The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 113-127
Description
Earlier Euro-centric views caused Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art to be viewed as a "quaint variant of 'real' art." This art is finally being recognized as art in itself, which has its own inherent value.
Evaluation of the Rural and Native Housing Programs
Rural and Native Housing Programs Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Program Evaluation Division
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Looked at appropriateness of selection criteria, trainees' increase in knowledge, and success in placing participants in housing-related fields or working with communities or groups.
Journal of Nutrition Education, vol. 21, no. 3, June 1989, pp. 127-132
Description
Information on food-use and weekly expenditures was gathered through a series of interviews conducted in 1981 and 1985. Seventy-three families completed interviews in 1981 and ninety-eight in 1985. Results showed significant increase in use of traditional food.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 14-15
Description
Reports on information day held at Barmah State Forest for community representatives, youth, elders and health workers on the latest HIV/AIDS prevention and health promotion education.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 26-36
Description
Review of Exhibition and book:
Isumavut: The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, October 6, 1994 to March 3, 1996.
Inuit Women Artists: Voice From Cape Dorset edited by Odette Leroux, Marion E. Jackson, and Minnie Aodla Freeman.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
Schweizerische Amerikanisten-Gesellschaft Bulletin, 1989-1990, pp. 23-34
Description
Traces the Lubicon's fight to become registered as Indians, be granted a land base and assert control over resource development on the promised reserve.
Discusses the concept of healing people as a form of justice as an alternative to punishing them.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 34, no. 3, Spring, 1995, pp. [28-50]
Description
Data suggests that personal investments like sense of self, purpose and competence, together with a task, like striving for excellence, are the most important factors when determining academic achievement and school retention.
Child Welfare, vol. 74, no. 1, January-February 1995, pp. 264-82
Description
Discusses the law passed in 1978 as result of actions initiated by the Devils Lake Sioux in collaboration with the Association on American Indian Affairs (AIAA); the objective was to reverse the trend of out-of-home placement, and in particular trans-racial placements.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 71-78
Description
Looks at the development of Chicana feminist thought, focusing on the development of the Chicano Renaissance of the sixties, the upsurge of Chicana feminisms in the seventies, and continuing on into the present.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 53, no. 2, 1989, pp. 301-325
Description
Examines various cases with respect to fiduciary obligations of the Crown, and argues that there seems to be a movement to discount the distinction between surrendered and unsurrendered reserve land.
Looks at self-governance from general Aboriginal perspective and unique position of the Métis. Briefly discusses different governance models, agreements, and local, regional and provincial representation.
Describes various fiscal arrangements between federal, provincial and Aboriginal governments, discusses general set of principles which should underlie the design of transfer mechanisms, and assesses whether alternative financing models would comply with those principles.
Comments on the many and various roles Native American women played in their societies.
Chapter from Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara M. Evans.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 75-89
Description
Article examines different telling of the Hopi origins narrative, discusses the different elements and what they might say about Hopi culture. Considers different characters in the story and explores the cultural understanding of them as heroes/villains.
Quill & Quire, vol. 61, no. 12, December 1995, p. 10
Description
Looks at some of the institutions and people who are publishing and the reasons for publishing, for example, the Yinka-Dene Language Institute is publishing to preserve the Carrier-Sekani language, history, and culture.
National Conference on Injury prevention and Control ; 1st, 1995
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, July/August 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Very brief description of major issues and existing strategies, including substance abuse, stress through overcrowding, poor housing, and the effect of levels of mental health and social health. Concludes with recommendations.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 39, no. 2, 1995, pp. 120-130
Description
Seven characteristics of economic development are identified, current development theories considered and the partnership of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Millar Western is described.
Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound
Description
Looks at a framework for developing new forest practices standards that include Nuu-Chah-Nulth participation in co-managing the area and its resources by using their knowledge and personal experience.