Identifies and documents existing databases, on-going or proposed studies, selected studies carried out prior to 1977, and existing literature at that time.
Consists of information on: context, essential elements of Commission's proposals, summary of report, listing of chapters providing overview or integration of recommendations, findings and recommendations by theme, and expenditures by function.
Image of Captain John French, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot, then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reading it."
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Events leading up to a healing circle and description of the process in a Labrador community.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, p. 56
Description
Comments on how the environment that people live in has an impact on people's overall health. Article states that the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health is not just the absence of disease, but complete physical, mental and social well being.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 133, no. 9, November 1, 1985, pp. 859-863
Description
Argues that Aboriginals migrating from reserve to urban centres face additional obstacles to health due to the stress of adapting to new environment, communication difficulties and lack of familiarity with urban health care systems.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 55-56
Description
Reports on the efforts measuring the nutritional value of Australian Aboriginal bush foods and asks readers to assist their efforts by collecting bush foods on their behalf.
This is not an interview. The informant is reading from a diary he has written about his life. The material is likely of interest to no one other than his immediate family. As such, there is no material to be indexed.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 713-728
Description
Article presents two different narratives surrounding the treaty rights of the Chippewa people, the first is the perspective of the author, Chippewa band member and Journalist, Patty Loew. The second narrative is one that has been constructed through ethnohistorical research.
Ethnohistory, vol. 44, no. 4, Autumn, 1997, pp. 727-739
Description
Ten documentary reviews:
Itam Hakim Hopiit by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
Siskyavi: The Place of Chasms by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
The Place of Falling Waters by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith.
Pueblo Peoples: First Contact by George Burdeau and Larry Walsh.
Transitions by Darrel Kipp and Joe Fisher.
Warrior Chiefs in a New Age by Dean Bearclaw.
Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations by Gary Rhine and Fidel Moreno.
In the White Man's Image by Christine Lesiak and Matt Jones.
Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 49-54
Description
Explains how Vizenor uses the oral storytelling tradition to challenge some historiographical questions regarding how colonialist representation influenced the historical population of his people.
"Comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the war ... scenes in the field, the camp, and the cabin; including a history of the Indian tribes of North-Western Canada," including chapters about Poundmaker.
Book review of: Encounters: Early Images of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples from the Library Collections of the Geological Survey of Canada by John A. Stevens.
Book review of: Encounters: Early Images of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples from the Library Collections of the Geological Survey of Canada by John A. Stevens.