American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 8, August 2005, pp. 1325-1329
Description
Discusses introducing the pediatric oral health therapist into the tribal health care system as an alternative way to address problems with dental disease and access to care.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 241-246
Description
Overview of issue articles highlighting traditional support and innovative projects for healthier lifestyles, the state of HIV in communities, information on current rates of HIV, substance use, STIs and other risk factors.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 44-65
Description
Study presents traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) gathered from 40 subsistence hunters and fishers in an Inupiat village on the Alaska North Slope; includes observations of the physical environment and the condition/wellbeing of the animals harvested.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 8-23
Description
Discusses the need for an educational process that accepts and integrates the diversity in Indigenous worldviews, knowledge and systems central to ways of viewing and relating to the world.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 367-385
Description
Examines the experiences of two novice teachers, one a cultural "insider" and one an "outsider", with a program based on Yup'ik cultural norms and knowledge.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 273-280
Description
Outlines the overlap between sexual, physical and substance abuse and increased HIV risk behaviours amid urban Native women in the San Francisco Bay area.
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Description
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 107-111
Description
Comments on a successful program that returned the Yup'ik language into the classroom.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, vol. 93, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 1-25
Description
Summarizes the trends and areas of fallout in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Tracks concentrations in the Caniapiscau herd of central Québec and discusses the potential impact on health.
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2005, pp. 662-667
Description
Contends that understanding patterns and burden of disease in AI/AN populations may contribute to the development of preventative strategies and understanding the etiology.
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.
American Antiquity, vol. 72, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 691-717
Description
Discussion of an archaeology site in Alaska which contains 267 mostly whole tools which exhibit a wide range of tool forms and production technologies.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 321-329
Description
Study aimed to increase number of individuals able to understand their HIV status through preventative educational presentation and one-on-one counseling.