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.
Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Description
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
Provides an overview of a workshop intended to foster connections among researchers, community members, and students who are committed to advancing knowledge of Aboriginal women’s health.
Proposes a variety of solutions to issues such as inadequate housing and income, low levels of employment, education, and overall economic advancement for Aboriginal women.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 137-188
Description
Book reviews of:
America’s Second Tongue: American Indian Education and the Ownership of English, 1860–1900 by Ruth Spack.
Anthropologists and Indians in the New South edited by Rachel A. Bonney and J.
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Description
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.