American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 27-52
Description
Examines the United States government's case against American Indian Movement activist, Leonard Peltier and the FBIs unofficial agenda taken against AIMs political activism.
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.
Chapter 2 from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons Yazzie.
Comments on the success of a kindergarten class which mastered a vocabulary of 200 words and phrases at the end of 18 weeks.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1999, pp. [22]-41
Description
Discusses the problematic nature of recording tales for posterity in print while remaining true to the original meaning and spirit of the oral version. The article argues that those who do so are treading a fine line between author/ethnographer.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 137-163
Description
Presents the rhetorical-poetic devices used in the coyote narratives told to Harry Hoijer in the 1930s; argues that oral literature is a living tradition and narrative voices contribute to genealogies.
Contends Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844?-1891) first Native American autobiographer, is often regarded as an assimilationist, which contradicts her championing Paiute and tribal survival.
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 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.
Fictionalized narrative is based on authors' experiences working in rural communities, knowledge of substance abuse prevention programs, and discussions with residents about their needs and visions. Presents dilemmas, challenges and innovations specific to Alaska.
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.
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.
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.