American Indian Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, The History of American Indian Leadership, Winter, 1986, pp. 5-19
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Describes the complex cross-cultural interpretations of tribal political organizations, as tribal groups did not share identical political histories based on colonial ideology.
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 187-215
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Similar views found between Native American and Australian Aboriginal communities concerning culturally based solutions for sustainable resource management.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [18]-36
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Examines the eleven short stories in the book Grand Avenue, written by Greg Sarris, stories that all have a reference to family, extended family, or community.
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American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 118, no. 4, August 2002, pp. 378-384
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Comparison of 19th century Euro-Canadians and Inuit, found differences between the cultural groups as well as between men and women in relation to metalcarpal dimorphism. Less difference was found between Inuit men and women than in the Euro-Canadian sample group.
Looks at the National Aboriginal Design Committee's (NADC) role in establishing a national organization to address issues raised in the report Knowledge Matters.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 23-63
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Methodists and Ojibwa cooperatively developed a system, which included bilingual instruction, some Ojibwa teachers and the Pestalozzi teaching method that seemed more suitable for the learning styles.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, April 2002, pp. 8-13
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Attempts to encourage discussion and provide recommendations on the initial work of the forum on Indigenous issues.
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Analytical method takes into account historical, social, political and economic inequities which influence health and health care, using cervical cancer to illustrate the points raised.
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
Objectives were to identify training needs of Aboriginal literacy workers, provide manual for evaluating skills, abilities and knowledge needed to qualify for funding from the Literacy and Basic Skills program and develop a job description.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 167, no. 4, August 20, 2002, pp. 349-352
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Combining DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with conventional methods to better target groups at high risk of transmission of tuberculosis.
Bill was supposed to remedy the sexually discriminatory section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act; deals with who is entitled to Status. Document covers issues such as reinstatement backlog and priorities, registration documentation, identification of father/illegitimate children, and funding issues (health, education, housing, child welfare) resulting from increase in status population.