Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 18
Description
Looks at the achievements of Corey Matthews including being named University of Regina Outstanding Young Alumnus, receiving a Regina Crime Prevention award, a Centennial Medal for Service to Saskatchewan and being selected as a Métis representative Olympic torch bearer.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 66-89
Description
Comments on the underrepresentation and exclusion of Indigenous voices in scholarly works.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 66.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 1988, pp. 1-15
Description
Discusses the concept of order in Navajo Creation, identifies the sets of markers for the division of time and explores how these markers influence human thought and conduct.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 8
Description
Describes the Pandemic Plan Cowessess First Nation has in place to ensure the safety of its people including a package for each household containing information and coloured communication flags in case of illness.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Discusses plan to ensure all Aboriginal children and their families with have equal access to services that foster culture and language revitalization and promote holistic child and family wellness.
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 5-26
Description
Compares and contrasts the experiences of two groups of adult Indigenous students, one from the northern Australian tropics and one from Northwestern Ontario.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
University of the Fraser Valley Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers From the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School, Spring, 2009, pp. 36-53
Description
Access refers not only to physical access but also intellectual and social access to protocols, traditions, collective and individual histories and identities.
Making it Happen: Strengthening First Nation, Inuit and Metis Human Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fjola Hart-Wasekeesikaw
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
Description
Review undertaken to develop recommendations for a best practice framework. Focused on background to the current poor health status of Aboriginals and identifying challenges facing nursing profession in dealing with these issues.
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Christopher E. Lalonde
Description
Discusses why some Aboriginal communities are free of suicide while others have an epidemic.
Chapter 10 from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 5, no. 2, First Nations Communities in Crisis, November 2009, pp. 6-41
Description
Looks at research conducted to better understand at risk First Nations communities and to study the effectiveness of programs designed to address the issues.