Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 139, no. 11, November 2011, pp. 1774-1783
Description
Study shows that systematic and standardized evaluation of health registry systems can address challenges in obtaining quality health date in remote Aboriginal communities.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 269-275
Description
Discusses the trials and tribulations of evidence based practice and the need to develop culturally specific strategies to improve the health of Indigenous communities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 215-240
Description
Discusses definitions and contemporary significance of subsistence and indigenous economies; explores the relationship between subsistence and wage labor, particularly from the perspective of women; looks at the roles of indigenous women in subsistence activities; and examines the indigenous economic systems and the concept of the social economy as a foundation for contemporary indigenous governance.
Discusses the migration of Indigenous peoples for employment and advancement into the suburbs of major cities where there is a lack of basic infrastructure and social networks.
Looks at examples from Apache, Ojibwe, Diné (Navajo), Hawaiian, and Blackfeet language programs.
Condensed version of this article in Heritage Language Journal, vol. 7 no. 2, Fall 2010, pp.138-152.
Focuses on the teachers and leaders associated with a community school which integrates language and culture into the curriculum.
Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin. (Duration: 20:29).
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 74, Spring, 1993, pp. 35-[?]
Description
Discusses the theatre and how rehearsal can aid in the development of an identity through of role playing and acting, and recognizing identity as a dynamic concept.
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 36, no. 1, 2011, pp. 115-140
Description
Compares the similarities and differences in the strategic approaches of two Indigenous groups in the development of a nationally coordinated and community-driven broadband system.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 113-136
Description
Looks at the role of research within Indigenous communities, grounded in an Indigenous knowledge system, and examines an alternative to traditional research methods that form the basis for mainstream academic research protocols.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2011, p. 334–353
Description
Analysis of the impact and sustainability of a forest management initiative involving Cree and Dene entrepreneurs in partnership with Mishitu and Mayangna villagers in Nicaragua.
Ethnohistory, vol. 40, no. 1, Winter, 1993, pp. 34-69
Description
Discussion of the 1990 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a tribal court may not assert criminal jurisdiction over a non member Native American. Provides historical context for extending law over those within their "community."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures , June 2011, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at how indigenous writers and scholars see non-Indigenous scholarly critics, writers, and readers, and examines how to establish Indigenous literature.
Contends that a long-term vision and standardization of the methodologies, determinants and indicators of food security are required to improve access and availability to food that is of acceptable quality.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Special Issue on International Year of Indigenous Peoples: Discovery and Human Rights, 1993, pp. 153-174
Description
Argues that the Iroquois Confederacy had an influence upon Thomas Jefferson and the model upon which the United States government is based on.
Our Home on Native Land: Native Awareness Days 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roland Chrisjohn
Description
Introduction and complete lecture given at 2011 STU Native Awareness Days in Fredericton, Brunswick.
Introduction video: duration: 16.27
Lecture audio: duration: 2:09:11.
Students used photographs to create a media narrative about their perspectives of the positive and negative influences of a healthy school environment.