Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, April 2002, pp. 26-31
Description
Chronicles how Indigenous organizations have played a role within the workings of the United Nations, by using international human rights procedures.
To access this article scroll down to page 26.
American Studies International, vol. 40, no. 3, October 1, 2002, pp. 6-32
Description
Impact on the life of Tecumseh's descendant, Thomas Wildcat Alford of the Shawnee tribe, who was selected by elders to attend a government boarding school in the late 1800's.
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. [55-75]
Description
Discusses the effectiveness of the RFL questionnaire in assessing youth suicide risk and as a tool for addressing the gap between European therapies and traditional healing.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 10-12
Description
Examines the validity of the Scale given the tendency for Aboriginal women to be rated at higher security levels than non-Aboriginal women and its role in this systemic bias.
Tribute to the life of Senator Myles Venne, 1918-2007, of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and former Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Perspectives on Consultation January 17-18, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hutchins
Description
Looks at the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal Judgments in the Samson Cree Nation case and the Victor Buffalo v. Her Majesty the Queen case.
Discusses issues of human rights abuse towards Aboriginal women and children, and describes how various policies and practices have had a negative impact on many lives.
Developed to provide Aboriginal youth and girls with tools to protect themselves, teach about safety nets and community resource people, and provide communities with tools to prevent youth violence.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 2, 2002, pp. 110-122
Description
Analyses the prevalence of violence and sexual abuse among the Inuit in Greenland. The article also studies associations between health and having been a victim of abuse.
Looks at the history of Thanadelthur, a young Dene women who is famous for her involvement in the early Canadian fur trade, linking together the Hudson's Bay Company and northern Dene peoples living west of Hudson's Bay.
Canada West Foundation's report, Hard Times, highlights the devastating issues needed to be addressed by Aboriginal organizations in order to avoid a 'social catastrophe'.
Looks at women-centred care within Saskatchewan and Manitoba and compares findings with other women-centred models.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 35-38
Description
Book review of: Voices of American Indian Assimilation and Resistance by Siobhan Senier.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 129, Winter, 2007, pp. 92-95
Description
Reviews various plays including The Trickster of Third Avenue East by Darrell Dennis, Wawatay by Penny Gummerson and Birthright by Constance Lindsay Skinner.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007
Description
Discussion of the tapes and films collected by Tony Wise and donated to the Lac Courte Oreilles; sparked the "Audio Visual Production Project" at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College to digitize and edit the material.