Western Journal of Medicine, vol. 171, no. 1, July 1999, p. 10
Description
Indian Health Service patient registration database indicates Native American youth had a higher rate of injury than non-Native youth, especially from motor vehicles accidents and assaults.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 3, Winter, December 1999, pp. 41-51
Description
Reviews how the assertion by Aboriginal peoples that they define their own histories served to interrupt and redefine the western idea of scholarly privilege, as it applied to several public representations of indigenous languages and cultures at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 230, no. 1-3, June 1, 1999, pp. 1-82
Description
Reviews studies and identifies gaps in knowledge in the areas of: susceptibility, degree of exposure, health implications, and requirements for risk management.
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, vol. 5, no. 2, 1999, pp. 219-241
Description
Results of study conducted of First Nations graduates of the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) shows impact of Aboriginal identity on school practices and development in their communities.
Citizenship Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 27-43
Description
Discussion of the issues of 'Indian status' and blood. In this way the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake examines who should belong, be a member and have citizenship.
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 26, no. 4, April 1999, pp. 425-438
Description
Residue identification criteria used with 200 vessel samples taken from 18 Western Canadian sites to identify the food which had been cooked in the vessels.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 41, no. 2, April 1999, pp. 249-260
Description
Attributes lack of impact by research to concentrating on historical injustices and racial and cultural differences. Author asserts that new initiatives, like restorative justice, will fail unless subjected to scrutiny.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, September/October 1999, p. 2
Description
Provides update on the upcoming Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Conference to be held in October 1999 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, July/August 1999, pp. 22-24
Description
Paper discusses the partnerships that have been developed to create stronger links between the Australian Aboriginal community, Aboriginal health services and mainstream health services.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 308-316
Description
Examines barriers Native American students face and ways for Universities to attract students through increased financial aid, advertising, personal faculty outreach and establishing Native American resource centres.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 64-99
Description
Overview of the education history of the Band, which indicates the need for local control of its education. Describes a workshop where educational philosophy goals were developed.
Addresses the question of involving anthropologists in political and legal matters between the First Nations and the government of Canada, as in the Delgamuukw case.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 14, no. 2, Autumn, 1999, pp. 77-91
Description
Looks at the historical conferences on the multi- and interdisciplinary field of Native American Studies held in the Spring and Summer of 1998 and organized by the University of California.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, July/August 1999, p. 32
Description
Stresses the importance of good data collection in order to deliver quality health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander citizens in Australia.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 13-23
Description
Featuring the prose poetry of Native American writer Joy Harjo, Johnson offers an analysis of the poet's style and form and discusses the reader's responsibilities within the context of the work In Mad Love and War.
MFS: Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, Native American Literature, Spring, 1999, pp. 1-9
Description
Essay introduces special issue marking the 30th anniversary of N. Scott Momaday winning the 1969 Pulitzer prize for fiction for his book House of Made of Dawn.