Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
Description
Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.
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.
Journal of Rehabilitation, vol. 63, no. 4, October-December 1997, pp. 38-45
Description
Discusses satisfaction with community response to needs of persons with disabilities and compares response groups. Suggests empowerment is from local level up because solutions are driven by the people.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 22-[25]
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Side A of this tape has not been translated into English. Side B is a conference about Ojibway legends of creation, flood and migration and how these compare to the legends of other peoples. Also talks about the origins of the clans and Midewiwin lodge.
Includes results of literature search and environmental scan which produced list of 61 successful, customized programs from agencies across Canada. Each program is listed with a description of goals and objectives, implementation steps, reach, evaluation, critical factors for adaptation, challenges and lessons learned.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 94, no. 24, November 25, 1997, pp. 13227-13232
Description
Yanomami people had been isolated from the tubercle bacillus until the mid-1960s, which allowed scientists to look at statistics and specific aspects of TB.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who recounts the history of the Manitoulin Island Indians and problems with Indian agents. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Escape From Catastrophe: The Sami's Experience With Smallpox in Eighteenth- and Early-Nineteenth-Century Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Sköld
Social Science History, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 1-25
Description
Describes interaction with the smallpox epidemics that swept through Europe, why the exposure took until then, what happened when it was introduced, and explains the differences from the non-Sami population.
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, vol. 97, no. 1-2, June 1997, pp. 107-118
Description
Study shows consumption of a typical quantity of fish, from Nechako Reservoir, Ogston Lake, or Tezzeron Lake, is not likely to elevate risks for neurologic disorders in children.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 5, February 1997, pp. 833-838
Description
Investigates the relationship of nonmalignant respiratory disease to underground uranium mining and to cigarette smoking in miners, and evaluates the criteria for compensation of ethnic minorities.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.