Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
"This article briefly reviews the status of urban indigenous families and discusses an innovative all-Native-American preschool, an early childhood initiative created to address the achievement gap."
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 2, Digital Technologies and Native Literature, Summer, 2011, pp. 100-103
Description
Book review of: The Sweet Smell of Home by Leonard F. Chana, Susan Lobo, and Barbara Chana.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 100.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ofelia Zepeda
Description
Looks at the contributions of many in their efforts to promote and maintain the Indigenous languages of the United States.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Presents a website that highlights a literacy program for children and their families. The program celebrates and explores stories through books, oral traditions and art.
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. lxiv-lxviii
Description
Project goal is to develop a mental health curriculum sensitive to Native American values.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page lxiv.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 289-314
Description
Looks at 2 projects, a summer study based on holistic learning and a medicine wheel garden project in support of an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences.
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures, June 2011, pp. 1-6
Description
Book reviews of: Native American Fiction: A User's Manual by David Treuer.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History by Daniel Heath Justice.
Discusses how Sherman Alexie (screenplay) and Chris Eyre (director) chose to portray American Indians in the film.
Excerpt from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Oliver
Peter Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Looks at the three points of law concerning the Supreme Court's Carcieri decision which concerned taking lands into trust for Indian tribes federally recognized in 1934 when the IRA (Indian Reorganizaiton Act) was passed.