Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 49, April 1991, p. 18
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Argues that the legal system operating in Queensland, Australia was not dealing appropriately with the problems in Aboriginal communities and as a result there was uncontrolled violence.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-19
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Contends that the nineteen Native American college students interviewed in this study persist in college due to the culture of their families and communities rather than that of the educational institutions.
Western American Literature, vol. 45, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 228-251
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Looks at how role reversals and racial imitations in Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre transforms the stereotypical trappings of Indian roles by redescribing and incorporating a sense of the past into the present.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1422, October 26, 2010, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines comprehensive program developed to manage services for elderly Warlpriri people using operating principles of community control and cultural comfort.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 16-21
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Discusses customary law’s contribution to addressing areas where ordinary criminal or civil laws have failed particularly in reference to mass violence .
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 13
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Discusses how the Dakota Dunes reinvests gaming profits to various communities which target youth, elders and the disadvantaged.
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Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
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Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 81-101
Description
Promotes the cohesion of Haudenosaunee people on both sides of the United States/Canada border by sharing history, clan research and linking clan relatives.
Health Promotion International, vol. 25, no. 2, 2010, pp. 166-173
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Looks at a case study of a health promotion project which, using the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, aims to provide culturally appropriate health promotion.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 6-25
Description
Examines how cultural and traditional Aboriginal knowledge can improve social work and human service field education for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 44-51
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Examines the conflicting viewpoints in communities in Jharkhand between the British colonial system and Indigenous people regarding the definition of custom and tradition .
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Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 2010, pp. 56-73
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Using feedback from registered nurses working in the Canadian north to Discuss key concepts in dementia care and how this knowledge can be used to improve the care provided.
[The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: Global Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times]
[The History of Retailing and Consumption]
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Cory Willmott
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Argues that incorporating traditional elements into modern designs has produced an expression of "intertribal nationhood".
Chapter eight from The Force of Fashion in Politics and Society: Global Perspectives from Early Modern to Contemporary Times edited by Beverly Lemire.
Document intended to provide police with a "guide to using the problem-oriented policing approach" in communities as a method of establishing cooperative working relationships to identify and address problems.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-20
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Discusses a program that includes the use of cultural beliefs, practices and customs for the health care needs of cancer patients in Indigenous communities.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Dissecting Internal Community Barriers and Subsequent Devaluation of Indigenous Graduates: A Discussion on Stereotypes, Knowledge, Power and Social Space Based on an
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 39-45
Description
Presents a study to determine if there is a difference in birth outcomes among First Nations women living
on-reserve versus off-reserve in Manitoba.
International Journal of Canadian Studies , no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 69-98
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Discusses a unique sustainable development program with Aboriginal community partners to address traditional knowledge and capacity building.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, March/April 1991, pp. 4-5
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Looks at issues surrounding research conducted in an Aboriginal community: lack of communication in decision making about problems, what problems should be studied and how, lack of community permission, and lack of feedback to the community or person being studied.
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 35-61
Description
Contends that rural social work theory isn't far enough removed from the urban base to generate useful practice models for remote regions such as northern Canada.