Canadian Government Lauds Advances in Indigenous Rights
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John Sinclair
Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
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Presents a review of succcessful negotiations on land claims and self-government agreements, in Canada, to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
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Interview with Adelard Blackman, special emissary for Chief Elmer Campbell and the people of Buffalo River Dene Nations, regarding the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 1, no. 1, September 2004, pp. 73-82
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Comments on a two-year study of abuse and neglect of Native American and Native Alaskan children based on records from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-20
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Discusses the relationship between art and spirit, with a special reference to the way Navajo art is used in healing ceremonies to evoke and channel power.
Studies in Art Education, vol. 52, no. 3, Spring, 2011, pp. 225-242
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Compares the educational philosophies and methods of Richard Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and Estelle Reel, the Superintendent of Indian Schools between 1898-1910.
English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011.
Examines four films: Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises by Alanis Obomsawin, Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen both by Isuma Corporation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 649-684
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Features the life and works of the author, a supporter of Native American arts who taught at the Carlisle (Pennsylvania) Indian School from 1906 to 1915.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 18
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Comments on a business, called Tipi Tones, started by a group of high school students which features distinct Aboriginal ring tones for cell phones.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 87-110
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Discusses how Native Americans’ active participation with cultural forms can create a fictional space in which students can comment on political and social issues.
The Positive Side, vol. 6, no. 4, Spring, 2004, pp. 14-16
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Describes an innovative health education tool developed for use with the Aboriginal community.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 14.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 77-84, 188
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Examines how figurative and symbolic language provide significant ways to make sense of the world. and are common forms of communication across many cultures.
Health Reports, vol. 22, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 15-20
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Survey shows that an estimated 29% of Aboriginal people, aged 18 or older, lived in food-insecure households and that these households had significantly higher odds of poor general health.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.
Book review of: At Home With the Bella Coola Indians edited by Douglas Cole and John Barker.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 120.
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 185-210
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Book review of: Atanarjuat The Fast Runner by Paul Apak Angilirq, Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Hervé Paniaq, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Bernard Saladin D'Anglure. Book published from a screenplay of movie with same title.