American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 784-789
Description
Describes a collaborative approach to reducing health disparities affecting Montana and Wyoming tribal nations while promoting health-protective practices and interventions.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 56-83
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Article examines the work of Fred Gone and Mark “Rex” Flying and their use of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) to collect and share the stories of the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine communities in Montana in order to tell the histories of their peoples.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 59-79
Description
Looks at the Messages for Health community-based research project which focuses on cervical cancer on the Apsáalooke Reservation. The objectives of the study include: decreasing screening barriers, increasing cervical cancer knowledge and increasing the proportion of young women who receive Pap tests.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 1, Telling Our Stories, Fall, 2005
Description
Highlights one individual's efforts to create programs to enhance the lives Native American youth through a boxing club, community center and possible suicide hot line.
Discusses the Potlach (potlatch) Artists project undertaken in the Pacific Northwest in terms of developing opportunities for marketing and financial support.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 95-120
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Examination of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) law and the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) program in the United States and how it has impacted Native Americans in a reservation context, specifically the Northern Cheyenne Nation.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 28, no. 3, April 2005, pp. 295-297
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Reports a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Montana and sites that the risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, have increased significantly over a 5-year period.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
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Discusses a film produced by the student television station at Salish Kootenai College (SKC), Sacred Salmon: A Gift to Sustain Life, that has received national acclaim. The film is about the health of the Columbia River salmon and the Yakama Nation.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
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Discusses the creation of an on-line newspaper at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana and how one journalism instructor, David Spear, explained the importance of community centered storytelling.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 41, no. 2, Special Issue, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Describes the Eagle Project, a partnership involving a tribal college, a mainstream institution, and businesses both public and private, to deliver programming.