Cross-Cultural Relations
Walking the Traditional Paths: Uncovering the Gateway to Indigenous Healing in the Justice System
Alternate Title
Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rupert Ross
Justice as Healing, vol. 19, no. 3, 2014, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at ways to heal from colonization.
Excerpt from the book Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths by Rupert Ross.
Walter Bradford
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Walter Bradford
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Walter Bradford talks about his life: education, preparation of food, transportation, work, and the role of the Hudson's Bay Company in people's lives.
Walter Deiter Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Walter Deiter
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Walter Deiter, former president of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and first president of the National Indian Brotherhood, talks about the importance of Malcolm Norris in Metis politics and the splitting of the National Indian Council into the National Indian Brotherhood and the Metis Association of Canada.
Wampum Belts with Initials and/or Dates as Design Elements: A Preliminary Review of One Subcategory of Political Belts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
Jonathan Lainey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 25-45
Description
Discusses wampum belts, produced by tribes of the Eastern seaboard from 1600 to 1800, including their distinct beadwork styles, their functions and the practice of reuse of beads.
The War in Words: Reading the Dakota Conflict through the Captivity Literature
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Erin Griffin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 90-93
Description
Book review of: The War in Words: Reading the Dakota Conflict through the Captivity Literature by Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 90.
Warrior Economics: Financing the Poorest of the Native American Poor
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warner Woodworth
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 15, no. 2, Special International Indigenous Issue, Summer, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how microcredit has the potential to benefit tribal groups and build economic sustainability.
Access through table of contents.
Was New Spain Really First:? Rereading Juan Perez's 1774 Expedition to Haida Gwaii
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frederick H. White
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 1-24
Description
Looks at references made in Juan Perez journal that suggests the Spanish were not the first to contact the Haidas.
Washington Irving and the American Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel F. Littlefield
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, 1979, pp. 135-154
Description
A look at Washington Irving's portrayal of Indigenous people during the nineteenth century and how his stories reflected his own attitudes towards Indigenous populations.
Watching Navajos Watch Themselves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam Pack
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 111-127
Description
Records and contrasts Navajo respondents reactions to various films on the same Navajo topics, but made by Native American and non-native film makers.
Water Ethics for First Nations and Biodiversity in Western Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Examines three issues: need to establish stronger legal and ethical frameworks, need to raise biodiversity/water security profile, need to improve cross-cultural understanding.
Water Governance and Indigenous Governance: Towards a Synthesis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne von der Porten
Rob de Loë
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-12
Description
Suggests that both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have a role in water governance processes.
Water Problem Unnecessary
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, May 20, 2003, p. B1
Description
Recounts the history of the disagreement over control of water in the Qu'Appelle Valley between the Qu'Appelle Valley Indian Development Authority (QVIDA) and the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA).
Water-rights Settlements and Reclamation in Central Arizona as a Cross-cultural Experience: A Reexamination of Native Water Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 91-118
Description
Discusses the legal and political fights for water in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, and looks at the impact of water-rights in those communities.
The Way Forward: How Indigenous Philanthropy Can Change the World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Describes effective grant-making strategies to support sustainable and culturally appropriate development projects, planned and implemented by and for Indigenous communities.
Ways of Working With the Navahos Who Have Not Learned the White Man's Ways
Alternate Title
Ways of Working with the Navajos who have Not Learned the White Man's Ways
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Polacca
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 2, no. 1, January 1962, pp. [6-16]
Description
Introduction to understandings of Navajo ways, for the non-Navajo.
We Are All Related: Using Augmented Reality as a Learning Resource for Indigenous-Settler Relations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amanda Almond
Rob McMahon
Diane P. Janes
Greg Whistance-Smith
Diana Steinhauer
Stewart Steinhauer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 38-41
Description
Discusses the potential for improving knowledge and empathy based relationships through the use of augmented reality (AR) technology as a storytelling platform; details an ongoing partnership between the University of Alberta and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation that uses the Wikiup app.
We Are All Treaty People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner
Smita Garg
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 26-29
Description
Comments on initiatives in the City of Saskatoon to bring together Aboriginal people, newcomers and the mainstream population through recreation, culture and business. To access article scroll to p. 26.