Post Script , vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 27-[?]
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Discusses impact two women filmmakers have had on the National Film Board of Canada's productions and their re-imagining of western cinematic traditions.
Rural Social Work & Community Practice, vol. 14, no. 2, December 2009, pp. 6-11
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Author equates the loss of language through assimilation with loss of a "moral compass" because it disrupts the ability to transmit teachings to children.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, March 2009, pp. 980-989
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Analyzes the community health of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, and discusses the implications of intra-community variation in health status in relation to influential health policy theories.
GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, vol. 16, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 69-92
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Looks at how Two-Spirit critiques, critiques that centralize Native peoples, nations, identities, land bases, and survival tactics, challenge and strengthen work in queer studies.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1501-1517
Futures, vol. 41, no. 1, Futures of Indigenous Knowledges , February 2009, pp. 6-12
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Looks at how indigenous knowledge is able to deal with ecosystems as complex adaptive systems by using simple prescriptions, consistent with fuzzy logic thinking.
CCPA Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, July/August 2010, p. 16
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Professor discusses her philosophy of action education and education for social change, which involves a responsibility to make a difference in the community.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 206-220
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Looks at the the effects of the Marshall decision between Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the various reserve communities; the attempts to preserve traditional forms of life; and the ongoing governance of reserves.
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 321-338
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Describes developments in science education since 2006 related to an agenda to decolonize the Pan-Canadian Science Framework by recognizing Indigenous knowledge as being foundational to understanding the physical world.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, vol. 36, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 79-83
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Study evaluated the efficacy of universal screening, treatment and contact tracing as a means of getting an accurate count of prevalence and limit transmission.
Includes list of online content evaluation guidelines, examples of sites developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, and guidelines for consultation.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 2010, pp. 711-732
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Looks at Riel's exile in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion; examines the tensions between French and English Canada over Riel's execution; and discusses the two statues which serve as a metaphor for the relationship between liberal and colonial dynamics in Canada political history.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 595-626
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Discusses data that suggests present-day identities of the Stó:Lō-Coast Salish can be linked to social units that have passed through many generations.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
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Discussion on Aboriginal English dialects; regional variation and linkage to community of origin; and looks at language and literacy learning issues, socialization process, cultural identity, and Aboriginal language retention.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 94-[?]
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Discusses various documentary and narrative fiction films and shows how embedded historical and cultural information is meant to educate the viewer and undermine the notion of fixed genre.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-42
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Looks at the strengths and limitations of the Siyá:m System of leadership, and discusses the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.
Describes the partnership formed between the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the staff at Nunavut Arctic College (NAC), to recruit and retain nurses in Nunavut.
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 624, Fathering Across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions, July 2009, pp. 29-48
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Looks at history and demographics of communities where there is a lack of care by fathers. Presents a multidimensional vision for positive change.
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
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First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.