suicide by Thunder Blanket.
An interview not yet translated with Eli Pooyak conducted by Alphonse Littlepoplar on May 20, 1974. Tape number IH-068a, transcript disc 18.This tape contains Cree Powwow songs sung by Eli Pooyak. These have not been translated.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 34-37
Description
Reports on an annual walk undertaken by a Innu woman in Labrador as an example of a healthy life of balance and perspective.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 7, no. 7, Supplement: International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2000, June 2001, pp. 554-555
Description
Conference panel focused on infectious diseases common to the Native Americans and Alaskans, Australian Aboriginal peoples, and the Maori of New Zealand.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 55, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 5-20
Description
Examines the Indigenous use of land in the Cypress Hills, the decline of the bison (buffalo) herds and the resulting migrations and conflicts, the process of making Treaty 4 and the subsequent imposition and enforcement of Canadian law on Indigenous communities.
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Argues that identity is a "bogus" construct which diverts attention from more important issues.
Interdisciplinary Studies Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Thomas University, 2003.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 64, 2001, pp. 137-168
Description
Discussion and history of s. 718.(2) (e) of the Criminal Code which says that particular attention must be paid to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring, 2001, pp. 274-312
Description
Article examines the journal of a 17th century Andean writer and its appropriation of European literary traditions as a means of subverting settler-imposed notions of history and making visible those histories kept by Indigenous peoples.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall/Winter, 2003/2004, pp. 168-180
Description
Explores how Aboriginal perspectives / attitudes are made accessible to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences in the plots of two contemporary novels.
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Discusses how communication is linked to Aboriginal histories, cultures and beliefs. Uses Louise Erdrich's poem Dear John Wayne and the film Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie as an examples.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 99-118
Description
The author argues for engagement with Indigenous communities in developing housing policy that can properly address the needs of their growing urban populations.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2001, pp. [31-56]
Description
Discusses Mohawk Education Project aimed at discovering how attitudes and behaviour patterns are acquired, and how to use knowledge to develop effective strategies.
Inquiry Report for the Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation - Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. (French language version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry: Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rams) First Nation: Coldwater-Narrows Reservation Surrender Claim (French version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Briefly looks at areas where rights are being compromised, what can be done to ensure those rights, and national and international action for Indigenous children. References the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Provincial Aboriginal Women's Environmental Health Conference, Thunder Bay, August 15, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa McClenaghan
Description
Discusses reasons to exercise governance over environmental issues to protect the environment and natural resources that are integral to Aboriginal peoples’ culture.