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First Nation Information Project (M-4 Post #5)

First Nation Information Project  (M-4 Post #5)

http://www.aboriginalcanada.com/firstnation/

Thsi site provides information about individual First Nations listings as well as links to native businesses, native culture and other First Nations organizations in Canada.

FIRST NATIONS DIRECTORY
ATLANTIC CANADA
QUEBEC
ONTARIO
MANITOBA
SASKATCHEWAN
ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
NWT/NUNAVUT
YUKON

| FIRST NATIONS | NATIVE BUSINESSES | CULTURE | NEWSPAGE | NATIVE LINKS | FN ORGANIZATIONS

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

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/

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Native Drums (M-4 Post #3)

 Native Drums   (M-4 Post #3)

http://nativedrums.ca/

The Native Drums website is supported by the Canadian Heritage Division of the Federal Government  and contains resources for Scholars, teachers and kids.  There are samples of Native Drumming, myths, stories, videos of Native dance, and interviews with singers and drummers.  What sets this site apart from many others is that at each link the website offers an explanation or provides some context to help understand indigenous culture.

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Native Web (M-4 Post #2)

Native Web (M-4 Post #2)

http://www.nativeweb.org/ 

NativeWeb Mission Statement

NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to share information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world. There are focusses on communication, research and providing services, resources and support to facilitate indigenous peoples’ use of this technology.

Native Tech (M-4 Post #1)

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-3 Post #5)

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

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NAN Decade for Youth – (M-3 Post #4)

NAN Decade for Youth  – (M-3 Post #4)                        

http://www.nandecade.ca

Website designed by Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Decade for Youth & Development Office.   The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) started this web site to give NAN youth a voice in the decision-making processes that affect our future as a Nation. The website is a resource for young Nishnewbe Aki youth wanting to learn more about youth empowerment or wanting to know more about youth activities.  The information could prove valuable to other young aboriginals as well.  The website contains information on history of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a section devoted to young aboriginal females, several topics involving aboriginal suicide and prevention and youth council news.   There are other links to pertinent websites and other information.  The site serves as an example to other Indigenous groups as a tool for reaching their young people.

SAY Magazine (M-3 Post #3)

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.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (M-3 Post #2)

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)

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.

International Journal of Cultural Property (M-2 Post 4)

 

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.

line in the sand (M-2 Post 3)

 

 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.

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Who owns Native culture? (M-2 Post 2)

 

http://www.williams.edu/go/native/index.htm  

This website was originally launched to supplement the book of the same name by Michael F. Brown.  The site provides a significant amount of information and resources to help understand the debate over cultural knowledge and intellectual property.

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Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources (M-2 Post 1)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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