International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, Supplement 1, 2007, pp. 54-60
Description
Found that 6% of adolescents evaluated by the Alaska Native Medical Center had been seen for self-harm related conditions due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Brief summary of literature related to preparing educators to bring about student success and discusses what success means to the students and their families.
Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Description
Reports on education, economic opportunity and employment, and administration of justice regarding Alaskan Natives. Provides recommendations for change.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
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Provides a summary of suicide by Greenland and Alaska Indigenous youth and how social determinants can effect those numbers.
Chapter in Children and Youth in Greenland - An Anthology edited by W Kahlig & N Banerjee
Brief discussion of art from the time museums ceased collecting extensively to the present, with some discussion on the prominent artists and their particular art form.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 34, no. 5, May 2007, pp. 1-11
Description
Reviews causes, transmission and prevention programs for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV/AIDS. Recommends incorporating frameworks of existing health and healing into prevention programs, increasing local involvement and cultural content and further research for STDs.