Brings attention to cultural, social and structural barriers that continue to restrict Native American's access to health care and the failure of Congress to provide necessary resources.
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Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Governance of Aboriginal Health, January 2004, pp. 96-97
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Book reviews of:
Colonizing Bodies: Aboriginal Health and Healing in British Columbia, 1900-50 by Mary-Ellen Kelm and Akak'stiman: A Blackfoot Framework for Decision Making and Mediation Processes by Reg Crowshoe, Sybille Manneschmidt.
Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 6, no. 1, Mothering, Law, Politics and Public Policy, Spring/Summer, 2004, pp. 112-123
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Discusses two documents First Nations and Inuit Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects Initiative and Framework for the First Nations and Inuit Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects Initiative and a Resource Manual for Community-based Prevention.
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 105-130
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The introduction of western medicine to Native Americans during the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition and the implications for Native American health and policy in the United States.
Supports the Cree Nation's proposal of a wellness centre, which will include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinic, on the urban reserve land in Saskatoon.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, p. 23
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Media release reports on two year funding arrangement that includes incentives for general practitioners working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, vol. 61, no. 22, November 15, 2004, pp. 2340-2344
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Discusses how chronic diseases have increased in prevalence in Aboriginal populations and affect those residents disproportionately when compared with other ethnic groups in the United States.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 59, no. 2, July 2004, pp. 335-349
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Argues that health program devolution was part of a longer tradition of incorporating aspects of non-Native medicine in a way that supported Nisga’a social structure.