Social Epidemiology of Trauma Among Two American Indian Reservation Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spero M. Manson
Janette Beals
Suzell A. Klein
Calvin D. Croy
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 851-856
Description
Concludes that Aboriginal people in the United States live in an adverse and violent environment that places them at higher risk for exposure to traumatic experiences.
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2005, pp. 341-354
Description
Study based on information gathered from Oglala Lakota Souix participants from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota found two personal themes and three environmental emerged with regard to tissue donation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies , 2005, pp. 1-14
Description
Article outlines steps the Coquille took to strengthen claims of tribal sovereignty by investment in education, active participation in academic research, and the re-establishment of relationships through potlatches (gift giving) ceremonies.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005, pp. 117-157
Description
Author compares the Australian High Court's unwillingness to accommodate claims of sovereignty or self-government with those of other common law countries, namely United States and Canada.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Bridging the Digital Divide, Summer, 2005
Description
Discusses the mostly successful integration of wireless technology into the Navajo Nation and the sharing of this success with other indigenous peoples around the world.
We Are the Manifestations of Our Ancestor's Prayers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Cross
Cindy Blackstock
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 9-14
Description
"The articles in this issue, together, tell a story of Indigenous peoples embracing their rights and engaging with non-Aboriginal peoples to uphold those rights."
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Face of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 305-311
Description
Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
Documentary about the challenges faced by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and how they have combined economic development in the form of tourism, cultural preservation, and spirituality as a means to carry the tribe into the future.
Duration: 1:26:30.
Book reviews of:
Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors by Charlotte Cote.
The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery by Eugene Y. Arima and Alan L. Hoover.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 123.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 97-111
Description
Asserts that withholding knowledge is an act of resistance and argues that to fully understand Native American people is how a dominant society gains a sense of mastery and control.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the challenges to provide potable water to communities in Ontario; the role of government centered policy development and the identification of areas needing supportive policy.
Winterthur Portfolio, vol. 51, no. 2/3, Summer/Autumn, 2017, pp. 95-133
Description
Uses various architecture drafts for the exhibit to examine how the school was to be a physical manifestation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' assimilationist agenda.
Variety of statistics dealing with demographics, characteristics of preprimary, elementary, high school, and postsecondary students, and educational outcomes.