Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
Description
Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 151-168
Description
Looks at a curriculum, designed for Tribal Schools, that integrates science and Native American traditions to educate students on the importance of nutrition and physical activity for a healthy lifestyle.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 30-35
Description
Presents a speech given at the Garma Festival of Traditional Culture in 2009 by singer, writer, director, Robyn Archer regarding the things she learned about indigenous Australian culture.
Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January-February 2005, pp. S39-S44
Description
Compares the health status and services use of First Nations to all other Manitobans.
Story of a fist-time mother who consults two sources for information: her doctor for scientific view of birth and her grandmother for nurturing and traditional support.
For use with Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities.
Issue Analysis (Centre for Independent Studies) ; no. 122
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sara Hudson
Description
Examines the findings from the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores and questions some of the recommendations.
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 81, no. 4, Fall, 2005, pp. 807-822
Description
Exploration of whether Carol Gilligan's discussion of the role of gender in the legal field, In a Different Voice, also applies to Aboriginal women in relation to modern tribal courts.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 337-353
Description
Using personal experience as a context for the critique, the author reveals the origins of the novel though "mythic discourse analysis" of the Blackfoot perspectives.
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
Canadian Native Law Reporter, vol. 1, 1992, pp. 40-69
Description
Examines a poorly reasoned decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Bear Island case in which there is a lack of analysis and failure to apply established principles of Aboriginal title, and departs from existing case law.