Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 71, 2008, pp. 391-422
Description
Analysis of a sentence (31 months in prison) for misuse of Saulteaux First Nation's Treaty Land Entitlement trust funds; contends that sentence was too lengthy in view of socio-structural inequalities.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 22, 2008, p. A17
Description
Analysis of a 2006 RCMP discussion report on poverty in Aboriginal communities argues that to improve the situation education, skills training, and employment are needed.
Environmental Health, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2008, p. article no. 25
Description
Examines the trends in mercury, lead and cadmium exposure from 1992 to 2004 using the data obtained from two health surveys and identifies sources of exposure in 2004.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 82-95
Description
Comments on the continued academic achievement disparities between mainstream Americans and ethnic minority groups despite the No Child Left Behind Act.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 227-229
Description
Book review of: "Real" Indians and Others by Bonita Lawrence.
[Re]inventing the Wheel: Advancing the Dialogue on Contemporary American Indian Art
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
Description
Looks at the consequences of stereotypical images.
Chapter 4 from: [Re]inventing the Wheel: Advancing the Dialogue on Contemporary American Indian Art edited by Nancy J. Blomberg.
Describes historical evolution of aboriginal title via provincial and federal policies and the impacts on current political environments.
Indigenous Governance Project towards (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008?.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 175-177
Description
Review of: Si Nous Nous Réveillons par Temps Calme ... Une Saga Familiale du Groenland Oriental by Jens Rosing, translated from the Danish by Catherine Enel, illustrations by the author and forward by Joëlle Robert-Lamblin.
Review in French.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 165-166
Description
Review of Information Technology and Indigenous People: Issues and Perspectives edited by Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Max Hendriks and Stephen Grant.
Review in French.
Authors covered: Paula Gunn Allen, Beth E. Brant, Diane Glancy, Anna Lee Walters, Janet Campbell Hale, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Patricia Riley, Joy Harjo, Anita Endrezze, Louise Erdrich, Kimberly M. Blaeser, Misha Nogha, Beth H. Piatote, Reid Gómez.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 96-110
Description
Article advocates for the restructuring of Diné (Navajo) governance, self-determination, and sovereignty based on the calls from Diné scholars to restructure tribal governance in a way that returns to traditional philosophies and frameworks
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Comments on the current status of Aboriginal performance and drama in Canada.
To access article scroll to p. 6.
Overview of Reclaiming the Learning Spirit Project and a Snapshot of Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Jim Silver
Brenda Ireland
Ningwakwe George
Rita Bouvier
Description
Story of the collaboration between the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre to bring together a roundtable meeting with more than 50 experts who would share stories of transformation, hope, and success.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, January/February 2008, pp. 27-29
Description
Comments that awareness training can be achieved through strategic policy direction, educational partnerships and accountabilities to the Indigenous community.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 12, no. 2, January 1973, pp. [11-14]
Description
Surveys problems in education, conditions affecting academic standing and attitutudes about discrimination; researches whether differences between Native American and Non-Native American students found.
Examines outstanding obligations, and treaty documents, in respect of farming lands. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]