Before Canada: Toward an Ethnohistory of Indian Education
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David W. Adams
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 95-105
Description
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada, volumes 1 and 2 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hébert and Don McCaskill.
Being a Grandmother in the Tewa World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue-Ellen Jacobs
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 67-83
Description
Discussion of moiety membership (a division of society into two lineal kinship parts or sides) and the concept of both achieved and ascribed "grandmotherhood" at San Juan Pueblo.
"Being a Half-Breed": Discourses of Race and Cultural
Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Lundgren
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses, using the works of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, and Lee Maracle, how race and culture can become oppressive elements in society.
Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in "Settled" Australia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Diane Barwick
Barry Morris
Julie Carter
Jerry Schwab
Diane Eades ... [et al.]
"The Belly of This Story": Storytelling and Symbolic Birth
in Native American Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Chapman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 3-16
Description
Looks at how the traditional myths of creation takes place through language and song rather than sexual reproduction. The article also discusses how gender is less important than language.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Ben Murray (Parlku-Nguyu-Thangkayiwarna)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Austin
Luise Hercus
Philip Jones
Aboriginal History, vol. 12, no. 2, 1988, pp. 115-188
Description
Looks at the rich and varied life of a man who lived throughout eastern Australia.
Bending the Rules: The Montreal Branch of the Woman's Art Association of Canada, 1894-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Victoria Haskins
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Benefits and Risks of Traditional Food for Indigenous Peoples: Focus on Dietary Intakes of Arctic Men
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 765-771
Description
Study shows older members of the community consume more traditional food than younger members and men consume more traditional food than do women.
The Beothuk of Newfoundland: A Vanished People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ingeborg C. L. Marshall
Best Part of Life: Subsistence Hunting, Ethnicity, and Economic Adaptation among Young Adult Inuit Males
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Peter Collings
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 48, no. 1, March 1995, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Change in lifestyle in younger generation related to changes in livelihood including hunting and fishing for survival.
Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Description
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Between Two Points : Drinking From a Hose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Barnes
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Two poems.
Between Voice and Text: Bicultural Negotiation in the Contemporary Native American Novel
Theses
Author/Creator
James Allison Gray
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
Examines a novel by each of the authors: James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Thomas King, and Gerald Vizenor.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides and Survivors
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret C. Sharpe
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds by Frances Karttunen.
Review located by scrolling to page 202-204.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors; Between Indian and White Worlds: The Cultural Broker
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan Weibel-Orlando
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 1995, pp. 659-672
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors by Frances E. Karttunen and Between Indian and White Worlds edited by Margaret Connell Szasz.
Beyond Segregation or Integration: A Case Study From Effective Native American Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Pertusati
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 27, no. 2, January 1988, pp. [10-20]
Description
Study examined two issues: whether a minority-controlled educational institution could be academically effective and whether a bicultural program could be successful in a desegregated school.
Beyond the Common Ground: Characteristics of Effective Indian School Administrators
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steve Pavlik
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 27, no. 3, May 1988, pp. [16-23]
Description
Explores the connection between quality leadership of principals and a successful school.
Beyond the Nineteenth Century: Thomas King's Decolonization of the Literary Image of the Native
Theses
Author/Creator
Penelope Hamer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
BIA Schools Complete First Step of Reform Effort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard St. Germaine
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [30-38]
Description
Describes Phase One of the Effective Schools Movement (1989-94), a program that uses monitoring and evaluation to bring about reform.
Bibliography of Kate Peck Kent
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Batkin
Museum Anthropology, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1989, pp. 35-36
Description
Bibliography of published works and two major unpublished manuscripts by Kate Peck Kent regarding her work on southwest textiles.
Bigtime (at Chaw’se Sowwa)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde L. Hodge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 43-44
Description
Poem by Clyde L. Hodge.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Bill C-31
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Communications Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)]
Description
Brief information sheet deals with amendments to the Indian Act which were meant to remove discriminatory rules which had denied women status, restore status and membership rights, and increase band's control over their own affairs.
The Bingocentric Worlds of Michel Tremblay and Tomson Highway: Les Belles-Soeurs vs. The Rez Sisters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Usmiani
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 126 - 140
Description
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsh: Prehistoric Human Adaptation in the Western Great Basin
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 77
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Spencer Larsen
Robert L. Kelly
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Biological Relationships among the Iroquois
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen P. Langdon
Human Biology, vol. 67, no. 3, June 1995, pp. 355-374
Description
Examines the differences found in Iroquois and Algonquians to determine the genetic drift between them.
The Birpai of the Manning River and Purfleet Station
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Ramsland
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 3-13
Description
Looks at the history of the first people of the Manning River Valley, the Birpai and the establishment of the Purfleet station in 1900.
The Birth of the Reservation: Making the Modern Individual among the Lakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
American Ethnologist, vol. 22, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 28-53
Description
Discusses the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations and State influence after 1885.
Birthweight-Specific Infant Mortality for Native Americans Compared with Whites, Six States, 1980
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark J. Vanlandingham
James W. Buehler
Carol J. R. Hogue
Lilo T. Strauss
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 78, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 499-503
Description
Study uses data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project to compare birthweights and mortality risks among Native American and White infants.
Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hilda Neihardt
The Black Hills Bill: Expressions of Doubt as to Its Justification and Constitutionality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John P. Guhin
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 51-55
Description
Discusses the Bradley Bill as it relates to the Black Hills land dispute between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
The Black Hills Case: On the Cusp of History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Pommersheim
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 18-23
Description
Illustrates the history of the Sioux Nation and United States government's legal relationship, the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, and the protection of the Black Hills for Sioux people.
Black Majority
Book Reviews
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, 1989, pp. 51-53
Description
Book review of: Black Majority by Roberta B. Sykes.
Blackfellas and Whitefellas: Aboriginal Land Rights, The Mabo Decision, and the Meaning of Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald Paul Hill
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, January 1, 1995, pp. 303-322
Description
Examines the contentious political situation concerning the provision of land rights to Aboriginal people.
The Blackfoot Confederacy, 1880-1920: A Comparative Study of Canadian and U.S. Indian Policy (Book Review)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J.R Miller
Journal of American History, vol. 75, no. 3, December 1988, p. 972
Description
Book review of: The Blackfoot Confederacy, 1880-1920: A Comparative Study of Canadian and U.S. Indian Policy by Hana Samek.
Blackfoot Legal Culture: Wrongful Injuries Law on the Canadian Blackfoot Reserves, 1880-1920
Theses
Author/Creator
Rob K. Omura
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1995.
The Blakeney Government and the Settlement of Treaty Indian Land Entitlements in Saskatchewan, 1975-1982
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Pitsula
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association: Historical Papers, vol. 24, no. 1, 1989, pp. 190-209
Description
Discussion of the conflict between the provincial government understanding of 'spirit and intent' of Treaty and the inflexible Federal Office of Native Claims' preoccupation with "lawful obligation."
Blood on the Wattle: Massacres and Maltreatment of Australian Aborigines Since 1788
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
L. A. Hercus
Aboriginal History, vol. 12, 1988, pp. 222-226
Description
Book review of: Blood on the Wattle by Bruce Elder.
Review located by scrolling to page 222.
Blood Thirsty Savages
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shaun T. Griffin
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Blood Thirsty Savages by Adrian C. Louis.
Click on link to read review.
Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court Report
Description
Looks at the validity of surrender of reserve land and the nature of the duty of the Crown prior to surrender. Supreme Court Reports at page 344 to 409. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Body Mass Index, Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes Mellitus in Three Northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Roland F. Dyck
Leonard Tan
Vern H. Hoeppner
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. [24-26]
Description
Descriptive study to determine if obesity and self-reported diabetes rise with increasing geographic accessibility to urban centres.
The Book of Jessica: The Healing Circle of a Woman's Autobiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanna Egan
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 10 - 26
Description
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
W. H. McConnell
Prairie Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 125-127
Description
Book reviews of:
Public Administration Questions Relating to Aboriginal Self-Government by C. E. S. Franks.
Future Issues of Jurisdiction and Coordination between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Governments by Ian B. Cowie.
The Political and Legal Inequalities Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Delia Opekokew.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: A Bibliography 1986 by Evelyn J. Peters.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 163-186
Description
Book review of 11 books. All reviews are grouped together, you must scroll down to view the individual titles.
I Stand in the Center of the Good: Interviews with Contemporary Native American Artists edited by Lawrence Abbott.
Not Vanishing by Chrystos.
Hey Monias! The Story of Raphael Ironstand by Stewart Dickson.
In Search of the Drum by Ailo Gaup.
A Most Pernicious Thing: Gun Trading and Native Warfare in the Early Contact Period by Brian J.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 369-393
Description
Book reviews of 8 books:
The Oblate Assault on Canada's Northwest by Robert Choquette.
La zoologie des Montagnais by Daniel Clément.
The Cypress Hills: The Land and Its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner.
Singing an Indian Song: A Biography of D'Arcy McNickle by Dorothy R.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 151-155
Description
Book reviews of 2 books: The Story of the Falling Star by Elsie Jones. I Am Woman by Lee Maracle.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 341-348
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Northwest Coast Native Indian Art Curriculum by Karin Clark and Jim Gilbert.
Out of the North: The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology by B. A. Hail and K. C. Duncan.
Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide by Marjorie M. Halpin.
The Chilkat Dancing Blanket by Cheryl Samuel.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. Blair Stonechild
Eric Bonfield
William Asikinack
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 155-162
Description
Book reviews of 3 publications:
American Indian Culture and Research Journal Vol. 10, No. 2: Special Issue: American Indian Governments in the Reagan Era
1885 Métis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy? by Don McLean.
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman; with illustrations by Molly Braun.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 1988, pp. 303-328
Description
Book reviews of 13 books:
Kishinahamwakan-acimowinisa - Student Stories edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew.
waskahikaniwiyiniw-acimowina - Stories of the House People edited by Freda Ahenakew.
Kinship and the Drum Dance in a Northern Dene Community by Michael Asch.
Pisiskiwak kâ-pîkiskwêcik Talking Animals. Memoir 5. Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics edited and translated by H. C.
Borderland Voices in Contemporary Native American Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Riley Fast
Contemporary Literature, vol. 36, no. 3, Autumn, 1995, pp. [508]-536
Description
Discusses the many "borders", e.g. between the traditional and the modern, that inform the work of Native American poets.