American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 365-389
Description
Comments on the success of the Native American gaming industry including generating revenue to fund tribal government operations and making charitable donations.
Hurricane Stan (2005), which affected mostly poor Indians and left hundreds dead and missing, occurred between two other natural disasters and virtually went unnoticed and poorly reported on.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 71, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 717-724
Description
Studies the connection between communities with better access to primary health care and rates of hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) in Manitoba.
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
Description
Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 30-35
Description
Presents a speech given at the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture in 2009 by singer, writer, director, Robyn Archer regarding the things she learned about indigenous Australian culture.
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 81, no. 4, Fall, 2005, pp. 807-822
Description
Exploration of whether Carol Gilligan's discussion of the role of gender in the legal field, In a Different Voice, also applies to Aboriginal women in relation to modern tribal courts.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 28, no. 2, September 2005, pp. 1-16
Description
Discusses the Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center on the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa reservation in northern Wisconsin. Examines strategies used in integrating and self-representation within the community.
Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 36, no. 5, September 2010, pp. 420-426
Description
Looks at how the Tommaney Library at Haskell Indian Nations University has existed for more than 100 years as a reflection of the struggle to assimilate Indians in America.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 259-261
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Book review of: History of the Ojibway People: Its History and Construction by William W. Warren, edited and annotated with an introduction by Theresa Schenck.
Journal of Health Communication, vol. 10, no. 2, March 2005, pp. 145-162
Description
Findings indicate that Aboriginal media identifies high risk groups, but Aboriginal peoples require a better understanding of who is at high risk, transmission, preventative measures and effective interventions.
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care , vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 449-454
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Study based on interviews with eight participants from across forty-three communities and focused on five key prevention issues: definition, types of activities, prevention levels, target groups, and facilitation and barriers.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 257-264
Description
Looks at the success of this program which meets the spiritual, medical and psychosocial needs of Native Americans based on community involvement and cultural relevance.
Postcolonial Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, 2005, pp. 261-276
Description
Looks at connection between Indigenous oral history and historiography described in a Waitangi Tribunal report released from the Whanganui River Inquiry.