American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cristina Stanciu
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 87-115
Description
Brief biography of the author, orator, rights activist and reformer of Native American policy.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 87.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-12
Description
Discusses research practice model which is based on that indigenous ways of knowing, cultural practices, and provides pathways to strengthening community-based programs through collaborative research.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 7-17
Description
Reviews Indigenous infant mortality, stillbirth, birth weight, and preterm birth outcomes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
Study gathered information from Canadian Aboriginal writers, directors and producers about current status of the industry, barriers to production, sources of funding, and opportunities to increase the number of films created.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 76-83
Description
Discusses the adoption of United Nations Declaration on of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and self-determination.
To access this article, scroll down to page 76.
Examines the link between Indigenous librarianship and Indigenous approaches to knowledge systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Entry in the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd Edition, edited by Marcia J. Bates, Mary Niles Maack.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 52, no. 3, 2013, pp. 3-20
Description
"This article examines how Indigenous oral traditions and pedagogies inform coursework for elementary education preservice teachers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Education".
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxiii-xxvii
Description
Presents the People Awakening Project as a good example of a strength-based and culturally-appropriate approach.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxiii.
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines the evolution of the relationship between tourism and Indigenous peoples; and discusses the proposed six-stage model and sustainability implications of the model.
Website has links to news/events, resources, newsletters and projects to advance Indigenous health and science research and reduce health disparities in urban Native communities.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Mary Eunice Romero-Little
Larisa Warhol
Ofelia Zepeda
Description
Study of five Native American languages and three language families over a period of five years.
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.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Driscoll
Tenaya Sunbury
Janet Johnston
Sue Renes
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21405
Description
Results from 91 participants in a one-year study showed that the community-based system is an effective study method and should be expanded nationally.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susan D. Penfield
Description
Comments on two courses: grant writing and language documentation.
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.