Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke

Study aimed at developing a theoretical framework for implementation of a program of intervention activities.

Analysis of dietary patterns of Kahnawake school children with the objective to help prevent diabetes in future generations.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1995.

Studied how the quality, quantity and frequency of snack food consumption differed between three Body Mass Index (BMI) categories.

Looks at the deployment of colonial schooling over an Indigenous landscape during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Individualized Program Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.

Documentary looks at the politics of identity and membership through the lens of the Mohawks of Kahnawake.

Duration: 1:18:13.

Sociology and Anthropology (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2005.

Study examined perceptions of community ownership among project partners taking responsibility for decision-making related to the prevention project.

Examines perceptions of community ownership among partners making decisions on behalf of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Project (KSDPP).

Survey findings indicated a marked increase in the intake of beverages with white-sugar; overall food intake is a complex matter, but the need for more nutrition education about newly available food items is evident.

Contains links to a series of 24 videos in which Elders, family members and health professions discuss death and end of life care from an Indigenous perspective.

Expands existing knowledge regarding metabolic and lifestyle risk factors.

Discusses a 1996-1997 study to research the health risks of contaminant exposure and the correlation to freshwater fish consumption in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1999.

Presents the experiences of five small businesses, all in operation for at least three years, which highlight the need for contingency planning.

Study used a sample of 12 teachers involved with 213 Mohawk children between the ages of 29-60 months who attended the Step by Step Child and Family Center of Kahnawake, Quebec. Goal was to assess the Ages and Stages questionnaire as a culturally appropriate tool to recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties. Article in French.

Argues that powwows provide the opportunity to display a rich legacy of signifying materials, that can be modified for the changing political winds in Canada.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)-- Concordia University, 2003.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.

Social and Preventative Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 2010.

Youth program's results, to date, show that of the five who received loans, all were still in business at the time of publication of the article.

Recounts, on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, the deaths of 33 people during construction of a bridge across the St. Lawrence River.

Focuses on the move from the Eurocentric approach to art history and anthropology to more material culture studies.

"This article argues that both these long-standing perceptions of Mohawks as men possessing superior skills as woodsmen and imbued with a fierce character informed the Montreal-area hiring practices of large fur trade concerns."

Analysis of diet, physical activity, hours spent watching television and community based interventions. Scroll down to read article.

Examines the complexity of identity and community belonging in the context of the Indian Act, colonial influence, Indigenous kinship systems, contemporary spaces, and the 2016 revision of Kahnawà:ke Law on Membership regarding adoption.

Discussion of the issues of 'Indian status' and blood. In this way the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake examines who should belong, be a member and have citizenship.

Results showed positive effects on skinfold thickness, but not on body mass index (BMI), physical activity or diet over the study period.

Outlines four principles considered essential for the success of this type of program.

Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies Program (M.A.)--Trent University, 2008.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1999.

Website contains links to: scholarly information, information on the elderly, a children's corner, the code of ethics for the organization and information on a training program, with diabetes prevention workshops.

Updated version of guidelines for research conducted in relation to the project and the community in general.

Three-year participatory research project involving program taking place in a Mohawk community near Montreal. Program focused on elementary school children, with supporting programs for teachers, families and the community.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1984

Brief overview of the issues involved and the facts of the 1990 clash between Mohawks from Kanesatake and Kahnawake and the Sûreté du Québec and ultimately the Canadian Armed Forces. Revised version. Originally published September 1990.

Examines how various conditions in Kahnawake gave rise to a prevention program for diabetes which became known as The Kahnawake School Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP).

Description of the life of Thomas Williams or Chief Caughnawaga Tehoragwanegen, 1758? - 1849.

Focuses on three issues: appropriate forms of internal organization, community capacity to manage institutions, and optimum framework for relationships with other governments.

Examines the phone-in community radio service of Kahnawake in light of the confrontational summer of 1990.

Documentary about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face. Duration: 62:48. Educational Resource.

Discusses how the concept of sovereignty, with its accompanying refusal to recognize the international border between Canada and the United States, has led to the illegal activities of groups, such as the Warrior Society, on the St. Regis reservation and the Kahnawake and Kanesatake reserves.

Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.