Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 151-168
Description
Looks at a curriculum, designed for Tribal Schools, that integrates science and Native American traditions to educate students on the importance of nutrition and physical activity for a healthy lifestyle.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 30-35
Description
Presents a speech given at the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture in 2009 by singer, writer, director, Robyn Archer regarding the things she learned about indigenous Australian culture.
Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 133, no. 9, November 1, 1985, pp. 859-863
Description
Argues that Aboriginals migrating from reserve to urban centres face additional obstacles to health due to the stress of adapting to new environment, communication difficulties and lack of familiarity with urban health care systems.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 55-56
Description
Reports on the efforts measuring the nutritional value of Australian Aboriginal bush foods and asks readers to assist their efforts by collecting bush foods on their behalf.
Story of a fist-time mother who consults two sources for information: her doctor for scientific view of birth and her grandmother for nurturing and traditional support.
For use with Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities.
Issue Analysis (Centre for Independent Studies) ; no. 122
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sara Hudson
Description
Examines the findings from the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores and questions some of the recommendations.
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
Canadian Native Law Reporter, vol. 1, 1992, pp. 40-69
Description
Examines a poorly reasoned decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Bear Island case in which there is a lack of analysis and failure to apply established principles of Aboriginal title, and departs from existing case law.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 337-360
Description
Article details the formation of the Western Shoshone National Council and their role in resisting the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission that the Indian title on their traditional territories was extinguished in the late 19th century.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 5, May 2010, p. 9
Description
Discussion of the anniversary celebration for the longest standing church in Saskatchewan located in Stanley Mission.
Article found by scrolling to page 9.
Discusses the linkage between the frontier culture and alcohol abuse, and the higher rates of consumption among Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals in Alaska and Northern Canada.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 126-136
Description
Outlines various responses to trauma and race-based traumatic stress suffered by Indigenous peoples as a result of government policies geared towards assimilation, and discusses how self-governed nations with connection to culture and spirituality can result in better outcomes for Indigenous peoples.