Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 21-26
Description
Looks at contributory factor to higher respiratory and cardiovascular death rates for Aboriginals with a smoking rate of 54% compared to 29% for the general Australian population.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 120-123
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Publication of a short paper that was delivered on a panel, Honoring Gerald Vizenor, Post-Indian Poses, at the 2016 MLA conference in Austin, Texas. Author articulates their own relationship Vizenor’s work and the inspiration they draw from it.
Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta reports on seven suicides which took place in 2013-2014. Each individual was either involved with Child Intervention Services at the time of their death, or had been within the previous two years. Includes 12 recommendations for improvements to provincial services and programs.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 3, Series 2; Twentieth-Anniversary Issue on the Flagstaff Conference on Native American Literatures, Fall , 1997, pp. 37-40
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Author reflects on the implications of the Flagstaff Conference of 1977, a pivotal moment in the study of
American Indian literature.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Summarizes major conclusions and proposals regarding framework which would include four principal sections: statement of objectives, guidelines on major elements of a fiscal transfer regime, co-ordination mechanisms and agreements, and transition measures.
Indigenous Working Group of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
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Objectives: encourage dialogue, raise awareness regarding history and future of First Nations peoples in Canada, promote recognition of impacts of colonization, work towards respectful and meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and promote the Commission's recommendations to advocate for systemic change.
Brief discussion of art from the time museums ceased collecting extensively to the present, with some discussion on the prominent artists and their particular art form.
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 177-185
Description
Book reviews of:
Spirits of the Water: Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 1774-1910 edited by Steven C. Brown.
Souvenirs of the Fur Trade: Northwest Coast Indian Art and Artifacts Collected by American Mariners, 1788-1844 by Mary Malloy.
The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations by Bill McLennan and Karen Duffek.
Northwest Coast Indian Paintings: House Fronts and Interior Screens by Edward Malin
Susan Point: Coast Salish Artist edited by Gary Wyatt.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 101-126
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Looks at report prepared for the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council regarding affordable housing and cultural services for Aboriginal people in urban centres.
Current Issues in Language Planning, vol. 17, no. 3-4, 2016, pp. 332-350
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Contends that creating space for Indigenous language development in postsecondary settings can be a challenging process but is necessary if universities are to be a part of the reconciliation process.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 1, Reshaping the Northern Imaginary, February 2016, pp. [23-25]
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Discusses the Toxic Legacies research project focusing on community concerns around understanding remediation and its regulation and continuing care for the Giant mine site.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, American Indian Higher Education Consortium 30th Anniversary, Winter, 2002, p. 19
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Focuses on measures of success for organizations including maintaining original vision or evolving and changing vision with time.