Researched from Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1881-1933. Concluded that there were five general motives: gambling, amusement, ceremonial observance, physical powers, and development of moral attributes, and that gambling was the most important.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 409-422
Description
Author examines different frameworks and themes related to mixed ethnicities/identities and considers how these factors might motivate an author to create mixed characters.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, January 14, 2019
Description
Authors advocate for a reflexive practice of research methods which engage Indigenous people and communities, creating a more equitable and relevant body of research and representing the needs and interests of Indigenous communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 101-105
Description
Examines how A. LaVonne Ruoff Brown's bibliographies have contributed to Native American Studies.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 101.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines Canadian Community Health Survey data from 2013/14 to determine if there is a disparity in multimorbidity prevalence between the provinces and the territories. No significant difference was found.
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 81-91
Description
Looks at three main aspects of task force: nature of the review process, the observations on need for municipal renewal, explanations of recommendations for municipal renewal.
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, no. 1, December 2017, pp. 23-45
Description
Uses the prosecution of Henry Valette Jones and Henry Thomas Morris for the murder of an Aboriginal man to illustrate the shortcomings of the colonial legal system in Australian when it came to prosecuting settlers for violence towards Indigenous peoples.
Examines three public museums to see how their websites are being used to help in the understanding of history and culture. Suggestions for improvements are given.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 163-181
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Provides an historical overview of the history of collection, display, and interpretation of material culture in museums. The article also summarizes contemporary opinions of California Aboriginal peoples on museum activities.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 8, October 1974, p. 41
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Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College introduces a four year course designed to create music awareness and appreciation using Aboriginal words and ideas.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. 52-70
Description
Contends that the author uses his characters to illustrate the damage stereotypes, imposed by the dominant culture, have inflicted on the Native American psyche.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 19-26
Description
Armstrong gives her personal account of the Indigenous rights movements that took place in British Columbia and across Canada, connecting the events and attitudes of the time to the larger Civil Rights Movement taking place across the continent and to other contemporary social/cultural shifts.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, May 04, 2019, pp. 179-209
Description
The author works to recontextualize the life of Colonel George Laird Shoup illustrating his role and responsibility in the Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864), an event which led to the deaths of 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people.