Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 51, no. 1-3, April 1996, pp. 45-57
Description
Emphasizes the need to provide immediate, short and medium-term benefits, rather than waiting the 8-10 years it may take for monetary reimbursement, when new plant derived therapeutics based on Indigenous Knowledge are being explored. The article uses examples of initiatives taken by Shaman Pharmaceuticals and the Healing Forest Conservancy.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 135-138
Description
Book review of: Bitter Feast: Amerindians and Europeans in Northeastern North America. 1600-64 by Denys Delage; translated from the French by Jane Brierly.
Public Historian , vol. 18, no. 4, Representing Native American History, Fall, 1996, pp. 119-143
Description
Discusses the history of collecting skeletal remains and associated objects for study or display purposes and the Indigenous movement to have scientific or cultural institutions return them to their nations for proper funeral and burial rights. Looks at the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and similar State-enacted legislation.
American Ethnologist, vol. 23, no. 1, February 1996, pp. 148-150
Description
Book reviews of: Who Needs the Past? Indigenous Values and Archaeology edited by R. Layton, Conflict in the Archaeology of Living Traditions edited by R. Layton, and Archaeological Approaches to Cultural Identity edited by S.J. Shennan.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 3, Fall, 1996, p. 192
Description
Discussion of implications for Canada, if Quebec were to leave Confederation and how Canada would still be required to fulfil its obligations to Aboriginal Peoples.
Aboriginal and Islander Health worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 47-48
Description
Review of health promotion by the National Health and Medical Research Council's Health Advancement Standing Committee in partnership with The Health Australia Project Team.
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 18, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 22-27
Description
Study examines the relatively low rate of cancer among Native Americans compared to the Caucasian population. Findings revealed that there were some exceptions to the previous statement.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 52, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 85-94
Description
Field study based on interviews and information sessions aimed at gathering information about the use of medicinal plants by the Carrier people of northcentral British Columbia.
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 8-9
Description
Some changes over the last twenty five years include less infectious diseases in children and the addition of Aboriginal organizations like the ATSIC and the Land Councils.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, p. 515
Description
Discussion of the use of symbols and "Indianization" of Christianity, and the reclamationof Anishnaabe identity, which is a private matter.
Human Organization, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 324-333
Description
Argues that the generalist approach of an anthropologist is an advantage when conducting urban research and illustrates the point with five involvements: needs assessments, participation in social planning, health promotion, indicators of immigrant/refugee adaptation and informational needs of the visually impaired; all projects were carried out in Saskatoon.
Anthropology of Consciousness, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 30-43
Description
Compares one child's experience of growing up in the Gitxsan/Witsuwit'en culture to that of a child adopted out of the community in terms of the cultural belief of rebirth of an Elder or relative in a baby.
A Comment on John Rowzée Peyton and the Mound Builders: The Elevation of a 19th Century Fraud to a 20th Century Myth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey K. Yelton
American Antiquity, vol. 54, no. 1, January 1989, pp. 161-165
Description
Discusses how the mound builder myth may have been created from stories of John Rowzée' Peyton's in 1774, and writings of John Lewis Peyton, his grandson.
American Antiquity, vol. 54, no. 4, October 1989, pp. 851-855
Description
Criticism of the article, "Identification of Cultural Site Formation Processes through Microdebitage Analysis" by Kathleen Hull in American Antiquity, Vol. 52, No. 4. (Oct., 1987) at pages 772-783.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 86, October 1996, pp. 1362-1364
Description
Asserts that the Indian Health Service (IHS) should be the health system of choice for all American citizens, and recalls the many political events that has affected the BIA's budget and mandate.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Description
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.