First Nations Education: Leaders Call For Equity, Rights And Action On First Nations Education At a press conference held in the school gym in the Mi'gmaq community of Listuguj in the Gaspesie region, Shawn Atleo, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), gave his support to the call for greater attention to address inequities in First Nations education and the rights of First Nations students. National Chief Atleo accompanied Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labra... Read Full Story

2010 Paul Lucas Conference In Cultural History, "People And Preoccupations: Intersections Of Identity, Tradition And Resistance" Indiana University, Bloomington CALL FOR PAPERS The Paul Lucas Conference in History at Indiana University presents: "People and Preoccupations: Intersections of Identity, Tradition and Resistance" Hosted by IU History Graduate Student Association Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, 2010. The History Graduate Student Association at Indiana Universi... Read Full Story

Inhibitory Effect Of The Cree Traditional Medicine Wiishichimanaanh (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) On Advanced Glycation Endproduct Formation: Identification Of Active Principles Louis-Philippe Beaulieu, Cory S. Harris, Ammar Saleem, Alain Cuerrier, Pierre S. Haddad, Louis C. Martineau, Steffany A.L. Bennett, John T. Arnason, 2009 Like many aboriginal populations, First Nations communities such as the Cree of Eeyou Istchee are facing continuously increasing rates of diabetes and related... F... Read Full Story

New Interethnic Relations And Native Perceptions Of Human-To-Human Relations In Brazilian Amazonia Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen, 2009 This article attempts to provide fresh insight into the new kinds of intermediaries found in Amazonian native communities, showing how interethnic relations have changed today's native communities. The text presents a case study of the Manchineri people living in Brazilian Amazonia, focusing in particular on their spokespeople in rural and urban areas. These... Read Full Story

"Yo Soy Nativo De Aquí": The Ambiguities Of Race And Indigeneity In Oaxacan Craft Tourism Ronda Brulotte, 2009 This article examines theories of race and indigeneity in the context of craft tourism in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The region is prized by tourists for its archaeological remains and locally produced handicrafts, both heavily marketed by the state and private industry as indigenous material culture. This study argues that Oaxacan artisan communities do not uniform... Read Full Story

Extending Political Participation And Citizenship: Pluricultural Civil Practices In Contemporary Bolivia Koen De Munter, and Ton Salman, 2009 This article argues that Bolivia's recent history of inadequately functioning state institutions and governments, in conjunction with its pluri-cultural makeup, indigenous dynamics and migration flows, has produced an idiosyncratic configuration of citizenship. Specific cultural experiences have become entwined with nation-wide learning processes... Read Full Story

Constructing Indigeneity In Argentina: At The Crossroads Of Mountaineering, Tourism, And Re-Ethnification Joy Logan, 2009 This article examines entrenched notions of the indigenous past that are used by adventure tourism and how they are challenged by contemporary re-ethnification in the Andes of Mendoza, Argentina. It explores the use of the region's Incan heritage and the discovery of a mummy on Aconcagua as a means of marking mountaineering as a modern and transformative endeavor an... Read Full Story

Remapping Gender, Justice, And Rights In The Indigenous Americas: Toward A Comparative Analysis And Collaborative Methodology Shannon Speed, Maylei Blackwell, Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo, Rachel Sieder, María Teresa Sierra, Renya Ramirez, Morna Macleod and Juan Herrera, 2009 In recent years profound transformations have occurred within indigenous communities as a consequence of neoliberal globalization. At the same time, indigenous people are increasingly articulating their claims ... Read Full Story

Bellegarde v. Poitras (2009 FC 968) “[1] The parties to this application are among the approximately 2,500 members of the Peepeekisis First Nation (the Peepeekisis or the First Nation). The Peepeekisis is a signatory to Treaty 4. [2] It is fair to say that consensus has recently been lacking among the members of the First Nation relating to its leadership. This has resulted in political instability, conflict between the two factions that have developed, and many applications to this..... Read Full Story

Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., 2009 FCA 308 The appellants raise the novel question of whether, before making its decisions in relation to those applications, the NEB was required to determine whether by virtue of the decision in Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73 (CanLII), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 511, 2004 SCC 73, the Crown, which was not a party to those applications or a participant in the hearings, was under a duty to consult ... Read Full Story