Leadership

Report on the activities of the Tapirisat.

Examines the life of Rhoda Strong Lowry, a Native American women operating on the fringes of the U.S. Civil War, who directed her energies to the protection of her husband, family and community.

Argues that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act has produced, in the case of the Kodiak Island native leaders, a transition to capitalism.

Book review of: Rob Riley by Quentin Beresford. Review located by scrolling to page 202.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.

He gives an account of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre and, in its aftermath, the movement of a group of Sioux (Dakota) to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan under the leadership of Tarasota (?). He also gives an account of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and its effect on the Sioux (Dakota) living in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district.

Discusses barriers to Indigenous Education reform.

Discusses the history of the American Indian Movement, it's focus on Indian identity, nationalism, and sovereignty, and the protest activities it has engaged in.

Describes the evolution of the role of chiefs and states how they need to delegate and not micro-manage.

Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.

Argues that federal institutions have created systemic sociocultural problems and there is a need for community-based intervention strategies to promote cultural healing.

Comments on an emergency measures plan put in place to deal with possible problems due to residential school compensation payments. Article located by scrolling to page 11.

Report on activities for the year.

Brief obituary article on a local doctor from Leeton, New South Wales, Australia who was the first Indigenous person to be accepted into the University of Newcastle's Medical School.

Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide. Duration:18:02.

Summarizes two speakers' presentations: Can Good Governance be Nurtured: Experience from Developing and Transition Countries and Searching for Good Governance in the Aboriginal Context.

Three speakers provided overview of the issue and looked at contemporary and potential mechanisms for dealing with issues.

The file contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta on Tuesday, May 25, 1993. File contains presentations by a variety of individuals, Aboriginal and community groups.

File contains a presentation by Alicia Vance, Jody Sydney, Kathy Alfred of the First Nations Management Program, Yukon College. Vance discusses improving leadership and unity in Aboriginal communities. Sydney discusses traditional culture and how the clan system is being used in Teslin, Yukon. Alfred discusses how education and programs can help solve social problems in Aboriginal communities. The assembled Commissioners discuss the ideas raised with the presenters.

This file contains a presentation by Brenda Gedeon Miller that first gives a brief history of the Mi'kmaq Nation in Canada, describing Mi'kmaq government and the Mi'kmaq way of life. The presenter's First Nation has recently begun to assert its jurisdiction within their territory and have reorganized the administration of their local government, and also have obtained a mandate from community members to continue to "reassemble our Nation, our governments and our communities." A lengthy question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

File contains a presentation by Chief Robert Pasco of the Nlaka'pamux Tribal Council. Pasco, Chief of the Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band, discusses the history of his Nlaka'pamux Nation and its efforts to create a strong centralized government in the 1870s, as well as the suppression of this movement by the federal government. Pasco goes on to relate the desire of his people to have a written Constitution based on their traditions and to engage in a government to government relationship with the federal government. Pasco also discusses ongoing land claims and fisheries disputes.

Highlights of a two-day gathering of over 160 participants held January 24-25, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario. Duration: 17:14. Accompanying report.

Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.

Identifies and examines primary variables essential to the successful continuation of the Northern Co-operation Accord.

Discusses hockey legend Freddie Sasakamoose as a strong role model for young people.

Reports that Saskatchewan's power structure does not support the changing demographics. Survey looks at 265 most powerful people in government, justice, business and education.

Introduces Philip Favel as Saskatchewan First Nation Veterans Association Grand Chief elected April 29 & 30, 2003.

Discussion of the problem of alcohol abuse among native peoples. Raising children: comparison with earlier days. Establishment of the Shesheep, Sakimay and MuscowpetungReserves. Many lectures about their histories and their hopes for the future of their people.

Development of the policy and procedure manual for the board of the Blackwater Community School in Arizona.

Looks at the introduction of a mother tongue program to the Aboriginal school system in James Bay to protect the Cree language and culture.

Looks at tourist market in small scale community ventures and tribal villages in Wayanad and challenges faced by Indigenous tourism.

Examines the difficulties involved in reconciling tikanga Māori (traditional law) which is based on whanaungatanga (familial relationships), whakapapa (lines of descent) and iwi (tribes), and contemporary New Zealand law which has its basis in individualism.

Communications Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2014.

Looks at the results of three different surveys to assess what capacity-building programs currently exist for the Northern youth, and to identify the skills and experience required to move into leadership positions.

Final issue of magazine that focussed on achievements of Aboriginal peoples in Saskatchewan.

Book review of: The Seeds We Planted by Goodyear-Ka'ōpua, Noelani .

Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.

Profiles of elders Matthew Hill, Rufus Innes, Alberta Jackson, Martha Lewis and Agnes Shaw.

Study reveals that educators at locally controlled schools perceive themselves as having a greater impact on policy than Bureau of Indian Affairs school personnel.

Looks at the development of Mt. Currie Indian Community School in British Columbia which is managed by an all Indian Board.

Argues that self government and economic progress are firmly linked and must develop together.

Explains the Ktunaxa concept of self-government.

Explores how participants of the program translated the training into self-sufficiency at both the personal and community levels.