Social Science and Medicine, vol. 59, no. 2, July 2004, pp. 335-349
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Argues that health program devolution was part of a longer tradition of incorporating aspects of non-Native medicine in a way that supported Nisga’a social structure.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 168-170
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Book Reviews of: Wise Words of the Yup'ik People Peopleby Ann Fienup-Riordan. Translations by Alice Rearden.
Yupiit Qanruyutaitedited by Ann Fienup-Riordan.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 77-89
Description
Author describes the measures in place to ensure employment equity and the barriers still existing in the workplace.
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 39, no. 3, 2004, pp. 342-353
Description
Looks at the development of the Certificate in Aboriginal Literacy Education program and follow-up workshops for creating children's books in-order to preserve the Mi'kmaq language in the community of Wagmatcook, Cape Breton.
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 94-104
Description
Paper asserts that the state must take positive and progressive action to eliminate discrimination against marginalized women.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 154-159
Description
Author describes how words define her and cannot be separated from the Aboriginal oral traditions and world view.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Becoming a Healer, Fall, 2008
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Highlights the commitment of the Wind River reservation in Wyoming to offer Arapaho language immersion at the elementary school in an effort to keep the language alive for years to come.
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. [204-223]
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Discusses theme of "Indian" versus "White" identities, intertwining of real-world setting with mythology, and the juxtaposition of biblical and Aboriginal creation stories.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Autumn, 1990, pp. 349-354
Description
Reviews and discusses how Blackfeet author James Welch used history, realism, and myth as themes to affirm the power of storytelling and language Fools Crow.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 93-95
Description
Reflects on the influence of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz on the Native American literary world.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 93.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. 19-38
Description
Chronicles the effects of government policy, which resulted in the relocation of members of the Chippewa Band to as far away as South Dakota and Montana.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 10
Description
Looks at a partnership developed to help Aboriginal people, both on and off-reserve, have healthier lifestyles.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
The English Journal, vol. 93, no. 4, March 2004, pp. 64-69
Description
Examines how the works of Blackfeet author James Welch can be used to overcome Native American stereotypes and be used to explore themes of identity, family and love.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 764-785
Description
Looks at a unique public school in Buffalo known as P.S. #19, Native American Magnet School. Students come from six Iroquois tribes: Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora.
Worthy Recognition for Several Saskatchewan Natives
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Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 28, 2008, p. A11
Description
Discusses the contributions by recipients of the 2008 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards which honor political, scholarly and artistic achievements.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, p. 351
Description
Poem that deals with the 1862 removal of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota from their lands, their forced march to a concentration camp at Fort Snelling, and the execution of 38 men by the United States government following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862.”
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 315-331
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Discusses how different belief systems can affect educational practice and how lack of understanding by the U.S. educational system has led to unfair treatment of students.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 1-28
Description
Discusses how Welch's fiction examines links between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals, and how the two cultures intersect in both positive and negative ways.
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