Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.
Documentary looks at two Inuit communities on Baffin Island and Northwest Greenland and how they are connected and adapting to social and environmental changes. Includes English sub-titles.
Duration: 82:23.
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 424-448
Description
Research indicates that Jicarilla women dominated macaceous cookware production during the 19th century resulting in implications for gender-based systems of economics.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 9, no. 4, Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Treatment, April 2012, pp. 1379-1397
Description
Main cohort consisted of 443 students in grades 6-8 in seven First Nations communities. Results showed poor intakes of vegetables, fruit and related nutrients and high intakes of "other foods". Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity exceeded those of the general population.
Jury recommendations resulting from inquest into the deaths of seven youths from remote communities attending school in Thunder Bay.
Verdict Explanation.
Very Good Medicine: Indigenous Humour and Laughter
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Cynthia Lindquist Mala
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 4, Good Medicine, Summer, May 1, 2016, pp. [28-31,7]
Description
Brief article discusses how laughter contributes to good health and the role humour plays in Indigenous culture, Includes quotes from Dakota comedian Mylo Redwater Smith.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [1]-35
Description
An examination of a Spanish flu epidemic at the federal Indian boarding school in Lawrence Kansas, its impact on the students and the response of school officials.
Explains free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the term "veto" by the Supreme Court.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18378
Description
Study attempts to calculate the lifetime occurrences of potentially traumatic events (PTDs) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and evaluate the relationship between them and sociodemographic factors.
Investigation into the death of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq woman who died after suffering a stroke and not receiving prompt medical attention while being held in a police cell in 2009.
Looks at how the media has handled sexual violence incidents for Sami women in Norway and discusses their views on self-determination.
Chapter from L'Image du Sápmi 2 edited by K. Anderson.
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 48-63
Description
Reviews eight articles, most focussing on interventions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model. Results support using traditional cultural activities in treatments.
Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence.
Duration: 2:16:01.
Includes toolkit to help with workshop templates for environmental violence teach-ins, resources for healing and traditional land-based medicines, and community health assessments.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 19-32
Description
Looks at settler colonialism and the 1850 Act for the Government and Protections of Indians paving the way for victimization and criminalization of American Native women.
Transmotion, vol. 6, no. 1, Ralph Salisbury, June 21, 2020, pp. 131-169
Description
The author, Ingrid Wendt who is also the wife of Ralph Salisbury, reflects on Salisbury’s spiritual practice and the ways that it both influenced and appeared in his writing.
Looks at data gathered from children, youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding involvement with the child welfare system and identifies issues that are contributing to the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the system. Presents 8 recommendation to improve outcomes.