Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 139-159
Description
Discusses the complexities in determining identity , as revealed in personal correspondence of Chinquilla, Jones and Bonin regarding Native American organizations in the 1920s.
Health and Place, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2009, pp. 403-411
Description
Argues that environmental dispossession disproportionately affects the health of Aboriginal peoples, but what is not known is how its effects are sustained over time.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 25-39
Description
Looks at four factors which emerged from research and fifty-six interviews: developing business skills, integrating culture with economic development, separation of business from community politics, and greater independence from government.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 63-68
Description
Presents findings from first FNCWB case study based on three objectives: accuracy and agreement with community members, identification of factors affecting quality of life, establishment of communities willing to act as role models.
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Concurrent Mini-plenary Session and Oral Abstract Presentations: Oral Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Macnab
Description
Lecture given at the 1st IMICH (International Meeting on Inuit and Native American Child Health) and 17th Annual Indian Health Service Research Conference held April 29 to May 1, 2005 in Seattle.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005, pp. 28-29
Description
Examines the Leadership Development for the 21st Century: Linking Research, Academics and Extension (LEAD21) program designed to enhance skills and knowledge in leadership competencies.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 57-72
Description
Looks at the development of a traditional knowledge program, background of the community and self-determination for schools.
Looks at the theory of developmental stages which argues that cultures evolve at different rates by discussing the book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry.
From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
Franz Seibel
Lyle Thomas
Description
Includes information from 2014 online community questionnaire about digital technology use and local social enterprise, as well two case studies: a Keewaytinook Okimakanak project to support social enterprises and entrepreneurs, and a presentation by an entrepreneur in one of the Keewaytinook Okimakanak First Nations.
Paper from From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience edited by Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson.
Disability Services and Career Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Ashley Eibeck
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 99-132
Description
Report summarized research conducted on the gaps in disability and career program services provided to Indigenous Australians. Questionnaires were administered to each of 10 program managers, gaps were noted in transportation, housing, outreach services, residential respite, and career support, as well as for assessment, treatment, counseling, and case management.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, March 2009, pp. 980-989
Description
Analyzes the community health of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, and discusses the implications of intra-community variation in health status in relation to influential health policy theories.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 115-122
Description
Uses the ideology of manifest destiny to connect the policies and political practices of Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and Adolf Hitler; focuses on the removal of one people or race to make living space for another.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
"This article explores the complex connections between alcohol and the construction of Indigenous status and space in two seemingly disparate colonial contexts, eastern North America and northern Fennoscandia".
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1501-1517