New York History, vol. 95, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 408-431
Description
Discusses the New York state-appointed doctor's efforts to protect children from contagious diseases and advocate for improvements in health care delivery to Native American population.
Quality Education for Minorities Network (QEM) Native American Males Workshop Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Description
Workshop involved representatives of institutions which serve this particular population. Objective was to identify best practices for channeling enrollment into science programs and increasing graduation rates.
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peterson Zah
Description
Simon Ortiz introduces Dr. Peterson Zah who speaks on the history of Native American education, Navajo education and student recruitment. Fifth installment of lecture series.
Duration: 1:12:14
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 198-200
Description
A review of Finding a Way to the Heart: Feminist Writings on Aboriginal and Women’s History in Canada edited by Robin Jarvis Brownlie and Valerie J. Korinek.
Leonie Sandercock answers questions about her film which exposed a dark side of Canada's past history to the present situation of two First Nations communities, Burns Lake Band and the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, in north central British Columbia.
Duration: 24:09.
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 58, no. 1, 2014, pp. 124-144
Description
An examination on how scholars can find the balance between the positive effects and the loss of culture when addressing the experiences of Indigenous boarding school students.
Looks at some of the problems in the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school systems including: recruitment of effective teachers to work in remote locations, compliance with academic standards, introducing research-based reforms, and working with less resources and funding.
Discusses the program administered by the First Nations and Métis Health Service (FNMHS) in the Saskatoon Health Region, principles of patient navigation and the role of the navigator, evidence of success in both general and Indigenous populations, and the Walking Forward, Northwest Tribal Cancer, and Native Sisters initiatives.
Cites material dealing with historical context, funding, administration, policing arrangements, characteristics of the current model, crime, and victimization. Current as of 2013.
Women's History Review, vol. 23, no. 6, 2014, pp. 976-995
Description
Using a gendered approach to look at the history of Indigenous women's participation and impact on sports culture. Focuses on the Indigenous boarding school basketball team the Fort Shaw Blues.
Video highlights efforts to increase number of Ojibwe speakers through establishment of immersion schools and by recording elders' stories. Focuses on two schools: Niigaane School in Minnesota and Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School in Wisconsin.
Duration: 56:41.
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 07]
[The Medicine of Food: The Primary Relation]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Renee Dufault
Description
Webcast of a presentation given at the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium by an Environmental Health Officer regarding food ingredient safety and exposure to chemicals during food consumption.
Duration: 27:37.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Discusses how the Cultural Preservation Endowment Program supports multiple cultural revitalization projects to preserve language, history, art, music, and dance.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 409-434
Description
Looks at six states with the largest percentage of American Indian populations and analyzes if a proportional representation of American Indians hold desirable positions in state and local governments.
Looks at re-designing Indigenous school-based health programs and practices to include indigenous ways of knowing, learning, traditions, and values of the community.
Discusses the secondary effects of colonization on a developing nation.
Bachelor's Thesis towards undergraduate degree in [English Language and Literature]--University of West Bohemia, 2014.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 461-463
Description
Book review of French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630–1815 edited by Robert Englebert and Guillaume Teasdale.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 461.
"This essay examines the legacy of colonialism in museums and, in combination with social digitization trends, its impact on current museum attendance trends".
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in History and Geography--Texas Christian University, 2014.
Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Description
Looks at the historical context of Indigenous gambling, how these traditions have been maintained and how they continue to influence contemporary gambling practices.
Chapter 20 from Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues edited by Peter Menzies and Lynn F. Lavallée.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Summarizes lessons learnt from a project that facilitated the discussion on issues of survival in the academy and social work programs; and discusses experiences of personal and collective healing.