Handwritten annotation on back of postcard: "Named Waum Gana'o 14'[high] / erected 1845 / 4 Bottom figure, is of the big hog, upside down." Waum Gana'o is indicated as the big hog by an arrow. Title from bottom of postcard. Skeena River, BC.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, 1986, pp. 65-70
Description
Book reviews of:
Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985 by Ralph T. Coe.
A Persistent Vision: Art of the Reservation Days by Richard Conn.
The Song of the Loom: New Traditions in Navajo Weaving by Frederick J. Dockstader.
Bill Reid: Beyond the Essential Form by Karen Duffek.
Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth Doreen Jensen and Polly Sargent.
Bill Reid by Doris Shadbolt.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 1986, pp. 105-128
Description
Reviews Penner Report on self-government claiming it misreads history and fails to take into account the conflict of values between the homo-centric Western-oriented Canadian and the eco-centric First Nations.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 1986, pp. 181-195
Description
Argues that Aboriginal control of education is essential to address problems and ensure successful integration with social and economic development goals and contends that Universities have a key role in encouraging Aboriginal students to participate in higher education.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, The History of American Indian Leadership, Winter, 1986, pp. 5-19
Description
Describes the complex cross-cultural interpretations of tribal political organizations, as tribal groups did not share identical political histories based on colonial ideology.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 38-43
Description
Describes the, 'Milliya Rumurra' (Brand New Day) alcohol rehabilitation program offered in the Kimberly Region of Western Australia as being geared for not just the promotion of physical health, but for the total health of the person.
Reports on whether to apply customary laws to Aboriginals and whether Aboriginal communities should have the power to apply customary laws for punishment and rehabilitation of Aboriginals. Recommends Aboriginal people have the final say in the recognition of customary law.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Document looks at historical developments with respect to urban migration and the development of the friendships centres' role, existing conditions (as of 1986), and makes recommendations for federal government policy development.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 14-20
Description
Description of the migrations of the Wapanakamikok or Eastern Land People and the Algonkian family dialects, which have gradually changed from village to village.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 43-52
Description
Book reviews of:
Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian edited by Barry T. Klein.
Atlas of Ancient America by Michael Coe, Dean Snow and Elizabeth Benson.
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals, 1925-1970 edited by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. and James W. Parins.
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodical, 1971-1985 edited by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. and James W.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, 1986, pp. 87-100
Description
Book reviews of:
Emil W. Haury's Prehistory of the American Southwest. by J. Jefferson Reid and David E. Doyel, editors.
by Paul E. Minnis.
Prehistoric Adaptation in the American Southwest by Rosalind Hunter-Anderson.
Native Studies Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 1986, pp. 45-67
Description
Focuses on Commission's recommendations for dealing with, "The Indian people in the North of Ontario" and suggests circumstances and time may have eliminated any impact the recommendations could have achieved.
Tribute to an adolescent who committed suicide after moving in and out of 28 foster homes. This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 29:10.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 2, January 1986, pp. [1-7]
Description
Argues there is insufficient evidence to support the claim of right hemisphere dominance in Indigenous peoples and cautions against changing curricula until it can be proven.
Short documentary about services offered to battered women in the communities of Portage La Prairie and Thompson, Manitoba and the West Bay Reserve, Ontario.
Duration: 27:40.
Discusses issues involved in the withdrawal from the Assembly of First Nations with indications that Treaty issues and land claims were central precipitating factors.
Case studies of Chiefs Poundmaker and Big Bear compiled by Blair Stonechild using oral history and original source materials. A curriculum intended to "enable the student to review the circumstances surrounding Indian involvement in the Resistance and to arrive at his or her own conclusions about the culpability of the Indian people."