Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 36, no. 1, February 2012, pp. 19-24
Description
Population based study compared diabetes incidence, prevalence and mortality by year, age, and sex between First Nations and non-First Nations children aged 0 to 19.
Nordlit, no. 15, Special Issue on Northern Minorities, 2004, pp. 105-119
Description
Saami scholar discusses issues of Indigenous methodology important to Indigenous researchers. Originally written for a doctoral seminar held at the University of Tromsø.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 43, no. 2, August 2010, pp. 199-222
Description
Looks at review of research that has attempted to measure levels of rape and examines National Crime Victimization Survey for context of differences between ethnicities.
Report commissioned to assess the social, political, economic and cultural ramifications of a new set of laws governing membership in the Anishinabek Nation of Ontario.
Related material: Excerpts.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 12, no. 1891, February 27, 2012, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses need for respect, non-discrimination, privacy, confidentiality, competence, and daily risk-benefit analysis for general practitioners in rural Aboriginal communities.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 59-76
Description
Relates the events leading to the forced relocation of the residents of Island Cache in Prince George B.C. in the early 1970s and how community research needs to be ethical.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Wiita
Description
Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Social Science History, vol. 34, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 113-128
Description
Examines the study of ethnographic cultures and Indigenous customs as it developed in the American Indian communities in the era of the Indian Claims Commission.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 2004, pp. 1-13
Description
Examines the circumstances surrounding the death of Pequot intellectual William Apess in 1839. He published an autobiography and five nonfiction books affirming Native American culture and identity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.