Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 19-21
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Describes the State Conference of the Aboriginal Disability Network, held in November 2002 which was convened to bring together Australian Aboriginal people with disabilities and families and health providers from across New South Wales, Australia.
Looks at strategies of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal loggers; examines the historical context behind the confusion and conflict seen in the Aboriginal forestry practices of one First Nation community; and offers recommendations for Aboriginal forestry policy in New Brunswick.
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 15, no. 1, 2003, pp. 28-52
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Evaluates the contribution of Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé to the Supreme Court of Canada with respects to the economic rights of minorities, including women.
Federal Court of Appeal upheld decision concerning lower pension benefits for First Nation people on-reserve, who had not contributed to the Canada Pension Plan until 1988.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 91-102
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Author discusses different factors that have led to and possible solutions to the education gap that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the United States.
Child Welfare, vol. 82, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 201-207
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Describes collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 99-118
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The author argues for engagement with Indigenous communities in developing housing policy that can properly address the needs of their growing urban populations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2003, pp. 80-90
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Discusses the roots of Native American anger and suggests that rather than trying to avoid it, everyone involved should explore the causes and develop a true understanding of them.
New Centennial Review, The, vol. 3, no. 3, Fall, 2003, pp. 205-233
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Discussion on how Indian loving and Indian hating constitute two sides of the same racialization of the Indigenous populations of the Americas; and how this duality has been significant to the process of the self development of the colonizer.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 7-13
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Examines the link between intergenerational trauma and substance abuse; and discusses approaches to incorporate historical trauma theory in the treatment, research and evaluation of unresolved grief.
Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 49, no. 2, 2003, pp. 155-163
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Discusses how many Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and cultural heritage as a result of Australian government laws, policies and practices.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 11, Supplement, October 2003, p. 15
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Article attempts to identify issues and concepts to guide in developing culturally appropriate mental health strategies; argues the mental health problems have social origins that require social and political solutions.
Discusses how the Irish have facilitated litigation in the interests of justice regarding the removal of children from their families and how that concept could be applied in Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 28-31
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Co-chair of Reconciliation Australia stresses that gatherings such as health conferences should be action driven in order to improve health and social outcomes.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 61-73
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Describes the literacy program for the Moose Cree Education Authority in Moose Factory, Ontario which is designed to help learners attain the necessary skills to secure employment, encourage enrolment in further training or education, and achieve personal independence.
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 240-244
Description
Looks at the six priorities for the future success of First Nations public libraries. The current priorities are start-up support, sustainability, schooling, staffing, salaries and succession planning.
Canadian Geographic, vol. 123, no. 1, January-February 2003, p. 43
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Mushuau Innu hopeful that improved living conditions at new townsite of Namashish, which they helped design, will have positive effects on their community.