Use of Lead Isotope Ratios to Identify Sources of Lead Exposure in Alaska Natives

Alternate Title
Lead Shots and Human Exposure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manish M. Patel
Holmes Adrianne
Robert Jones
Jeff Jarrett
James Berner
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 2-3, June 2008, pp. 261-168
Description
Looks at lead shot used for hunting in regions of Alaska, and the route of human lead exposure in susceptible populations.
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Using Motivational Interviewing to Promote HIV Testing at an American Indian Substance Abuse Treatment Facility

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Foley
Bonnie Duran
Priscilla Morris
Julie Lucero
Yizhou Jiang ... [et al.]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 321-329
Description
Study aimed to increase number of individuals able to understand their HIV status through preventative educational presentation and one-on-one counseling.
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Using Wood on King Island, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Alix
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 89-112
Description
Examines the practice of using driftwood in the construction of stilt housing.
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Utilizing Harmonization and Common Surveillance Methods to Consolidate 4 Cohorts: The Western Alaska Tribal Collaborative for Health (WATCH) Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn R. Koller
Abbie W. Wolfe
Jesse S. Metzger
Melissa A. Austin
Scarlett E. Hopkins
Cristiane Kaufmann
Stacey E. Jolly
Sven O.E. Ebbesson
Jason G. Umans
Barbara V. Howard
Bert B. Boyer
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20572
Description
Study revealed that combined statistical evidence allowed for more precise intervention programs to be developed by geographical region.
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Vanguard Alutiiq Heritage Practice and the Import of Expertise

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur Mason
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, Franz Boas et les Inuit / Franz Boas and the Inuit, 2008, pp. 107-125
Description
Discusses the manner in which environmental remediation funding from the Exxon Valdeztanker spill in 1989 impacted the local communities.
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Viability of Business Enterprises for Rural Alaska [Volume I]: Community Factors and Entrepreneurial Strategies

Alternate Title
ViBES: Viable Business Enterprises for Rural Alaska
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virginia Fay
Cami Woolam
Sharman Haley
Jane Angvik
Linda Leask ... [et al.]
Description
Purpose of research was to examine needs of existing businesses, challenges faced by prospective owners and make recommendations to facilitate increase in number and diversity of enterprises. Access to Volume II. Access to Volume III.
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Violence and the Effects of Trauma on American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sadie Willmon-Haque
Dolores Subia BigFoot
Journal of Emotional Abuse, vol. 8, no. 1-2, Special Issue: Children Exposed to Violence: Current Issues, Interventions and Research, 2008, pp. 51-66
Description
Looks at cultural and shared beliefs, poverty, historical trauma in tribes and families, suicide, and substance abuse and treatment.
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Visual Memory in Village Eskimo and Urban Caucasian Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Kleinfeld
Arctic, vol. 24, no. 2, June 1971, pp. 132-138
Description
Study shows Eskimo children have significantly higher levels of perceptual skills than Caucasian children. Looks at factors affecting skills.
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Vitamin D Deficiency in a Nonrandom Sample of Southeast Alaska Natives

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph T. Frost
Lani Hill
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 108, no. 9, September 2008, pp. 1508-1511
Description
Results of a two year study conducted through the Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic which tested levels of the vitamin and serum glucose.
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Vulnerability of Subsistence Systems Due to Social and Environmental Change: A Case Study in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer
Melinda Laituri
Maggie Massey
Elli Matkin
Ryan Toohey ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 258-272
Description
Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.
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Washeteria Closures, Infectious Disease and Community Health in Rural Alaska: A Review of Clinical Data in Kivalina, Alaska

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Timothy K. Thomas
Jake Bell
Dana Bruden
Millie Hawley
Michael Brubaker
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21233
Description
Study results indicated that initial closures of the facilities providing public showers, laundry and flush toilets, probably resulted in increased skin infection rates. Further study is recommended.
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We Are All Related

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel Wildcat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Summer, 2008
Description
Describes the American Indian and Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group, formed by tribal colleges and universities, which brought together leading scientists and elders to address climate-related problems.
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We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls

Alternate Title
We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlene Aqpik Apok
Malia Villegas
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Jody Juneby Potts
Description
Discusses scope of the problem, persistent issues such data consistency, collection and reporting, and the Alaska missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls database; concludes with recommendations and pathways forward.
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We'll Meet Again

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Enzweiler
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 10-27
Description
A short non-fiction about driving the Alaskan highway.
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We Will Be Known Forever by the Tracks We Leave: Rising Up to Meet The Reproductive Health Needs of American Indian/Alaska Native Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori de Ravello
Scott Tulloch
Melanie Taylor
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive Health Programs for Youth, 2012, pp. i-x
Description
Discussion of innovative ways to address adolescent reproductive health care needs.
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What Comes From Hitting Sticks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alice Rose Crow
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014, p. 54
Description
Short essay on celebrating Bernice Joseph's life, pursuing higher education, writing to remember, and the journey home.
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What Does It Take? Successful Alaska Native Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Elena Reyes
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000/20001, pp. 141-159
Description
Students identified persistence, commitment to community, family, financial, and institutional supports as contributing to their success. Barriers were lack of funding, negative experiences in high school, lack of affordable housing and childcare.
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What is Traditional Knowledge?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alaska Native Science Commission
Description
Includes a definition of traditional knowledge, comparisions between indigenous and scientific knowledge, explanation of the structure of Native knowledge, guidelines for research and issues.
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"What Makes Life Good?" Developing a Culturally Grounded Quality of Life Measure for Alaska Native College Students.

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dinghy Kristine B. Sharma
Ellen D. S. Lopez
Deborah Mekiana
Alaina Ctibor
Charlene Church
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21180
Description
Findings from 6 focus groups conducted with 26 Alaska Native college students, identified 8 quality of life domains which will be integrated into programing promoting academic success.
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"When Our Words Are Put to Paper": Heritage Documentation and Reversing Knowledge Shift in the Bering Strait Region

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 67-90
Description
Article investigates the relationship between indigenous knowledge and heritage documentation efforts by academics working to strengthen indigenous cultural identity and tradition.
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Where Do You Go When It’s 40 Below? Domestic Violence among Rural Alaska Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judi Shepherd
Affilia, vol. 16, no. 4, 2001, pp. 488-510
Description
Based on in-depth interviews with 9 women who had been involved in abusive relationships. Looks at the environmental and cultural factors which contribute to the situation and the culturally appropriate services that are needed to address the problem.
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