International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses the relationship between art and spirit, with a special reference to the way Navajo art is used in healing ceremonies to evoke and channel power.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 649-684
Description
Features the life and works of the author, a supporter of Native American arts who taught at the Carlisle (Pennsylvania) Indian School from 1906 to 1915.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Discusses the need for program planning and identification of new priorities to aid in arthritis care in Aboriginal populations, due to high prevalence.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 90, Spring, 1997, pp. 83-85
Description
Reports on research into theatre methodology based on native performance practices, as a means of avoiding confusion between native traditions and the world at large.
Multi-media artist speaks about the various series he has created. Presented as part of the It's Complicated: Art about Home exhibition. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:09:58.
Looks at impact on students and teachers of the Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program regarding positive gains by students in cultural pride, capacity to focus, engagement and success in learning.
The Positive Side, vol. 6, no. 4, Spring, 2004, pp. 14-16
Description
Describes an innovative health education tool developed for use with the Aboriginal community.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 14.
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Description
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission assessment of border town relations and summary of public hearing testimonies held in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Concludes with recommendations .
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.
Tribal Colleges and Universities: Advancing Native Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Marie Karlberg
Description
Guide to measuring learning outcomes and demonstrating accountability using three types of information: direct and indirect indicators, and institutional.
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Book review of: At Home With the Bella Coola Indians edited by Douglas Cole and John Barker.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 120.
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 185-210
Description
Book review of: Atanarjuat The Fast Runner by Paul Apak Angilirq, Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Hervé Paniaq, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Bernard Saladin D'Anglure. Book published from a screenplay of movie with same title.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Mary Beth Doucette
Description
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.