Alaska

Identifies priority research topics on educational practices and implementation methods in schools.

Examines sexual behavior and patterns of condom use.

Analysis of participants in the Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives study. Sample consisted of 456 mane and 602 women.

Examines characteristics of partnership selection, and racial mixing as contributing factors in the spread of HIV.

American Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Michigan, 1997.

Looks at employment obstacles in the mining industry and provides suggestions for improvement.

Report finds that suicide prevention requires culturally-grounded solutions that are community-based and community-driven as well as partnerships between researchers and Indigenous Peoples.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2004.

Looks at teaching morals in the classroom.

Highlights the importance of considering cultural, political, and epistemological context by looking at the data in an interdisciplinary study of the role of fire in affecting the resilience of Alaska Native communities and the relationship between wildfire and human activity in the boreal forest of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

PBS Frontline documentary examines the sexual abuse of children committed by Catholic Church priests and employees during the late 1960s and early 1970s in St. Michael, Alaska. Contains graphic descriptions that some viewers may find disturbing. Duration: 28:16.

Traces the history of programs which determined and regulated what could be sold as "authentic".

Overview of the Cottage Settlement designed to help graduates of the Sitka Industrial and Training School transition into mission sanctioned lifestyles.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1988.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 1994.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2010.

Website provides a dictionary, learning guide and grammar resources.

Attributes success to facilities which offer a community atmosphere and individualized academic work tailored to students' backgrounds.

Concluded that this population has smoking-related knowledge that can lead to reductions in smoking participation rates.

Research found high rates of sobriety and low rates of alcohol use contradicting stereotypes of widespread alcohol use among Alaska Native elders.

Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Discussion, based on interviews with 50 Inupiat from northern Alaska, of how incidence of disorientation has increased in recent decades despite modern navigating tools.

Book review of: The Social Economy of the Tlingit Indians by Kalervo Oberg. Scroll down to page 59 to read review.

Looks at formal and informal economic impacts, subsistence and cultural values, human mobility and Indigenous adaptations, and future scenarios.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2003.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago, 1980.

Discusses the process of ensuring that the data from the protocols is useful and relevant to researchers.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2005.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1985.

Discusses changes in government legislation affecting the industry and the herders.

Discusses materials, designs, and construction methods used for Naskapi coats, long shirts, and footed trousers.

Describes five websites where pertinent information can be found.

Discusses school disparagement of Aleut ways and conflicts about education as a means of advancement.

Short story.

Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.

Looks at the foundations of Native education, specialized instructional methodologies and curriculum required to teach students.

Studied ancient fats deposited in pottery to investigate how it was used within the broader context of subsistence activities.

Looks at the dependence on birds for food and sewing needles.

Compares the higher carbohydrate and lower protein dietary intake, in 2005, to the historically reported diets in the early 20th Century.

Book review of: Stabilizing Indigenous Languages edited by Gina Cantoni.

Fatigue, ethnocentrism and other problems confronting teachers in Alaska.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Columbia University Teachers College, 2001.

Description of a research project reveals meaningful community values have been adopted into the formal educational system.

Author describes the academic and community fallout when an email—sent to family members—criticizing her professor’s racist writings is made public.

Provides case updates from various states.