Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 1, Sharing Aboriginal Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing, 2001, pp. 86-88
Description
Book review of: ah-ayitaw isi e-ki-kikeyihtahkik maskihkiy They Knew Both Sides of Medicine Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing, Told by Alice Ahenakew edited and translated by H.C. Wolfart and Freda Ahenakew.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 83, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 432-434
Description
Book review of: Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy stories from Alice Ahenakew, edited, translated and with a glossary by H.C. Wolfart and Freda Ahenakew.
Assisting American Indian Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Cope with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence W. Gross
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 373-409
Description
Article discusses the Vietnam veteran's experiences and calls for scholars to make practical suggestions for relieving the suffering of American Indian veterans.
Journal of Counseling & Development, vol. 83, no. 3, Summer, 2005, pp. 284-291
Description
Looks at a different perspective for the counseling profession to use based on American Indian perspectives on leadership and relational-cultural theory.
Psychological Services, vol. 12, no. 2, May 2015, pp. 83-91
Description
Looks at collaborative, community based development of an intervention program for treating substance use disorders that are opposite of the usual treatments.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 113-163
Description
Book reviews of 22 books:
African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizen by Celia E. Naylor.
American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher.
Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King.
Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660 by Cynthia J.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 111-127
Description
Focuses on the disconnect between the profession's required emphasis on bureaucratic policy and procedure, and Inuit collective belief systems. Specifically looks at child protection services.
Brief article on a presentation whose goal was to advocate incorporating the concept of "a healthy way of life" into nursing education and develop options for recruitment/retention of Aboriginals in the Faculty of Nursing.
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
Description
Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 237-257
Description
Author draws on historical manuscripts and ethnological studies of Cherokee spiritual and wellness practices; works to articulate the interaction between the healer, the patient, and the framework of cultural and spiritual beliefs around wellness and healing.
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 10, no. 9, Our Children and Youth are Sacred, November 2005, pp. 553-555
Description
Discusses using a holistic approach to improving Indigenous health and fostering the development of Aboriginal citizenship through early childhood development programs.