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Canny Indian Leaders Cover All Election Bases

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, June 22, 2007, p. A13
Describes the Treaty Land Entitlement process and backroom politics in advance of the 2007 Saskatchewan Provincial Election.
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Caring Across Boundaries: Is This Our Canada?

Alternate Title
Is This Our Canada? How Racial Discrimination in Children's Services Undermines the Potential of This Generation of First Nations Children and What You Can do to Help
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (slide show) Total Duration: 41:88.
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Carlos Montezuma’s Fight against “Bureauism”: An Unexpected Pima Hero

Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martínez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 311-330
Describes his efforts on behalf of the Arizona communities of Fort McDowell and Salt River, and his opposition to Bureau of Indian Affairs and the reservation system. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 311.
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Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
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Case Study: Neil Young’s Honour the Treaties Tour

Alternate Title
Transforming Relations: A Collaborative Collection
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tessa Nasca
Looks at context of the tour, how collaboration between the musician and Indigenous communities was carried out, and outcomes of the project.
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Cathedral Grove

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen Wonders
Website contains information on the destruction of Aboriginal heritage trees by industrial logging and it impact on First Nations identity and culture. Includes links to resources on totem poles and European trees,and related stories, digital media, and galleries.
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CBC Indian Convention, Broadcast 29 May, 1948

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Douglas Sanderson
Edward Beauvais
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 2, 2011, pp. 187-194
Author briefly outlines the history of political organizations and activism which lead up to the interview.
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Celebrating 2012, Maya Style

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danielle DeLuca
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Indigenous youth discuss the changes needed by the state as they celebrate Oxlajuj B'ak'tun.
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Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Non-profit, national organization developing and implementing solutions for environmental issues affecting First Nations lands and resources. Website contains links to full text articles in the CIER library and CIER publications and products.
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The Challenge of Speaking First

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joni Adamson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 57-60
Examines the theme of responsible advocacy that recurs in the work of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 57.
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Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Illuminative

Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.

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The Chickasaw Press: A Source of Power and Pride

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rule
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 183-202
Article describes the history, the decolonizing practices, and the publications of the tribally owned and operated press in the United States; connects the press to national cultural revitalization efforts.
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Chief Benedict of Boothroyd and the Department of Indian Affairs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reuben M. Ware
B.C. Historical News, vol. 12, no. 1, November 1978, pp. 3-8
Looks at correspondence by and about the Chief, whom the Indian Agent and Department regarded as a troublemaker, and subsequent to his death, their interference in the election of a new leader.
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Chief Takes Plight of Natives to Oprah

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joe Paraskevas
Winnipeg Free Press, February 25, 2007, p. A1
Chief Terry Nelson, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, believes missing Aboriginal women and child prostitutes should become topic of an Oprah Winfrey TV episode.
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Children for Social Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff McCrossin
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012, pp. 40-51
Reviews the history of children participating in social justice campaigns and their level of comprehension of the issues involved.
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Children of the Crocodile

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea K. Molnar
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1-2, March 2005, pp. 163-164
Review of: Children of the Crocodile film directed by Marsha Emerman.
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Choking Off That Angel Mother: Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins’s Strategic Humor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cari M. Carpenter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 1-24
Examines the various forms of humor that Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins uses to disrupt non-Native expectations of Indigenous identity. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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Christine Quintasket

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Andrews Miller
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 30

Chronicles the life and works of the novelist and advocate of Aboriginal land rights.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Church Leaders Launch Land Claims Petition

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art Babych
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 18
Signatures collected from across country in support of aboriginal land claims to be presented to federal government in June, 2001.
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Church Stresses Healing

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 119, no. 10, December 1993, p. 3
Discussion of some of the recommendations to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), including urging government to apologize for residential schools.
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Churches, Government Still Squabbling Over School Issue

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 11, March 2002, p. 14

Focuses on the residential school survivors conference theme of pressure strategies for improved claim resolution

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.

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Citizenship and Treaty Rights: The Indian Association of Alberta and the Canadian Indian Act, 1946-1948

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 141-158
Highlights dialogue between leaders of the organization and a Special Committee of Parliament struck to investigate Indian administration. Argues that the issues and ideas articulated at that time are still relevant today.
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Collaborating for Indigenous Rights 1957-1973

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Australia
Website covers the fight for civil rights and struggle for land rights in Australia with links to the people, maps, resources, timeline, and organizations.
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