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Turtle Island Tourism Company
Description
Looks at both strategies and concerns regarding Aboriginal tourism as a tool of cross-cultural awareness by examining a detailed survey of Aboriginal cultural tourism operators from across Canada.
AIHEC Sends Delegates to World Conference
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Reports the attendance of several delegates, sponsored by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, at the 7th World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, including Tom Shortbull, Ron His Horse is Thunder, and James Shanley.
Anti-Hero Avengers and the Not-So-Lone Ranger
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Buddle
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, pp. 48-51
Description
Focuses on activism in film and media arts, highlighting the ImagineNATIVE Film and Arts Festival and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
Appendix One: Questions and Discussions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon H. Venne
Patricia Seed
Harold Cardinal
Frank Tough
Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007, pp. 79-97
Description
Panel discussion between Sharon Venne, Patricia Seed, Harold Cardinal and Frank Tough.
Australian Indigenous Health - Within an International Context
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jane Freemantle
Kirsty Officer
Daniel McAullay
Ian Anderson
BC First Nations Fisheries Action Plan: Preparing for Transformative Change in the BC Fisheries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Leadership Council
Description
Discusses action plan resulting from hearings in First Nations communities regarding management and allocation in BC fisheries.
Book Review of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?": Aboriginal Communities, Restorative Justice, and the Challenges of Conflict and Change by Jane Dickson-Gilmore and Carol La Prairie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Quigley
Great Plains Research, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2006, p. 210
Description
A book review discussing the author's analysis of the effectiveness of restorative justice.
Characterising Māori Nursing Practice
Alternate Title
Characterising Maori Nursing Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria Simon
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, 2006, pp. 203-213
Description
Identifies the present and future training and practice needs of Māori nurses in New Zealand.
Charting a Course: Shellfish Aquaculture and Indigenous Rights in New Zealand and British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Tollefson
BC Studies, no. 150, Aquaculture, Summer, 2006, pp. 3-41
Description
Compares the New Zealand experience to the Canadian and explores the viability of the industry in British Columbia.
Communities in the Global Economy: Where Social and Indigenous Entrepreneurship Meet
Alternate Title
Entrepreneurship as Social Change: A Third Movements in Entrepreneurship Book
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert W. Anderson
Benson Honig
Ana María Peredo
Description
Examines a collective approach to entrepreneurship.
Chapter three from: Entrepreneurship as Social Change: A Third Movements in Entrepreneurship Book edited by Chris Steyaert and Daniel Hjorth.
A Comparison of CVM Survey Response Rates, Protests and Willingness-to-Pay of Native Americans and General Population for Fuels Reduction Polices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armando González-Cabán
John B. Loomis
Andrea Rodriguez
Hayley Hesslen
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Description
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
Converging Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems: Implications for Tertiary Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jerome Alvin Hammersmith
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Africa, 2007.
Conversations About Indigenous Counselling and Psychotherapy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeannie Wright
Sue Webb
Mary Montu
Lai Wainikesa
Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Special Issue, 2007, pp. 115-126
Description
Explores some of the key issues in working with indigenous cultural traditions written by counselors and counselor educators who have worked in the South Pacific.
Decolonization and Healing: Indigenous Experiences in the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Greenland
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Archibald
Description
Discusses the colonization, decolonization and healing experiences of Indigenous peoples in four countries.
Embodying the Screen: Body and Identity in Aboriginal Cinemas
Theses
Author/Creator
Anthony Ochuko Adah
Description
Drama Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2007.
The Epidemiology of Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Konrad Jamrozik
Lancet, vol. 368, no. 9529, February 11, 2006, pp. 4-6
Description
Comments on modifiable factors and best points for intervention that might hold the keys to closing gaps in health status and mortality statistics.
Equity Works: Achieving the Target of 2% Aboriginal Employment in the South Australian Public Sector: Accompanying Report I: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kate Barnett
Description
Topics include quantity and quality of employment, closed and open gateways to employment, and governments as gatekeepers to public service employment.
Factors Associated with Reduced Depression and Suicide Risk among Maori High School Students New Zealand
Theses
Author/Creator
Terryann Coralie Clark
Description
[Nursing] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2007.
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Health Indicators in Canada: A Background Paper for The Project "Action Oriented Indicators of Health and Health Systems Development for Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Anderson
Janet Smylie
Ian Anderson
Raven Sinclair
Suzanne Crengle
Description
Reports on an assessment of Indigenous health measurement systems in Canada.
Foundation of ECD in Aotearo / New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Walker
Carmen Rodríguez de France
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 28-40
Description
Historical look at early childhood education in the light of the impotance of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Maori self-determination movement.
From School in Community to a Community-Based School: The Influence of an Aboriginal Principal on Culture-Based School Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Lewthwaite
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 64, October 9, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at influences on educational reform in the northern community of Aklavik and development of a science curriculum.
From White Indians to Pākehā-Māori: Unruly White Men in Canada's and New Zealand's Colonial Pasts
Alternate Title
From White Indians to Pakeha-Maori: Unruly White Men in Canada's and New Zealand's Colonial Pasts
Historicising Whiteness Conference, University of Melbourne, 22-24 November, 2006
Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Angela Wanhalla
Description
Discusses men who married Aboriginal women, lived on reserves and were considered a threat to maintaining separate racial spaces..
Chapter in book: Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on Construction of Identity edited by Leigh Boucher, Jane Carey, and Katherine Ellinghaus.
Gathering Held to Help Heal the Spirit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Stevens
Debora Steel
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 6, September 2006, p. 12
Description
Reports on leadership exchanges at the fifth global Healing Our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) conference held in Edmonton that discussed healing initiatives, traditional solutions to health concerns, and aboriginal youth issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Genes, Ownership, and Indigenous Reality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grant Gillett
Felicity McKergow
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 65, no. 10, November 2007, p. 2093–2104
Description
Examines the bioethical issues involving genetic ownership related to beliefs and practices of a culture and the effects on both health care and research.
Hauora: Màori Standards of Health IV: A Study of the Years 2000-2005
Alternate Title
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health III: A Study of the Years 1970-1991
Hauora: Maori Standards of Health: A Study of the Years 1970-1984
Maori Standards of Health: A Study of the 20 Year Period 1955-75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Papaarangi Reid
Bridget Robson
Donna Cormack
Fiona Cram
Gordon Purdie ... [et al.]
Description
The 'Hearing Aid Effect' in Northern Territory Indigenous Australian Children as Perceived by Their Peers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brigitte-Jane Ryan
April Johnson
Amanda Strange
A. Yonovitz
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, vol. 28, no. 2, November 2006, pp. 55-74
Description
Studies the perceptions of 60 Indigenous Australian children aged 5-12 years regarding the stigma of wearing a hearing aid.
Hei Tiki and Issues of Representation Within Contemporary Māori Arts
Alternate Title
Hei Tiki and Issues of Representation Within Contemporary Maori Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pania Waaka
MAI Review, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at the guiding influences of Māori specialists in the production of hei tiki, an Indigenous iconographic form.
Heke Te Toa! How Has Hone Heke Pokai Pictorally Represented, Contributed to the Construction of New Zealand's National Identity 1840-2005?
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathan Thompson
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2006.
Images of Pakeha-Moari: A Study of the Representation of Pakeha-Maori by Historians of New Zealand From Arthur Thomson (1859) to James Belich (1996)
Theses
Author/Creator
Trevor William Bentley
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Waikato, 2007.
Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education: Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Pence
Carmen Rodríguez de France
Margo Greenwood
Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 1-4
Description
Gives highlights of articles in the issue.
The Indigenous Factor: Exploring Kapa Haka as a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment in Mainstream Secondary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Whitinui
Description
[Education] Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Auckland, 2007.
Indigenous Health Care: Advances in Nursing Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria Smye
Maria Rameka
Eileen Willis
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, September 2006
Description
Provides an introduction to the issue, outlining various submissions that look into the challenges and advances in nursing with Inidigneous peoples across areas of practice, including clinical, educational, research, and policy.
Indigenous Health Performance Measurement Systems in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Ian Anderson
Mihi Ratima
Sue Crengle
Marcia Anderson
Lancet, vol. 367, no. 9527, June 17, 2006, pp. 2029-2031
Description
Examined information systems in three countries in order to evaluate their effectiveness with respect to Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Health Research: A Critical Review of Outputs Over Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Sanson-Fisher
Elizabeth M. Campbell
Janice J. Perkins
Steve V. Blunden
Bob B. Davis
Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 184, no. 10, May 15, 2006, pp. 502-505
Description
Survey used MEDLINE and PsychLit databases determine the volume and nature of publications on Indigenous health produced in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States in 1987–1988, 1997–1998 and 2001–2003.
Indigenous Health Research: A Critical Review of Outputs Over Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Sanson-Fisher
Elizabeth M. Campbell
Janice J. Perkins
Steve V. Blunden
Bob B. Davis
Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 184, no. 10, May 15, 2006, pp. 502-505
Description
Looked at publications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States in 1987-1988, 1997-1998 and 2001-2003.
The Indigenous Land Claims in New Zealand and Canada: From Grievance to Enterprise
Alternate Title
Public Policy Paper (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy) ; no. 39
SIPP Public Policy Paper ; no. 39
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Corinne Barnett
Indigenous Leadership Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Description
Coverage includes historical and contemporary leaders, governance, and political activism in Canada, the United States, Circumpolar region, Australia and New Zealand.
Indigenous Māori and Tongan Perspectives on the Role of Tongan Language and Culture in the Community and in the University in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Alternate Title
Indigenous Maori and Tongan Perspectives on the Role of Tongan Language and Culture in the Community and in the University in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mere Kēpa
Linitä Manu'atu [Mere Kepa
Linita Manu'atu
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 11-27
Description
Article describes a grass-roots initiative to integrate Indigenous language and cultural learning for Indigenous students into the mainstream education system in order to improve outcomes for students.
Indigenous Nations Ask WCC For Support
Alternate Title
Indigenous Nations Ask World Council of Churches For Support
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Ryan
Catholic New Times, vol. 30, no. 5, March 2006, p. 13
Description
Discusses a conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where Indigenous Nations talked to the World Council of Churches to ask for help stemming the tide of eroding cultures.
Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Self-Determination in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States
Alternate Title
JOPNA [Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs] ; no. 2006-02
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Indigenous Property Rights in Commercial Fisheries: Canada, New Zealand and Australia Compared
Articles » General
Author/Creator
M. Durette
CAEPR Working Paper, no. 37, 2007
Description
Discusses the socioeconomic outcomes from Indigenous commercial fishing in Canada & New Zealand; and identifies the need for Australia to rethink its policies to ensure that the same rights and benefits accrue to Indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Suicide in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette L. Beautrais
David M. Fergusson
Archives of Suicide Research, vol. 10, no. 2, April-June 2006, pp. 159-168
Description
Looks at patterns of suicide and attempted suicide among the Māori population.
Indigenous Well-Being in Four Countries: An Application of the UNDP'S Human Development Index to Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Francis Mitrou
David Lawrence
Eric Guimond
Dan Beavon
BMC International Health and Human Rights , vol. 7, no. 9, 2007, p. article 9
Description
Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.
Information Technology and Indigenous People: Issues and Perspectives
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Leclair
Sandi Warren
Juan Francisco Salazar
Judy Iseke-Barnes
Deborah Danard ... [et al.]
Initial Teacher Education in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Pakai
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 158-175
Description
Looks at the challenges that were faced in getting accreditation for the Maori teacher education program.
Intermarriage: Its Role and Importance within Early New Zealand Shore Whaling Stations
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily V. Owen
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 2007.
An Introduction to Te Ao Māori -- The Māori World
Alternate Title
An Introdution to the Te Ao Maori -- The Maori World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Best Practice Advocacy Centre New Zealand (bpacnz)
Description
Briefly discusses concepts dealing with health and wellness.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Treuer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 3-10
Description
The introduction by the guest editor to the special issue, "Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literatures" discusses a number of issues surrounding the endangered status of Indigenous languages and process of revitalization.
Issues of Language Across the Cultural [and Colonial] Divide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eileen Willis
Maria Rameka
Victoria Smye
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, September 2006, pp. 169-173
Description
Looks at the use of language across three different countries and the struggle for self-determination and elimiation of racism.
Keeping Our Fire Alive: Towards Decolonising Research in the Academic Setting
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Sheila Hardy
Susan Manitowabi
Anne-Marie Mawhiney
Emily Faries
Kelly Gibson-van Marrewijk
Nancy Tobias
Mikare Taitoko
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Explores the challenges of collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous social science researchers in Canada and New Zealand.