Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
Examination of structure and operation of principal institutions of public government: the Legislative Assembly, the cabinet and bureaucracy from the mid-1970s to the 1990s.
Describes political traditions of First Nations living in the region, considers how cultural and material forces are impacting political cultures, and discusses how formal governments converge or diverge with political traditions.
Social Legal Studies, vol. 13, no. 4, 2004, pp. 481-500
Description
Explores the efforts to transform the disposition and direction of international law to become a supportive force of change in the relations between Indigenous peoples and the State.
Research into solutions which would close gap between price of housing and financial status. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 6, November-December 2004, pp. 465-469
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Findings showed the transition away from traditional foods rich in Vitamin A was responsible for a majority of subjects having a Vitamin A intake below the estimated average requirement.
HIV-AIDS and Hepatitis C Among Natives, an Adapted Training
Documents & Presentations
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First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Provides general information including screening, prevention and treatment options as well as links to community and institutional organizations, quizzes and questionnaires.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 231-233
Description
Book review of: Akuzilleput Igaqullghet Our Words Put to Paper compiled and edited by Igo Krupnik, Willis Walunga (Kepelgu) and Vera Metcalf (Qaakaghlleq).
This website features reports, historic photographs, newspaper articles, personal accounts, tools for teachers and resources about Alaska and its inhabitants, and links to other useful sites.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 25-32
Description
Argues that the Alcatraz event was mainly a civil rights movement protest against the very oppressive conditions faced by Native Americans, somewhat like the Ku Klux Klan gathering in 1957 was for the African-American population.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 131-134
Description
Argues that the occupation of Alcatraz Island set the stage for Native American peoples spiritual rebirth and was the beginning of the reclaiming of pride and dignity for all Indian nations.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 59-74
Description
Gives different perspectives on the Alcatraz story, including insider-outsider and Native-Non-Native. The author comments how the occupation is still told like a legend or a folk tale would be.
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.