Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 98-100
Description
Book reviews of 2 books:
Scalping and Torture: Warfare Practices Among North American Indians by Georg Friederici, Gabriel Nadeau, and Nathaniel Knowles.
Hair Pipes in Plains Indian Adornment by J. C. Ewers.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 181-206
Description
Reviews the literature, and describes the results of the study which looked at language, cultural identity, gender and perceived teacher bias as factors influencing dropout rates.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 73-105
Description
How the Sechelt Indian Band of British Columbia, in 1984, became the first to develop its own constitution and to withdraw from the authority of the Indian Act.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, January/February 1995, pp. 24-29
Description
Discusses Maggie Hodgson's opening ceremonies speech about respect, relevance, reciprocity and responsibility and people that inspired her at the Addictions Free Lifestyles Conference held in Sydney.
Examines information gathered through interviews with shelter directors pertaining to the necessary changes in the delivery of services in regards to the needs of abused Native women.
Excerpt from Appendix 3 of the Interim Report of the Hollow Water First Nations Community Holistic Circle Healing describing their activities from 1993-94.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Excerpt from author's discussion paper, Surfing the Flux: Exploring the Roots of the Aboriginal Healing Perspective (Rough Draft, March, 1994).
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, April 1993, p. 15
Description
Conference explores the topic and makes recommendations to be presented at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria.
Research conducted to provide background information on governance issues related to providing public works, assist First Nations in development of guidelines for processes and structures to enable delivery of services, and determine if further research was required.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 2, 1993, pp. 309-325
Description
Book review of: Native Liberty, Crown Sovereignty: The Existing Aboriginal Right of Self-Government by Bruce Clark and review of the article Claims to Territory in Colonial America in the book The Law of Nations and the New World by L. C. Green and Olive P. Dickason.
Video (30 min) explores the First Nations prophecy of spiritual rebirth for all North Americans. Includes historical background and interviews with residential school survivors.
Conference proceedings (Australian Institute of Criminology) ; no. 20
Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence: Proceedings of a Conference Held 27-29 October, 1992
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Author/Creator
Carol Thomas
Description
Presents number of factors that need to be considered when developing appropriate strategies to deal with needs of Aboriginal women.
Presented at Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence, conference sponsored by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 12-13
Description
Reports Western mainstream health services are not meeting the need of Aboriginal people. First published in Venerology: The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 8, Number 1, February 1995, pp. 13-14.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 221-228
Description
An analysis of prophets as an extension of traditional Indigenous shamans and how their similarities allowed prophets to achieve legitimacy within Indigenous communities.
Based on responses to questionnaire about knowledge of self-government, sources of information, and community's readiness for transition to self-government.
The History Teacher, vol. 21, no. 4, August 1988, pp. 407-423
Description
Looks at how audio-visual materials, used to present a holistic overview of Native American history and culture, enhance lectures and the written word.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 280-298
Description
Author uses the debate over process-oriented versus skills-oriented writing instruction as the starting point for a discussion on five aspects of the "culture of power" in the field of education.