Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 40-43
Description
Author who is a white physician and faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine reports of the efforts of his University to attract and retain Native American medical students.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 55-61
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Describes the alcohol treatment program offered at the Kalkadoon Aboriginal Sobriety House (K.A.S.H.) in Queensland plus programs in Victoria and Western Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 26-27
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Briefly discusses the logistical challenges of providing health care to isolated island located 72 kilometres north east of Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 46-49
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Author describes her role and the history of the (Australian) Aboriginal Health Programme located in Brisbane, Queensland. Provides several reasons for alcohol abuse.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 55, no. 3, September 1974, pp. 261-291
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Uses contemporary French accounts which report views that they were unattractive, physically, mentally and morally inferior, did not practice personal hygiene, consumed unhealthy food, etc.
Explores the historical relationship between a variety of dances and games and fertility rites belonging to the Iroquoian and Muskogean linguistic families.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 16-19
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Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 25-26
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Describes the treatment regime of the facility located in Kinchela, New South Wales, Australia which has a unique blend of Western techniques adapted to Aboriginal culture.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 37-49
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Using Lakota leader Black Elk's relationship with Christianity to discuss the evolution of Indigenous religions influenced by European culture, ideals and religion.
American Antiquity, vol. 49, no. 2, April 1984, pp. 288-314
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Describes a stratified site that includes Clovis, Folsom, Agate Basin-Hell Gap, and Alberta-Cody cultures along with several thousand sites of more recent dates.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 1-26
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An examination of portrayals of Indigenous peoples in fictional writings and how they reflected the prejudices of the time and helped to perpetuate stereotypes.
Ethnohistory, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1974, pp. 95-122
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Examines the ethnic, linguistic, territorial, cultural and societal aspects of each group and the alliances, intermarriage and fused identities among groups.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Autumn, 1984, pp. 281-314
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Looks at the court transcripts of the White Earth Chippewa Reservation land allotment fraud cases. Anthropological Professors Albert Jenks and Ales Hrdlicka provided testimony regarding "mixed blooded" and "full Indians" status based on physical characteristics.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2, Summer, 1974, pp. 91-102
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An examination of the differing versions of the death of the aide to Wampanoag chief King Philip, and the trial of the three Wampanoag men charged with his murder. The author notes the difficulty in attaining an accurate account of the events due to fact that all contemporary accounts were written by Englishmen.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 29-30
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Provides the historical background of European contact which created a degradation in the local diet and contributed to elevated levels of diabetes in the Torres Strait population.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 22-[25]
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Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 26-27
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Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.