American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 1-14
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Investigates the importance of interpreters during early Indigenous-white relations. A translator was a difficult position due to the numerous variations of the Indigenous linguistic groups. The best translators also needed to not only know the languages but also have an understanding of Indigenous cultures and traditions due to the symbolic nature of Indigenous speeches.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 15-33
Description
Examines an increasingly popular model of economic partnership with non-Aboriginal society, the role of Aboriginal people and the advantages of these joint ventures.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 1, January 1977, p. 8
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A Federation of Saskatchewan Indians conference in Regina pays tribute to past Chiefs John Tootoosis, David Knight, Wilfred Bellegarde and Walter Deiter.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 2-7
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Looks at the authors experiences in teaching American Indian literature at Skidmore College.
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Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics and Museum Display
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James Clifford
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Describes and compares the treatment of art in the Royal British Columbia Museum, U'mista Cultural Centre, Kwagiulth Museum and Cultural Centre, and University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
Chapter fourteen from Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics of Museum Display edited by Ivan Karp and Steven D. Lavine.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Description
Photograph. Caption: One of the fugitive Indians (possibly Four Sky Thunder) who surrendered at Battleford instead of fleeing to the United States.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 120-129
Description
Study assessed the impact of technology (specifically telephone service), both positive and negative, on the daily life and traditional ways of the Inuit.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 329-338
Description
Author examines the interplay between physical housing structures and the make-up of the households that occupy them, considers different types of kinship that might be found in a single household. Examines census data to reveal changes, but also notes possible site for imbedded cultural biases.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, no. 52, October 1991, p. 4
Description
Argues that the National Park arrangements in the NorthernTerritory, Australia, show a greater degree of reconciliation than do the New South Wales proposals.
The Georgia Historical Quarterly, vol. 73, no. 3, Special Issue Commemorating The Sesquicentennial of Cherokee Removal 1838-1939 , Fall, 1989, pp. 519-539
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Looks at the plight of the Cherokee Nation during this period ending with their removal to Oklahoma.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, June 1, pp. 45-49
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Describes the process of digging a well to aid in the growing and consumption of locally produced fruits and vegetables in the arid region of central Australia.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 1-28
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Examines gender differences in five Native American societies in order to see the extent to which social conditions have molded gender roles in Native American cultures.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 1, Series 2 , Spring, 1991, pp. 19-39
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Looks at a collection of oral literature from the Clackamas Chinook Indians, collected my Melville Jacobs in 1929, and interprets what the myths reveal about Clackamas women.
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Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Toronto, 1991.
"The inherent and unextinguished nature of self government among the Nawash Band is demonstrated through examining the events of the author's ancestors and community in their interactions with foreign settlers."
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
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Rita Joe discusses her poetry and how she attempts to show Native people in a more favourable light, which is one way for her to express concern about the way Mi’kmaq were treated and the racism they suffered.