Leadership

An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

Indigenous Governance Project (M.A.) -- University of Victoria, 2006.

Focuses on four Native American leaders: Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo, and Quanah Parker. Duration: 54:55.

Goal of conference was to disseminate information on discussion of issues confronting Native Americans nationwide.

Discusses partnership between university-based research psychologist and staff from reservation-based substance abuse treatment program to develop intervention program for residents of Blackfeet Indian reservation.

Reviews literature on intergenerational relationships, culture, self-identity and stories from American Indian Elders in the Urban AI Elders' Research Project about resilience and resilience strategies.

Looks at how ethnicity and culture influence American women in leadership roles.

Profiles five American Indian women who took the first Indian Studies doctoral program.

Compares American Indian traditions and practice of leadership to western scientific approaches and perspectives.

Discusses how an inclusive and participatory leadership can play an essential role in improving tribal governance with federal, state and local governments in the United States. Access article through table of contents.

History of Native American settlements in the Lower Mississippi Valley and the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1883 when discussed in relation to Native American assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Looks at the effects of government policy in both Australia and Canada and the lack of progress addressing long term solutions for Aboriginal communities.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2013.

Interview describes the struggles,over medicare for First Nations peoples, between Andrew Swimmer and the Federal Government.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Minnesota, 1999.

In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (Ph.D.)--Univerisity of Victoria, 2009.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 2001.

Purpose of research project was to develop a governance model based on consultation with the community carried out through both on- and off-reserve surveys and focus groups.

The interview includes the story of a Cree boy who becomes a Blackfoot Chief.

Interview includes two stories: the first about a boy who saves a boy and wins a wife in the process; a second about a boy who upon returning to his band with a wife becomes chief.

Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.

Interview includes stories about a ghost priest and a non-existent camp. Also included is a story of how a lame boy's skill as a medicine man won him a chieftainship and a wife.

Investigates the community of Fort George, British Columbia and its attempts to increase their reputation by seeking to secure a provincial government officer, constable and jail.

Divinity Thesis (D.Min.)--Regent University, 2005.

Looks at the program's role in preparing students to take on leadership roles in their communities

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.

Looks at two speeches given by Tlingit leader, Clarence Jackson.

Article describes the history of the Iḷisaġvik College from its founding in 1986 and how it made use of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) following the departure of the military scientists; describes the changing needs of the college, its students, and its community and the evolving plans for building and new campus.

Discusses Reverend James C. Barlow, dean of St. Jude's Cathedral in Iqaluit, and the challenges he faced replacing the igloo-shaped church that burned down in 2005.

Second edition.

Arsene Fontaine reminiscences.

Search site with extensive list of documents (some full text, some abstracts only) with links. Focus is economic development, but covers a range of other topics such as governance, education, and employment. Information is not limited to Atlantic Canada.

Describes the use of group efforts to help reduce the impact of historical oppression.

Looks at the experience of a community with a successful casino and increased political influence by analyzing political leaders' correspondence, newspaper articles, and two agreements with the state.

Nutrition and Food Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wayne State University, 2015.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 1981.

Originally published as the Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. This edition published with a new introduction by David Reed Miller.

History of the Qu'Appelle Valley Reserves. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.

Studies the role of warriors in Indigenous resistance movements in contemporary Canadian society.

Suggests that the newly elected head of the Assembly of First Nations faces a daunting job representing a population which harbors a lot of frustration and resentment toward the government.

Overview of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission which will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice in own their communities.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2003.

Conducted to provide assurance that the funding provided by the Federal government was being spent in accordance with agreements, specifically with respect to housing, infrastructure, education and administration.

Comments on award recipient, Dayamani Barla, in recognition of her pioneering grass root leadership for tribal rights.