American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, 1983, pp. 51-68
Description
Explains why political power has eluded Native Americans and what chance they have in becoming a participating and policymaking force in mainstream American society.
American Indians and Crime: A Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistical Profile, 1992-2002
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven W. Perry
Description
Findings reveal that the rate of violent crime from self reported victimizations for Native Americans and Alaska Natives is more than twice the national average.
Study examines disparities in quality of life between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and how this relates to the housing sector. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 403-423
Description
Describes Mi'kmaq life just before European contact, based on oral history related by a Mi'kmaq shaman, Arguimaut, to Father Pierre Maillard about 1740.
Documents Aboriginal women's stories about their experiences with the health care system and discusses how the results show that Aboriginal women face health problems that are not common to non-Aboriginal women.
Ninth Nordic Conference for English Studies (2004)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Markus M. Müller
Description
Examines three Canadian works that deal with life on reserves: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese , fareWel by Ian Ross, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 1, October 1983, pp. [23-28]
Description
Claims that standardized test measurements of student performance do not adequately measure the quality of instruction and curricula of a school since other factors such as socio-economic status, school attendance and stability within a particular school have an impact on achievement.
Outlines structure of the program and makes recommendations to increase participation of First Nations and Métis in residential construction industry. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 226-230
Description
Book review of 2 books by Waldemar Jochelson: Archaeological Investigations in the Aleutian Islands and History, Ethnology and Anthropology of the Aleut.
Text in French.