Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 213-214
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Author reflects on how her return to her home community has helped her and the community regain a sense of history and tradition.
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
Description
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.
Popular Music and Society, vol. 31, no. 5, December 2008, pp. 575-597
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Uses interviews, music and lyrics, artists and record label website to show the popularity of reggae music in Indigenous communities in the US southwest, New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 29
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Looks at the First Nation and Métis Awareness Night, hosted by the Regina Pats hockey team, including highlights such as the national anthem being sung in Cree and a ceremonial puck drop.
Article located by scrolling to page 29.
Looks at non-timber forest resources including botanical and mycological products and associated services of the forest such as wild food, medicinals and floral greenery, arts and crafts materials, specialty wood products, ethno-botanical teaching and ecotourism.
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Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 179-187
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Author laments the loss of the "Father" image in Aboriginal fiction; usually portrayed as absent or emotionally unavailable.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 70-93, 174
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Discussion on the development of a post secondary program in Recreation and Tourism Leadship, specifically designed for Aboriginal youth in central Alberta.
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.
Looks at data from the General Social Survey for the year 2006 to determine where Indians stand on issues of religion and politics as compared to other ethnic groups.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
Description
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.