Six Boruca Tales
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan J. Gordon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 1-2, 1980, pp. 51-95
Description
Looks at narrations recorded by Constenla Umaña while interviewing Doña Isolina de Gonzalez and Don Espiritu Santo Maroto. Text of stories in Spanish and Boruca.
Sixth Report on the North-Western Tribes of Canada
Alternate Title
Remarks on the Ethnology of British Columbia: Introductory to the Second General Report of Dr. Franz Boas on the Indians of That Province
Second General Report on the Indians of British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Horatio Hale
Description
Committee appointed to research physical characters, languages and industrial and social conditions of the peoples of British Columbia including the Kwakiutl, Tsimshians, and Salish peoples.
SJU: Submission to Inquiry into Aboriginal Customary Law in NT
Alternate Title
Submission to the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee Inquiry into Aboriginal Customary Law in the Northern Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Description
Statistics show there is a breakdown of Indigenous community and family due to an erosion of traditional, customary law functions that address behavior. Looks at recognition of Aboriginal title using various cases as examples.
Sky City Cultural Center and Haaku Museum: A Community-Based Project
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Barbara Felix
Brian Vallo
Description
Brian Vallo, looks at the history of the Acoma Pueblo and the Tourist Center. Barbara Felix discusses the design proposal and the Tourist Center's redevelopment.
Duration: 56:11.
Smallpox in the Pacific Northwest: The First Epidemics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Boyd
BC Studies, no. 101, The First Nations in British Columbia, Spring, 1994, pp. 5-40
Description
Looks at smallpox epidemics in British Columbia during the late 1770s, 1801-02, 1836-38, 1853 and 1862-63.
Snapshots of La Ronge: Portraits of La Ronge's Economic Vitality as Depicted through Community Leaders and Visionaries
Alternate Title
Snapshots of La Ronge Portraits of La Ronge's Economic Vitality as Depicted through Community Leaders and Visionaries
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith Moen
SaskBusiness, vol. 23, no. 1, February 2002, pp. 13-19
Description
Describes economic initiatives undertaken by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) to develop employment opportunities...
'So I can be like a Whiteman': The Cultural Psychology of Space and Place in American Indian Mental Health"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Culture & Psychology, vol. 14, no. 3, 2008, pp. 369-399
Description
Looks at the unique cultural psychology of space and place coming from an interview with an Native American on the Fort Belknap Indian reservation.
Social Exposure and Perceptions of Language Importance in Canada's Urban Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva M. Jewell
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2016, pp. 99-113
Description
Looks at how age, sex, education and household type affect the importance of Indigenous language for Indigenous people living in urban communities.
Social Impacts of Aboriginal Economic Development: Three Case Studies From Atlantic Canada
Alternate Title
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Monica Diochon
Clare Fawcett
Behrang Foroughi
Alison Mathie
Leslie Jane McMillan
Description
Looked at the communities of Millbrook First Nation (Nova Scotia), Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River First Nation (Newfoundland and Labrador), and Tobique Mailiseet Nation (New Brunswick).
Social Life of the Blackfoot Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.7 pt.1
Social Organization and Ritualistic Ceremonies of the Blackfoot Indians
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 7 (p. 1-64).
Social Support, Material Circumstance and Health Behaviour: Influences on Health in First Nation and Inuit Communities of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantelle A. M. Richmond
Nancy A. Ross
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 67, no. 9, November 2008, pp. 1423-1433
Description
Looks at the relationship between health and social support and its potential for affecting health in a negative way.
Socially-Just and Scientifically-Sound: Re-Examining Co-Management of Protected Areas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Casson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 32-64
Description
Looks at best practices involved in conservation of protected areas, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as a legitimate knowledge system, and co-management governance structures.
Societies and Dance Associations of the Blackfoot Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.11, pt.4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 11 (p.359-460).
Societies of the Arikara Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.11, pt.8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.11 (p.645-678).
Societies of the Crow, Hidatsa and Mandan Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.11 pt.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowe
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.11 (p.143-358).
Societies of the Iowa, Kansa, and Ponca Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.11 pt.9
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alanson Skinner
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 11 (p.679-801).
Societies of the Kiowa
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 11, pt. 11
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 11 (p.837-851).
Socio-economic Benefits of Modern Treaties in BC
Alternate Title
Socio-economic Benefits of Modern Treaties in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte
Description
Used the Community Well-being Index and interviews with leadership in assessment. Also looked at applicability of different measurement frameworks for determining benefits at the community level.