Case Studies on Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Carpenter
Description
Describes initiatives undertaken by the Society to provide meaningful and appropriate access to its collections. The initiatives included projects to digitize and more accurately describe items, assess research constituencies, and to collaborate with Indigenous communities.
Arctic Adaptability: Infrastructure at Ilisagvik College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin Walls
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article describes the history of the Iḷisaġvik College from its founding in 1986 and how it made use of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) following the departure of the military scientists; describes the changing needs of the college, its students, and its community and the evolving plans for building and new campus.
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 10, December 2006, p. 13
Description
Discusses Reverend James C. Barlow, dean of St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, and the challenges he faced replacing the igloo-shaped church that burned down in 2005.
[Microbehavior and Macroresults:Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute ofFisheries Economics and Trace
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Description
Discusses a self-improving management system which is facilitating an assessment of forest management as it relates directly to Little Red River/Tall Cree culture and their continued land use needs.
Article reports on a Koorie art club that eventually evolved into an art class; discusses elements and approaches implemented that allowed the class to become a site of exploration and self-discovery for the youth that participated.
Native American playwright speaks about experience in Mexico at the 30th International Theatre Institute World Congress in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexicio.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 90, Spring, 1997, pp. 83-85
Description
Reports on research into theatre methodology based on native performance practices, as a means of avoiding confusion between native traditions and the world at large.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 7, March 28, 2006, pp. 979-982
Description
Discussion of 2006 exhibition entitled Norval Morrisseau: Shaman Artist held at the National Art Gallery of Canada which featured 59 works spanning 1958-2002.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 65-76
Description
An examination of the art world's control over Indigenous art, placing the importance of art over tribal sovereignty, in regards to the Jimmie Durham Cherokee ancestry debate.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 67-86
Description
This article examines the autobiography,The Seven Visions of Bull Lodge, as Told by His Daughter, Garter Snake. In the book, Bull Lodge narrates his life story about his youth who becomes a warrior.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 93-114
Description
A discussion of the recent trend for white French-descendants to "self-Indigenize" by using genealogy to create identity. Uses the example of Edmée and Catherine Lejeune, two Acadienne sisters born prior to 1635, who have been turned into “Mi’kmaw” women.
Reveals an action plan in response to the serious threat that HIV/AIDS poses for First Nations people and their communities.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.