Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 58-83
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Author discusses the 1846 translation and annotation of Black Hawk’s autobiography by the Dutch pastor Rinse Posthumus; offers critical commentary on Posthumus’ station and politics as an influencing factor in his additions to and translation of the text.
Looks at media coverage of the incident and use of the term, 'Black Velvet'.
Note from author: "Terms historicised in this article remain offensive and have continuing power to offend. This article attempts to dispel and challenge the meanings conveyed by the term ‘Black Velvet’ by tracing its use in print media and thereby intervening in the attitudes it disseminated"
Psychological Services, vol. 12, no. 2, May 2015, pp. 83-91
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Looks at collaborative, community based development of an intervention program for treating substance use disorders that are opposite of the usual treatments.
Climate and Development, vol. 7, no. 5, 2015, pp. 401-413
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Study by researchers and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) reports on effects of climate change on hunting and fishing and delivery of supplies in community.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Gerald Vizenor, Spring, 1997, pp. [33]-46
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Discusses the parallels between Chinese and Native American culture as revealed in Griever: An American Monkey King in China.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 27, no. 2, Special Feature II: Selections from the CHEA Conference, Fall, 2015, pp. 65-77
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Contends that some Indigenous children were schooled alongside settler children prior to the passage of legislation that legalized such practices in 1951.
Native American Classics: Graphic Classics ; vol. 24
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Joseph Bruchac
John Smelcer
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Excerpt from Native American Classics: Graphic Classics, volume 24 edited by Joseph Bruchac, John Smelcer and Tom Pomplun.
American Indian writers often reference boarding school experiences in their poems, short stories, essays, novels and plays. Provides a list of suggested readings on American Indian boarding schools in Canada and the United States.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21032
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Book reviews of: Alaska Native Medical Centre: A History 1953-1983 by Robert Fortuine.
Circumpolar Health Atlas edited by T. Kue Young, Rajiv Rawat, Winfried Dallmann, Susan Chatwood, Peter Bjerregaard.
Healing Histories: Stories From Canada's Indian Hospitals by Laurie Meijer Drees.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 198-199
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Book review of: Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by Nancy J. Turner. An updated second edition of Turner's 1975 British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook. A companion volume Food Plants of Interior First Peoples has also be revised by Turner.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 370-372
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Book review on: The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller by Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde Jr..