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.
Book reviews of:
The Tipis: Traditional Native American Shelter by Adolf Hungry-Wolf.
The Buffalo Hide Tipi of the Sioux by Larry Belitz.
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble.
Tipis, Tepees, Teepees: History and Design of the Cloth Tipi by Linda Holley.
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.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S44-S48
Description
Discusses health disparities between Indigenous and other Australians in both care and innovative technology and how these disparities are being addressed.
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.
Brief article on a presentation whose goal was to advocate incorporating the concept of "a healthy way of life" into nursing education and develop options for recruitment/retention of Aboriginals in the Faculty of Nursing.
Canadian Art, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 44-48
Description
Discusses the many themes, including forgiveness, which run through the versatile artist's work and discusses the exhibition held at the University of Saskatchewan entitled Buffalo Boy's Heart On: Buffalo Boy's 100 Years of Wearing His Heart on His Sleeve.
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.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
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Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
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.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. [8]-9
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Outdoor, billboard-sized installations depict the Bundjalung stories of the Dreamtime and how the Indigenous lifestyle interwove with European and Asian settlement.
Play about the Dene people, uranium mining in the Bear Lake region of the Northwest Territories, and the bombing of Hiroshima.
Originally published by Talonbooks, 2003.
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.