Violence Against Women, vol. 26, no. 15-16, 2020, pp. 2083-2101
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An examination of the shift from Indigenous women being highly valued in traditional Indigenous communities to being devalued in modern times through colonial interventions.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 4, Winter, 1998, pp. 9-31
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Discussion of the struggle for identity and the complications not only of ethnicity and mixed heritage, but of gender and sexuality.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [35-]-55
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Reviewer of Native American literature for the journal Hornbook discusses an editor's rejection of one of her reviews and the subsequent study she conducted with librarians and teachers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Looks at Thomas Hobbes' theory of the "state of nature" and how it has shaped Europeans' treatment of Indigenous peoples.
Chapter 1 from: Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision edited by Marie Battiste.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 187-198
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Shows how declining agricultural results forced people to look at other means of survival, how the arrival of railroading provided the alternative employment opportunity needed, and how this all led to the departure of many Laguna to distant areas as wage laborers.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 189-198
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Argues that decisions of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) and the courts have not extinguished every acre of original, traditional or recognized titled lands.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 129-162
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Retirement of the Indian Claims Commission (ICC), in 1978, did not ultimately resolve all tribal claims to Aboriginal lands as there are still many outstanding claim in the United States.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 173-182
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Looks at the long legal process that resulted in the Catawba Land Claim Settlement Act and the extinguishment of a claim for 144,00 acres of highly developed South Carolina land. The settlement also saw the Catawba receive federal and state benefits, restoration as a federal tribe and a $50 million payment.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 163-171
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Examines the demand for justice and for the settlement of several land claims put forward by the Zuni Tribe of New Mexico. As a result of these demands three pieces of legislation were created by US Congress and three court cases were filed.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 117-134
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Historical look at how those individuals seeking to create Native American urban organizations, such as the American Indian Center, encountered rejection.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 79, no. 2, June 1998, pp. 341-344
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Reviews three books:
Copying People by Daniel Francis.
Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis by Raymond J. A. Huel.
The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 by the Treaty 7 Tribal Council in Alberta.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 341.
Developed to assist communities in mobilizing to promote health and minimize the risk of contracting, or becoming very ill from, COVID-19. Includes environmental scan of existing resources and recommendations to increase effectiveness in providing information by using seven principles: accessibility, context, distictions-based, clarity and brevity, strength-based approaches, grounding in cultural identity and knowledge, and evidence based / wise practices.
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 2, April/May 2000, pp. 34-[?]
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Describes explorer William Epps Cormack's walk across the interior of Newfoundland and his attempt to locate any members of Beothuk tribe, who were feared extinct due to the effects of European settlements on the coast.
Using a distinction-based approach, from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, to identify the relationship between schools, academics, and health in regards to perceived bullying for high school students in Canada.
Discusses provincial as compared to federal funding, problems of economies of scale with respect to small schools, support for second and third level services, and potential resources made available through signing a treaty, self-government or land claims agreement.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 15, no. 2, fa, 1998, pp. 251-276
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Looks at patterns of tuberculosis among different tribes living on the reservation and bands, and the link between tuberculosis to government policies, housing, food and sanitation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 4, Fall, 2020, pp. [383]-414
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Using official records from the first and largest off-reservation Indian boarding school in his case study, the author challenges the objectivity of morality rates. Factors such as definition of a student or alumni and including ill students that were discharged before their deaths can change the numbers drastically.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 63, 2000, pp. 701-718
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Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 69, no. 34, August 28, 2020, pp. 1166-1169
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Reports that statistics from states with adequate race/ethnicity data show cumulative incidence of laboratory-confirmed cases among American Indian and Alaska Natives was 3.5 times higher than in the non-Hispanic white population.
Essays by scholars, practitioners and learners written with an emphasis on the relational and wholistic nature of Indigenous health discuss how the pandemic has affected individuals and communities.
Focuses on health and access to healthcare, participation and consultation, access to information, livelihoods, territories, land and resources, and access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Under each topic lists promising practices and key actions for States and other stakeholders.