American Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, March 2001, pp. 425-431
Description
Shows that there have been improvements in hospitalization trends but concludes that this population still has a higher infectious disease burden than the general population.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 1, October 1990, pp. [8-16]
Description
Study examined four aspects of instructional accommodation: what faculty were willing to provide, whether provision compromised academic integrity, had students requested it and had it been provided in the past.
Considers three novels: Bearheart: the Heirship Chronicles by Vizenor, The Light People by Henry, and Dark River by Owens.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 2001.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Summer, 1990, pp. 277-287
Description
Uses postmodern discourse and theory to discuss the realities created in Indigenous narratives; focuses on the the trickster role as one that is both comic and critical in Indigenous story telling and meaning-making.
Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Adam Muller
Description
Discusses the meaning of genocide and whether or not genocide occurred based on two underlying issues.
Chapter 3 from Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide edited by Scott W. Murray.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 19-33
Description
Article examines the significance of the Gourd Dance in Kiowa culture from the 1800's on. Discusses the evolution of the dance, the meaning of the regalia used, and how it was used as a method of cultural survivance when the Sundance was outlawed.
Discusses the importance of The Paris Agreement to Indigenous peoples and how it is a step closer to the recognition of their rights in international law.
Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.
CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee Report and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee
Description
Overview of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations -Federation candienne des associations de bibliotheques's Truth and Reconciliation committee's mandate, responsibilities and methodology and a list of recommendations presented to the incoming board.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 85-107
Description
Examines the death registers from the Office of Indian Affairs, and the higher crude death rates, which were the highest rates compared to entire population of USA.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 142-151
Description
Looks at links between historic and contemporary rationales for interfering with Indigenous families and discusses how literary arts can foster cross-cultural and cross-generational understanding.
Looks at four periods: 1900 to 1945, 1945 to 1969, 1969 to 1989, and 1989 to 2006. Sources include records of Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, National Archives of Canada, secondary literature, and personal recollections.
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community.
Duration: 16:31.