Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 49-60
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Reports on program which arose from discussions between school principal and community health sister resulting in health education being integrated into general curriculum.
Interview provides a definition of cultural appropriation and some analysis of how it affects Indigenous communities; discusses what teachers and educators can do to address issues of appropriation while engaging with contemporary Indigenous cultures.
Australian Historical Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, 2016, pp. 191-208
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"This article established commonalities as well as differences in both the arguments used to justify Indigenous and non-Indigenous child removal and the practices that evolved in the implementation of such legislation."
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association, vol. 36, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 79-83
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Study evaluated the efficacy of universal screening, treatment and contact tracing as a means of getting an accurate count of prevalence and limit transmission.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 161, July 2016, pp. 19-26
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Study notes that while racial inequalities exist in both the United States and Canada, the magnitude of these inequalities as well as the racial groups affected by them, differ between the two countries.
Film review of: Eufrosina's Revolution by H. Hofmann, L. Pardo, K. Bukantz (Producers), and L. Kaplan (Director). Film about women who overcome barriers in Mexico.
Includes list of online content evaluation guidelines, examples of sites developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, and guidelines for consultation.
Search produced 28 relevant articles which represented data from 12 countries and Indigenous groups from at least eight distinctive geographical locations. Analysis revealed considerable differences in menopause perception and attitude, onset and symptom experiences.
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, February 21, 2009, pp. 548-573
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Presents findings from 312 Indigenous volunteers who responded to the Measure of Indigenous Racism Experiences (MIRE) as part of the Darwin Region Urban Indigenous Diabetes (DRUID) study. Interpersonal racism was reported by 70 per cent of participants.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 595-626
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Discusses data that suggests present-day identities of the Stó:Lō-Coast Salish can be linked to social units that have passed through many generations.
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 4, August/September 2016, pp. 12-13
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Brief article describes the efforts of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) with their, Remember the Children: Photographic Identification Project.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 18-22
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Author reports on his family's resettlement to better opportunities in Bathurst, NSW, Australia which was aided greatly by the Family Resettlement Aboriginal Corporation (FRAC).
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 46-74
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"This article demonstrates that Canada's political claims to ownership over the North-West lay in problematic claims of sovereignty made by British and Canadian explorers, politicians, and businessmen, using language of discovery and sovereignty to obscure Indigenous governance already in practice".
Describes the partnership formed between the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the staff at Nunavut Arctic College (NAC), to recruit and retain nurses in Nunavut.
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 624, Fathering Across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions, July 2009, pp. 29-48
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Looks at history and demographics of communities where there is a lack of care by fathers. Presents a multidimensional vision for positive change.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 50-70
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Discusses mourning feast customs in the novel and how the author changes several of them.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 50.
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
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First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.