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On January 28-29, 2016, at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, the Canadian Studies Program sponsored a conference, “Fossil Fuels and Radical Sovereignties: Boardrooms, Blockades, and Jurisdictional Struggles over Oil... more
Depuis le dépôt du rapport de la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation (2015), nous constatons une plus grande prise de conscience politique, historique et sociale envers les Premiers Peuples du Canada. Par ailleurs, nous faisons... more
From modern anthropologists 'hunters and gatherers' to Bruce Pascoe's 'farmers' in "Dark Emu". The domestication of plants and the presence or absence agriculture in Aboriginal Australia poses questions about First Peoples Ways which... more
History describes the story of the Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty, whose reign for more than a century emphasized a period in time of great achievements, contributions and feats accomplished by Black Leaders and Black People. This was not... more
With articles by Marc-Olivier Gonseth, Andrea Witcomb, Bernadette Lynch, Viviane Gosselin, Yves Bergeron and Pedro Ruiz-Castell.
Contemporary approaches to integrating "self" and the "other"—such as multiculturalism, cultural diversity, race relations, inclusiveness strategies, or identity politics—are flawed from the perspective of traditional thought. At their... more
With First Peoples and non–First Peoples scholars alike questioning the efficacy of research methods based solely upon accepted social science research paradigms with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, innovative and... more
+ tableau suggestions de ressources pédagogiques (Carle, Dufour et Robert-Carreau, 2019)
Explores varying interactions between First Peoples in the Georgia colony and John Wesley and his Anglican colleagues to meet a need gap in culturally-competent Wesleyan studies / church history to contextualize missionary history and... more
Since its opening in Odanak in 2011, Kiuna Institution has been the only post-secondary institution designed by and for Quebec’s First Nations. Like its predecessor, Manitou Community College in La Macaza (1973-1976), and the Tribal... more
This interview with a Native Elder of the Ohlone/Costanoan people was conducted in her ancestral home of the Indian Canyon. Anne‐Marie Sayers speaks about her own history, and of the importance of her spiritual and ancestral heritage, of... more
This short expose was part of an assignment rubric that was very minimal but I decided to keep it on hand as a reminder for myself. I plan to begin compiling data and footage this fall, for an extensive Native North American Indian... more
Dans leur texte, Pierrot Ross-Tremblay et Nawel Hamidi nous rappellent qu’il n’y a point de réconciliation sans vérité, même si elle est un supplice pour les sociétés coloniales, et que nous sommes à l’aube d’une révolution | In their... more
Alex Janvier’s Morning Star at the Canadian Museum of Civilization is a reflection of the First People’s shared experience of loss, displacement, renewal and reconciliation. This mural adorns 418 square feet of the dome area above the... more
In this chapter we argue that critical service learning can be a powerful and effective means of developing higher education students’ Indigenous cultural awareness and understanding. When done well, critical service learning also... more
An exploration of the link between performance and ceremony.
The core of service learning in post-secondary education is a range of partnerships between higher education institutions and communities, as co-generators of knowledge. This paper, reporting from a national arts-based service learning... more
The core of service learning in post-secondary education is a range of partnerships between higher education institutions and communities, as co-generators of knowledge. This paper, reporting from a national arts-based service learning... more
With First Peoples and non–First Peoples scholars alike questioning the efficacy of research methods based solely upon accepted social science research paradigms with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, innovative and... more
This paper outlines the history of photography and Indigenous Peoples in North America, including as subjects (Edward Curtis) and photographers (B.A. Haldane)