Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 40-43
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Author who is a white physician and faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine reports of the efforts of his University to attract and retain Native American medical students.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 55-61
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Describes the alcohol treatment program offered at the Kalkadoon Aboriginal Sobriety House (K.A.S.H.) in Queensland plus programs in Victoria and Western Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 26-27
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Briefly discusses the logistical challenges of providing health care to isolated island located 72 kilometres north east of Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 46-49
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Author describes her role and the history of the (Australian) Aboriginal Health Programme located in Brisbane, Queensland. Provides several reasons for alcohol abuse.
The author, a member of the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, examines the Alaskan model of settlement claims and suggests that this model would be useful with Yukon and Northwest Territories claims, but not with southern Canadian claims, because of the dense population and existence of a reserve system. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 16-19
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Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 25-26
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Describes the treatment regime of the facility located in Kinchela, New South Wales, Australia which has a unique blend of Western techniques adapted to Aboriginal culture.
Saskatchewan Indian, Election Special, October 1984, pp. 7-8
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Solomon Sanderson's accomplishments in his role as Chief of the Saskatchewan Federation of Indian Nations (FSIN) and in national and international areas.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 26, no. 3, Autumn, 1973, pp. [81]-102
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Draws on historical documents retrieved from Libraries and Archives Canada to reconstruct the narrative of the mass murder that occurred in 1873 near Battle Creek. Challenges the sources which name the date as May 1, asserting that it was June 1 based on trial testimony; examines press coverage following the event.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 29-30
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Provides the historical background of European contact which created a degradation in the local diet and contributed to elevated levels of diabetes in the Torres Strait population.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 22-[25]
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Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 26-27
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Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 31-32
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Discusses the differences between working at a medical aid post (MAP), a hospital, or the Aboriginal Health Program in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 8, September 1973, p. 11
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In a reversal from the 1969 White Paper, the Federal Government now says that it wants the Provinces to work along side the Federal Government to settle land claims.
Saskatchewan Indian, Special Edition, April/May 1984, pp. 22-27
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Report prepared by law firm for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations providing insight on questions asked at the Special Committee of the House of Commons on Indian Self- Government.