American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, 1995, pp. 125-133
Description
Argues that the Exxon Valdex oil spill would become the scapegoat for the many changes in the Alutiiq environment that have occurred in the twentieth century, including glacier ice melt, earthquakes, tidal waves, avalanches, volcanic eruptions and massive storms.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 264-275
Description
Presents a set of recommendations which are related to research opportunities to help give the development of future health research in circumpolar neuroscience and behaviour.
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Study conducted using interviews with 62 Alaska Native individuals who had attended schools or had parents who had experienced them. Looked at: disruption of family, multiple losses, coping strategies, and resilience.
Showed mental health outcomes for those attending boarding school fell in to five categories: severely impacted, ambivalent, positive, activated and driven.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 39-59
Description
Examines the connection between body and technology and wellness. Also seeks understanding of why local residents consider traditional activities a solution to social problems such as substance abuse.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. 8-18
Description
Overview of the general health of the Yup'ik people and the efforts by the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) to assess the risk and protection factors regarding obesity, chronic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Focuses on Tlingit crest designs woven on the front panels of the Chilkat tunics and the transitioning of these patterns to certain styles used in weaving.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 30-31
Description
Discussion on the goals of the Tumitchiat Leadership Summit in Barrow, Alaska, including maintaining the Inupiaq culture and encouraging youth to carry on with higher education.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 3, 2010, pp. 236-252
Description
Examines trends in diabetes, mostly by using population-based data, but also including discussions on risk factors, awareness, funding and case findings.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 1, 2007, pp. 24-43
Description
Focuses on disseminating research findings to communities in a manner that is culturally appropriate and useful, and also looks at maintaining a good relationship between the Alaska communities and the Center for Alaska Native Heath Research.
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.