Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 86-108
Description
Discusses several components of cross-cultural teachers: identification and criteria of effective teachers and the important knowledge to have.
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 3, Fall, 1995, pp. 22-30
Description
Looks at a printmaking program, started by Father Henri Tardy, as a means for economic growth in the community.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 36-41
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and policies of fiscal austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 36.
Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World
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Linda Hogan
Description
Author explores her lifelong love of the living world and all its inhabitants.
Chapter from Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World by Linda Hogan.
Prairie Forum, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1979, pp. 1-25
Description
Comments on the importance of missionary work of the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate after 1845 in Western Canada. Oblates were seen as peace makers and educators who contributed to the development of the West.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 119-131
Description
Examines the 1988 U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act as a vehicle for self-government; also argues that there is a need to look at pathological gambling behaviour in the state.
Library & Information Science Research, vol. 17, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 49-67
Description
Analyzed the literature on gaming and natural resource exploitation in terms of authors, publication forms, type of source, titles of frequently cited works, and age of publication. Compared results to previous study by Metoyer-Duran.
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 18, no. 2, January 1979, pp. [28-32]
Description
Outlines criteria for a successful Native American program, lists some objectives and argues that changes should be initiated by educators and school administrators.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 319-339
Description
Author examines 13 treaties made between 1736 and 1762 and collected for publication by Benjamin Franklin; argues that the texts of the treaties demonstrate not only the influence of the Iroquois signatories, but also their worldview and spiritual practice, and function as a form of ritual or ceremony.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 69-92
Description
Using Hopi creation myths to examine how tribal mythology dictates how Indigenous communities are organized, develop their religions, and met challenges for their own survival.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, December 1979, pp. 26-32
Description
Reports on the Community Development and Employment Program (C.D.E.P.) which has flexible guidelines more suited to the remote community in South Australia where it began.