Book reviews of: Captive Arizona, 1851–1900 by Victoria Smith Caring and Curing: A History of the Indian Health Service by James P. Rife and Alan J. Dellapenna Conversations with Sherman Alexie edited by Nancy Peterson Documents of Native American Political Development, 1500s to 1933 edited by David E. Wilkins Encounters on the Passage: Inuit Meet the Explorers by Dorothy Harley Eber Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750 by William B.

Book reviews of: An Aleutian Ethnography by Lucien M. Turner ; edited by Raymond L. Hudson. The Arapaho Language by Andrew Cowell and Alonzo Moss Sr. Broken Treaties: United States and Canadian Relations with the Lakotas and Plains Cree, 1868–1885 by Jill St. Germain. Canada’s Indigenous Constitution by John Borrows. Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Essays in Honor of Patty Jo Watson edited by David H. Dye. Cherokee Thoughts: Honest and Uncensored by Robert J.

Book reviews of: Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences edited and with an introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, and Lorene Sisquoc. Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney. A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813–1814 by Gregory A. Waselkov. Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life by Kingsley M. Bray. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States edited by Jordan E.

Looks at the harvesting practices of bilhaa (sea Mollusks) in Gitxaala territory on Laxyuup Gitzaala located on Dolphin Island.

Describes ways in which IQ has been integrated into the operations, structures and policies of Nunavut.

Discusses the failure of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in 1927 to consider the perspectives of the Inuit, Innut, and Algonquian peoples when resolving the question of the border between Newfoundland and Quebec in the Labrador region. Highlights this practice as a reflection of Canada’s colonial past and how the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge would have changed the process.

Assess the impact, implication and application of two traditional land use and occupancy studies that have been conducted in First Nation communities over the last decade.

Discusses ways of revitalizing the Ngoni culture, traditions and governance through personal historical memories, sacred oral histories & documented written sources.

Provides a close reading with literary cricism of González’s novel which is set during the Guatemalan civil war. Author examines the Maya responses to this conflict in the context of the social, political, and economic factors, and discusses issues of cultural revitalization, Maya self-determination, education and leadership.

Looks at the gaming experience of a culturally appropriate system that provides a convenient mode for preserving and promoting cultural heritage.

Recollections of the past one hundred years of Aboriginal history on the eve of Saskatchewan's centennial.

Discusses Language Keepers project which includes the development and production of a new dictionary, audio recordings, and a video archive of natural group conversations.

Analysis of interviews with Haudenosaunee (Six Nations or Iroquois) Reservation in Western New York.

Discusses the meaning of "indigenous intelligence" and compares Aboriginal values and worldviews to Euro-Western.

Looks at the value of indigenous knowledge and climate change.

Article advocates responsible use of medicines by health workers in Australia.

Argues that compensation should be integrated into the research phase of project rather than after completion. The article gives the example of a participatory research project conducted in Ecuador.

Looks at the progress towards commitments made at the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development and discusses the importance of cultural and biological diversity to support sustainable development policies.

Discusses the resurgence of power and knowledge that can be used by Indigenous people to deal with challenges and issues.

Debates who can tell Indigenous stories and explores power relations in research using case studies.

A tribal matriarch discusses the turbulent river history, and the impending hydroelectric development, Patuca III.

Book review of: Rivers, Fish, and the People edited by Pei-Lin Yu. Scroll down to page 223 in REVIEWS section to read.

Book review of: Rivers, Fish and the People by Pei-Lin Yu.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story about the journey of a group of Sioux from the United States to Canada, through Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He tells of a settlement of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan and the division of the Sioux tribe. He also talks about Indian medicine and curing practices and reflects on the loss of knowledge of the old ways.

Book review of: Robes of Power by Doreen Jensen and Polly Sargent. Scroll down to page 82 to read review.

Author describes how her family and the women of Dokis First Nation have shaped her perceptions of womanhood.

Discusses barriers to Indigenous Education reform.

Discusses the factors contributing to the inclusion of Indigenous doctors and institutional change into the health care system.

Examines the concept of self determination used in the Ramah Navajo community and gives a Navajo perspective on self-determination and education.

Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Guelph, 2009.

Results indicate the benefits of having local community involvement in the process, increases the perception of effective benefit-risk management.

Discusses strategies for the classroom by using an anti-colonial discursive framework.

Looks at how the concepts of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ can assist Aboriginal social work to address two key barriers that often impede Aboriginal-specific harm reduction discussions, widespread support for abstinence and prohibition, and the belief that harm reduction and Aboriginal culture are incompatible.

Research into the history of blade production and how this technology developed.

Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of San Francisco, 1984.

Reports on research done using semi-structured face-to-face interviews to examine Indigenous practices around conflict resolution. Findings indicate that Indigenous practices: are more flexible than formal court proceedings, focus on consensus building, and aim to restore harmony rather than on punishment.

The 22.17 minute video, titled 'La Ronge Indian Days', records the visit to La Ronge of a number of well-known Indian performers including singers Shannon Twofeathers and Winston Wuttenee, hoop-dancer Billy Brittain, and Vic Thunderchild and his Pow Wow Dancers.

Historical note:

A video made by La Ronge Community Television recording the 1978 La Ronge Indian Days.

Defines inquiry learning and looks at the steps of traditional education in First Nations societies.

Rosella Carney discusses birch bark biting and counting in Cree. Duration: Video 1: 2:40. Video 2: 2:53.

Results are organized under five themes: nature of Indigenous knowledge, principles of collaboration, supporting models and theories, challenges and recommendations.

RCAP 119 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations groups concerned with social services and policy; economic development; cultural preservation and relations; the treaty rights of Urban Indians and Metis federally and provincially; housing; employment; and the justice system.

The file contains an opening prayer, drum ceremony, and opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm for the Youth Circle sitting held by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta. Following a sweetgrass ceremony, opening prayer, and drum ceremony, Moderator John Stiffarm discusses the significance of the ceremony and the circle hearing, as well as its' format. Commissioner Georges Erasmus also makes some brief remarks on the sitting's format.

File contains opening remarks and a slide show for the Evening Session Round Table on Education and Youth issues, part of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Canadore College, Weaver Auditorium, North Bay, Ontario, Tuesday, May 11, 1993. Bill Butler and Don Mitchell, moderators for the evening, welcome the participants and deliver a slide show highlighting various communities in Northern Ontario, and the way of life therein.

File contains a presentation by Joanasie Maniapik, representative of "the men's group in Pangnirtung" who states that the laws of the Canadian Government are not the ways of the Inuit. Maniapik calls for a separate Royal Commission on justice in the North. Rene Dussault, Co-Chair, says that previous commissions have dealt with particular justice issues and with the future government of Nunavut

File contains a presentation by Abe Okpik. Okpik discusses the significance of midwifery to the Inuit people, and on Baffin Island in particular. He also discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in contemporary midwifery. Following the presentation are some comments on it by Commissioners Mary Sillet and Rene Dussault.

This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Barbara Barnes and Glenn Morrison for the National Association of Cultural Education Centres on the subject of the survival of Native culture.

File contains a presentation by Darlene Spiedel, Dakota Nations of Canada, Saskatchewan Cultural Centre. Spidel presentes from "two points of view, one from the Dakota/Lakota Nations and the other from the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre."