Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-8
Description
An analysis of four primary sources published by William Johnson, Superintendent of Northern Indian Affairs, British General Charles Lee, University of Pennsylvania Provost William Smith, and plantation owner and British soldier Peter Williamson.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Studies barriers to implementing the Zimbabwean language education policy in primary school grades and the perception of socio-economic benefits that come with the English language.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 137-143
Description
Explains that hikwsi, which has often been translated as soul or a person's death breath, is much more complex and is actually used to explain human structure and behaviour.
Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 4, Winter, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Case summary of R. v. Wells [2000] decision by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Protocol is comprised of six key principles: self-determination and inclusion in all stages of the research process; acting in good faith; understanding determinants of health; recognition of culture and vision and culturally-grounded research and solutions; respect for local peoples and their ways of knowing, Elders and ancestral understandings; and incorporating Two-Eyed Seeing into process.
Connecting Remote Populations to Public Health: The Case for a Digital Immunization Information System in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay A. Wilson
Barry Pakes
Malia S. Q. Murphy
Katherine M. Atkinson
Cameron Bell ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1358566
Description
Looks at the the set up of an immunization information system (IIS) to record data in hopes of helping with contact management and preventing vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Special Issue, 1999, p. 63–94
Description
The author examines her own intellectual and personal colonization and the continued oppression of First Nations people and discusses how Aboriginal women need to be involved in restorative justice.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 120-131
Description
Focuses on development of doctrine of Aboriginal rights by the courts since the 1982 amendment and defining who constitutes the "Métis people" in section 35.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Literary criticism article discusses themes of survivance and transmotion in Vizenor’s (1978) and Jones’ (2000) debut novels, considers contexts of postmodernism and carceral theory, and the generational difference between the two authors.
Book review of The Contemporary Coast Salish edited by Bruce Granville Miller and Darby C. Stapp.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 158.
Population projections were made for the period 2011-2036. Concluded that given the young age, faster rate of growth, and current gap in participation rates when compared to non-Aboriginals, there is the potential for significant contributions.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 65-92
Description
Analysis of rhetoric used in news coverage of 1998 referendum on the Nisga'a Treaty and 2002 BC Treaty Referendum in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times, and Kamloops Daily News.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Special Issue 2, Fall, 1999, pp. [52-64]
Description
Transcript of framework on education rights originally submitted to the 1993 World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education; refinement of the document was antidipated from conference delegates.
Looks at the social and economic development responsibilities of Cameco and the mutual benefit of the Aboriginal and corporate relationship to Cameco and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 127-129
Description
Statement by Charles Coffey, on behalf of the Royal Bank, explores the impact Aboriginal economic development on the national economy and corporate sector.
At this point in time 84% of the population was Inuit, but they only held 51% of the jobs in federal and territorial governments. Study compared loss to Inuit if the status quo continued, to gains that would be made if the Article was fulfilled.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.