Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 1-16
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Responses from three people on the theme of community health: Rose Martial, a community representative, Ann C. Macaulay, a family physician researching diabetes in Kahawake Territory and William Freeman, a professor at North West Indian College and former director of Research for the Indian Health Service (USA).
A copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert", from souvenir number of CANADIAN PICTORIAL & ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, 4 Jul 1885. It depicts Metis rowing boat through ice as his wife and children huddle in back. McKay was a farm instructor near Battleford. Incident described p.21.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 1-26
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An examination of portrayals of Indigenous peoples in fictional writings and how they reflected the prejudices of the time and helped to perpetuate stereotypes.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
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On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white horse commanding the York and Simcoe Battalions."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Counseling and Values, vol. 47, no. 2, January 2003, pp. 109-117
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Interviews, using J. W. Worden's "tasks of mourning" as framework, with six Native Americans provides insight into the deep spiritual pain experienced as a result of historical and current events.
Federal Court of Appeal upheld decision concerning lower pension benefits for First Nation people on-reserve, who had not contributed to the Canada Pension Plan until 1988.
Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion
Images » Photographs
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Photograph of council held near Battleford. People; horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image.
Caption "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the Sweetgrass reserve in late March 1885; the meeting was interrupted by two Metis messengers who wanted the Indians to capture the fort."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.
Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.
Discussion of the educational system: relative merits of day schools, residential schools, integrated schools, etc.; need for inclusion of Indian culture into the curriculum at all levels ; the role of the elder as teacher.
Discussion of Indian ceremonies: how these are passed on from generation to generation; the role of women. Tipis: particular kinds of tipis; decorated tipis; tipis inrelation to death customs. No date given but probably January 1974, same as the others in this series.
Discussion of: Role of elders in setting young people on the right road ; Importance of breast-feeding and giving up alcohol ; Need for a tipi on each reserve, to be kept for prayer, pipe ceremonies and the counselling of the young.
Ethnohistory, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1974, pp. 95-122
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Examines the ethnic, linguistic, territorial, cultural and societal aspects of each group and the alliances, intermarriage and fused identities among groups.
Discusses common challenges facing Indigenous peoples, main criteria being used to respond and shape 'good practices', national crime prevention policies and strategies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States and examples of promising practices.
Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 181-[?]
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Western films from 1908 to 1916 depict popular attitudes toward interracial romance and government policies of the time in areas such as the military, land use, Indian assimilation and boarding schools.
Charity Law Bulletin, no. 19, January 31, 2003, p. [?]
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Discusses the implications when a law suit involves not only the entity which is directly responsible for abuse, but the affiliated national church organizations as well.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
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Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 53-58
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Interviews graduates of substance abuse treatment program which uses Native American medicine combined with Western models. Presents twelve emerging themes.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 91-102
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Author discusses different factors that have led to and possible solutions to the education gap that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the United States.