Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 1, 2012, pp. 88-104
Description
Focuses on where Inuit arrived from and when, changes in landscape use, response to environmental cooling, and eventual disappearance from the region. Mainly based on research conducted as part of the GeoArk Project.
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 17, no. 3, 2012, pp. 325-336
Description
Study concludes that the Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Survey (ACES) is a useful tool for assessing the cultural engagement of Australian Aboriginal Clients.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 12, December 2001, pp. 1291-1299
Description
Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 18-20
Description
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, in northwestern Montana, and how their land is protected by the State Historic Preservation Office.
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November-December 2012, pp. e68-e74
Description
Study shows a lower prevalence of asthma in Aboriginal children but higher prevalence of asthma in Aboriginal adults compared to that of the general Canadian population.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, pp. 23-24
Description
Article states that in Queensland, Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a hospital admission rate for pneumonia 6 times greater than non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the region.
Anglican Journal, vol. 123, no. 9, November 1997, p. 1
Description
Rev. Ben Arreak presents own perspective on deacon Rev. Eyeetsiak Simigak's behaviour; he was convicted of sexual interference with a child and three counts of sexual exploitation.
Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, June 2001, pp. 81-100
Description
Attempts to estimate and compare Aboriginal rates of problem gambling to those of the general population and then determine the factors that are associated with such behaviour.
Southwestern Law Review, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2012, pp. 509-532
Description
Discusses the unauthorized use of the the Quileute Tribe name and creation story in the movie and the lack of copyright protection for creation stories.
Protecting Indigenous Cultural Property in the Age of Digital Democracy: Institutional and Communal Responses to Canadian First Nations and Maori Heritage Concerns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deidre Brown
George Nicholas
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 17, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 307-324
Description
Discussion on the social and legal measures employed by Aboriginal and Māori peoples in the protection, preservation, repatriation and promotion of their digital cultures.
Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2001.
Discussion of the James Bay Crees fight, called the Great Whale Campaign (1989-1994), to keep a dam from being built in their territory.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 5, May 1997, pp. 827-832
Description
Study examines prevalence of psychiatric disorders, social and family risk factors for disorders, and met and unmet needs for mental health care among Appalachian youth.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 3, The Native American Languages Act of 1990/1992 - Retrospect and Prospects, 2012, pp. 92-94
Description
"An Act: To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide for the revitalization of Native American languages through Native American language immersion programs; and for other purposes".
Addiction, vol. 96, no. 4, April 2001, pp. 645-649
Description
Findings indicated a majority of respondents believed that moderate drinking has health benefits. This view was more common among males, 45 years or older, and frequent drinkers.
Social History of Medicine, vol. 10, no. 3, 1997, pp. 383-400
Description
Discusses European attitudes towards Aboriginal women and the act of giving birth, which had little factual foundation and little understanding of the role of the midwife.
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 127, no. 10S, October 1997, pp. 2078S-2084S
Description
Discussion of survey conducted in 1991 and 1992 which gathered population-based health status information in order to understand prevalence of chronic disease.