Discusses how communication is linked to Aboriginal histories, cultures and beliefs. Uses Louise Erdrich's poem Dear John Wayne and the film Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie as an examples.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 99-118
Description
The author argues for engagement with Indigenous communities in developing housing policy that can properly address the needs of their growing urban populations.
Inquiry Report for the Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation - Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) on whether a 1909 surrender vote was improperly conducted and therefore invalid. ICC concluded a valid surrender occurred; but recommended consideration be given to existence of burial grounds. (French language version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry: Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Mnjikaning (Rams) First Nation: Coldwater-Narrows Reservation Surrender Claim (French version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French version)
Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Briefly looks at areas where rights are being compromised, what can be done to ensure those rights, and national and international action for Indigenous children. References the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Provincial Aboriginal Women's Environmental Health Conference, Thunder Bay, August 15, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa McClenaghan
Description
Discusses reasons to exercise governance over environmental issues to protect the environment and natural resources that are integral to Aboriginal peoples’ culture.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, January/February 2003, p. 33
Description
Briefly reports on the efforts of Nesman Bara who along with three others has been responsible for a considerable improvement in the community's hygiene.
Canadian Journal of Economics , vol. 29, Special Issue: Part 1, April 1996, pp. S356-S360
Description
Discusses the findings of a harvesting study, including data on harvesting activities, numbers of animals reported harvested, and information on Cree subsistence economy cultural sustainability.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 297-307
Description
Article speaks to many of the pieces included in Issue 20:2 of American Indian Quarterly, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, and describes some of the process and changes happening in Indigenous and Archaeological communities.
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 166-172
Description
Satellite delivered TV programming for education aimed at children in remote areas of Alaska, Appalachia and Rocky Mountains states; focus of programs was basic oral language development and health.
Journal of Palliative Medicine, vol. 6, no. 3, June 2003, pp. 501-510
Description
Studies a multi-disciplinary program that blends cultural practices with contemporary palliative care medicine to allow Alaska Natives and others living in remote communities to be cared for at home through the end of life.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 24, 1977 regarding a motion to establish a Community Liaison Committee to highlight issues of importance to understanding and co-operation between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Saskatoon.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 3, May 1996, pp. [5-32]
Description
First Senate-nominated woman to serve in U.S. federal service, held liberal views on women's rights, yet maintained the racist philosophy toward Native Americans, consistent with her times.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 30, no. 1, 2003, pp. 117-135
Description
Looks at methodologies used to correct data from the Indian Register to get reliable fertility rates and the impact of amendments to the Indian Act in 1985 to get this information.
Focuses on a consumption pattern survey, using wine and grape juice, to demonstrate how such data might be used for analyses of dietary exposure to chemicals.
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, vol. 23, no. 1, Autumn, 1983, pp. [1]-6
Description
Discusses conservation treatment methods using the following considerations: unresolved questions regarding legal ownership, potential for treatments to prejudice future treatment options and the analytical value, consideration of non-physical aspects.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 29-39
Description
Authors examines the moral ethics, professional responsibilities, and the potential pitfalls for historians and other academics who are studying and writing about the history of what are now the Americas, and about Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 1996, pp. 1-7
Description
Examines how Canada has not embraced the whole scope of it's national literature and looks at the complexities of what is, and isn't, "Canadian" under the adoption of multiculturalism.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 171-175
Description
Looks at Federal District Judge H. Russel Holland's decision about the infamous oil spill of the
Exxon Vuldez (Order No. 190 in the U.S. District Court of Alaska, 23 March 1994).
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 350-355
Description
Looks at structure, hearth and floors of historical and pre-historic sites to determine seasonal occupation of American Indians in the Caniapiscau Reservoir.
Looks at the failure of the public school system to support the success of Aboriginal students due to funding, assessment, program design, training, curriculum and continuity of goals.
Book reviews of:
Little Eva at Moonlight Creek and Other Aboriginal Song Poems edited by Martin Duwell and R. M. W. Dixon.
Bad Aboriginal Art: Tradition, Media and Technological Horizonsby Eric Michaels.