Art Journal, vol. 54, no. 3, Rethinking the Introductory Art History Survey, Autumn, 1995, pp. 72-75
Description
Comments how course content is arranged to give the student a multicultural introduction to the art of five cultures; those identified as the major ethnic groups in the United States.
American Literature, vol. 67, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 777-792
Description
Examines the concept of the road as a conduit for encounters, which Montana Ojibwa author Louise Erdrich uses to represent chance meetings between characters in the opening and closing portions of her novel.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 34-43
Description
Argues that Highway's plays have succeeded in bridging the gap between cultures through dramatizing the collision of feelings of hope and despair, comedy and tragedy, order and chaos and social issues like poverty, crime and abuse. Looks at The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
Research Brief (National Child Protection Clearinghouse) ; no. 8, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Richardson
Leah Bromfield
Alexandra Osborn
no. 8
Description
Summarizes and assesses 13 Australian research studies grouped into four themes: measuring wellbeing, outcomes for children in care, service systems responses, and recruiting and supporting Indigenous caregivers
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 1-31
Description
Looks at the marketing of Indigenous spirituality and how it enables the dominant culture to secure political and social control, as well as profiting economically from Aboriginal cultures.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, 2007, pp. 181-202
Description
Presents author's perspective on evaluating and studying the Harvard University museum exhibition of the remaining Native American artifacts from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
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University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [183]-201
Description
Discusses First Nations' conceptions of cultural property and argues, by using Haida Gwaii examples, that objects should be placed in centres managed and controlled by First Nations, not residing in museums.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 65-87
Description
Discusses Nunavut residents' expectations of land claims, the trends of support for the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and the structure of support for the agreement.
[International Conference of Canadian Studies ; 2nd, 2005]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Madeleine Danova
Description
Discusses Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King and Because my Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie.
Excerpt from Images of Canada: Interiors and Exteriors.
Entire volume on one pdf. To access essay scroll to p. 131.
Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, vol. 4, no. 8, October 2007, pp. 40-57
Description
Focuses on three questions: what is culturally competent evaluation, what does this type of evaluation look like, what approaches have been found to be most effective, and what gaps remain to be addressed?
A culturally derived framework of values-driven transformation in Maori economies of well-being (Nga hono ohanga oranga)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Wolfgramm
Chellie Spiller
Ella Henry
Robert Pouwhare
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 18-28
Description
Article contributes to a comprehensive, literature review of Māori economies and of Māori well-being and extends understanding of “economies of well-being" to include relational dimensions derived from Māori worldviews and knowledge systems.
Looks at the effects of gendered discrimination against Aboriginal women, examines current gendered legislative, policy and program implementation, and provides recommendations on future work needed.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 41, no. 11, December 1995, pp. 1487-1498
Description
Comparison of substance abuse programs that incorporate traditional healing practices and the promotion of culture as both preventive and curing agents.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. [86]-111
Description
Phase 4 of the project involved validating the Cultural Connectedness Scale – California using a sample of 344 Indigenous adults from the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 10
Description
Looks at the important role Elders had in ensuring cultural traditions were appropriately represented at the new facility.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Te Puni Kōkiri = Ministry of Māori Development
Description
Analysis estimates the additional numbers of unemployed Māori workers as a result of the pandemic and the impact on average real wages of unemployed who regain employment.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November/December 1995, p. 18
Description
Provides information about projects dealing with alcohol and drug abuse in communities, methods being used to minimize alcohol and drug problems, and those available free of charge.