Alaska

Review of: Myth and Memory: Stories of Indigenous-European Contact edited by John Sutton Lutz.

Book review of: The Chilkat Blanket by George T. Emmons, with Notes on the Blanket Designs by Franz Boas.

Concludes that despite high awareness of botulism many still use plastic containers for fermented food and some misconceptions about botulism remain

Looks at the Alutiiq and commercial entrepreneurship in Old Harbor, Alaska.

Nursing Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005.

Article uses archaeological, ethnographic, and oral history accounts to examine several masks and fragments recently recovered from the Nunalleq archeological site. Findings demonstrate strong pre-contact traditions of ceremonial mask making that continued post contact.

Creation of a digital story as part of the cancer education course was deemed as a useful and culturally respectful way to disseminate information.

Applied Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005.

Discussion of the Arctic raven complex in Alaska and comparison to the eastern Arctic understandings are discussed.

Looks at a cancer education program which includes the expressive arts of moving, drawing and sculpting.

1913 report on the village from the Superintendent of the N.W. District, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaskan Division. Includes photographs.

Outlines the organizational development of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) study and the procedures used in its development.

Looks at the goals of a Native American studies department which encourages high academic achievement and student contribution back to the community.

Reports on a human burial at the rear of this cave 1,200 to 800 years ago, as well as more recent temporary uses dating to 390 years ago.

Concludes that future research is necessary in this area to look at new ways of understanding the ties between economic issues and Indigenous lives.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2005.

Book review of: Canada and Arctic North America: An Environmental History by Graeme Wynn.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.

Chronicles the history of the Inuit people from their origins, in the prehistoric period, through to European contact and the formation of Nunavut. The article also discusses Inuit possibilities for the future.

Compares the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions with a special focus on Inuit, Athabaskans and Sami.

Demonstrates that international partnerships in cancer surveillance can work well, and that Inuit are at high risk for some cancers that are rare in other population groups.

Concludes that cancer is increasing among Inuit men and women in all regions, and suggests that they continue to be at extreme high risk, relative to non-Inuit populations.

Presents an introduction which contains two papers on the Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland by the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review Working Group.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2000.

Looks at cancer rates and trends of Alaska Native women compared to United States white women over a 30 year study period.

Argues that interventions are needed to reduce the many cardiovascular risk factors among Alaska Aboriginal women.

Questionnaire results show gaps between recommended practices and actual practices, suggesting that partnerships need to be formed to bridge that gap .

Book review of Caribou Herds of Northwest Alaska 1850-2000 by Ernest S. Burch, Jr.

Results of a survey show primary care providers are ready to care for survivors locally but with access from specialists if required.

Study contends exposure to the parent compound of the phthalate metabolite MEHP may be associated with breast cancer but further study is warranted using a larger sample size.

Multicultural Teacher and Childhood Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2002.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Harvard University, 1982.

Language, Reading, and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2005.

Discusses how the promotion of Alaska Native heritage programs will help preserve, and pass on customary traditions.

Book review of: Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land by Rosita Worl. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.

Overview of the general health of the Yup'ik people and the efforts by the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) to assess the risk and protection factors regarding obesity, chronic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Interviews with Inupiaq young people revealed that relationships (or their loss) were a important source of stress, but at the same time a chief source of material and affective support.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2007.

Discusses the tribally owned and operated Southcentral Foundation's (SCF) Nuka system of care, approach to research, efforts to engage community, and system of communicating findings.

Compares 1983 to 1992 findings which focused questions on the purpose of schooling, community loyalty, ethnic identity and schools.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Montana State University, 2000.

Annual surveys of Alaskan villages regarding antibiotic usage.

Discusses four oil-and-gas development projects in the North Slope Borough and relationships between government, Native governments, and Native communities.

"This article details five interrelated university-school partnerships funded between 2002 and 2012".

Study shows three patterns in hospitalization rates for AI/AN population: a decrease for hepatitis A, no change for hepatitis B, large increase for hepatitis C.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska, 1988.

Highlights chapters from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education report on school districts, schools, principals, teachers and students.