South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, 2011, pp. 385-401
Description
Overview of settlement which transferred title to lands to for-profit corporations, changing communal lands into corporate property and ending Aboriginal fishing and hunting rights.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 291-296
Description
Discusses partnership between university-based research psychologist and staff from reservation-based substance abuse treatment program to develop intervention program for residents of Blackfeet Indian reservation.
Journal of Anthropology, vol. 2011, 2011, p. article no. 549521
Description
Examines cultural, biological, political and legal implications of using this method for determining group membership, and argues that cultural-specific approach is more appropriate.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Climate Commitment, Winter, 2011
Description
Report titled "Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations" presents findings indicating that Native Communities feel the impacts of climate change first.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. [48]-74
Description
Discusses the history of codifying societal and governance practices using examples from various First Nations, and argues that Gerald Vizenor's Constitution is part of this continuum.
Scroll to page 48 for article.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 1836-1840
Description
Looks at a different model of care to address dental disease prevention and restorative care in rural communities through the use of dental health aide therapists.
Volunteer Working Group on Dakota and Ojibwe Language Revitalization and Preservation
Description
Legislative report as required by Minnesota Laws 2009, Article 4, Section 9 includes status update of languages, best practices, identification of barriers, and recommendations.
American Anthropologist, vol. 113, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 162-191
Description
Book review of: Delaware Tribe in a Cherokee Nation by Brice Obermeyer.
All book reviews on one pdf. To access review, scroll down to appropriate page [181].
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 325-330
Description
Looks at initiative involving activities, individual and family treatment programs, public education and community mobilization, and law enforcement strategies using logic models.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 50, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-31
Description
"This article traces the Native American policy career of William Demmert, Jr. from the development and implementation of the Indian Education Act of 1972 through the implementation of the Executive Order on American Indian and Alaska Native Education signed by President Clinton to the initiation of a unique research partnership to document the impact of culturally based education on the academic achievement of Native American students".
Comments on the importance of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 which is meant to address the problem of children being placed outside of their families and communities.
Duration: 12:00.
Presents case studies of participants in the carbon market involving Haida Gwaii, Lummi Nation, Nez Perce, Poplar River First Nations Munsee Delaware Nation, Scolel Te Landowners, West Arnhem Landowners/North Indigenous Savannah Landowners and Maori Landowners.
Speaker discusses the program of preservation and conservation undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the New Deal era. Also features screening of newsreel, Timber and Totem Poles by the Forest Service.
Duration: 45:34.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 1-7
Description
Focuses on the Navajos' ability to selectively and successfully incorporate elements from the outside world into their lives without losing their culture.
Comments on how Latin American Indigenous Peoples (LAIP) reproduce cultural practices in a transnational setting.
Comparative Ethnic Studies (B.A.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2011.
Investigates literature-based assumptions about gifted Native American youth with input from educators on the Navajo, Standing Rock and Red Lake reservations.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2011 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Fall, 2011, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at maintaining cultural identity while living in an urban environment.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 302-308
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of treatment, prevention and recovery programs at the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area.