Reviews the history behind the signing of the treaties in Canada and determines they were negotiated on site and First Nations wishes were taken seriously.
International Journal of Mental Health Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 320-335
Description
Reviews existing research of alcohol and illicit drug treatments and looks at two integrated treatment programs for Aboriginal women, New Choices and Sheway.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 100-128
Description
"This essay analyzes Aboriginal and settler landscapes within what became the Treaty #3 area of northwestern Ontario, during the late nineteenth century and after, and the tensions that exist between those landscapes".
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Description
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.
Western American Literature, vol. 45, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 30-52
Description
Discusses the social and national implications of lying in the popular Western formula through a reading of three works that cross gender and cultural lines.
Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment: Occupational Health, Infection Control, Public Health, General Duty Staff, Visiting, Parish Nursing or Working in a Physician's Office -- All Nursing Roles are Key in Improving Tuberculosis Control
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita Toth
Wendy Pigott
Janice Fackelmann
Ornella Tolomeo
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 100, no. 9, November 2004, pp. 27-30
Description
Advocates that nurses need to be informed when to take the appropriate measures to limit the spread of the disease.
Documentary deals with the notorious "starlight tours" which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures.
Duration: 49:00.
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2004, pp. 696-704
Description
Suggests that due to the alarming increase of type 2 diabetes in American Indian children and adolescents, preventative measures and early detection programs must be implemented.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 9-23
Description
Describes the impact of colonization on Native American justice systems in the United States and the growing trends toward culturally appropriate justice systems by tribal governments.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 150, 2016, pp. 128-143
Description
Study reviewed 17 articles and six reports about effective programs and their positive impacts. Found that high levels of community involvement were linked to better outcomes across a range of indicators.
Clinical Therapeutics, vol. 26, no. 3, March 2004, pp. 439-446
Description
Study found that only 23% of a study group was found to be using aspirin as part of a diabetic preventative therapy, leading researchers to believe that better promotion of the benefits of such therapy is needed.
French Colonial History, vol. 11, 2010, pp. 109-129
Description
Examines how gender and race in the social, economic, and political structures played a role in the lives of Marie Josephe Le Borgne de Belisle and Marguerite Guédry.
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2004, pp. 171-182
Description
Uses a review of the film Rabbit Proof Fenceas a starting point for a discussion of the residential school system in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and India.