Author: Bryan Funk

Assembly of First Nations (M-4 Post #4)

A information rich site from the persepective of First Nations people in Canada.  There are too many differnt pages to list but of interest is the section About AFN which has resources on the story of the Assembly of first Nations and the  role that the AFN serves today. 

http://www.afn.ca/

• About AFN
• AFN Assemblies
• Resolutions
• Policy Areas
• Calendar
• Links
• Contact
• Français

• Media Centre
• Upcoming Events
• Current Issues
• Publications
• Employment Opportunities
• Programs and Subjects

Native Tech (M-4 Post #1)

http://www.nativetech.org/

NativeTech is an educational web site that covers topics of Native American technology and art with an emphasis on the Eastern Woodlands region. The web site is organized into categories of Beadwork, Birds & Feathers, Clay & Pottery, Leather & Clothes, Metalwork, Plants & Trees, Porcupine Quills, Stonework & Tools, and Weaving & Cordage. You can find information about how these technologies are used as well as how they were developed.   NativeTech attempts to show both change and continuity from pre-contact times to the presen and is dedicated to revising the term ‘primitive’ with respect to peoples’ perceptions of Native American technology and art. Native American technologies are highly ‘evolved’, the product of thousands of years of expertise, oral traditions, change and continuity. There is nothing crude or rudimentary about them, there is nothing self-taught or untutored about them. The technologies are all very difficult technologies to master and require intelligence, practice, skill, patience and teaching to be proficient at them.

This website represents the beginnings of an internet resource for indigenous ‘ethnotechnology’.

Indigenous Peoples.Net  (M-4 Post #5)

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/sidemenu.html

Indigenous Peoples Literature  

This site contains  information and resources for indigenous cultures  on a global scale.  There is a description of  indigenous literature from all corners of the globe available on this site.  One of the tools that it offers is the ability to translate text or web page into other languages.      

To translate any text or web page: click here        Other Languages

– African Lit
– Arabic Lit
– Americas
– Art
– Chiapas Menu
– Chinese Lit
– Columbus
– Daily Inspirations
– Gaelic Lit
– Great Native Leaders
– Hawaiian Lit
– Indigenous Greetings / Docs
– Indigenous Music & Videos
– Indigenous Nations
– Indigenous Poetry
– Indigenous Stories
– Japanese Lit
– Kalash Lit
– Korean Lit
– Mexican Lit
– Persian Lit
– Racism
– Tai Chi
– Tibetan Lit
– What’s New & Unique
– World Nations
– Yuanji

SAY Magazine (M-3 Post #3)

http://www.saymag.com/canada/index.php

SAY Magazine was developed for Native youth and is distributed throughout Canada at international news stands, Indigo Chapters, and is also distributed to high schools, post-secondary institutions, libraries, First Nations communities, Friendship Centres, youth serving agencies and others.  You are able to view past issues and the current issue of the magazine and you can subscribe to the online version for full access to articles.  The website contains an abundance of links to Aboriginal media, careers, education, financial aid & scholarships for aboriginal students, health, sports, Aboriginal languages, and other Aboriginal organizations.

http://www.abo-peoples.org/CAP/Index.html

Media section devoted to aboriginal issues in the news which contains links to videos and articles.  CAP  also consists of a Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Youth Council (CAPNYC).The Mission of the CAPYNC) as stated on the website “is to represent, promote, advocate, empower, protect and educate off-reserve, Aboriginal youth from across Canada; and further, to encourage unity and the growth of emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well being of oneself, family and community.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network  (M-3 Post #1)

 http://www.aptn.ca/

APTN programming is by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples.  Programs include but are not limited to the APTN National news and APTN In Focus which takes a look at aboriginal news stories and offers context and historical perspective.

“History would have been told differently if our reporters had been there.”

APTN Investigates tries to uncover and expose the truth about some of the most controversial news stories involving Aboriginals each week.  In addition there is children’s programming, cartoons, and programs in English, French and a variety of aboriginal languages.  The website offers access to some past news segments and programs.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JCP

This exerpt from the website provides the importance for this site as a source of information on indigenous culture and property rights.

” This peer-reviewed journal publishes original research papers, case notes, documents of record, chronicles, conference reports, and book reviews. Contributions come from the wide variety of fields implicated in the debates – law, anthropology, public policy, archaeology, art history, preservation, ethics, economics, museum-, tourism-, and heritage studies – and from a variety of perspectives and interests – indigenous, Western, and non-Western; academic, professional and amateur; consumers and producers – to promote meaningful discussion of the complexities, competing values, and other concerns that form the environment within which these disputes exist.

 http://www.hanksville.org/sand/

Series of essays devoted to issues of cultural property and Native Americans.  The site gives a good background of the issues but is related to a specific case against Virgin records which illustrates the need for awareness regarding Indigenous cultural propriety.

Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources

http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/

In the websites own words,  they are a “worldwide network of organizations, academics, activists, indigenous groups, and others representing indigenous and tribal peoples. We consist of a concerned group of social scientists, activists, scholars, laypeople, indigenous people, and others who all share a combined goal: to provide resources, news, articles, and information on current issues effecting indigenous and tribal peoples around the world.”

There are links to indigenous communities in many countries including Canada and the U.S.  In if you follow these links you can find information on news, government policies, and initiatives taking place in those communities as well as maps and other information.

Earth Watch Institute

http://www.wadsworth.com/anthropology_d/special_features/ext/earthwatch/rt.html

This website is interested in the link between cultural diversity and biological diversity.  Different cultures have developed based on their connections to the land and ecosystem around them.

There is no individual culture that understands everything about our planet and it therefore stands to reason that all cultures, all people, have something to learn from one another and one of the greatest threats to us all is to lose the cultural diversity of the earth.

There are several roundtable discussions as well as links to other articles and research.

Indigenous Environmental Network

http://www.ienearth.org/index.html

This website is an excellent example of indigenous cultures in North America and around utilizing the power of technology to create an awareness of environmental issues in their traditional lands.  The site also creates opportunity for others to become involved and support their concerns.  There are abundant current news items and links to events past and present.

Centre for World Indigenous Studies

http://cwis.org/

“The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.”

Many of the articles and links on this site attempt to show where indigenous cultures fit in the international scheme.  Indigenous culture and society are referred to as the Fourth World Nations.  This site has link to their own research as well as research done by others.  The resources and related sites listed on this website would be a great starting point to anyone looking to find out about indigenous rights around the globe and the issues, both past and present faced by Fourth World Nations.