Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 340-352
Description
Introduces a number of sources of data on the internet that offer health data relevant to Native Hawaiians and other minority populations in the State of Hawai'i.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propriété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 245-263
Description
Study found that Inuit youths' sense of identity combined traditional values with elements of global culture. Based on interviews with 27 individuals between the ages of 15 and 25, and 15 adults.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 91–107
Description
Looks at the value of the satellite imagery service as a monitoring and safety tool and discusses the need for developing integrated monitoring systems to help evaluate sea ice conditions.
Study used information gathered between 1998-2000 about the First Nations Partnership Programs developed in cooperation with the University of Victoria.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Postsecondary Education, 2001.
Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol. 30, no. 3, 2011, pp. 304-331
Description
Discusses the feasibility of telehealth videoconferencing for providing preclincal assessments and follow-up appointments for rural and remote communities.
Looks at how funding changes affect expenditures, financial accountability, cost and quality of services provided for children in care, services being offered to help facilitate early family reunification, and issues arising from global funding.
Representatives from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Dept. of Health, and Office of the Auditor General answer questions about the Office's 2011 status report, which contained the chapter "Programs for First Nations on Reserves".
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 331-336
Description
Looks at partnership offering a holistic approach to Indigenous values and traditions and provide a community-based system of care for substance abuse and mental health.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, pp. 62-70
Description
Article outlines examples of discrimination endured by the Forest People of Central Africa through examples and the work of James Woodburn.
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St. Thomas Law Review, vol. 14, 2001 - 2002, pp. 425-447
Description
Examines the right of self determination in the United Nations Declaration and outlines two types of constitutive processes that should sharply reduce the human rights violations experienced by indigenous peoples.
Looks at the process of selecting models, identifies challenges and successes associated with planning, and discusses tribal culture's influence on successful implementation.
Occasional Papers Series (BC Institute for Co-operative Studies )
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T. C. Lantz
Description
Comments on the risk of population extirpation, reduced genetic variation, and species extinction due to the growing commercialization of medicinal plants.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, pp. 1-2
Description
Description of a travelling art exhibit, The Recognition of Place: Strength & Endurance of Aboriginal Women, which features eight female leaders, some posthumously.
Article found on pages 1-2.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 3, September 2011, pp. 481-514
Description
Discusses how the mountaineers narratives associated with the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition can offer insights to an epistemology of place where landscapes, nature and culture exist as an integrated entity.