Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications ad Identity Politics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Éric Guimond
Norbert Robitaille
Sacha Senecal
Description
Examines the questions: Why is it so hard to define Aboriginal populations in Canada? How can the recent demographic explosion be explained?
Chapter 12 from Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity edited by Patrick Simon, Victor Piché, and Amélie A. Gagnon.
G Protein beta 3 Subunit Gene Variant and Blood Pressure Variation in Canadian Oji-Cree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Stewart B. Harris
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Henian Cao
Bernard Zinman
Hypertension, vol. 32, no. 4, October 1998, pp. 688-692
Description
Study found a higher frequency of the GNB3 825T allele in the Oji-Cree and supports the association of variation in this gene with a variation in blood pressure.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall, 2015, pp. 115-120
Description
Book reviews of Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg by George Kenny, translated by Patricia M. Ningewance;
Bi- Gishkoziitwin Biidaanzhed Biidaabang by David Groulx, translated by Shirley Ida Williams;
Rising with a Distant Dawn by David Groulx, translated by Shirley Ida Williams.
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine whether has an outstanding reserve land debt to the First Nation (formerly Fort Ellice) under the terms of Treaty 4. ICC recommended that calculation of the amount of land owed, be based on 1877 date of first survey. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Bodinger de Uriarte
Melissa Biggs
Description
Looks into the question of whether profits from Native American gaming helped to establish or expand Native American museums and cultural centers as venues for cultural self-representation.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 85-109
Description
Examines Vizenor's trickster myths in Summer in the Spring: Anishinaabe Lyric Poems and Stories which was published in The Progress, the first reservation newspaper published in Minnesota.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 62-79
Description
Discusses how Erdrich's approach to boarding schools is one of safe haven not the historical negative effects on Native communities. Suggests instructors supplement teaching so students get a complete picture of boarding school experiences.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issues on Reservation Economies, 1998, pp. 157-172
Description
Looks at successful gaming operations made possible by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and other agreements with state governments. The author argues that the Self-Determination Act can be used by Native Americans to gain control over some federal services.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 73-91
Description
Focuses on gaming and gambling, discussing economic effects on the Native American communities and the neighbouring non-native communities as well as the variables that make an enterprise a success or failure.
Provides information about aboriginal ceramics and pottery-making. Includes links to a virtual exhibition, pottery-making techniques, and conservation.
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 56, no. 3, 2015, pp. 383-394
Description
Traditional healers, clinically trained service people and cross-cultural mental health people gathered to discuss the use of Indigenous healing practices in combination with contemporary mental health therapy for Native Americans.
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 1, January 1995, pp. 131-159
Description
Examines the U.S.A. Federal Archeological Resources Protection Act and the GE Mound case, which was the first prosecution and conviction of a group of looters.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-24
Description
Looks at how Laguna coyote stories convey the complementarity of gender roles and respect for the strength, power, and intelligence of women.
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. 17-24
Description
Examines how new structures of human relationships are formed to replace traditional ones in Louise Erdrich's The Beet Queen.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Labour/Le Travail, vol. 38, Special edition: Australia and Canada: Labour Compared, Fall, 1996, pp. [37]-53
Description
Compares policies that oppressed Aboriginal women in Australia and Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries. Special Joint issue with Labour History, volume 71.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1998, pp. 45-64
Description
Explores the characters' efforts to resist the dominant culture's oppression, their methods of resistance, and their role as subversive agents for change.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [262]-275
Description
Looks at the role space related issues play in land claims and sovereignty. Suggests topics for future research.
Scroll down to page 262 to read article.
Language Documentation & Conservation, vol. 9, 2015, pp. 307-323
Description
Discusses the detriment to Indigenous languages arising from predominance of English in the digital environment and describes the Getting in Touch project aimed at exploring how app design could meet community goals of language and cultural practices maintenance.