Fractured Relations at Home: The 1953 Termination Act's Effect on Tribal Relations Throughout Southern California Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Ponchetti Daly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 427-439
Description
Discusses the contentious issue of the termination of federal trust protection of American Indian reservation lands, including rifts formed between tribal communities.
A Framework for Indigenous Adoptee Reconnection: Reclaiming Language and Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Wright Cardinal
Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 84-93
Description
Personal narrative about researcher's experience as a transracial adoptee and the process of reclaiming her identity as an Indigenous person.
Fred Sasakamoose: Free to Choose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Isbister
Saskatchewan History, vol. 65, no. 2, Fall, 2013, pp. 12-15
Description
The author’s account of being able to see Fred Sasakamoose play hockey for the first time; provides some biographical information on Sasakamoose.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 12.
From a Place Deep Inside: Culturally Appropriate Curriculum as the Embodiment of Navajo-ness in Classroom Pedagogy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 3, 2007, pp. 72-93
Description
Comments on three implementation goals: preservation of language and culture, teaching academic content successfully, or or focusing on both preservation and academic learning.
From Break Dancing to Heavy Metal: Navajo Youth, Resistance and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Deyhle
Youth & Society , vol. 30, no. 1, September 1998, pp. 3-31
Description
Discusses the messages conveyed by Native American Indian youth against assimilation, discrimination and their hopes for cultural equity.
From Clan to Kwéan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Alternate Title
From Clan to Ḵwáan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Examines Tlingit politics in Alaska and the link between Indigenous political systems and ecological factors.
From Colonial Trophy Case to Non-Colonial Keeping House
Alternate Title
Facing the Future: Local, Global and Pacific Possibilities
Museums Australasia Conference, 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Garneau
Description
Discusses museums as instruments of colonial domination, appropriating, decontextualizing, and commodifying sacred objects, and the importance of moving to an Indigenous approach to culture.
Duration: 42:48.
From Colonialism to Multiculturalism?: Totem Poles, Tourism and National Identity in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Ariel, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Law, Literature, Postcoloniality, January-April 2004, pp. 31-57
Description
Argues that the appropriation of the totems for use as one of the symbols for the Canadian nation state masks the reality of the Aboriginal-settler relationship.
From Either/Or to Both/And: Between The Traditional and The Modern
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Pack
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 1-7
Description
Focuses on the Navajos' ability to selectively and successfully incorporate elements from the outside world into their lives without losing their culture.
From Historical Memories to Contemporary Visions: Honouring Indigenous Maternal Histories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Brant
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 5, no. 1, MOthering, Popular Culture and the Arts, Spring/Summer, 2014, pp. 35-53
Description
Looks at historical maternal traditions and the empowering influences on contemporary motherhood practices.
From Identity to Language: Interrupted Change and Remaining Uses
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daria Morgounova
Description
Comments on the question of language shift in relation to the question of ethnic identity.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Legault
BC Studies, no. 192, Nikkei History, Winter, 2016/2017, pp. 152-153
Description
Book review of: From New Peoples to New Nations by Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 152.
From Noble Savage to Righteous Warrior: [Regenerating and Reinscribing Indigenous Presences]
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Description
Video of speech given by professor from the University of Victoria's Indigenous Governance Program. He argues that Aboriginals must regain their authentic cultural identity in order to truly decolonize themselves.
Duration: 01:02:12.
From "One Nation" in the Northeast to "New Nation" in the Northwest: A Look at the Emergence of the Metis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, 1982, pp. 1-21
Description
Examines the historical rise of the Metis nation, including the "invisibility" of the Métis in eastern Canada.
From Paintings to Power: The Meaning of the Warrior Flag Twenty Years After Oka
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahente Doxtater
Socialist Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, Twenty Years After Kanehsatà:ke: Reflections, Responses, Analyses, Spring, 2010, pp. 96-126
Description
Discusses the 'Mohawk Warrior Flag' as a symbol of Indigenous unity.
From Pictures to Numbers: Vision Mapping and Sustainability Collaboration Between Native American Community Members and Mainstream Scientists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Thomas Murry
Keith James
Damon Drown
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 2013, pp. 1-24
Description
Comments on cooperative development of pictorial visions as a method of a collaborative interaction on sustainability.
From the Heart of the Earth: Executive Director's Message
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Benally
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on spiritual and cultural survival, Indigenous rights, the preservation of sacred lands, climate change, and youth involvement for the future.