Michael Fredericks discusses her company's philosophy and first project using a participate design concept at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Facility at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Duration: 47:37.
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Description
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 509-518
Description
Author examines writings from a variety of historical sources—including those penned by explorers, historians and anthropologists—in an attempt to cultivate some increased understanding of the gender roles and power dynamics in early 19th century Omaha and Pawnee societies.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 33-70
Description
Looks at the historical relationship between the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico and the westward expansion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads, including the eventual removal of the Laguna Pueblo to Richmond, California.
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 221-227
Description
Response to Robert McGhee's article, "Aboriginalism and the Probems of Indigenous Archaeology", that questions Indigenous Archeology and the contributions of Indigenous Peoples in the field of archaeology.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 181-206
Description
Reviews the literature, and describes the results of the study which looked at language, cultural identity, gender and perceived teacher bias as factors influencing dropout rates.
American indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Lucille J. Watahomigie
Akira Y. Yamamoto
Ofelia Zepeda
Description
Offers some suggestions for community-based language restoration work.
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.
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 11, November 2010, pp. 2383-2389
Description
Discusses how changes in the treatment of diabetes in the Gila River Native American community over the past 30 years coincides with improvements in glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Study interviews engaged and non-engaged parents, teachers, and school administrators from six Saskatchewan high schools as well as national and international administrators. Concludes with recommendations.
Examines intentionally separate schools for African American students which still exist in spite of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision; Brown v. Board of Education.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 101-118
Description
Interprets the relationships between the settler colonizer, the Indigenous colonized, and a variety of differently categorized exogenous "Others" and how they interpenetrate and overlap, but remain separate as they co-define each other.
Video (30 min) explores the First Nations prophecy of spiritual rebirth for all North Americans. Includes historical background and interviews with residential school survivors.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 59-93
Description
Looks at archival evidence of Shab-eh-nay's life and experiences to challenge the racial stereotyping utilized by Chief Justice John Marshall regarding American Indian law and policy.