Argues that chiefs should be leaders and not administrators, further arguing that by governments turning things over for bands to deal with, chiefs become like Indian agents.
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, no. 126, 2007
Description
Observes that health care costs for both First Nations and the general population with diabetes in Saskatchewan are substantially higher that individuals without the disease.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
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Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
Journal of Health Communication, vol. 10, no. 2, March 2005, pp. 145-162
Description
Findings indicate that Aboriginal media identifies high risk groups, but Aboriginal peoples require a better understanding of who is at high risk, transmission, preventative measures and effective interventions.
Postcolonial Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, 2005, pp. 261-276
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Looks at connection between Indigenous oral history and historiography described in a Waitangi Tribunal report released from the Whanganui River Inquiry.
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 10, no. 9, Our Children and Youth are Sacred, November 2005, pp. 549-552
Description
Reviews health care system and makes suggestions on how to make it less intimidating and more assessable through interpreter services and outreach programs.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 51, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 186-201
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Author analyzes of two different legal cases involving Métis women: Foss v. Pelly and The Queen v. Corbett, examines the role that gender and race played in the culture of the Red River Colony, and in the fur trade.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 66-90
Description
Discussses teaching Indigenous literature in mainstream institutions can be improved by using an interactive process, through reading for multiple meanings, can foster a collaborative learning environment.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 66.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 39, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 13-20
Description
Findings indicate a lack of knowledge combined with conservative cultural or social customs created significant barriers to widespread adoption of the practice.
Hepatology, vol. 45, no. 3, March 2007, pp. 623-630
Description
Although findings suggest First Nations people produce less IL-10, which appears to be beneficial in hepatitis infection, it could negatively impact other disease outcomes.
Analyzes the relative absence of protests of civil disobedience in Canada compared to the United States, arguing that Canadian culture leans more to negotiation and referendums rather than violence.