Focuses on the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge in forest management in Canada, but also addresses some issues in parks management and wildlife management outside forest ecosystems.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, College Preparation]
[NBE 3C Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 college preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, University Preparation]
[NBE 3U Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 university preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 75-85
Description
Looks at recent American Indian poets who anchor their poems in family and personal survival and cultural continuity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 75.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Description
Key findings of the report were an increase in scholarships for Aboriginal students and an increase in institutions offering Native or Aboriginal degree programs.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 209-228
Description
Author traces the history and development of “North American Indian Place Names Studies” as a discipline in the field of anthropology; analyzes a successful model of cooperative research on Tlingit place names.
Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeremy MacClancy
Description
Introduction to themes in the volume which include: anti-colonialism, anti-racism; painting propaganda, picturing power; individuals, groups, categories; art as property; concepts and objects; and the marketing of art.
Chapter 1 from Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World edited by Jeremy MacClancy.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 46-51
Description
Explores the historic and contemporary relationship with Aboriginal peoples in child welfare and discusses how social workers can adopt culturally appropriate service models that integrates core Aboriginal values, beliefs, and healing practices.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 59-74
Description
Discusses the variety of styles used in two stories and how they are intertwined to achieve self-realization, not by adopting the styles but by transcending them.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 6-15
Description
Argues customary and traditional laws of communal stewardship over land as opposed to individual land tenure systems should be recognized and protected for future land development.
To access this article, scroll down to page 6.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-28
Description
Assesses impact of study on a self-managed education program which attempted to balance traditional culture and language retention with contemporary education models.
Chapter in book: Ecosystem Based Management: Beyond Boundaries. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Science and the Management of Protected Areas, 21-26 May 2007 edited by S. Bondrup-Nielsen, K. Beazley, G. Bissix, D. Colville, S. Flemming, T. Herman, M. McPherson, S. Mockford and S. O'Grady.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 49-57
Description
Describes an outline of appropriate engagement used in a study conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia and looks at how it can be used to work with other Aboriginal communities to improve and promote health.
Aboriginal Public Television Network Speaking Your Language at the Olympics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 2, February 2010, p. 26
Description
Describes the 36 member broadcast team that will cover the Olympics in English, French, and eight Aboriginal languages.
Article found by scrolling to page 26.
Discusses project using Alfred Kroeber descriptions and photographs from the American Museum of Natural history to construct an Arapaho bustle of sage grouse feathers. Includes photographs and instructions.
Book review of: Archaeological Investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska edited by Edwin S. Hall and Robert Gal.
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 26, October 1997, pp. 465-485
Description
Social hierarchies in the Mississippian Period. Increased importance of cosmography and iconography in the period of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
Interview begins with an account of Mr. Nicolas' school days, and progresses to a general discussion of life as a Metis person, including discrimination. No index terms are provided.
Patrick Stewart, Indigenous architect, of the Nisga'a First Nation in British Columbia looks at elements he considers when starting a project: architectural principles; traditions and culture; policy/local conventions and knowledge.
Duration: 53:06.