Brief discussion of the processes behind, and outcomes from exhibition held at the alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
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Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel
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Article from 1993 Conference proceedings argues that working together without preconceived notions about outcomes is needed to bring about reform.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 142-152
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Looks at alternative model to evaluate teacher development based on videotaping classroom activity to help recognize culturally diverse teaching styles.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 218-225
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Author uses five case studies based on fieldwork with traditional healers and users of healthcare services to illustrate how a researcher may be viewed in different contexts.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 1-18
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Examines colonial documents and the Indian Act to illustrate efforts to force First Nations societies away from sexual diversity and make heterosexuality the only acceptable option.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
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Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 64-83
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Comments on the discrimination and poorer health status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and two-spirit Native American and Alaska Natives compared to mainstream Americans.
Talking Together to Improve Health = Gi-noondidaa ji mina-maajiishkag noojimoowin
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annie Berthiaume
Renée Chevrier-Lamoureux
Sheila Cote-Meek
Ryan Ferguson
Ghislaine Goudreau ... [et al.]
Description
Looked at both grey and peer-reviewed literature about research conducted in North America and Australia. Summarizes search results under four themes: respect, trust, self-determination, and commitment.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
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American Indians and Alaska Natives were compared to general population on demographic variables, alcohol problems, and religious affiliations and practices. Found that those who engaged in Native-specific spiritual practices had lower alcohol use.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 85-120
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Views a past that demonstrates a strong belief in schools as a means to progress and how, of all the government programs, only education promised a complete assimilation for Aboriginal children.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 9-23
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Story of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island, why the occupation was stopped, and how the events fueled American ethnic pride, personal empowerment and community membership.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 280-304
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Author offers a critical examination of the ways that the Coast Salish Chief Seattle is remembered; considers both Indigenous and settler perspectives, and different social and cultural discourses that have evolved around the leader.
Describes the questionnaires used by archival and folklore societies in Saskatchewan to gather information on settler histories; discusses how they both showcase settler-Indigenous relationships in some cases and obscure them in others, creating a segregated history of the province.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 32.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 111-122
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Description, by the author, on his experiences of attending university, being the first member in a family to attend college, and reflections regarding the three months he participated in the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz.