American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 30-57
Description
Considers the influence of both federal administration and personal vision on the translated responses of tribal people who testified before the committee that investigated fraudulent land allotment at the White Earth Reservation at the turn of the century.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 30-57
Description
Delves into the creation of the White Earth Reservation, the allotment periods, and tribal bingo as a source of income, education, and the evolution of their religion for the Chippewa Nation.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 2, no. 3, Spring, 1989, pp. 29-34
Description
Suggests that if research projects aren't handled in a ethically sensitive way, Native Americans and Alaska Native communities may no longer allow research opportunities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 409-420
Description
Using California land claims to argue that non-Indigenous witnesses and experts must state their personal assumptions, preconceptions, and definitions when presenting evidence for Indigenous land claim cases.
Presents transliteration of statement made by Big Bear following sentencing at the 1885 trial in which he was tried for treason. Author presents a revised statement after considering words and meaning lost in translation.
Tells the story of a Métis woman who appears to be quite happy and content in her common-law marriage to a Hudson's Bay Company clerk until he deserts her because of her background and company policy.
Duration: 57:01
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, The History of American Indian Leadership, Winter, 1986, pp. 47-63
Description
An examination of the cultural differences in the interpretations of certain English words and how they affect tribal and federal government relations and communications.
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 97-108
Description
Looks at the effects of climate change on the moose and caribou populations, ethnoarchaeological study of moose hunting and butchering in Alaska and Yukon, and the importance of caribou to the Athapaskan lifestyle.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 169-173
Description
Short story, set in a village along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, about a Mohawk girl and her struggles before and after she becomes a woman.
Attached to the short story here is a poem: A Seneca Indian Praise by Twylah Nitsch (Yey-Wen-Node).
The Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving: Background Papers
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Philip A. May
Description
Discusses the necessity of a comprehensive program which addresses both general conditions and specific prevention and intervention tasks.
Excerpt from The Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving: Background Papers.
Extracts from the diary of George B. Murphy, of Qu'Appelle, transport officer of the Battleford Column, Second Division of the North West Field Force, sent out to suppress the 1885 resistance. Entries from March 17 - July 16, 1885. Entries mostly include communications regarding troop movements.
Review of Law and Social Change, vol. 14, 1986, pp. 437-453
Description
Discusses misuse of artifacts, development of law pertaining to cultural objects which have been sold, stolen or excavated, and dealing with the issue of repatriation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 7-8
Description
Major problems identified include lack of co-ordination between health, housing, employment and education systems and the Government and State/Territories and community agencies .
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [1-11]
Description
Provides an historical overview of conflict between school and community and asserts that Native American involvement in curriculum is essential for successful reading programs.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 9-16
Description
Argues that in the 1980s lack of a professionally guided research academic recognition is a major obstacle for Indigenous Studies and that the greatest success has been the development of Tribal Colleges, e.g.. Navajo Community College.
File contains 2 negatives from an unidentified National Chief's Conference Panel (Prince Albert?) held on March 5, 1989. The negatives show a variety of unidentified officials sitting at a table, during a panel discussion.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 59-65
Description
Argues that the course "Native Music of North America" offered by the Washington State University reflects a significant change in philosophy at the institution.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 97-113
Description
Examines the research project on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal use of western health care systems and summarizes the viewpoints and research on the utilization patterns.