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.
The English Journal, vol. 82, no. 5, September 1993, pp. 99-103
Description
Provides an account of a class discussion, regarding the poem, "Grace" by the Native American writer Joy Harjo, and how students systematically investigated the meaning of the title.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 105-138
Description
Housing initiatives as an indicator of overall program success in dealing with relocations caused by the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro-Electric Project.
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
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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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 359-369
Description
Article investigates the media representation and the court’s treatment of Indigenous—specifically Apache--people, accused of murder in Arizona during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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.
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 2, 1993-1994, p. 47–73
Description
Discusses the accuracy of statistical information and the need for improving informatlon management methods between First Nations and federal government agencies.
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 .
Library Trends, vol. 41, no. 3, Winter, 1993, pp. 493-523
Description
Review of literature and results of survey conducted to find out to what extent materials were being purchased and what criteria were used to select items.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue on Encounter of Two Worlds: The Next Five Hundred Years, 1993, pp. 33-52
Description
Looks at two cases that deny religious protection, a right under the First Amendment, regarding ancient religious practices that predate the founding of the United States and the writing of its Constitution.
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.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 111-120
Description
Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.