Identity

Report in question asserted that the Council's claim to be a distinct Southern Inuit people was groundless and therefore the group was not entitled to a land base or benefits from the federal government.

Investigates the Red Power era in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, which promoted Native sovereignty.

Comments on the power of Native American voices in the 1930s. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 2000.

Looks at the meanings of home, land, and community, which have traditionally been the source of identity and sense of belonging, as well as sources of knowledge and creativity.

Discussion on efforts to preserve languages and cultural practices.

Author shares his experiences as a guerrilla fighter and operating the community radio station he founded after the signing of the Peace Accords.

Discusses the controversy surrounding Disney's casting of Depp in the role of Tonto and Comanche activist Ladonna Vita Tabbytite Harris's decision to customarily adopt the actor.

Discusses the development of the syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible, and looks at how present-day efforts of reading and writing with the syllabary and speaking Cherokee contribute to language perseverance.

Review of the film, We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân directed and produced by Anne Makepeace.

Book review of: We Stopped Forgetting by Ellen Marie Jensen.

Study surveys members of 19 Anishinabek First Nations in northeastern Ontario, about perceived impact of devolution of federal and provincial programs and services on mino-bimaadiziwin (good health). Results suggest that interventions have reduced community solidarity, led to higher unemployment, poorer health, and reliance on materialism, technology, and social programs.

A poem about Inuit lifestyles and values.

Looks at the role genetic testing has played in the trend for increasing numbers of Québécois to identify themselves as métis and the subsequent proliferation of organizations representing their interests.

Using talking circles, study explored the experiences of people living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Participants expressed distrust towards researchers, noted a lack of transparency in research and believed that research holds little benefit for their community. Authors advocate for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches which stress community concerns and meaningful community engagement.

Analyzes a narrative performance by Gros Ventre elder to establish cultural identity.

Study shows that the Salish and Kootenai tribal members have the perception that termination still exists despite its demise.

Article explores the phenomena of cultural resilience and resistance to assimilation on the Grand Ronde reservation, additionally considers those settler practices that were adopted and the cultural hybridity that came of that space.

Looks at the role and impact of wealth in hunter-gatherer societies.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2019.

Looks at the Oral History Project of the Métis Women of Manitoba Inc.

Artist discusses his use of natural plants, minerals and insects to preserve Zapotec culture and weaving traditions.

Relates how colonization and Western influences have caused societal problems in Indian cultures. Restorative justice models by the Navajo and Haudenosaunee are also explored.

Discusses the recent realization of cultural loss among the Inuit and the efforts of three men to record their disappearing culture.

Opinion piece in which the author discusses their concerns about “Welcome to Country Speeches” or “Land Acknowledgements.” Offers suggestions as to how the recently adopted practice of acknowledging Indigenous peoples and their territories can be approached as an exchange and an opportunity to educate event attendees.

Community profile of Deschambault Lake. Page one: four pictures, a sign saying 'Welcome To Deschambault Lake', a photo of Band Counsellor Cornelius Ballentyne, a picture of AMNSIS local president Larry Beatty, and the industrial arts area in the new school. Page two, a photograph of the local sawmill.

Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

Discusses influences on Campbell's writings and the influence her writings had in her community.

Book review of: The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region edited by Alvin Finkel, Sarah Carter, and Peter Fortna.

Compares DNA variants found in the Sami to variants found in Western Eurasian and Siberian mtDNA samples.

Looks at how Canada's child welfare system, as part of a colonial ideology, reflects mainstream perspectives which are in conflict with Aboriginal values and traditions.

Essays originally published in Prairie Forum between 1978–2004.

Book review of: Images of the West: Changing Perceptions of the Prairies, 1690-1960 by R. Douglas Francis.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 2016.

Case-study analysis of enterprises which demonstrate successful incorporation of Maori values and socially optimal outcomes.

Looks at the Ahousat, a Central Nootkan group and the establishment of a Ahousat chieftainship.

Research looked at the development of a local conceptual framework exploring the views of men and their families in relation to their healthcare and healthy families.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2010.

Describes the experiences of Navajo relocatees in Pinon, Arizona, the largest forced relocation of American citizens in the United States since the World War II internment of people of Japanese ancestry.

Looks at Native philosophies about land and western ideas of property.

Explores the question rather than attempting to answer it.

Comments on what constitutes a Native American.

Comments on the reclamation of ancestral names and the continuous ritual cycles of naming.

Study that looks at the link between Māori cultural identity and concern for the environment.

Discusses the significance of identity in the novel due to varying definitions of the term Métis.

Includes a definition of traditional knowledge, comparisions between indigenous and scientific knowledge, explanation of the structure of Native knowledge, guidelines for research and issues.