American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 195-208
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Article examines the formation of pan-Indigenous or pan-Indian identity while considering the factors of political, economic, and ethnic marginalization. Considers different 20th Century pan-Indigenous organizations in the context of ethnic process theories.
Family Relations, vol. 46, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 113-121
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Studies found significant determinants were: psycho-social adjustment (self-esteem, school functioning); relationship with partner; total social support; and pregnancy and child characteristics (pregnancy risk, child mood and health risk).
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Perspectives from Young Children on the Margins, 2017, pp. 189-205
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Describes how relations to family, community and culture are Incorporated into day-to-day interactions at Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Service (MACS) in Queensland, Australia.
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
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"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 55-67
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Looks at a community-based program that provides education, prevention and healing services to those affected by family violence and substance abuse, through circles, ceremonies and workshops.
Authors examine rebirth accounts, the commentary of elders, and a varied of socio-cultural circumstances to explore the relationships between Yukaghir reincarnation cosmology and current cultural resurgence, historic contexts, kinship and identity recognition—both on a personal and a cultural level.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Spring, 1997, pp. [1-15]
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Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.
Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.