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Humanities And Communities: A Dialogue In Pacific Studies, Teresia K. Teaiwa, April K. Henderson

Pacific Studies

This article presents a reflective dialogue between Teresia K. Teaiwa and April K. Henderson, two scholars in Pacific Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. On the occasion of their program’s tenth anniversary, they explore the intersections and tensions between humanities-based academic traditions and their responsibilities to Pacific communities. Drawing on their diverse academic backgrounds and experiences, they discuss the challenges of defining a “humanities approach,” the pressures of neoliberal university structures, and the need for “reflective delay” in knowledge production. They also examine the role of language, narrative, and community engagement in their teaching and research, emphasizing the importance of …

Book Review: Elizabeth Wood-Ellem. Songs And Poems Of Queen Sälote, Hafina 'Ōkusitino Māhina

Pacific Studies

Book review of "Elizabeth Wood-Ellem. Songs and Poems of Queen SÄlote" by Hafina 'Ōkusitino Māhina

Hawai'i And The American West: A Reassessment, Matthew Kester

Pacific Studies

This article explores the complex and often contested inclusion of Hawai‘i in the historiography of the American West. Drawing on the case study of Iosepa, a late 19th-century Hawaiian Mormon settlement in Utah, Matthew Kester examines how Hawai‘i’s historical, cultural, and political ties to Oceania complicate its categorization as part of the U.S. West. He critiques the tendency of Western historians to incorporate Hawai‘i into the narrative of U.S. expansion without fully addressing the implications of American imperialism and Native Hawaiian resistance. Kester proposes a shift in regional perspective that centers Hawai‘i within the Pacific world rather than on the …

Pacific Islands Studies At The University Of Hawai'i: The First Three Decades, Robert C. Kiste

Pacific Studies

This article provides a historical account of the development of Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) from its inception through its first thirty years. It centers on the contributions of three influential scholars—Douglas Oliver, Leonard Mason, and Norman Meller—who were instrumental in shaping Pacific research and education in the United States during and after World War II. The article traces their biographical backgrounds, academic careers, and institutional roles in building the Pacific Islands Studies Program (PIP), later known as the Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS). It explores the broader context of area studies in the Cold …

Book Review: A.T. Ngata And Hirini Moko Mead. Nga Moteatea—The Songs, Part Four, Edwin Napia

Pacific Studies

Book review of "A.T. Ngata and Hirini Moko Mead. Nga Moteatea—The Songs, Part Four" by Edwin Napia

Recent Pacific Island Publications: Selected Acquisitions, July 2008-December 2008, Riley M. Moffat

Pacific Studies

This list of significant publications relating to the Pacific Islands was selected from new acquisitions lists received from Brigham Young University—Hawai'i, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Bernie P. Bishop Museum, University of Auckland, East-West Center, University of South Pacific, National Library of Australia, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, Center for Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Nijmegen, University of California San Diego, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Library, Center for South Pacific Studies, University of New South Wales, Macmillian Brown Library at University of Canterbury, and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau's Center for the Pacific Development Training. Other libraries are …

Vol. 32 (2009): Pacific Studies Front Matter 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front matter for the Vol. 32, No 4-Dec 2009 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.

Vol. 32 (2009): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US $26.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, …

Shattered Hearts (Summary Report): The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota., Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 1st (2009)

Table of Contents

Background 1

Definitions and terms 2

The context 5

Prevalence 8

Patterns in entering the sex trade 10

Age of entry 10

Modes of entry 11

Factors that facilitate entry 17

Generational trauma 17

Runaway, thrown away, and/or homeless 17

Repeated exposure to abuse, exploitation, and violence 20

Addiction 25

Failure to finish high school 27

Mental and emotional vulnerability 28

Barriers to exiting the sex trade 29

Limited access to emergency and supportive housing 29

Absence of other options for self-sufficiency 30

Distrust of law enforcement 29

Child protection policies 30

Limited resources for support and …

Shattered Hearts (Full Report): The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota., Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 1st (2009)

Table of contents

Acknowledgements iii

Background 1

Organization of the report 3

I The context 4

Native women’s experiences during colonization 5

Native women’s experiences during national expansion 7

Native girls’ boarding school experiences 8

Impact of assimilation policies on Native women 10

The damage caused by life in prostitution 14

II Methods and definitions 16

III Prevalence 28

Involvement in prostitution 28

Involvement in the Internet sex trade 35

IV Patterns in entering the sex trade 36

Age of entry 36

Modes of entry 39

V Factors that facilitate entry 53

Generational trauma 53

Runaway, thrown away, and/or homeless …

A Guide For Evaluating Indian Education Services, Products, And Materials, Denise Juneau

Tribal Nations Documents

The following qualifications and criteria are designed to assist school districts in their decision-making process for professional development, curriculum, and other needs (see lists below) that are related to Indian Education for All and student achievement issues. The Office of Public Instruction (OPI) offers this guidance to help schools sort through the variety of available educational services and materials so that the most effective and culturally relevant services and materials will be highlighted for use in Montana schools. It is up to each local district to make choices that meet its needs. We hope this process will help tailor professional …

Mental Realities Of The Multi-Culture: Multiple Othering In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Kyle G. Wilson

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

As defined by the International Labor Organization, “the term Indigenous peoples refers to tribal peoples in independent counties whose social, cultural and economic conditions distinguish them from other sections of the national community and whose status is regulated wholly or partially by their own customs or traditions” (Bastien, Kremer, Kuokkanen, and Vickers 25). How much, though, are the customs and traditions previously described conditionary or, rather, a circumstance of the person experiencing them? For inferior or outcast members of society, certain nuances and adherence to normative behavior means less because they are not a part of the power that creates …

'Indian Rock' Civil Suit To Continue, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on civil suit against Steve Shaffer in regards to the removal of Indian Head Rock from August 17, 2009.

Where It All Started: The Story Of Portsmouth's Famous Rock, Nikki Blankenship-Hamilton

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Scioto Voice on the Indian Head Rock and the Bannon family of Portsmouth, Ohio from August 13, 2009.

Shaffer Still Faces Suit In Rock Incident: Historian Faces Civil Lawsuit For His Part In Rock's Removal, Benita Heath

Indian Head Rock Project

Article in the Ironton Tribune on the civil suit against Steve Shaffer published on August 12, 2009.

Charge Dropped In 'Rock War' - State Still Fights To Get Ohio River's 'Indian Head Rock' Back, Joe Biesk

Indian Head Rock Project

An Article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on August 3, 2009 describing the legal implications related to the removal of Indian Head Rock.

Charge Dropped In 'Rock War' - State Still Fights To Get Ohio River's 'Indian Head Rock' Back, Joe Biesk

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Lexington Herald Leader on the legal dispute surrounding Indian Head Rock from August 3, 2009.

Wrong Boulder May Be At Center Of Battle Over Possible Indian Petroglyph, Associated Press

Indian Head Rock Project

Article submitted by the Associated Press on the legal battle over Indian Head Rock from August 2, 2009.

Participatory Evaluation Of The Tribal Victim Assistance Programs At The Lummi Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe, Ada Pecos Melton, Michelle Chino

School of Public Health Faculty Research

The high rate of crime in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and/or against AI/AN people reflected in numerous studies in the last three decades, demonstrates the need for victim assistance programs in Indian Country to help victims cope with and heal from violent crime (Wolk 1982; Allen 1985; Sacred Shawl Women’s Society, no date; McIntire 1988; DeBruyn, Lujan & May 1995; Norton & Manson 1995; Fairchild et. al 1998; Greenfield & Smith 1999; Alba, Zieseniss, et al 2003; Perry 2004). The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) became aware of the lack of resources available to …

Felony Charge Against Rock Expedition Leader Nixed, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ashland Independent on July 31, 2009 regarding the dismissal of charges to Steve Shaffer in the removal of the Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River.

Felony Charge Against Rock Expedition Leader Nixed, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the felony charges against Steve Shaffer in regards to the removal of the Indian Head Rock from July 31, 2009.

Rock Battle Nears Its End - Editorial, Ironton Tribune

Indian Head Rock Project

An editorial published in the Ironton Tribune on the criminal charges against Steve Shaffer from July 31, 2009.

Criminal Side Of Rock Case Over For Shaffer, Benita Heath

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ironton Tribune on the criminal charges and trial against Steve Shaffer from July 30, 2009.

Kentucky, Ohio Might Have Been Fighting Over Wrong Rock, Lexington Herald-Leader

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on July 26, 2009 stating that there are two Indian Head Rocks in the Ohio River.

Ky., Ohio Might Have Fought Over Wrong Rock, Associated Press.

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Lexington Herald Leader on the Indian Head Rock from July 25, 2009.

Kentucky Wants Case Against Shaffer Dropped, Benita Heath

Indian Head Rock Project

Article published in the Ironton Tribune on the charges against Steve Shaffer related to the removal of the Indian Head Rock from July 25, 2009.

Prosecution Files Motion To Dismiss In Rock Fight, Kenneth Hart

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ashland Daily Independent on the trial related to the Indian Head Rock removal from July 25, 2009.

Sides Over Rock Dispute Ready For August Trial, Benita Heath

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Ironton Tribune on the dispute over the Indian Head Rock from July 22, 2009.

Healers And Helpers, Unifying The People: A Qualitative Study Of Lakota Leadership, Kem M. Gambrell

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this critical grounded theory qualitative study was to explore Lakota Leadership from a Native perspective. Interviews were conducted with enrolled members of a Lakota tribe in an urban setting as well as on the Rosebud reservation to gain better awareness of leadership through a non-mainstream viewpoint. Previously, in order to understand leaders and followers, research limited its scope of discernment to dominant society, implying that non-mainstream individuals will acquiesce, or that differences found are inconsequential. Leadership scholars also have implied that leadership theory is “universal enough”, and can be applied globally regardless of influences such as race, …

Framing Red Power: The American Indian Movement, The Trail Of Broken Treaties, And The Politics Of Media, Jason A. Heppler

Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This study explores the relationship between the American Indian Movement (AIM), national newspaper and television media, and the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan in November 1972 and the way media framed, or interpreted, AIM's motivations and objectives. The intellectual and political currents present in the 1960s, including the ideas of Vine Deloria, Jr., and the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, influenced the development of AIM's ideas about militant tactics and the role media played in social movements. AIM entered the national stage with the occupation of the Bureau oflndian Affairs in late 1972 and used television broadcasts and print …