Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 17-18
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Discusses the partnership between the New South Wales government, Community Controlled Medical Services and Aboriginal communities and the development of a State Aboriginal health policy.
Old house located west of Duck Lake from which the Metis fired during the Northwest Resistance. Trees and shrubs in foreground; side view of house in background.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 39, no. 1, January 1996, pp. 1-33
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Argues that when dealing with people who occupy a lower socioeconomic position, police officers become part of a network providing social services. On reserves, where access to this network is limited, the police are often viewed as the primary source of personal and community security.
Prairie Forum, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 149-176
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Describes the link between federal First Nations health care, in the period 1890 to 1930, and the social reform goals and values of that same time period.
Discusses the sociological and psychological factors that drove Ernest Gribble to become the Anglican Church's longest serving missionary to the Aboriginal people.
Chapter from Lectures on North Queensland History, no.5 edited by B. J. Dalton.
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Native People in British Columbia: Recent Research, 1996, p. 91–108
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Discusses the conflict between Aboriginal people & the Americans, who participated in the Fraser River gold rush, and the peacekeeping efforts of Native leaders.
Native American writers such as Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and Louise Erdrich, explore the role of traditional gambling practices in the modern world and the rise of high stakes reservation gambling.
Crawford convicted of murder of Eva Taysup, Calinda Waterhen, and Shelley Napope. First Nations' leaders attribute lack of media attention to the fact that victims were First Nation women.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 53-55
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Overview of funding of health and substance misuse services and hearing and mental health and agreements being negotiated between the Commonwealth and each State and Territory.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 3-17
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Examines the policies of the Saskatchewan government under Premier Ross Thatcher; notes that while the intentions of the government were based in empathy and a desire to implement changes that would improve the quality of life for First Nations peoples, their practice was rooted in paternalistic methods and assimilation policies bringing the Provincial government into conflict with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI, now the FSIN).
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Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, pp. 23-24
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Conference held in 1995 looks at the imbalance in health circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and provides recommendations to address the situation through policy changes and funding.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 147-194
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Looks at the several billion dollars in profits from gaming and how the gaming money has helped sovereignty for the Navajo and Pequot Nations. The article also compares results it compiled against the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1996, pp. [13]-24
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Discusses treatment of these subjects in the work of Ella Doloria, LeAnne Howe, Mary Crow Dog, Louise Erdrich, and Janet Campbell Hale.
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Journal of Historical Sociology, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1996, pp. [188]-212
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Argues that rather than being a case cultural differences, the crime was motivated by extreme hunger as well an act of resistance against federal government authority and policies.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Voices From The Commons, Spring, 1996
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Promotes womens' input into decisions about the future of the fisheries industry, arguing that women are familiar with the needs of the rural communities that they live in.