Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1974, pp. [4-8]
Description
Explains that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) administers schools until such time as the State is able to take over duties; states BIA has no statutory requirement to provide education.
Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John P. Wilson
Description
Looks into the relationship between trauma and culture.
Chapter 1 from Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD edited by John P. Wilson and Catherine So-kum Tang.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, Series 2; European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. [21]-29
Description
Discusses the different manifestations of the theme of water in the anthology.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Comments on the creation of the Saskatchewan First Nation Family and Community Institute and hopes that the institute can stem the flow of children placed into foster care.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 167-170
Description
Response to the article, ""Ethnicity, Not Culture? Obfuscating Social Science in the Exxon Valdez Oil
Spill" which was in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol. 19, No. 4, 1995, at pages 1-124. This response letter discusses the misconceptions in the original article.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 8
Description
Discusses the necessity of an apology, by the government, for the trauma and abuse suffered by Aboriginal Canadians.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 49-55
Description
Author criticizes the ways that History scholars portray Indigenous peoples in their writings with a particular focus on Richard White’s The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 8
Description
Comments on the fastest growing disease in Canada, the symptoms of the disease, and the importance of taking care of your body.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Description
Analysis of the written Act from public administration and political science perspective, without the context of application or important court decisions.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 91-119
Description
Deals with problems of identity, especially as a construct imposed upon indigenous peoples. Also examines the identity threshold experience in Silko and Momaday's works.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 44-62
Description
Presents the results of a pilot study on the use of conspiracy beliefs by American Indian (AI) men who have sex with men and their peers to explain the origins of HIV/AIDS.
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Native People in British Columbia: Recent Research, 1996, p. 109–129
Description
Narrative on the drainage of Sumas Lake, based on oral accounts & documentary sources, with interplay between place and its historical representation within culture.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 22
Description
Looks at a festival set on reviving the dormant Northern Community Literacy Network and to look at literacy issues faced in northern Saskatchewan communities.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 461-469
Description
Organic residue from the surfaces of lithic tools excavated at Hinds Cave indicates multipurpose functions. Site yielded a wide range of organic material.
Data was gathered from women experiencing or at risk for homelessness, service providers, policy makers and program managers. Highlights findings with respect to determinants and impact of homelessness, policy and bureaucratic practice environment, and gaps in service provision. Concludes with 14 recommendations.