Discusses Staking a Claim,a documentary about the completed claims agreements in Labrador; includes interviews with 10 key Inuit participants in the negotiations.
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 55-68
Description
Looks at a school reform project that studies effective instructional practices for Native American students in the Zuni Public School District, New Mexico.
Indian chief Noel Starblanket is seen in action, from talking to government officials for grants, to solving the domestic problems of his reserve.
Duration: 27:20.
Ethnohistory, vol. 20, no. 2, Spring, 1973, pp. 153-171
Description
Discusses the history of distortions in portrayal of Aboriginals, gives brief descriptions of several movies, and examines steps needed to correct the situation.
A collection of materials on the attitudes and practices associated with the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes. Includes representative testimonies from those who were separated from their families and communities.
Deakin Law Review, vol. 11, no. 1, 2006, pp. 131-177
Description
Looks at various issues pertaining to assimilation in Canada and Australia, and discusses how Canadian aboriginal claimants, unlike those in Australia, have successfully brought actions for compensation against the federal government.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006, pp. 45-46
Description
Introduces the efforts of the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project to produce materials that help teach Chippewa-Cree history to Montana's public school children.
Theoretical Criminology, vol. 10, no. 1, 2006, pp. 49-66
Description
Outlines feminist and women-centred approaches to debates and controversies on restorative justice and intimate violence, recommending a moratorium on new initiatives.
Journal of the Canadian Association for Conservation, vol. 23, 1998, pp. 31-35
Description
Case study of co-operation between the Aboriginal community and an institution which holds an ethnographic artifact with sacred or ceremonial associations. Belts were transported by a conservator, used in ceremonies and returned to the museum.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 105-122
Description
Argues that Silko remythologizes the landscape in Storyteller and other novels that been reduced to a commodity by tourists, anthropologists, railroad moguls and others.
Report looks at engagement with Aboriginal offenders and new Aboriginal specific interventions which respect the diversity of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.
Looks at strategic planning and developing policies by First Nations governments to ensure that they are operating efficiently, effectively, and in ways that are respectful of their culture and vision.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 1998, pp. 181-202
Description
Article examines the different structures and ways of being expressed by bi-racial or multi-racial communities in 19th century North America, considers some of the mainstream/anglo responses to these peoples and communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 58-66
Description
Highlights the importance and strength of female characters as an integral part of their context in the novels of Blackfeet author James Welch.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 58.