Book review of: The Bear-Walker and Other Stories by Basil Johnston, a collection of translated Ojibwa stories from Sam Ozawamik, Frank Shawbedees and Basil Johnston.
Speaker discusses stereotypes of both Indigenous men and women, Canada 150 celebrations, and reactions to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected on the Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo campus, including the video she made, Canadian Conversation.
Duration: 34:22.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 134-143
Description
Research examines individuals enrolled in a Native Teacher Education Program (NTEP). Findings indicated most graduates considered withdrawing, but support of family and friends was a positive factor.
Documentary follows three First Nations students as they compete in Saskatchewan's first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee and their subsequent trip to the National Championships in Toronto.
Duration: 44:08.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 67-83
Description
Discussion of moiety membership (a division of society into two lineal kinship parts or sides) and the concept of both achieved and ascribed "grandmotherhood" at San Juan Pueblo.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. [38]-60
Description
Author argues the importance of non-Indian students experiencing direct contact with the culture in order to enhance their understanding of the literature.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 3-16
Description
Looks at how the traditional myths of creation takes place through language and song rather than sexual reproduction. The article also discusses how gender is less important than language.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 1-24
Description
Argues that SLAT provides an understanding of the cognitive processes that make second language learning different from the first which can lead to more effective teaching strategies.
Guide outlines general considerations, practices and procedures, and provides step-by-step instructions for community engagement sessions. Topics include establishing and earning community support, engagement and consultation activities, communicating with the media, presentation skills, and addressing opposition effectively and respectfully.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 16-17
Description
Author, who is the Senior Medical Officer, Port Adelaide (Australia) Community Health Service feels that Aboriginal health workers should become more assertive to influence positive health outcomes.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Description
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
Examines a novel by each of the authors: James Welch, Leslie Marmon Silko, Thomas King, and Gerald Vizenor.
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 1995, pp. 659-672
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors by Frances E. Karttunen and Between Indian and White Worlds edited by Margaret Connell Szasz.
Podcast of Interview with artist about his exhibition Awareness Series which focuses on the government's policy of issuing numbered disks to Inuit rather than referring to them by name.
Duration: 6:54.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.