The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 73-105
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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. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 15-20
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Conference highlighted the challenges related to removal of Indigenous children and introduction of new laws intended to protect children in Australia.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 1-14
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Author investigates the relationship between the Shaker Church and the Indigenous peoples of northwestern California; argues that the relationship is one of dialogue rather than conversion.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 221-228
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An analysis of prophets as an extension of traditional Indigenous shamans and how their similarities allowed prophets to achieve legitimacy within Indigenous communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. [27]-38
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Contends that all of Alexie's poems and short stories contain the elements of argument and controversy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 9, September 1997, pp. 1547-1551
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Compares incidence and hospitalization rates for shigetlosis between Indians and the rest of the population in Manitoba, and also examines the relationship between shigellosis and environmental conditions on reserves.
The History Teacher, vol. 21, no. 4, August 1988, pp. 407-423
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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
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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.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 28-44
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Translation of Jacobsen's first hand account of a sacred Northwest coast ceremony with legends, masks, feasts and potlatch described; first published in Ymer in 1891.