American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 239-262
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Editorial article examines how the execution of the Choctaw man Silon Lewis is framed in the social narrative which surrounds it and how that framing allows Lewis to be seen as a “savage” or villain rather that a hero protecting his people and culture.
Contends that fostering self esteem is a primary goal in socializing normal children as well as in specialized work with children and adolescents at risk.
Chapter from Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future by Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 341-344
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Reviews of two books: Yu'pik Elders at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin: Fieldwork Turned on Its Head by Ann Fienup-Rirodan.
Ciuliamta Akluit: Things of Our Ancestors by Marie Mead and Ann Fienup-Rirodan.
Social Semiotics, vol. 15, no. 1, Charged Crossings: Cultural Studies of Law, April 2005, pp. 59-80
Description
Discusses how past colonial laws have harmed Aboriginal peoples and offers alternative forms of justice to redress the effects of those policies and practices.
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Book review of: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929 by David A. Chang.
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Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Bridging the Digital Divide, Summer, 2005
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Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2010.
Based on viewpoints of Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, Helen Peterson, Oliver La Farge, and Hugh Butler.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
Description
Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
Searched conducted for articles and reports published between August 2015 and January 2017 using PsychINFO, Embase, CINAHL and Medline. Identified 14 items of strong and moderate quality with content pertaining to the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 343-354
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Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 355-359
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Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller and The Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest edited by Alexandra Harmon.
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
Review of the significant growth in Indigenous post-secondary education enrolment as a result of establishing interest-free loans and the lifting of enrolment caps.
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.