Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3, Whos Local Here?: Politics of Participation in Development, Fall, 1996
Description
Reflects on the impact of the mining industry on the way of life of the Innu and Innuit peoples.The article also discusses the ecotourism industry the indigenous people are building in order to preserve their culture and environment.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 55-67
Description
Looks at a community-based program that provides education, prevention and healing services to those affected by family violence and substance abuse, through circles, ceremonies and workshops.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 632-645
Description
Author examines the commentary on the opening exhibits at National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), offers their own criticism on the museum’s “failure to discuss the colonization process in a clear and coherent manner.”
Article includes listing of 100s of missing persons including: the late Amber Tara-Lynn Redman, Daleen Bosse, and the late Melanie Dawn Geddes, Shelley Napope, Calinda Waterhen, Eva Taysup, Mary Jane Serloin, Joyce Lucille Tillotson (missing since 1983) and many others.
Provides information used to assess the practicality of developing and implementing standardized police policies, protocols, and practices across Saskatchewan.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 259-291
Description
Explores how the Mississaugas of Northern Ontario adapted to the process of colonial marginalization by cooperating with the missionaries and openly rejecting European values in favour of their traditional way of life.
The Mobilization of Native Canadians During the Second World War
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael D. Stevenson
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 205-226
Description
Discusses the government's attempts to enforce compulsory service and Aboriginals' reactions to them. Argues that while the government refused to listen to protests, in the end practical considerations such as geographic isolation and health of potential recruits, and barriers of language and culture caused the policy to fail.
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Description
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
Comparative Literature Studies , vol. 43, no. 3, Classics and Contemporary Literature/Culture/Theory, 2006, pp. 355-374
Description
Shows how the tradition of monkey stories can be blended into American literature in Gerald Vizenor's Griever: An American Monkey King in China, Maxine Hong Kingston's Tipmaster Monkey: His Fake Book and Patricia Chao's Monkey King.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Comments on the legislation passed in Montana that provides funding for tribal colleges to prepare curriculum that educates all students about the role of Native Americans in the nation's history.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. [1]-12
Description
Interview with the author of such works as One More Shiprock Night, Seasonal Woman and A Breeze Swept through It.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the New Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 46-54
Description
Citing examples from research done in Botswana, article discusses several factors effecting education: spatial distance, cultural distance and a failure to accommodate local language and culture.
To access this article, scroll down to page 46.