American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 31-54
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Study analyzes 24 years of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data (1991-2015) from eight states to examine the degree to which Indigenous people are overrepresented in the lower paying, less desirable, non-managerial, public sector positions in local and state government bureaucracies and underrepresented in the more desirable, better paying, managerial positions.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
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Article summarizes main themes of a Symposium with health care providers, researchers, elders and public health officials. Focuses on identifying emerging challenges, trends and potential solutions for the increasing number of infants and children affected by prenatal opioid use.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-30
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Author examines the use of color by the Haida and Tlingit nations; discusses the cultural significance of the colors used, and the components of and technologies for creating the pigments.
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 2, June 19, 2019 , pp. 131-150
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Researchers assess peer-reviewed research and government gray literature to determine the current level of knowledge regarding the effects of, and conflicts between aircrafts and traditional subsistence harvesters and their communities in Alaska. Findings indicate a data gap that will require cooperation between rural communities, aircraft users, and decision-makers.
Supplementary Appendix 1 contains a table of literature search results and bibliography of the relevant literature.
Michael Fredericks discusses her company's philosophy and first project using a participate design concept at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Facility at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Duration: 47:37.
PBS Frontline documentary examines the sexual abuse of children committed by Catholic Church priests and employees during the late 1960s and early 1970s in St. Michael, Alaska.
Contains graphic descriptions that some viewers may find disturbing.
Duration: 28:16.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
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Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 258-272
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Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.