Social Organization

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 1996.

Looks at concerns and themes presented to the Royal Commission almost a century ago, which continue to be concerns today, including secure access and control of the traditional resource base and participation in the economy.

Article identifies and examines the social and geopolitical factors and questions which contribute to the prominence of the idea of an international Arctic governance treaty over time; author traces the evolution of the Arctic treaty debate from 1970 to the current moment.

Author examines the multiple factors at play in defining the term indigeneity. Considers the right of people to self-identify, the legal implications and complications that result based on the definition, and the gap between the legal definition and the sociocultural practice thereof. Discuss both United States contexts and global ones.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1986.

Author uses critical whiteness theory, Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal theory, and coloniality theories to examine the practices and role of mainstream governments, legal institutions, and white activists minimizing and perpetuating colonial discourses.

Author focuses on The Constitution of the White Earth Nation as a piece of influential native writing that advocates for a contemporary treatment of Indigenous nationhood and sovereignty movements.

Compares and contrasts the social and mores existing in American Indian societies of the nineteenth century with those of the Anglo-Europeans. The article also discusses the effects of assimilation and post-assimilation policies on those social structures.

Excerpt from a dissertation entitled The Attitudes of Selected Educational Groups in Arizona Toward Indians..

Outlines the selection process and characteristics needed for an individual to become an Elder.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2005.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Looks at the differences between traditional Inuit law and western concepts of law.

Describes recent history of movements to re-establish legal responsibility for community social order, repair damages of Carrier institutions and future directions of social movements such as the Sekani Family Services Project.

Author discusses her experience of trying to put the theories of critical pedagogy into actual classroom practices.

Foreword for AlterNative’s 2018 Volume 14 Issue 4 Special Issue on Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, authored by its two Guest Editors; highlights the topics, authors and social contexts to be covered in the issue.

Examines three views of wilderness by non-Native Canadians and then relates them to views held of First Nations people.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2000.

Reviews Native American elements in The Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison identifying perspectives that Seaver (the editor) and Jemison disagreed on.

Social Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ball State University, 1987.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University, 1998.

Examines historical and contemporary aspects of this phenomenon.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1985.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2004.

Women's stories illustrate the variety of Aboriginal experiences as they moved from reserves to the city.

Analyzes changes in the status of women within the socio-economic structure as a whole and explores relations of power and property in band societies.

First gathering of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Women's Leadership Assembly held in Saskatoon in March.

Presentation by Sadie Cote, President of the Saskatchewan Indian Women's Association, describing the effects of alcoholism on First Nations people and calling for recognition of women's input in Band affairs.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian Catholic University, 2016.

Recreation and Leisure Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1989.

Reports on the activities held to mark the 2006 World AIDS Day (WAD) held at Mt Druitt Holy Family Church, Sydney, Australia.

Discusses the distinctive cherts and chalcedonies from Keatley Creek that allows archaeologists to trace socio-economic activities.

Uses a theoretical approach to try to understand the theory and perspective that was originally developed to account for the colonizing effort in North America and apply it to precolonial conditions.

Discusses role of father in family unit within contemporary Native American literature by its connection to traditional narratives.

Examines why the author limits her exploration in attempting to understand multiracial feminism.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1998.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 24, (pp361-420).

Yolngu author describes seven various forms of, 'headache' which are chiefly caused by jealousy among the Yolngu clan.

Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2017.

Outlines how to prepare First Nations youth to teach other Aboriginal youth about HIV/AIDS and share that information with their peers.

Study uses results from interviews with eight young Sámi men about their experience with moving from rural to urban spaces and with becoming part of a minority group after having been the majority. Findings indicated that the men experience changes in the main actors and activities in their lives, as well as in their aims for the future.

Discusses how each generation of literary stars struggle with the perception that somehow their stardom is unearned or inauthentic.

Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 13 (p. [1]-133).

Looks at three case studies about Yukon interagency committees and provides a collection of practical resources.

Book review of Yupik Transitions by Igor Krupnik and Michael Chlenov.