Turquoise in the Life of American Indians
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Oksana Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Reviews the historical use of this stone as a decorative and symbolic gemstone in North American Indian cultures.
Turtle Mountain Tales: The Council Stones
E-Books
Author/Creator
James A. M. Ritchie
Turtle Mountain Teachers Train Change Agents
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 2, Crossing Borders, Winter, 2010
Description
Contends that well trained teachers are the most sought after item on the schools list of wanted items.
Tusarniqtut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ammaluq Uttaq
Bessie Ashevak
Neeveeovak Marniq
Inuktitut, no. 87, 2000, pp. 59-[?]
Description
Selection of stories involving animals.
Tuurngait et Chamanes Inuit dans le Nunavik Occidental Contemporain
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Ouellette
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 2000.
Twelfth Year for Awards of Excellence
Alternate Title
SaskTel Honours Aboriginal Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 6, June 2010, pp. 1-2
Description
Comments on the annual SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence, and highlights the achievements of some exceptional youth.
Article found on pages 1 and 2.
The Twilight Saga and the Quileute Indian Tribe: Opportunity or Cultural Exploitation?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Leigh Smith
Description
Discusses the increase in tourism the movie has brought to the town of Forks, Washington and the near by Quileute Indian Reservation and the appropriation of tribal cultural property.
Two Concepts of Politics: The Private Group/The Public Person
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Laurence David Hughes
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2001.
Two-Eyed Seeing: Building Cultural Bridges for Aboriginal Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annamarie Hatcher
Cheryl Bartlett
Canadian Teacher, May 2010, pp. 14-17
Description
Looks at the challenges affecting performance of Aboriginal students and the benefit of using principles which combine both Indigenous and western perspectives in the classroom.
Two Opinions: Inuit and Moravian Missionaries in Labrador 1804-1860
Theses
Author/Creator
Carol Brice-Bennett
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1981.
Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Two Solitudes Intertwined: Building Trusting Relationships Between DIAND and Aboriginal People in the Northwest Territories: Practical Steps to Improve and Foster Relationships at the Front Line
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandy C. M. Osborne
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.
Two-Spirit Film Criticism: Fancydancing With Imitates Dog, Desjarlais and Alexie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabriel S. Estrada
Post Script , vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 106-[?]
Description
Analyzes Two Spirits, One Journey, Two-Spirited and The Business of Fancy Dancing.
Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality; Men as Women, Women as Men: Changing Gender in Native American Cultures
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Valentine
Signs, vol. 27, no. 1, Autumn, 2001, pp. 290-294
Description
Book reviews of: Two-Spirit People edited by Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, and Sabine Lang and Men as Women, Women as Men by Sabine Lang.
Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Alaers
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 63-79
Description
Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.
"Two-Stones" Stories: Shared Teachings Through the Narrative Experiences of Early School Leavers
Theses
Author/Creator
Sean M. Lessard
Description
Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Two Teachers of Aboriginal Students: Effective Practice in Sociohistorical Realities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Goulet
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 1, Sharing Aboriginal Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing, 2001, pp. 68-82
Description
Explains how two teachers used colonization along with culture to present an effective teaching curriculum.
Two Wolves at the Dawn of Time: Kingcome Inlet Pictographs, 1893-1998
E-Books
Author/Creator
Judith Williams
Two Worlds, One Body: A Conversation About Aboriginal-Mennonite Relations Through Marriage
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Brass
Marilyn Iwama
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. [32]-46
Description
Presents a discussion with the children of two such marriages.
Type 2 Diabetes Among North American Children and Adolescents: An Epidemiologic Review and a Public Health Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Fagot-Campagna
David J. Pettitt
Michael M. Engelgau
Nilka Rios Burrows
Linda S. Geiss
et al.
The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 5, 2000, pp. 664-672
Description
Looks at the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2 diabetes in North American youth.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Canada's First Nations: Status of an Epidemic in Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Jeff Reading
Brenda Elias
John D. O'Neil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 163, no. 5, September 5, 2000, pp. 561-566
Description
Presents a status report on a disease that is being reported more frequently.
U.C.C.M Police
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (U.C.C.M.) Tribal Council's regional police service is comprised of six First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
U of A Proving Popular with Native Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Kent
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 4, February 22, 2000, p. 550
Description
Discusses the success of the University of Alberta as a leader in attracting Aboriginal students, particularly in medical studies.
UDeyenz Lhuy Belh Nandlagh: A Story of Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Russell Samuel Myers Ross
Description
Community [Indigenous] Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
Uli'eo Koa Program: Incorporating a Traditional Hawaiian Dietary Component
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Haunani Leslie
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 401-406
Description
Discusses the development and implementation of a Traditional Hawaiian Diet (THD) program as a culturally appropriate community intervention for improving the health status of Native Hawaiians.
Uli'eo Koa: Warrior Preparedness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire K. Hughes
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 393-400
Description
Comments on a culturally appropriate exercise and diet intervention that approximates the training for Native Hawaiian warriors.
The Umoona Kidney Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Shephard
Michael Brown
Maryanne Hudson
Cissie Riessen
Janice Braun
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 12-15
Description
Describes an early detection renal disease program in a remote community of South Australia. Aboriginal Australians are six times more likely to suffer from advanced kidney disease than non-Aboriginal Australians.
Un-Becoming White: Identity Transformation in
Louise Erdrich’s The Antelope Wife
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Barak
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. [1]-23
Description
Discusses what is needed in terms of eradicating racism, literature's role in this transformation, and how Edrich's novel deals with the concept of "whiteness".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Un/Covering the North: News, Media, and Aboriginal People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephen Riggins
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring, 2001, pp. 233-235
Description
Book review of: Un/Covering the North by Valerie Alia.
>UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canadian Government Positions Incompatible with Genuine Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Joffe
National Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 26, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 121-229
Description
Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.
(Un)Veiling American Imperialism: The Co-Contextualization of Early Twentieth-Century Jewish American and Native American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Chiarello
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.
Unangan Perspective, Licensed or Unlicensed Providers in Remote, Rural Villages Before and After Realization of the Indian Self Determination Act
Theses
Author/Creator
Palmira Santos
Description
Social Welfare Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brandeis University, 2001.
Unbranded
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 292-293
Description
Book review of: Unbranded by Herb Wharton.
Review located by scrolling to page 292.
Uncomfortable Comparisons: The Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission in International Context
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matt James
Ethics Forum, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 23-35
Description
Argues that Canada's commission faces many of the same challenges and obstacles as truth commissions associated with under-developed countries emerging from authoritarian regimes.
An Uncomfortable Discussion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 45-48
Description
Looks at the respect and disrespect displayed between elders and youth.
Uncomfortable Fictions: Cross-Cultural Creation and Reception of Contemporary Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen E. Courtney-Leyba
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Illinois University, 2001.
Uncomfortable Fictions: Cross-Cultural Creation and Reception of Contemporary Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen E. Courtney-Leyba
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Illinois University, 2001.
Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica R. Metcalfe
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 394-397
Description
Book review of: Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.
Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costume
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne de Stecher
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 165-166
Description
Book review of: Uncommon Threads by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.
Unconscionable Conduct and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumers
Alternate Title
ICAN Research Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heron Loban
Under Polaris: an Arctic Quest
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Holman
Inuktitut, no. 89, 2001, pp. 60-[?]
Description
Book review of: The Quest For Knowledge is the Journey Itself by Tahoe T. Washburn.
Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Underrepresented Minorities in Science: A Personal Viewpoint
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee Wilson
Science Career Magazine, March 16, 2001
Description
Authors view about science career path and his encouragement for aboriginal people to pursue science and math careers.
Understanding Aboriginal Families' Experiences of Ethical Issues in a Paediatric Intensive Care Environment: A Relational Ethics Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Fisher
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Understanding Academic Success For Onkwehonwe (Indigenous) Students Through the Use of an Onkwehonwe'neha (Indigenous Methodology)
Theses
Author/Creator
Ashley Victoria Dorothy Johnson
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2010.
Understanding Canadian Aboriginal Law
Alternate Title
Self-Government
What are Aboriginal Rights?
What are Métis Rights?
What is a Fiduciary Duty?
What is a Land Claim?
What is a Treaty?
What is the Duty to Consult?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Human Rights Research
University of Manitoba
Description
Seven fact sheets on the following topics: treaties, land claims, Aboriginal rights, duty to consult, fiduciary duty, and self-government. Originally produced for the Truth and Reconciliation national event in Winnipeg.
Understanding Chronic Disease and the Role for Traditional Approaches in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynda Earle
Description
Looks at diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease and holistic approaches to prevention.
Understanding Climate Change in the North: State of Knowledge and New Directions in Research. Session 1C: Local and Tradition Knowledge of Climate Change and Options for Renewable Energy in Remote Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norm Snow
Larry Carpenter
Ingrid Johnson
Marilyn Jensen
France Guertin
Northern Review, no. 24, Winter, 2001, pp. 46-50
Description
Presenters describe the impact of climate change and how various solutions were being incorporated using local and traditional knowledge.