Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 40-43
Description
Author who is a white physician and faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine reports of the efforts of his University to attract and retain Native American medical students.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 55-61
Description
Describes the alcohol treatment program offered at the Kalkadoon Aboriginal Sobriety House (K.A.S.H.) in Queensland plus programs in Victoria and Western Australia.
File contains 2 negatives of an unidentified Administrator of Aboriginal Education facilities, presumably in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, March 23, 1966. Scanned image shows two men and two women posing for a portrait (presumably one of whom is said administrator).
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1984, pp. 108-114
Description
Evaluation of the "Native Participation Policy" which was introduced to the Public Service in an attempt to make the Canadian workforce resemble more closely the composition of the population.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 26-27
Description
Briefly discusses the logistical challenges of providing health care to isolated island located 72 kilometres north east of Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Australia.
Singer describes efforts to build a swimming pool after children were prohibited from swimming in river due to contamination and reminisces about growing up on the Odanak reserve in Quebec.
Duration: 22:51.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 46-49
Description
Author describes her role and the history of the (Australian) Aboriginal Health Programme located in Brisbane, Queensland. Provides several reasons for alcohol abuse.
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
File contains 14 negatives from the Senior Mens Basketball team from the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, November 26, 1966. Scanned image shows a male basketball player from the All Saints team.
File contains 4 negatives showing scenes from a Hunter Safety Program held for students at the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 13, 1966. Scanned image shows female students seated in a classroom with what appears to be a group of male students or instructors standing in the background.
Book review of: Archaeological Investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska edited by Edwin S. Hall and Robert Gal.
Interview begins with an account of Mr. Nicolas' school days, and progresses to a general discussion of life as a Metis person, including discrimination. No index terms are provided.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 16-19
Description
Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate.