Social Organization

Interviews with five artists connected with Edenshaw. Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.

Chronicles a group of three Cree families from the Mistassini region of Quebec, as they set up a winter hunting camp. Duration: 57:55.

Examines the ethnic, linguistic, territorial, cultural and societal aspects of each group and the alliances, intermarriage and fused identities among groups.

Examines the historical domination and continued oppression created and continued by Western nations and its relation to the perpetuation of crime and injustice in Aboriginal communities.

Comments on the effects of recent growth in the Aboriginal population.

Analyzes the funding of Indigenous organizations in Nova Scotia between 1960 and 2014; finding suggest that the province did make up shortfalls in funding during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century, but over time funding has decreased and provincial cutbacks mirror federal ones.

Indian and Northern Program Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Book review of: Critical Inuit Studies: An Anthology of Contemporary Arctic Ethnography edited by Pamela Stern and Lisa Stevenson.

Discusses distribution, nature of the institution and factors leading to the practice of cross-cousin marriages, using data collected from 1933 to 1937.

Briefly discusses kinship terms and explains attitudes about cross-cousin as opposed to parallel cousin marriage.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 2003.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 38 (pp1-242).

Originally published in: The International Handbook of Science Education edited by B.J. Fraser and K.G. Tobin.

Social Work Major Paper (MSW) -- University of Fraser Valley, 2022.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2014.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Regina, 2005.

Argues that not all culture change is an assimilationist move and that it is in everyday behaviors where the true flexible nature of culture can be observed.

Looks at the forced removal of the Cupeño, in Southern California, by telling the story of one family affected by the relocation. The article also discusses the urbanization challenges faced by the Dawn family and other band members.

Discusses some of the challenges faced when attempting to establish self-determination and jurisdiction over law and justice.

Book review of: The Curtain Within by Marianne Boelscher.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1985.

Discusses the Ndé creation story as it relates to current human rights and defence and protection of territory.

Author combines academic theory and personal experience at the Oceti Sakowin, Standing Rock water protectors' camp to discuss the phenomenon of protest camps and their social, political and educational characteristics.

Author explores different aspects of Passamaquoddy society and culture using several different traditional dances as a mode of discussion. Prepared for GINTC 7102 Cultural Specialization Class, Lesley College. Scroll down to read article.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.11 (p.803-835).

Author explores the tropes of exoticism contained in Fergusson’s novel Dancing Gods, situates Fergusson’s writing within the genre, and relates it to similar works by other writers within the genre.

Looks at hearing loss, depression, memory issues and antisocial behaviour as being adverse effects of noise exposure.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1995.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1995.

Illustrates the new character tropes being developed by Aboriginal Australian writers to challenge the stereotypical representation of Indigenous peoples in detective fiction.

Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.

Webinar presenter discusses Two-Spirit identity and the differences between that and non-Indigenous concepts and understandings of LGBTQI, the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, practical advice on best practices, and recently published guidance. Duration: 47:52.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1997.

Explore Vizenor’s use of devices such as humour, code-switching, and subversion of the English language to undermine Eurocentric narratives and create agency for the characters in his writing.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, 1994.

Presents a narrative story of the traditions and social customs of the Sami people.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2005.

Environmental Science Thesis (M.E.Des.)--University of Calgary, 2007.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Examines how government policies changed as result of the migration from reserves to urban centres and have lead to an "on reserve, off reserve" mentality.

City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--The University of Manitoba, 2000.

Outlines the search for the origins of this system of social organization.

Article examines the structures and functions of polygynist families (arrangements in which one man marries multiple women) and the practice and prevalence of polygyny among Cheyenne people.