From Ambivalence to Revitalization: Negotiating Cardiovascular Health Behaviours Related to Environmental and Historical Trauma in a Northwest American Indian Community
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Ramona Beltrán
Katie Schultz
Angela R. Fernandez
Karina L. Walters
Bonnie Duran … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 103-128
Description
Uses narrative analysis to explore attitudes toward protective cardiovascular health behaviours. Findings highlight contributing factors such as historical trauma, discrimination and forced urbanization. The authors suggest that health promotion and interventions should contextualize historic traumas and integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices.
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 4, Wisom of the Elders, Summer, April 24, 2018, p. [?]
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Article discusses the value of having Knowledge Keepers and Elders teaching at a post-secondary level, and the important role that cultural and language revitalization play in self-determination.
Brief paper reports on results of survey of 148 women and analysis of health outcomes and associations such as suicide attempts or substance misuse among victims of rape and/or coercion.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 456-458
Description
Article describes the author’s perception of the tenure process, and the systemic racism embedded in it, and their advocacy for an Indigenous colleague from their position as non-Indigenous faculty member.
Journal of the Southwest, vol. 45, no. 3, Autumn, 2003, pp. 437-518
Description
Discusses the cultural and historical background of Pueblo Indians and U.S. relations, the reasons for the trip to Washington, and key aspects of Pueblo identity and ethnicity.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 58-74
Description
Discusses the TENRM program and the practical application for students after completion.