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Totems at Sitka National Historical Park Sitka, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Jensen
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 2, Issue 270, May/June 2010, pp. 4-9
Discusses the donation of a canoe and large totem pole from the village of Old Kasaan by Saanaheit Chief of the Haida Indians.
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Traditional Alaska Transition Skills Salmon: Our Way of Life

E-Books
Author/Creator
Rain Van Den Berg
Gwen Sargent

Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work-related skills. Covers salmon fishery, subsistence fishing and career opportunities in the industry.

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Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America: the Contributions of Wildlife Diversity to the Subsistence and Nutrition of Indigenous Cultures

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Murray M. Humphries
Web publication describes and references published literature. Presents data for 527 species, drawing from over 490 ethnographic sources, and additional 91 unique sources reporting nutritional information, and 357 sources containing basic biological information.
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Traditional Foods and Physical Activity Patterns and Associations with Cultural Factors in a Diverse Alaska Native Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana G. Redwood
Elizabeth D. Ferucci
Mary C. Schumacher
Jennifer S. Johnson
Anne P. Lanier
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 335-348
Argues that efforts to promote and sustain traditional foods in Alaska Native populations will lead to improved health outcomes.
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Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium of Traditional Foods Stories from American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Part III

Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Looks at nine programs with innovative approaches to promoting traditional foods and the promising practices which were developed.
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Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium of Traditional Foods Stories from American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Part IV

Alternate Title
Traditional Food Stories
Traditional Foods in Native America: A Compendium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Wesner
Native Diabetes Wellness Program
Presents nine stories with the central theme of reclaiming and preserving ancestral homelands to support and strengthen Native American foodways.
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Traditional Living and Cultural Ways as Protective Factors Against Suicide: Perceptions of Alaska Native University Students

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher R. DeCou
Monica C. Skewes
Eleen D. S. López
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20968
Interviews conducted with 25 university students indicated that those who had a greater levels of traditional practice and subsistence activities tended to be less prone to suicide.
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The Transformative Power of Writing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gordon Henry
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Communicating Yesterdays Stories Today, Fall, 2012, pp. 44-46
Introduces the student writing collection.
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The Transition from the Historical Inuit Suicide Pattern to the Present Inuit Suicide Pattern

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Peter Bjerregaard
Matt Berman
vol. 4

Traces trends in Nunavut, Nunavik, Alaska, Greenland and the Circumpolar region, and discusses possible explanations for increases in the suicide rate.

Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program Into American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Results from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luohua Jiang
Spero M.Manson
Janette Beals
William G. Henderson
Haixiao Huang ... [et al.]
Diabetes Care, vol. 36, no. 7, July 2013, pp. 2027-2034
Results of a study to evaluate implementation of a preventative lifestyle modification program, aimed at a reduction in disease incidence through weight loss, diet change, and increased physical activity.
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Trends in Infectious Disease Hospitalizations among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert C. Holman
Aaron T. Curns
Stephen F. Kaufman
James E. Cheek
Robert W. Pinner
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, March 2001, pp. 425-431
Shows that there have been improvements in hospitalization trends but concludes that this population still has a higher infectious disease burden than the general population.
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Triarchically-Based Instruction and Assessment of Sixth-Grade Mathematics in a Yup'ik Cultural Setting in Alaska

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert J. Sternberg
Jerry Lipka
Tina Newman
Sandra Wildfeuer
Elena L. Grigorenko
Gifted and Talented International, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Focus Edition on Giftedness in Early Childhood, December 2006, pp. 9-19
Study results suggest that more effective teaching needs to take into account the cultural context in which it is being done.
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The Tribal Environment and Natural Resources Management Approach to Indian Education and Student Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gigi Berardi
Dan Burns
Phillip Duran
Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza
Sharon Kinley ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 58-74
Discusses the TENRM program and the practical application for students after completion.
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Tribal Implementation of a Patient-Centred Medical Home Model in Alaska Accompanied by Decreased Hospital Use

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet M. Johnston
Julia J. Smith
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Denise A Dillard
Quenna N. Szafran
David L. Driscoll
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20960
Results indicated that implementation of model appeared to decrease hospitalization rates.
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Tribal Recommendations for Designing Culturally Appropriate Technology-Based Sexual Health Interventions Targeting Native Youth in the Pacific Northwest

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Craig Rushing
David Stephens
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 76-101
Promotes the use of media technologies as tools to deliver health education to American Indian/Alaska Native youth and young adults.
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Truth and Expectation: Myth in Alaska History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Haycox
The Northern Review, no. 6, Winter, 1990, pp. 59-82
Uses three examples to show how misinformation and misinterpretation about Alaskan history has impeded development.
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Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1904-1905

Alternate Title
26th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1904-1905
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. H. Holmes
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by W. H. Holmes The Pima Indians by Frank Russell Social Condition, Beliefs, and Linguistic Relationship of the Tlingit Indians by John R. Swanton
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Type 1 Diabetes-Related Autoantibodies are Rare in Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Justin Mohatt
Lisa K. Gilliam
Lynn Bekris
Sven Ebbesson
Åke Lernmark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 1, 2002, pp. 21-31
Concludes that Alaskan Inupiat and Siberian Yup'ik are predominantly affected by type 2 diabetes, as opposed to latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA).
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Umyuangcaryaraq “Reflecting”: Multidimensional Assessment of Reflective Processes on the Consequences of Alcohol Use Among Rural Yup’ik Alaska Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Allen
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok
David Henry
Monica Skewes
People Awakening Team
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 468-475
Looks at a scale developed as a measure of youth awareness and mindfulness regarding potential negative results of alcohol consumption.
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