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The American Indian in the Great War: Real and Imagined [Part Two, Chapter One]

Alternate Title
Part II: WWI and its Consequences
The Place of the American Indians
WWI and its Consequences: The Place of the American Indians
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Diane Camurat
Master's Thesis submitted in 1993 to the Institut Charles V of the University of Paris VII. Content includes: The Place of the American Indians in the Military in 1917, and Were Native Americans Subject to the Draft in 1917?
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The American Indian Mascot

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Huben
Shows how harmful mascots are to the American Indian people. Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
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The American Indian Renascence?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Oestreich Lurie
American Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, Indian Today, Fall, 1965, pp. 25-50
Compares American Indians with other minorities living in the United States.
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American Indian Victims of Campus Ethnoviolence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Perry
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 41, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-37
Survey findings indicate while violence is rare, daily harassment and verbal assaults are relatively common.
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American Indian Voting Rights Litigation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Robinson
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2003, p. [43]
Very brief article discusses litigation surrounding a variety of discriminatory election practices. Access though table of contents.
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American Indians and Bullying in Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn M. Campbell
Susan E. Smalling
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 2, no. 1, September 2013, pp. 1-15
Presents findings of a study on Indigenous youth's experiences of physical and psychological abuse.
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American Indians and the Fight for Equal Voting Rights

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Olson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 179-181
Book review of: American Indians and the Fight for Equal Voting Rights by Laughlin McDonald. Review located by scrolling to page 179.
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American Indians in the News: A Media Portrayal in Crime Articles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
American Indian Culture & Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 21-37
Explores printed media coverage of Native Americans to determine whether racial and or ethnicity profiling differs from others and whether it contributes to stereotyping.
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Anangosh: Legal Information Manual for Shelter Workers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Celeste McKay
Manual designed to help Indigenous women and service providers address key aspects of violence, as well as understand Indigenous women’s legal rights on matters related to leaving a violent relationship.
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And Justice for All? Aboriginal Victims of Sexual Violence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arielle Dylan
Cheryl Regehr
Ramona Alaggia
Violence Against Women, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 678-696
Investigates the experiences that Aboriginal victims have with the Canadian criminal justice system.
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Angela: A Pedagogical Story and Conversation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie A. C. Piquemal
Sandra G. Kouritzin
Multicultural Education, vol. 10, no. 3, Spring, 2003, pp. 33-42
Looks at the overgeneralized misconceptions about Aboriginal people in the educational system.
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The Angels Walked In Front Of Me

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cynthia Smith-Schuhmacher
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 20-22
Author recalls troubled childhood family life and how she overcame these challenges to have a fulfilling life.
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Another Fine Example of the Oral Tradition? Identification and Subversion in Sherman Alexie’s Smoke Signals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jhon Warren Gilroy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 1, Series 2; Representations of American Indians in Contemporary Narrative Fiction Film , Spring, 2001, pp. [23]-42
Contends that the film creates an intersection or "frontier" where the Aboriginal and the non-Aboriginal worlds meet, and in so doing subverts commonly held perceptions and attitudes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Anthropological Experts and the Legal System: Brazil and Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Granville Miller
Gustavo Menezes
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 4, Fall, 2015, pp. 391-430
Examines how anthropologists provide expert testimony in Brazil's civil law tradition and Canada's common-law practice.
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Anthropology and Indian-Hating

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Barsh
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 3-22
Argues that anthropologists should devote more attention on the culture of the oppressors rather than focusing exclusively on those of the oppressed.
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Anti-dote for Racism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melissa Nelson
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 6-7
Comments on the Anti-dote Multiracial Girls' and Womens' Network that helps girls understand the impact of racism on their identity and offers coping strategies.
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Anti-terrorist Unit Raids Native Activist's Home

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 7, November 2002, pp. 1-2

Focuses on a tactical RCMP unit, that was created under the Anti-Terrorism Act unit, who evacuated a neighbourhood and then kicked down the door of John Rampanen's home, a member of West Coast Warrior Society.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.

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Appendix B to the Report on Indigenous Peoples: American Indian Boarding Schools: Response to the Periodic Report of the United States to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Alternate Title
CERD Shadow Report
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Shadow Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[US Human Rights Network?]
Brief discussion of the history of the system and ongoing effects of human rights violations such as religious/cultural suppression, forced labor, and deaths in schools.
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Appendix H: Relevant International Law Sources

Alternate Title
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Highlights documents produced by the Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United Nations and the UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Applying an Indigenous Methodology to a North–South, Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Successes and Remaining Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olivia Sylvester
Alí García Segura
Sara Ashencaen Crabtree
Zanisah Man
Jonathan Parker
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 45-54
Authors discuss Western, Euro-centric research traditions in which Indigenous perspectives are marginalized, use a reflexive approach to examine a project that incorporated methodologies from Costa Rica and Malaysia.
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Appraisals of Discriminatory Events Among Adult Offspring of Indian Residential School Survivors: The Influences of Identity Centrality and Past Perceptions of Discrimination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 75-86
Compares adult children of off-spring IRS survivors to Aboriginal adults of family not directly affected by Indian Residential Schools.
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Are North American Sports Fans Offended by the Redskins Team Name? A Demographic Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brandon Lang
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 19-39
Analyzes data from surveys collected at 6 professional sporting events to understand which selected social groupings hold which opinions. Results show that university graduates and political liberals are more offended by the team name Redskins than non-university graduates and political conservatives.
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Are We Doing Anything about Disproportionate Jailing of Aboriginal People?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Quigley
Criminal Law Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, 1999, pp. 129-160
Looks at the impact and response to the Getting it Together conference. While there has been changes in regards to restorative justice initiatives, conditional sentences, and reduced imprisonment for fine defaults, the continued over-incarceration of Indigenous people remains a concern.
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