American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 145-200
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Book reviews of 20 books:
Being and Place Among the Tlingit by Thomas F. Thornton.
The Cultivation of Resentment: Treaty Rights and the New Right by Jeffery R. Dudas.
Diabetes Among the Pima: Stories of Survival by Carolyn Smith-Morris.
Essential Song: Three Decades of Northern Cree Music by Lynn Whidden.
First Families: A Photographic History of California Indians by L. Frank and Kim Hogeland.
Households and Hegemony: Early Creek Prestige Goods, Symbolic Capital and Social Power by Cameron B.
Using examples of commercial packaging, investigates why connections to Aboriginality might be considered desirable when branding and marketing foods which are native to the continent.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 10
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Highlights some tips, ideas, and stories from cancer survivors attending the June 2008 conference held in Winnipeg, Manitoba and introduces a documentary about Sandra Ahenakew's life with cancer.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 33, no. 4, August 2008, pp. 192-198
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A study of awareness of tuberculosis (TB) causes, risk factors and symptoms; and their experiences with health services among a group of Aboriginal peoples living in Montreal.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2008, p. 8
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Looks at the necessity of screening programs to combat cancer and promotes a documentary film entitled One of the One Percent - The Sandy Ahenakew Story.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Discussion on cultural products or programs which directly express attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic creativity of Aboriginal people and promote economic and social well-being.
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. [204-223]
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Discusses theme of "Indian" versus "White" identities, intertwining of real-world setting with mythology, and the juxtaposition of biblical and Aboriginal creation stories.