Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 101, no. 3/4, Race and Empire at the Fair, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 141-149
Description
Looks at exhibit at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle which featured people from the Philippine Island of Lazon living at the Igorrote Village.
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
Description
Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
Cultural Geographies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2002, pp. 202-247
Description
"This paper explores the relationships between landscape and power, colonialism and its aftermaths, and state territoriality and its contestation, in the work of two popular Northwest Coast landscape painters: Emily Carr and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun".
Book review of: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929 by David A. Chang.
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Anthropology of Consciousness, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 30-43
Description
Compares one child's experience of growing up in the Gitxsan/Witsuwit'en culture to that of a child adopted out of the community in terms of the cultural belief of rebirth of an Elder or relative in a baby.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2002, pp. 436-459
Description
Author considers the way that worldviews are constructed; examines the way that humour and comedy contribute to the Anishinaabe worldview, and to the resilience of the Anishinaabe people.
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2010.
Based on viewpoints of Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, Helen Peterson, Oliver La Farge, and Hugh Butler.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 86, October 1996, pp. 1362-1364
Description
Asserts that the Indian Health Service (IHS) should be the health system of choice for all American citizens, and recalls the many political events that has affected the BIA's budget and mandate.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
Description
Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Description
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 258-270
Description
Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 343-354
Description
Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 355-359
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Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller and The Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest edited by Alexandra Harmon.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 3-5
Description
Describes the Health Care Complaints Commission which is in place in New South Wales, Australia to offer recourse to patients who have received less than satisfactory health care.
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
Ecological Applications, vol. 20, no. 3, 2010, pp. 880-894
Description
Discusses problems associated with social research contributions to documenting, representing and interpreting indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK), local ecological knowledge (LEK), and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
American Studies International, vol. 40, no. 3, October 2002, pp. 46-56
Description
Comments on stereotypical images found in books, toys, games, etc. and the artists who are deconstructing these images by infusing their cultural diversity into their work.