Before Custer: Surveying the Yellowstone, 1872
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brad D. Lookingbill
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 151-152
Description
Book review of: Before Custer edited by M. John Lubetkin.
The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall, 2016, pp. 117-119
Description
Book review of The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer.
Being a Grandmother in the Tewa World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue-Ellen Jacobs
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.
"Being a Half-Breed": Discourses of Race and Cultural
Syncreticity in the Works of Three Metis Women Writers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi Lundgren
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses, using the works of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, and Lee Maracle, how race and culture can become oppressive elements in society.
"The Belly of This Story": Storytelling and Symbolic Birth
in Native American Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Chapman
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.
Bending the Rules: The Montreal Branch of the Woman's Art Association of Canada, 1894-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Victoria Haskins
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Benefits and Risks of Traditional Food for Indigenous Peoples: Focus on Dietary Intakes of Arctic Men
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 765-771
Description
Study shows older members of the community consume more traditional food than younger members and men consume more traditional food than do women.
The Berger Inquiry in Retrospect: Its Legacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Goudge
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 28, no. 2, [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Conference], 2016, pp. 393-407
Description
Discusses the Berger Inquiry and how the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIWGI) should emulate the Berger Inquiry in three fundamental ways.
Best Part of Life: Subsistence Hunting, Ethnicity, and Economic Adaptation among Young Adult Inuit Males
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Condon
Peter Collings
George Wenzel
Arctic, vol. 48, no. 1, March 1995, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Change in lifestyle in younger generation related to changes in livelihood including hunting and fishing for survival.
Best Practices For The Prevention And Management Of Diabetes And Obesity-Related Chronic Disease Among Indigenous Peoples In Canada: A Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Rice
Braden Te Hiwi
Merrick Zwarenstein
Barry Lavallee
Douglas Edward Barre
Stewart B. Harris
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 40, no. 3, June 2016, pp. 216-225
Description
Investigates 17 different publications that evaluated different forms of intervention. Community ownership was found to be essential for project success.
Best Practices in Sustainable Housing Delivery in Inuit Nunangat
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Description
Describes five best practices for housing policy and delivery.
Better Than Welfare?: Work and Livelihoods for Indigenous Australians after CDEP
Alternate Title
Better Than Welfare?: Work and Livelihoods for Indigenous Australians after Community Development Employment Projects
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 36
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kirrily Jordan
Jon Altman
Will Sanders
Boyd Hunter
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
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.
"Between Two Fires": Elusive Justice on the Cherokee-Tennessee Frontier, 1796-1814
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Owens
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 38-67
Description
Analyzes the ebb and flow in Native American/Settler relations and the emphasis on acquiring Indian land.
Between Two Points : Drinking From a Hose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Barnes
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Two poems.
Between Voice and Text: Bicultural Negotiation in the Contemporary Native American Novel
Theses
Author/Creator
James Allison Gray
Description
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.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides and Survivors
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret C. Sharpe
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of: Between Worlds by Frances Karttunen.
Review located by scrolling to page 202-204.
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors; Between Indian and White Worlds: The Cultural Broker
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan Weibel-Orlando
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.
Beverage Consumption in an Alaska Native Village: A Mixed-Methods Study of Behaviour, Attitudes and Access
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deena Elwan
Peter de Schweinitz
Janet M. Wojcicki
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 29905
Description
Looks at the high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, inadequate water consumption, and the risk factors for obesity.
"Beyond All Age": Indigenous Water Rights in Linda Hogan's Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsey Claire Smith
Trever Lee Holland
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 2, Summer, 2016, pp. 56-79
Description
Discusses the connection between the Chickasaw people's relationship with water and efforts at resource management and themes in the novels Mean Spirit, Power, Solar Storms, and People of the Whale.
Beyond Missing and Murdered Women: Covering Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
J-Talk Series (Canadian Journalism Foundation)
Public Record (cpac)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Duncan McCue
Lenny Carpenter
Karyn Pugliese
Tanya Talaga
Connie Walker
Description
Panel of journalists discusses topics such as: whether media coverage of Indigenous issues has shifted from niche to mainstream, whether it indicates that there will be sustained attention, best practices, and delivering classes at post-secondary institutions.
Duration: 1:26:59.
Beyond Protection: Responding to the Problem of Trafficking in Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada Through the Lens of Paul Ricœur's Ethics of Human Capability and Mutual Recognition
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila M. Smith
Description
Theology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saint Paul University, 2016.
Beyond Sui Generis: Situating Postmodern Legal Pluralism as a Framework to Reconstruct the Relationship Between Indigenous and Canadian Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew Victor William Moulton
Description
Law Thesis (LLM)--Dalhousie University, 2016.
Beyond the Muskeg: Poetic Expressions of a Narrative Inquiry Into Curriculum Making and Identity Making on the Edges of Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia Lynne Clarke
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Beyond the New Dawes Act: A Critique of the First Nations Property Ownership Act
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael P. C. Fabris
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.
Beyond the Nineteenth Century: Thomas King's Decolonization of the Literary Image of the Native
Theses
Author/Creator
Penelope Hamer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
BIA Schools Complete First Step of Reform Effort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard St. Germaine
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [30-38]
Description
Describes Phase One of the Effective Schools Movement (1989-94), a program that uses monitoring and evaluation to bring about reform.
Bibliography of Douglas W. Veltre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Yesner
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 2, 2016, pp. 160-166
Description
Lists works published since 1970.
The Big Black Box of Indian Country: The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal-Indian Relationship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 333-363
Description
Argues that while the relationship between the department and tribes is usually portrayed as antagonistic, the reality is much more complex.
Bigtime (at Chaw’se Sowwa)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde L. Hodge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 43-44
Description
Poem by Clyde L. Hodge.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Bill C-31
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Communications Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)]
Description
Brief information sheet deals with amendments to the Indian Act which were meant to remove discriminatory rules which had denied women status, restore status and membership rights, and increase band's control over their own affairs.
Bill S-3: A Rushed Response to Descheneaux
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elysa Hogg
Description
Bill introduced to comply with Court's decision in Descheneaux et al., v. Canada (Attorney General), which found current <i>Indian Act</i> violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Court case involved eligibility for Indian Status.
Comments on the proposed Act rather than the final version.
Bill S-3 - Indian Act Amendments (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Bar Association
Aboriginal Law Section
Description
Bill came about as a result of the Quebec Superior Court's decision in Descheneaux v. Canada which found The Indian Act still discriminated against women and their offspring with respect to Indian status.
This document: Presentation on the Quebec Superior Court Judgment in the Case of Descheneaux and Yantha v.
The Bingocentric Worlds of Michel Tremblay and Tomson Highway: Les Belles-Soeurs vs. The Rez Sisters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Usmiani
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 126 - 140
Description
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Bioarchaeology of the Stillwater Marsh: Prehistoric Human Adaptation in the Western Great Basin
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 77
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Spencer Larsen
Robert L. Kelly
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Biological Relationships among the Iroquois
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen P. Langdon
Human Biology, vol. 67, no. 3, June 1995, pp. 355-374
Description
Examines the differences found in Iroquois and Algonquians to determine the genetic drift between them.
Biopedagogies and Indigenous Knowledge: Examining Sport for Development and Peace for Urban Indigenous Young Women in Canada and Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst
Audrey R. Giles
Jan Wright
Sport, Education and Society, vol. 21, no. 4, Researching Education within Sport for Development, 2016, pp. 549-569
Description
Examines initiatives in Vancouver and Perth.
Bird-Sings-Different: The Beadwork of Emma Last Star
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 1, 2016, pp. 6-8
Description
Briefly discusses some items created by the Pikunni Blackfoot artisan from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana.
The Birth of the Reservation: Making the Modern Individual among the Lakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Biolsi
American Ethnologist, vol. 22, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 28-53
Description
Discusses the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations and State influence after 1885.
The Black Day: Yarsagunbu, the State, and the Struggle for Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tashi Tewa Dolpo
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 33-44
Description
Looks at the events leading up to a confrontation between government officials and local villagers harvesting communal land, which resulted in death and injury, and the Nepali government's failure to respond to demands for justice.
Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hilda Neihardt
Blackfellas and Whitefellas: Aboriginal Land Rights, The Mabo Decision, and the Meaning of Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald Paul Hill
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, January 1, 1995, pp. 303-322
Description
Examines the contentious political situation concerning the provision of land rights to Aboriginal people.
Blackfish
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emily Johnson
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 40-42
Description
A short piece of poetic prose that discusses the teachings of the “blackfish.”
Blackfoot Legal Culture: Wrongful Injuries Law on the Canadian Blackfoot Reserves, 1880-1920
Theses
Author/Creator
Rob K. Omura
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1995.
Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah Nickel
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 165-167
Description
Book review of: Blockades or Breakthroughs? Aboriginal Peoples Confront the Canadian State edited by Yale D. Belanger and P. Whitney Lackenbauer.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 165.
Blocking Their Path To Prison: Song And Music As Healing Methods For Canada's Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reza Bamarki
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-27
Description
Describes the use of song and music as an effective method of healing and assistance in preventing Aboriginal women from reoffending.
Blood on the Marias : The Baker Massacre
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul R. Wylie
Blood Thirsty Savages
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shaun T. Griffin
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Blood Thirsty Savages by Adrian C. Louis.
Click on link to read review.
Bloodsucking Colonizers and the Undead Anishinabe: History, Cultural Continuity, and Identity in Drew Hayden Taylor's The Night Wanderer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Judith Leggatt
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 96-115
Description
"Uses the genre of young adult vampire novel to explore the ways in which different practices and understandings of history shape both national and personal identities".