Botany, vol. 86, no. 2, Special Issue on Ethnobotany, 2008, pp. 157-163
Description
Study demonstrates that medicinal knowledge is a well-preserved tradition and useful for the integration of Inuit traditional medicine with Western practices.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, 2008, pp. 128-145
Description
Looks at the unique perspective of Northern Archaic settlement patterns, land use and the large number of prehistoric tent ring sites in the central Brooks Range, Alaska.
Book review: The Original Journal of Charles Larpenteur by Charles Larpenteur, transcribed and annotated by Erwin N. Thompson and edited by Michael M. Casler.
Risk Analysis, vol. 28, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1497-1506
Description
Argues that risk assessment methods which were developed to estimate maximum safe exposures for the general population are not adequate when dealing with populations that rely more heavily on hunting, fishing and trapping as primary food sources.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 3, 2008, pp. 654-660
Description
Describes four wild berries traditionally consumed by Native American and First Nations communities and the health benefits derived from their consumption.
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 115-141
Description
Gives context of the dispute and occupation of Anicinabe Park, in Kenora, Ontario which brought about a new era of bad relations and distrust between the Canadian Government and Native groups.
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 4, March-April 2008, pp. 29-[?]
Description
Book reviews: Uncommon Legacies: Native American Art From the Peabody Essex Museum by John R. Grimes, Christian Feest, and Mary Lou Carran.
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rhinehard Photograph Collection by Simon J. Ortiz.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 108, no. 9, September 2008, pp. 1508-1511
Description
Results of a two year study conducted through the Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic which tested levels of the vitamin and serum glucose.