Considers three novels: Bearheart: the Heirship Chronicles by Vizenor, The Light People by Henry, and Dark River by Owens.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2001.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 27-42
Description
Examines how Louis Owens’ Wolfsong makes use of different imagery and characterizations in order to challenge perceptions around the complexity of American Indian identity.
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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, p. 30
Description
Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.
Overview of the various avenues explored by Aboriginal peoples for gaining meaningful self-government.
Excerpt from: Becoming Visible - Indigenous Politics and Self-Government edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen, and Henry Minde.
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 1997, pp. 353-354
Description
Book review of: The True Spirit and Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 85-107
Description
Examines the death registers from the Office of Indian Affairs, and the higher crude death rates, which were the highest rates compared to entire population of USA.
Chapter seventeen of Teaching Indigenous Languages edited by Jon Ryhner. Looks at the largest indigenous-language commercial radio signal and the services provided.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, p. 27
Description
Brief article describing Kemarre Margaret Mary Turner's accomplishments in the Aboriginal community in Central Australia on the occasion of her receiving the Order of Australia.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
Description
Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 193-212
Description
Focuses on the development and implementation of a post-secondary health science career preparation program in the context of the contradictions between Indigenous and European approaches to science.
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (U.C.C.M.) Tribal Council's regional police service is comprised of six First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 211-230
Description
Argues that Indigenous nations bring a diversity to the dominant society that is unique and contingent upon the integrity of political boundaries within the United States. The article discusses the challenges within this framework.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 401-406
Description
Discusses the development and implementation of a Traditional Hawaiian Diet (THD) program as a culturally appropriate community intervention for improving the health status of Native Hawaiians.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. [1]-23
Description
Discusses what is needed in terms of eradicating racism, literature's role in this transformation, and how Edrich's novel deals with the concept of "whiteness".
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