American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 119-131
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Examines the 1988 U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act as a vehicle for self-government; also argues that there is a need to look at pathological gambling behaviour in the state.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 149-170
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Reports on a number of findings regarding the typical Indian elder who tends to be poor, live in a rural area with urban numbers increasing, live with extended family, and they tend to be located west of the Mississippi River.
Child Welfare, vol. 74, no. 3, May 1995, pp. 525-[546]
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Surveys academic and nonacademic literature covering topics such as difficulty in providing service, relationship with welfare services and the state, and perspectives on child maltreatment.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 1-28
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Examines gender differences in five Native American societies in order to see the extent to which social conditions have molded gender roles in Native American cultures.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
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Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.
Compares the situation in Australia, Canada and the United States, as well the differing approaches to the high rate of Aboriginal incarceration and recidivism.
Ten-year anthroplogical study tracked students from 1980-1981 to 1988-1989. Author argues problems of retention and success in school are part of conflict in the larger community.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Fall , 1995, pp. 403-444
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Results of a ethnographic study on the lives of Navajo youth, describing the racial and cultural struggle between Native American Indians and non-Native Americans.
Review has shown that every land claim and settlement is different in a variety of terms, so as a result aspects of these treaty settlements will not necessarily be applicable to British Columbia.