Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
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Amy Wiita
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Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Goal was to measure intake of subsistence foods so that contaminant content and potential health effects could be identified. Sample consisted of 665 individuals between the 13 and 88 from 13 villages.
Human Ecology, vol. 32, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 421-441
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Assesses the impacts of the 1984 change in Alaska fire policy from one of exclusion to one of management on Native land use in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife
Refuge.
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2005, pp. 662-667
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Contends that understanding patterns and burden of disease in AI/AN populations may contribute to the development of preventative strategies and understanding the etiology.