Social Epidemiology of Trauma Among Two American Indian Reservation Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spero M. Manson
Janette Beals
Suzell A. Klein
Calvin D. Croy
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 851-856
Description
Concludes that Aboriginal people in the United States live in an adverse and violent environment that places them at higher risk for exposure to traumatic experiences.
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2005, pp. 341-354
Description
Study based on information gathered from Oglala Lakota Souix participants from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota found two personal themes and three environmental emerged with regard to tissue donation.
Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS: Information Centre
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Website focuses on identifying the locations most suitable for utility-scale solar energy development, and evaluating potential environmental, social, and economic effects.
Abstract and full text of speech given by Lee Maracle at the interdisciplinary conference TransCanada One: Literature, Institutions, Citizenship held in June 2005 at Simon Fraser University.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies , 2005, pp. 1-14
Description
Article outlines steps the Coquille took to strengthen claims of tribal sovereignty by investment in education, active participation in academic research, and the re-establishment of relationships through potlatches (gift giving) ceremonies.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005, pp. 117-157
Description
Author compares the Australian High Court's unwillingness to accommodate claims of sovereignty or self-government with those of other common law countries, namely United States and Canada.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Bridging the Digital Divide, Summer, 2005
Description
Discusses the mostly successful integration of wireless technology into the Navajo Nation and the sharing of this success with other indigenous peoples around the world.
Showcases the results of developing "interactive Web maps of Iqaluit based on aerial photographs from" 1948, 1958, 1969, 1995, and 2000. The maps and orthomosaics of Iqaluit are accompanied by photographs and text about the area and its history.
Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives=Lieu et Mémoire au Canada: Perspectives Globales
[Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies ; 3rd]
[International Conference of Central European Canadianists ; 3rd]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Katerina Prajznerová
Description
Conference paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives: 3rd Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies and 3rd International Conference of Central European Canadianists, April 30-May 3, 2004, Cracow, Poland edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak.
Discusses Raven's Cry by Christine Harris, Klee Wyck by Emily Carr and Sounding the Blood by Amanda Hale.
Albert Journal of Educational Research, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 72-81
Description
Presents themes of review: lack of willingness by the federal government to honor constitutional obligations; focus of providing provincial level of special education services; limited funding; lack of respect for First Nations knowledge.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Face of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 305-311
Description
Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.