Project had three main objectives: access to land tenure and population statistics for U.S. tribal groups, create maps in digital form referenced to the U.S. Geological Survey maps, and to create a printed atlas from information collected.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, Supplement 1, April 2009, pp. S77-S82
Description
Discusses ways to change research paradigm by introducing a community based model which includes building and sustaining collaborative relations, cultural implementation of programs, and spreading research findings from a tribal perspective.
E Law: Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 38-71
Description
Discusses the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian federal government and the lack of any similar actions by the governments of the other two countries.
Book review of: Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land by Rosita Worl.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 1, no. 2, Autumn, 1985, pp. 23-28
Description
Explains the learning of sex roles, for men the way of bravery, fortitude, generosity and wisdom and for women the goals of industry, hospitality, kindness and chastity. Discusses naming ceremonies, the mysterious and unexplainable wakan ki, and other aspects of culture.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 70, no. 6, November 2009, pp. 971-981
Description
Study shows that three categories of events (major childhood events, traumas, and witnessed violence) increased the odds of early substance use and substance-use disorder.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2009, pp. 61-65
Description
Review essay of: The Choctaws in Oklahoma by Clara Sue Kidwell and How Choctaws Invented Civilization and Why Choctaws Will Conquer the World by D. L. Birchfield.
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. 1323-1342
Description
Compares chronic respiratory symptoms among selected Indigenous people with non-indigenous peers and reviews evidence for treatment.
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. 1441-1459
Description
Lists key recommendations relating to issues pertaining to Type 2 diabetes.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virginie Vaté
Céline Petit
Marie-Amélie Salabelle
Description
Compares three case studies which show how games play a central role in different areas of the North.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 77, no. 4, 2009, p. 751–762
Description
Examines the meaning of healing among the staff and clients of a Native American community-based counseling program regarding the therapeutic approach used to address the harmful psychosocial legacy of the Aboriginal residential schools.
Assessed disability type and incidence, limitations, employment and concerns and barriers.
Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Conference, Symposium on Special Education and Rehabilitation, 2009.
Community Readiness Model for HIV/AIDS Prevention (Revised Edition)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara A. Plested
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Ruth W. Edwards
Description
Discusses an assessment model that creates effective, culturally appropriate, and community specific strategies to address HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention.