International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 3, 2010, pp. 236-252
Description
Examines trends in diabetes, mostly by using population-based data, but also including discussions on risk factors, awareness, funding and case findings.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 83-85
Description
Book review of: A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee by Jack B. Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of the Dietetic Association, vol. 101, no. 7, July 2001, pp. 802-806
Description
Study conducted with a sample of 50 high school volunteers investigated adolescent dietary behaviours, nutrition adequacy and disease-prevention planning in a group susceptible to type 2 diabetes.
Report offers 26 recommendations for library staff and researchers seeking to decolonize their services in regards to collaborative research with Indigenous communities, the products of that research, and previously acquired archival materials. Multiple case studies included; majority are Canadian, but also includes cases from Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the United States.
Dine Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Klara Kelley
Harris Francis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 55-82
Description
Authors describes the Diné system of clans and kinship, and suggest that rooted as it is in an ethic of universal relatedness, it might hold solutions for dealing with environmental and political instability.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 1, 2019, pp. 63-78
Description
Uses qualitative interviews with healers to discuss the issues associated with maintaining the traditional uses of tobacco in Diné (Navajo) culture while discouraging use of commercial tobacco, and to suggest culturally informed solutions.
Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Outcomes and Behaviors between Older Adults in Alaska and the Contiguous US: Evidence from a National Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven A. Cohen
Ana X. Talamas
Natalie J. Sabik
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses data from 165 295 respondents from the 2016 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess how sociodemographic factors affect healthy ageing in Alaskan older adults. Findings suggest some significant differences between Alaska the continental U.S. exist and that programs designed to reduce disparities and promote healthy behaviours should be tailored to fit the target population.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Human Biology, vol. 73, no. 1, February 2001, pp. 17-55
Description
Analysis of 185 individuals from various tribes suggests large population movements and the mixing of lineages. Results appear to be consistent with linguistic movement.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
Description
Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 2, December 5, 2019, pp. 1-22
Description
Article discusses the different ways that Something Inside is Broken brings attention decolonization and how the language and music in the piece are both made to serve this purpose.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 43-76
Description
Uses historical resources (oral histories, interviews, and archival materials) and contemporary popular culture to describe and discuss the elaborate Diné clan systems and extended kinship relationships and networks.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 21-27
Description
Examines the effects of the tourism and mining industries on the northern Arizona ecosystem and suggests management strategies aimed at minimizing the impact on traditional way of life.
GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, vol. 16, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 69-92
Description
Looks at how Two-Spirit critiques, critiques that centralize Native peoples, nations, identities, land bases, and survival tactics, challenge and strengthen work in queer studies.
Cumberland Law Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 2001-2002, pp. 281-310
Description
Argues that the Canadian experience of joint government/church involvement in residential schools proves the validity of American policy of separation of church and state, and the court decisions which upheld it.
Author speaks about the six determinants of form, Native societies and traditional dwellings. Uses examples from book produced in collaboration with architect Robert Easton.
Duration: 52:14.
Early American Literature, vol. 36, no. 3, December, 2001, pp. 325-352
Description
Investigates how early American literature portrayed death of Indigenous leaders and how such portrayals were used as a method of marginalizing the people.
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi interview 17 faculty members about their research and teaching practices. Report presents finding and suggestions for improving library services to faculty in the area of Hawaiian Studies.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article details the sustainable energy policies and practices that have implemented at the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) and describes how those practices have also created demonstrable economic benefits.