Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 11, Supplement, October 2003, p. 15
Description
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.
Reports on several Indigenous organizations that advocate
the defence of ecosystems, restoration of sustainable communities, and the protection of sacred sites.
Diabetes Care, vol. 26, no. 3, March 2003, pp. 861-868
Description
Study examines if insulin resistance (IR) and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) are independent of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in non-diabetic Native Americans.
International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, vol. 4, no. 1, 2003, pp. 87-99
Description
Looks at a gaming enterprise that has developed human resources tools and practices that could be adapted or applied in other hospitality organizations .
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 519-525
Description
Examines how Blackfeet author James Welch depicts characters from two eras who improvise and appropriate Blackfeet and white cultures while facing loss of political autonomy, illness and attack while retaining hope for the future.
Intergenerational Transfer of Ethnic Identity in Canada at the Turn of the 21st Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeline A. Kalbach
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 135-[?]
Description
Analyzes special tabulations gathered in the 2001 Census of Canada to explore how Canadians identify themselves ethnically as opposed to their ethnic ancestry.
Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy N. Edgar
Robert K. Paterson
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [1]-2
Description
Introduction to special issue consisting of papers delivered at a conference held May 20-21, 1994 entitled Material Culture in Flux--Repatriation of Cultural Property.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 46-49
Description
Short Introductory piece to the special issue which describes the editor’s experience following the release of the Call for Papers for an AIQ issue dedicated to the experience of Indigenous students, staff and faculty within the academic intuition.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 3/4, Special Issue: Urban American Indian Women's Activism, Summer - Autumn, 2003, pp. 491-504
Description
Lengthy introductory editorial provides some preamble to the special issue on the activist work of Indigenous women in urban centers, and a lead-in for each of the articles contained therein.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 195-207
Description
Study examines perceived roles in educating Inuit students. Data suggests teacher role definitions may have positive and negative effects on students through classroom and community interactions.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 7, July 2003, pp. 3423-3426
Description
Study conducted on the Six Nations and New Credit reserves. Results suggest that yeast populations from Indigenous communities in North America may be unique and relatively rare.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 75-83
Description
Discusses "The People Awakening Project", a University of Alaska Fairbanks project interested in sobriety and stories of personal suffering from alcohol abuse.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 132-154
Description
Author discusses the pressure put on Indigenous academics by their Euro-American colleagues to conform to the culture of the University in order to receive tenure, and the conflicts that this can create for Indigenous academics in their communities.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 33
Description
Aboriginal Liaison Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in the Sydney (Australia) area recounts the circumstances which led to him occupying his current position.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 840-861
Description
Commentary originating from the American Studies Association 2002 meeting, individual activists are featured as well as concerns regarding research ethics.