Social Organization

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.

Article examines the difference between the type of slavery practiced by Indigenous people and that practiced by the early European settlers and considers the moral and ethical issues the practice of slavery created for Indigenous peoples.

Book review of Enough is Enough, by Janet Silman and Spider Woman's Granddaughters, edited by Paula Gunn Allen.

Book review of: Enough to Keep Them Alive by Hugh Shewell.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 1998.

Examines civil libertarian thought and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Orleans, 2018.

This project examines a collection of digital stories created by urban Indigenous youth, parents and educators; using theories of self-determination, sovereignty and survivance article argues that urban living can contribute to the strength and endurance of Indigenous identities and ways of being.

Research Degree in Legal Studies Thesis (M.A.) Carleton University, 2005.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Compares the names and naming processes of different “White” Indigenous peoples in “Britain,” and challenges the assumptions of a cultural homogeneity, among the original peoples of Britain.

Book review of: Eskimo Kinsmen by Ernest S. Burch.

Argues that the high incidence of suicide and pathological behaviour are manifestations of the reserve system and notes comparable incidence in USA.

Author argues that Indigenous ethics education in Solomon Islands focuses on shaping and sustaining the character of people as members of a family and clan; suggests that character embedded ethics include a strong sense of clan-based citizenship, temperance, and spiritual existence.

Brief section of First Nations involvement.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992.

Geography and Politics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide,1991.

Article examines the formation of pan-Indigenous or pan-Indian identity while considering the factors of political, economic, and ethnic marginalization. Considers different 20th Century pan-Indigenous organizations in the context of ethnic process theories.

Examines issues that arise when trying to research the origins of the peoples who inhabited the plains.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2002.

Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.

The impact of Western culture on roles of men and women in Mi'kmaq communities.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1973.

Brief early 20th century survey of customs regarding children, marriage, death, medicines, hunting, fishing and preparation of food.

Part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 1 (p.145-281).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 31, (pp335-414).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 42, no. 1 (pp. 1-176).

Looks at the feasability of gathering data on changes in fertility by looking at genealogical data.

Studies the correlation between complex social organization and household spacing and size in a village setting.

An interim report that reviews the functioning of the FSIN and suggests ways to improve communication with and accountability to the Aboriginal people.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1997.

Book review of: Two Crows Denies It: A History of Controversy in Omaha Sociology by R. H. Barnes.

Discussion of class and race with regard to provision of foodstuffs in the North-West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company.

Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 2004.

Author describes their personal experiences with profound ignorance towards Indigenous peoples and systemic anti-Indigenous racism at the small exclusive college at which they are a non-tenured member of the faculty.

Examines the prevalence of and the distress associated with the microaggressions experienced by Indigenous post-secondary students in two states.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Using map drawn in 1671, historical sources, and modern land survey data, researchers established territorial divisions. Three crucial resources were identified: alpine heath together with sub-alpine birch forest, pine forests, and fishing waters.

Discusses data that suggests present-day identities of the Stó:Lō-Coast Salish can be linked to social units that have passed through many generations.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2013.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2015.

Book review of: Expressions In Canadian Native Studies edited by Ron F. Laliberte, Priscilla Settee, James B. Waldram ... et al.

Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Christian University, 2002.

Looks at how the Nyungar came to be located in the north as opposed to the south-west where their original countries are located.

Author argues that the federal government of Canada perpetuates systemic racism through official publications responding to fire deaths on reserve; accuses the government of playing a “blame game” to detract from the reality that a lack of funding is primarily responsible for the fire deaths.

A historical sketch of the Gravelbourg Saskatchewan area; examines previous assumptions about the role played by Catholic priests in the settlement of Western Canada. Contains information on different Francophone and Métis families that settled in the area. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.

Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 1999.