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Aboriginal Cultural Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. W. Berry
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-36
Argues that for problems of identity the strategy for change requires committed leadership, populations that demand change, and changes to institutions and bureacracies.
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Aboriginal Experiences in Canada: Parks and Protected Areas

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Paul Gladu
Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia, to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.
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About Masks: Conversations from Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret B. Blackman
Looks at the materials needed for mask making and comments on mask sales. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Abusive Head Trauma among Children in Alaska: A Population-Based Assessment

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jared Parrish
Cathy Baldwin-Johnson
Margaret Volz
Yvonne Goldsmith
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21216
Findings indicate that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a frequently underreported cause of infant mortality.
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Activity Areas or Conflict Episode?: Interpreting the Spatial Patterning of Lice and Fleas at the Precontact Yup'ik Site of Nunalleq (Sixteenth to Seventeenth Centuries ad, Alaska)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Véronique Forbes
Jean-Bernard Huchet
Ellen McManus-Fry
Yan Axel Gómez Coutouly
Julie Masson-MacLean ... [et al.]
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 197-221

Compares archaeological of insects from the precontact site of Nunalleq with other data samples to demonstrate the value of the archaeoentomology to provide insight into past living conditions.

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Addressing Historic Environmental Exposures along the Alaska Highway

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Godduhn
The Northway Health Study Team
Lawrence Duffy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21187
Results from two pilot studies show numerous pathways to exposure of toxic materials. More research is recommended.
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Addressing Historical Impacts Through Impact and Benefit Agreements and Health Impact Assessment: Why it Matters for Indigenous Well-Being

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
Ben Bradshaw
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 81-109
Looks at the Wishbone Hill Health Impact Assessment in Alaska and the Impact and Benefit Agreement signed for the Meadowbank Mine in Nunavut.
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Again Around the Maypole

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Osburn
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 85-100
Short story.
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Agnes Mayo Moore Oral History Project River Trip 2000

Alternate Title
Photo essay: Agnes Mayo Moore Oral History Project River Trip 2000
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Tara Fallat
Agnes Mayo Moore
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 2001, pp. 119-136
Relates the author's life experiences, including her description of making the book with her friend.
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Agreement between Self-reported and Central Cancer Registry-recorded Prevalence of Cancer in the Alaska EARTH Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah H. Nash
Gretchen Day
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Garrett L. Zimpelman
Kathryn R. Koller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Study compares self-reported medical history to that in the medical record—in this case the Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) cohort and the Alaska Native Tumor Registry (ANTR). Data showed good agreement between self-reported and registry-recorded cancer history.
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AIHEC Welcomes Members From Alaska, Oklahoma

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008
Reports on two colleges that have been accepted into the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and discusses the criteria necessary to be accepted.
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The Alaska Area Specimen Bank: A Tribal-Federal Partnership to Maintain and Manage a Resource for Health Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan J. Parkinson
Thomas Hennessy
Lisa Bulkow
H. Sally Smith
Alaska Area Specimen Bank Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20607
Reports how the Alaska Area Specimen Bank (AASB) is a valuable resource and can be used to assess early markers for illness and disease.
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Alaska Dental Health Aide Program

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Shoffstall-Cone
Mary Williard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21198
Introduction of the Aide program provided tangible improvements in dental prevention statistics among Alaskan youth.
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Alaska EARTH Study Data Summary 2008

Alternate Title
Alaska EARTH (Education and Research Towards Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Lanier
Alaska EARTH Research Team

Data identifies protective and risk factors for chronic diseases based on 3,828 Alaskan Native and American Indian participants.

Related Material: Full Report.

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Alaska Native Adolescent Views on Cervical Cancer, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Genital Warts and the Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine

Alternate Title
Views on Cervical Cancer, HPV and the HPV Vaccine in Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Kemberling
Kyla Hagan
Jessica Leston
Sassa Kitka
Ellen Provost
Thomas Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 3, 2011, pp. 245-253
Study's objective was to evaluate knowledge levels, attitudes and perceptions of female adolescents aged 11 to 18. Sample consisted of 79 individuals from 4 communities.
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Alaska Native and American Indian Students at UAA

Alternate Title
Alaska Native and American Indian Students at UAA: Topic Paper 2003-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Moore
Office of Institutional Planning
Research and Assessment
Examines minority students profiles, to compare with the rest of the student body, by analyzing data from a variety of sources.
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Alaska Native and Rural Youth Views of Sexual Health: A Focus Group Project on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS, and Unplanned Pregnancy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica D. Leston
Cornelia M. Jessen
and Brenna C. Simons
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 1-14
Looks at knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on sexual health and presents 7 major themes critical for future interventions.
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1971

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Scott Harrison
Arctic, vol. 25, no. 3, September 1972, pp. 232-233
Discusses act which grants Aboriginal groups title to federal and public land in Alaska and $962.5 million dollars, formation of 12 Aboriginal regional profit corporations, and 220 village corporations.
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Alaska Native Collections - Sharing Knowledge

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Arctic Studies Center
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Website presents interpretation of materials, techniques, cultural meanings, history and artistry of objects from the western arctic and subarctic collections of the National Museum of Natural History. Browse interactive maps of peoples of Alaska and Northeast Siberia and map with object category linked to themes on ceremony, community and environment.
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Alaska Native Culture and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allen P. McCartney
Arctic, vol. 34, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 380-381
Book review of: Alaska Native Culture and History edited by Yoshinobu Kotani and William B. Workman.
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