Waldram, James

Introduction and document on meetings with the federal, provincial and territorial governments as well as representatives of Aboriginal peoples, to recognize and identify First Nations’ powers of self-government and to reach consensus on a set of constitutional amendments.

Introduction and documents pertaining to the development of the Métis Nation Accord.

Presents ethnographic case study which examines a traditional treatment system and the need for communication and compatibility between traditional medicine and biomedicine.

Article examines the components of the employment policy compared to past construction practices and gives recommendations for future success

Introduction to this special volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research to address the health needs of Native people.

Examines the research project on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal use of western health care systems and summarizes the viewpoints and research on the utilization patterns.

Asserts that government promises of economic improvement have not been fulfilled and the displaced First Nations peoples have received little for the surrender of their land.

Through means of a survey involving 142 Aboriginal and 84 non-Aboriginal respondents, author compared frequency and type of physician service used. Analysis showed that socio-economic rather than cultural factors influenced behaviour.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1980.

Highlights the problems associated with relocation when old settlement patterns are ignored in favour of southern, urban models; examines selected case material and the experience of one specific community.

Examines the debate over the validity of traditional practices in the treatment of disease.

Reviews research on mental health; presents social issues underlying problems and some individual and community responses to these challenges. Argues cultural psychiatry can contribute to rethinking services and heath promotion.

Author argues that narratives developed in treatment are a product of the imposition of CBT in combination with dynamic group processes and this limits its effectiveness.

Explores the relationship of dual traditional and western medicine through data obtained in a recent study in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Proceedings of conference which focused on assessment of current programs in communities, efficacy of program types and how research can improve services and prevention.