American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 52, no. 3-4, 2013, pp. 393-405
Description
Interviews with Inupiaq young people revealed that relationships (or their loss) were a important source of stress, but at the same time a chief source of material and affective support.
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 48-54
Description
Highlights chapters from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education report on school districts, schools, principals, teachers and students.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 61-70
Description
Discusses the role of reoccurring themes and metaphors in the traditional stories of the Yup’ik people by comparing two different narratives “The Boy Who Went to Live with the Seals” and “The Girl Who Returned from the Dead.”
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology, vol. 124, no. 2, October 1999, pp. 181-186
Description
Reports the mercury levels in five subsistence fish, northern pike, burbot, whitefish, grayling and sheefish, from the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska.
Components of Successful HIV / AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David D. Barney
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Tracy Speier
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 202-217
Description
Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 297-319
Description
Study uses information from surveys of villagers and service providers—including VPSO coordinators, Alaska State Troopers, business owners, social services workers, BIA employees—conducted in two different villages to contrast the different perceptions of Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs).
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.
Looks at the history, artistic and cultural value of Alutiiq masks, and discusses some of the challenges for future masters to carry Alutiiq traditions forward.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 10, October 2011, pp. 1836-1840
Description
Looks at a different model of care to address dental disease prevention and restorative care in rural communities through the use of dental health aide therapists.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 119-141
Description
Authors examine the comparatively low suicide rate among the Unangax, an Indigenous group in Alaska, and the protective factors that are at play in their communities in order to make recommendations for suicide prevention strategies; advocate for culturally relevant and identity affirming mental health services.