Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 13-14
Description
Describes the steps involved in conducting a comprehensive review of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker training across both community and government sectors.
File contains 11 negatives from the National Treaty Chief's Meeting at the Beardy's Reserve on July 19, 1988. The first negative shows a procession of dignitaries with the Canadian flag. The second shows an unidentified Chief or elder with the Canadian flag. The third and forth show men apparently in prayer, with the flags of Canada and Great Britain. The fifth and sixth show two men in a tent one, of whom appears to be delivering a speech. The seventh and eighth show a procession of men (one of whom is an Aboriginal RCMP member) with a what appears to be an unidentified flag and a coup stick.
Provides information on definitions of abuse, indicators, typical abusers and victims, tribal awareness and handling of the issue, resources for reporting and /or treatment, and the role of the National Indian Council on Aging.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, vol. 32, no. 2, 2000, pp. 189-96
Description
Investigates graduate learning experiences; conclusions are that a more open, flexible teaching and learning environment will support students' goals of obtaining degrees.
Discusses unanswered questions on education status and experiences of undergraduate, graduate and professional native women and explains the current state of research.
Literature review discusses significant issues such as federal policies, historical influences, existing sources of data, and methodological problems in gathering information.
U.S. website with some Canadian information. Includes links to: tribes and nations, cemeteries, census records, stories, myths and legends, books and articles, etc.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [1-11]
Description
Provides an historical overview of conflict between school and community and asserts that Native American involvement in curriculum is essential for successful reading programs.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 9-16
Description
Argues that in the 1980s lack of a professionally guided research academic recognition is a major obstacle for Indigenous Studies and that the greatest success has been the development of Tribal Colleges, e.g.. Navajo Community College.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 8, 1982 regarding a City pilot project to operate a day camp for Aboriginal children. The camp included excursions to the Forestry Farm, Public Library, Museum, Fire Station, and Pike Lake and was deemed a success by Council.
Discussion of images of archival treaty illustrations and photographs. Plates are divided into three groups: Plates 1-4 are treaty negotiations from 1871 to 1899; Plates 5-8 are treaty annuity payments; Plates 9-12 are treaty days dealing with post-treaty issues.
Looks at the background to the beginnings of Indian political organizations and the turning point when federal funding became available to the organizations.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Autumn, 1986, pp. 59-65
Description
Argues that the course "Native Music of North America" offered by the Washington State University reflects a significant change in philosophy at the institution.
Discusses barriers preventing Aboriginal participation in the planning process including large amounts of plans to look at, native world view, inappropriate use of public meetings, and communication styles.
Asserts that government promises of economic improvement have not been fulfilled and the displaced First Nations peoples have received little for the surrender of their land.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 182-199
Description
Authors argue that computer-facilitated learning in Indigenous communities will lead to cultural transformation and the erosion of cultural diversity leaving behind a digital and technologically dependent monoculture.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 107-130
Description
Reviews land use disputes in Stein River Valley, British Columbia and offers an assessment of some of the larger lessons to be learned from this forestry/wilderness conflict.