Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1-16
Description
Study interviews 15 seniors in Anchorage about the socio-cultural factors that influence their level of physical activity and their diet. Researchers identify six major themes: the media, friends and peers, family influences, social opportunities, ethnicity and subsistence practices, and weight loss/body weight concerns.
It’s all about Whanaungatanga: Alcohol Use and Older Maori in Aotearoa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Herbert
Christine Stephens
Margaret Forster
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 200-208
Description
Study of 19 participants notes a bias in research: normally being focused on alcohol misuse rather than on non-problematic use; works to focus on its use in the context of whanaungatanga (maintaining relationships). Findings highlight the importance of whanaungatanga among Māori; suggest events and activities that support whanaungatanga, rather than alcohol use, to enhance the well-being of older Māori.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 319-325
Description
Describes the Métis customs of adoption (Ka Oopikihtamashook) which are rooted in the wahkootowin (Indigenous frameworks of kinship). Examines the adoptions of several historical figures in the Métis community to further contextualize these practices of creating and maintaining familial and community relationships.
Kaupapa Korero: A Maori Cultural Approach to Narrative Inquiry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicity Ware
Mary Breheny
Margaret Forster
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 45-53
Description
Focuses on Maori principles, concept of narrative and analysis, and argues this approach ensures how the stories are shared, presented and understood conforms to cultural preferences.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 300-308
Description
Reconsiders the colonial narrative surrounding Pocahontas and Wahunsenaca (Powhatan) created by John Smith in Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles (1624) as a “mode of storytelling that destroys and moves to supplant traditional Indigenous kinship structures and obligations.” Argues that Smith depicts colonization as a war between British patriarchal structures and Indigenous systems of kinship.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 43-86
Description
Looks at the circumstances which led to the Koontenai nation declaring war on the United States government in 1974, The tribe was federally recognized but had been given no land base nor received any monetary compensation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 454-487
Description
Article explores the unique structure of land tenure developed within the Penobscot Nation; this dual land system allowed for both private lots and land held in commons, it also allowed married Indigenous women to own property in the 1800s.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2018, pp. 251-272
Description
Article discusses the way that landownership has been historically leveraged by women of different ethnic groups in the USA to generate income and support their families. Authors examine cases from the late 19th and early 20th century and compare the experiences of Dakota Sioux and Scandinavian immigrant women on the Northern Plains, and African American women in the South.
History (Washington): Reviews of New Books, vol. 29, no. 1, Fall, 2000, p. 19
Description
Book review of: The Language Encounter in the Americas, 1492-1800: A Collection of Essays edited by Edward G. Gray and Norman Fiering. Volume 1 of the European Expansion and Global Interaction series.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 125-144
Description
Author discusses their positionality as an Indigenous Canadian scholar and researcher in Yucatan, Mexico; reflects on how their Indigenous identity and culture helped to inform their approach to learning and led them to select Indigenous research methods.
Health Education & Behavior, vol. 45, no. 4, 2018, pp. [473]-479
Description
Examines the methods used by Good Food, Healthy Families studies to get the best samples of representing populations of interests for research studies.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 1-15
Description
Author challenges the mainstream narratives about Lifta, a Palestinian village located in the Western corridor of Jerusalem, and advocates for its consideration as part of a larger Indigenous historical narrative of Palestine.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 2, August 2000, pp. 405-416
Description
Study findings indicate significant linkage was present to support a role for NRAMP1 or genes closely linked to it in susceptibility to active tuberculosis disease.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 37-38
Description
Discusses the goals and achievements of the Sydney, Australia based organization which encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to play rugby.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 1, July 2000, pp. 222-228
Description
Results from a genome wide scan on three DNA pools of samples from 13 patients, 16 unaffected siblings, and 22 parents from five families of Ojibway-Cree in northwestern Quebec.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Description
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2018, pp. 103-128
Description
Article examines local food initiatives in two rural and remote First Nations. Compares price, quality, and extended community benefits of local food sources to those of market sourced food. Two communities are Wapekeka First Nation and Gitxaala First Nation.
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 141-161
Description
Relates thematic content of the novel to that of series' episodes which give the novel its chapter titles; examines both works in the context of the Anishinaabe Wiindigoo stories, discussing interpretations of the concepts of lawlessness, justice and vigilantism.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 64-90
Description
Article gives a brief biographical sketch of George Bent, a man of mixed Cheyenne and Euro-American heritage; examines Bent’s letters to Hyde (who wrote a more complete biography), and the perspective they provide on the settlement of the American West.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 199-225
Description
Author examines The American Prairie Reserve’s (ARP) proposal for reintroducing bison in Montana in the context of shifting American identities, competing economic interests, and a push to restore and preserve the natural ecosystems of the region.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 66, no. 4, April 2000, pp. 1221-1228
Description
Evidence that two probands within COFS syndrome which was originally reported have cellular phenotypes indistinguishable from those in cockayne syndrome (CS) cells, which suggests that CS and COFS syndrome share a common pathogenesis.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 168-204
Description
Authors document the life the Californian Indigenous man purported to be 121 years old and "last of his race" in 1873 and contemplate what can be learned from investigating the true stories of Indigenous centenarians; discusses the discourse of extinction surrounding centenarians, and the role it plays in the imagination of settler culture.
Maori Women Leading Local Sustainable Food Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karyn Stein
Miranda Mirosa
Lynette Carter
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 147-155
Description
Article examines four long-term case studies of women who are engaged in food sovereignty work in their communities. These women combine the use of community food gardens and local farms to combat food poverty in their families and communities.