Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1989, pp. 1-7
Description
Examines the confrontation in 1871 at Rivières aux Ilets de Bois regarding land granted to the Métis under the Manitoba Act of 1870. This land was originally given without title property and than later given in concession to new immigrants from Ontario.
Canadian Native Law Reporter, vol. 1, 1988, pp. 1-13
Description
Explains that the Constitution Act, 1982 does not diminish any of the the rights of Aboriginal peoples guaranteed by earlier Constitutional declarations or Agreements, but it provides additional guarantees.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 187-203
Description
Compares contemporary Woodland Indian fine arts with the prehistoric artistic traditions of the Eastern Woodland region, suggesting notable similarities of subject and form, possibly due to the central role of art in the cultural revitalization of both periods.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 1988, pp. 1-15
Description
Discusses the concept of order in Navajo Creation, identifies the sets of markers for the division of time and explores how these markers influence human thought and conduct.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 515-534
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author considers the role of the trickster Coyote in King’s novel Green Grass, Running Water; highlights the ways that the character and by extension the text subvert mainstream narratives and expectations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 499-514
Description
Literary criticism piece which defines enthymemes and uses that definition as a framework that makes meaning from Momaday’s novels House Made of Dawn and The Ancient Child.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 229-249
Description
Authors explore the principles of cultural landscapes, traditional cultural properties, and consider different social and political factors that contribute to the effectiveness of these concepts in protecting Indigenous artifacts and significant places.