Southerly, vol. 62, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 197-206
Description
Explores issues and develops some practical outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers, editors and publishers who compete when writing about the Aboriginal experience.
Discusses the issue of non-Indigenous authors writing about Aboriginal society and culture, and gives some practical advice for those attempting to do so.
Humanities Research , vol. 15, no. 2, Compelling Cultures: Representing Cultural Diversity and Cohesion in Multicultural Australia, 2009, pp. 133-151
Description
Discusses problematic methodological approaches to Aboriginal art that have become a standard for use by historians and anthropologists and suggests how to write about art in the future.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 42-47
Description
Interview in which the artist discusses the development of her kinetic performance sculpture which won the “Best Western Entry” in the Calgary Stampede parade.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 37-50
Description
Comments on the usefulness of applying yarning as a research method for the gathering of data in Indigenous research using results from an Indigenous group in Australia and and in Botswana.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Exemplary Indigenous Education, 2002, pp. 4-10
Description
Discusses education in an Nlakapamux narrative regarding identifying success in contemporary settings; article adapted from author's doctoral dissertation.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 182-192
Description
Discusses the adaptation of the Clements' play regarding the hybrid character representing First Nations women and fulfills the role of mythological prophet.
Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690-1763
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National Humanities Center
Description
Uses excerpts from primary documents to look at how Native Americans were perceived by colonists and Europeans and Native American perspectives on Europeans and their culture.
Summary of a survey on cultural planning, adoption and Aboriginal children, that looks at ways to keep children connected with their Indigenous identities.
Federal/Provincial/Territorial Early Childhood Development Agreement
The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children: Government of Canada Report
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Government of Canada
Description
Five areas assessed: physical health and motor development, emotional health, social knowledge and competence, cognitive learning and language, and communication. Also provides overview of families in which children are growing up.
Excerpt from The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children: Government of Canada Report.
To access this section scroll to p. 39.
Explores the issue of teen pregnancy among Aboriginal women by speaking with them about their experiences and perceptions on sex, protection and pregnancy and their expectations and the realities of becoming a young mother.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.