Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 198-199
Description
Book review of: Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples by Nancy J. Turner. An updated second edition of Turner's 1975 British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook. A companion volume Food Plants of Interior First Peoples has also be revised by Turner.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 87-101
Description
Brief historical background of the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; looks at the social and economic change in remote hunting and trapping communities in Northwestern Ontario; and examines how the First Nations have increased the ability to address health and social service problems locally by assuming control of their health services.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 75-101
Description
Verifies the social and economic impoverishment of urban Aboriginal women, especially female lone parents, and the increasing poverty of women in metropolitan Toronto.
Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men.
Duration: 27:39.
Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael H. Trujillo
Leo J. Nolan
Deborah Melton
Walter Hillabrant
Judy Earp ... [et al.]
Description
"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."
You are Asked to Witness: The Stó:lō in Canada's Pacific Coast History
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Description
Looks at the clinical features of the disease, the spread of the disease, its effects on the Stó:lō people, and how they coped with the social and cultural impact of losing so many members of their nation.
Chapter two from You are Asked to Witness: The Stó:lō in Canada's Pacific Coast History edited by Keith Thor Carlson.
[HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie-Josée Brouillette
Henry Chuang
Kenneth Citron
Marlyn Cook
Peter L De Roche ... [et al.]
Description
Argues that working effectively with Aboriginal peoples requires cross-cultural competency, ability to deal with complex needs, and respect for traditional spirituality and beliefs about healing.
Chapter sixteen of: HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual edited by Marie-Josée, Kenneth Citron.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 3, Fall, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Excerpt from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Strategic Plan for Indian Justice; advocates a system that restores traditions, is community driven and promotes healing.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 2, no. 2, April 1997, p. 30
Description
Uses findings of coroners inquests as a way of auditing the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1997, pp. 229-254
Description
Argues that future research will determine whether Native Americans share in biased condemnations against suspects in crimes, based on internalized negative stereotypes.