Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 154-159
Description
Author describes how words define her and cannot be separated from the Aboriginal oral traditions and world view.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Becoming a Healer, Fall, 2008
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Highlights the commitment of the Wind River reservation in Wyoming to offer Arapaho language immersion at the elementary school in an effort to keep the language alive for years to come.
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. [204-223]
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Discusses theme of "Indian" versus "White" identities, intertwining of real-world setting with mythology, and the juxtaposition of biblical and Aboriginal creation stories.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 93-95
Description
Reflects on the influence of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz on the Native American literary world.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 93.
"It highlights examples of thriving collaborative, community-based, suicide prevention projects that are funded through the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS)." Examples used: Prince Albert Grand Council, Kenora Chiefs Advisory, Gitxsan Health Society and File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 10
Description
Looks at a partnership developed to help Aboriginal people, both on and off-reserve, have healthier lifestyles.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
The English Journal, vol. 93, no. 4, March 2004, pp. 64-69
Description
Examines how the works of Blackfeet author James Welch can be used to overcome Native American stereotypes and be used to explore themes of identity, family and love.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 764-785
Description
Looks at a unique public school in Buffalo known as P.S. #19, Native American Magnet School. Students come from six Iroquois tribes: Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora.
Worthy Recognition for Several Saskatchewan Natives
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Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, November 28, 2008, p. A11
Description
Discusses the contributions by recipients of the 2008 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards which honor political, scholarly and artistic achievements.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, p. 351
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Poem that deals with the 1862 removal of the Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota from their lands, their forced march to a concentration camp at Fort Snelling, and the execution of 38 men by the United States government following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862.”
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 1-28
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Discusses how Welch's fiction examines links between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals, and how the two cultures intersect in both positive and negative ways.
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Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 63-68
Description
Essay illustrates ways in which oral traditions expressed in contemporary forms support the author's scholarly and activist work.
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.