Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 24-28
Description
Explains a local health record system that enables semi-literate health workers to independently assess children and keep accurate health records of patients.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 19-24
Description
Reports on a government program that relocates Australian Aboriginal families from poorer outlying areas into five towns with better employment and education opportunities.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, June 1983, pp. 9-12
Description
Investigates how non-Aboriginal sisters were able to consult with Aboriginal health workers to formulate a relevant language method to better inform parents about the proper time to bring their children in for immunizations.
Outlines a fight for more negotiation meetings, protected land claims, and equality for Aboriginal women. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 5:36.
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 152-154
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 152.
Aboriginal History, vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 154-155
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Collection of papers from symposium of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 154.
Study conducted with the women and children of the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes of Florida and reports that a traditional group had higher positive self-regard than the more integrated group.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 37-46
Description
A description of the narrative style of using events in the novel Ceremony to engage the reader's attention to look into deeper into the feelings and ideas behind the narrative's actions. Silko's style is a bridge between oral and written traditions for Indigenous storytelling.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 311-320
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Describes differences in the hunting territory between the Eastern James Bay Area and Southern Labrador and also notes distinctions regarding land tenure and rights.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [1-16]
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National Adult Indian Education Needs Survey conducted by the National Indian Management Service to determine levels of literacy and education for purposes of policy development.
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 109-112
Description
Discusses conference including topic of self-determination.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, 1983, pp. 51-68
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Explains why political power has eluded Native Americans and what chance they have in becoming a participating and policymaking force in mainstream American society.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 13-18
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Looks at the role animals play in Leslie Silko's story and its reflections on Indigenous people needing to learn what to accept and what to resist in order to survive.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 1, October 1983, pp. [23-28]
Description
Claims that standardized test measurements of student performance do not adequately measure the quality of instruction and curricula of a school since other factors such as socio-economic status, school attendance and stability within a particular school have an impact on achievement.