Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, May/June 1998, p. 28
Description
Brief report on the first national workshop held in Sydney University, in Sydney, Australia which attracted over 100 delegates. Topics included the positive achievements of Indigenous health promotion workers throughout Australia.
Objectives were to address lack of health information and associated challenges, identify resources needed to take action on issues, and make recommendations on future directions, resources and involvement.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 6-10
Description
Reports on the conference which was hosted by Nunkawarrin Yunti, the community controlled Aboriginal medical and substance abuse service based in Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, p. 31
Description
Describes the inaugural National Sorry Day held in a suburban Sydney, Australia community. This event was held one year after the Bringing Them Home inquiry chronicled the Stolen Generation of child removed from Aboriginal families.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 94-98
Description
Book review of: Nationalist Myths and Ethnic Identities by Natividad Gutiérrez.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
IWGIA Document ; no. 104
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Comments of major historical documents and decisions affecting Indigenous-white relations, post-war Indigenous policy, and the creation of Nunavut.
Chapter from Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections edited by Kathrin Wessendorf.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 287-296
Description
Tribal Archaeologist in the Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi Tribe, discusses how the Hopi are using the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s consultation mandate to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2001.
Analyzes the work of Louise Erdrich, Jim Northrup, Basil Johnston, and Gerald Vizenor as writings grounded in their culture and worldviews.
American Literary History, vol. 13, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 592-602
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Native Americans and the Early Republic edited by Frederick E. Hoxie, Ronald Hoffman, Peter J. Albert.
The National Uncanny: Indian Ghosts and American Subjects by Renée Bergland.
The Insistence of the Indian: Race and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century American Culture by Susan Scheckel.
Imagined Empires: Incas, Aztecs, and the New World of American Literature, 1771-1876 by Eric Wertheimer.
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 73, Spring, 2001, pp. 1-24
Description
Examines the book Monkey Beach and its rendition of the Gothic novel through the character of Lisamarie Hill, a Haisla woman whose world is populated by supernatural characters.
Justice as Healing, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Study found approaches and materials in use unsatisfactory and recommended increasing student contact with Elders and Aboriginal teachers.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 157-166
Description
Sample study of ten individuals from a community near the Ontario-Quebec border. Responses indicated some activities contributed to maintenance of culture while others affected integration into mainstream society.
Canadian Geographic, vol. 121, no. 5, September/October 2001, p. 22
Description
Brief description of a botanical garden inspired by ancient Amerindian and Inuit cultures to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Great Peace Treaty that marked the end of armed conflict between First Nations and the French.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 450-452
Description
Scholarship program purposes are to increase the number of Native Hawaiians in health professions and to get them back to serving in communities in need.