New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 353, no. 18, November 3, 2005, pp. 1881-1883
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Physician who spent three years working in a reservation hospital relates her experiences with the health problems faced by the residents set within the context of the general Native American population.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 481-494
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Literary criticism article which examines Black Hawk: An Autobiography and argues that in addition to its value as a historical text, it should also be considered as an act of literary resistance against the narratives imposed on Indigenous peoples by mainstream society.
Journalism and Communication Monographs, vol. 7, no. 3, 2005, pp. 99-142
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Uses content analysis of more than a thousand articles focused on environmental issues from four tribal newspapers in Wisconsin, interviews with Native American journalists, and discussions with focus group to analyze the themes and values attached to sovereignty.
American Literature, vol. 71, no. 1, March 1999, pp. 93-116
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Discusses the debate about what constitutes American Indian identity by contrasting U.S. government's standard of blood quantum with N. Scott Momaday's trope of "memory in the blood" as a sign of racial authenticity.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 135-144
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Book reviews of:
The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History by J. M. Bumstead.
The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History by J. M. Bumstead.
Canada: A National History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel.
Foundations: Readings in Pre-Confederation Canadian History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel.
Nation and Society: Readings in Post-Confederation Canadian History by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel.
Profiles of Canada edited by Kenneth G. Pryke and Walter C.
Medical Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2005.
Study of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome, findings indicate highest prevalence in North America found in Métis and First Nation communities in Alberta.
Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.
Brief article on the young cast of Forever To Say Good-Bye who performed at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland.
Discussion of the Nunavut Act which required that 80 per cent of the nursing positions in Nunavut be occupied by Inuit and the creation of BScN program.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 784-789
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Describes a collaborative approach to reducing health disparities affecting Montana and Wyoming tribal nations while promoting health-protective practices and interventions.
Describes a program in Saskatchewan at the Montreal Lake First Nation that teaches at risk youth a meaningful trade and how to attain self-sufficiency.
Study finds C-reactive protein (CRP) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease in 45 to 74 year old American Indians, but the predictive ability of CRP changes among subgroups with different risk factors.