Tag: Gwich’in

Module 4 – Weblog Entry #1 – Bruce Spencer

I selected the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute as my first entry because of its significance to my research on the Gwich’in people. Their language is listed as one of eighty-eight dying languages in Canada. My research paper takes a look at the history of the language and what has been done to try to preserve and maintain the language during the past sixty years.

GwichinSocialCulturalInstituteWebsite

Also of interest are:
• Gwich’in Language Wikipedia taken from Answers.com
• The Gwich’in Settlement Area taken from the GDC website
• Information of the Gwich’in Land Claim taken from the GNWT’s Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations website.

Module 4 – Weblog Entry #2 – Bruce Spencer

Wellness is an issue for everyone and the Gwich’in people are no different in this respect. There have been a number of attempts made to address the needs of the Gwich’in people. The most recent one was in April, 2008 when the Gwich’in Tribal Council made an announcement about the opening of a Gwich’in wellness camp outside of Inuvik, NWT.

GwichinWellnessCamp

Other sites of interest are:
• Tl’oondih Healing Society located near Fort McPherson, NWT.
• Tetlit Gwich’in Council in Fort McPherson

Module 4 – Weblog Entry #5 – Bruce Spencer

Censored News is another weblog site that may be of interest to you. I discovered it while researching my paper on the Gwich’in people. This blog site has been active since 2007. It reports primarily on indigenous issues and human rights issues. This is a searchable weblog.

CensoredNews

Articles are listed by year and month. Scroll downwards and look to the left of the window.

Other links of interest to me were:
• Indigenous Uranium Forum audio available
o EarthCycles.net
• Listen Uranium Forum Defending Mother Earth
o blogtalkradio

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