Survey sample contains a total of 1,606 completed interviews, including oversample of 200 youth. In addition, eight focus groups comprised of 12 youth were conducted. Topics included education, health, employment, television programming on APTN, and internet connectivity.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 280-283
Description
It was found that DEXA scanner were a portable, reliable and comfortable method of obtaining bone mineral density (BMD) readings in remote Greenlandic communities.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 22-27
Description
Examines female circumcision in ethnic groups in Kenya and gives an overview of attempts to eradicate the practice.
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Goal was to measure intake of subsistence foods so that contaminant content and potential health effects could be identified. Sample consisted of 665 individuals between the 13 and 88 from 13 villages.
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 2
NAHO Discussion Paper Series ; no.2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Uses historical analysis to argue that federal government has a clear obligation to provide health care to Aboriginals but has failed to provide adequate services.
Comments on ways to make communities food secure by increasing knowledge about food-related needs and resources and by building collaboration and capacity.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 53-65
Description
Explains the use of symbolism, shamanism, medicine plants, and animals and how these relate to ceremonies in the novel, which move the main character, Tayo, toward healing.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Governance of Aboriginal Health, January 2004, pp. 96-97
Description
Book reviews of:
Colonizing Bodies: Aboriginal Health and Healing in British Columbia, 1900-50 by Mary-Ellen Kelm and Akak'stiman: A Blackfoot Framework for Decision Making and Mediation Processes by Reg Crowshoe, Sybille Manneschmidt.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Governance of Aboriginal Health, January 2004, pp. 52-53
Description
Book reviews of:
The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline Among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774-1874 by Robert Boyd and
Doing Things the Right Way: Dene Traditional Justice in Lac La Martre, N.W.T. by Joan Ryan.