American Literature, vol. 67, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 777-792
Description
Examines the concept of the road as a conduit for encounters, which Montana Ojibwa author Louise Erdrich uses to represent chance meetings between characters in the opening and closing portions of her novel.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 225-230
Description
Article considers and compares the two different perspectives on the Hopi-Navajo Land Dispute that are contained in Children of Sacred Ground by Catherine Feher-Elston and Cry, Sacred Ground by Anita Parlowe.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 34-43
Description
Argues that Highway's plays have succeeded in bridging the gap between cultures through dramatizing the collision of feelings of hope and despair, comedy and tragedy, order and chaos and social issues like poverty, crime and abuse. Looks at The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 1-31
Description
Looks at the marketing of Indigenous spirituality and how it enables the dominant culture to secure political and social control, as well as profiting economically from Aboriginal cultures.
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
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University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [183]-201
Description
Discusses First Nations' conceptions of cultural property and argues, by using Haida Gwaii examples, that objects should be placed in centres managed and controlled by First Nations, not residing in museums.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, A Decade of CSQ, Winter, 1991
Description
Outlines recent court victories for the Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec, a reneged promise to the Lubicon Cree regarding logging in Alberta, and a fund-raising effort to offset lawyer fees for the people of Kanesatake.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 41, no. 11, December 1995, pp. 1487-1498
Description
Comparison of substance abuse programs that incorporate traditional healing practices and the promotion of culture as both preventive and curing agents.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 23-29
Description
Presents a conversation with Kathryn Shanley regarding the film Powwow Highway
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Autumn, 1984, pp. 281-314
Description
Looks at the court transcripts of the White Earth Chippewa Reservation land allotment fraud cases. Anthropological Professors Albert Jenks and Ales Hrdlicka provided testimony regarding "mixed blooded" and "full Indians" status based on physical characteristics.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November/December 1995, p. 18
Description
Provides information about projects dealing with alcohol and drug abuse in communities, methods being used to minimize alcohol and drug problems, and those available free of charge.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, May/June 1991, pp. 16-20
Description
Resource guide to enable health workers to recognize indicators reflecting sexual assault and report suspicions to a qualified sexual assault councelor.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 52, October 1991, p. 26
Description
Reports on the longest Aboriginal land claim trial in Canadian history. The court found that the difficulty faced by First Nations was not due to the unlawful dispossession of lands.
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 157-183
Description
History of the "model" colony which was used to demonstrate the success of government policies aimed at assimilating Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian society.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, December 17, 1984 regarding a presentation honouring Danny Dumas and Shorty Lander for their achievement as gold medal winners at the Canadian Marathon Canoe Racing Association Championships.
Highlights the establishment of the Environmental Health Services directorate and the National Indian and Inuit Health Conference.
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To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [6-9]
Description
Program emphasizes teaching languages and cultures is fundamental, takes wholistic approach including parental involvement, teacher commitment, continuing training, and life-long learning.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 628-643
Description
Critical commentary on the article "Desperately Seeking Absolution: Native Agency as Colonist Alibi?" by Robin Brownlie and Mary-Ellen Kelm, published in Canadian Historical Review Vol. 75, No. 4, December 1994, pp. 543-557.