Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2009, p. 99–114
Description
Looks at identifying the attributes of tourism experiences, interest in Aboriginal tourism activities, topics and experiences, and potential markets for Aboriginal tourism.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marja Korhonen
Description
Looks at the importance of orality in the 21st century and throughout human history.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Children's Geographies, vol. 7, no. 2, May 2009, pp. 123-140
Description
Focuses on the centrality of Indigenous children and related concepts of childhood to colonial projects in Canada and, more specifically, in the province of British Columbia.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, p. 137
Description
Examines problems that have confronted the Nunavut Housing Corporation, and looks at program and policy initiatives undertaken to address the situation.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 172-175
Description
Special issue on digital Indigenous studies represents a collection of essays about the critical work Indigenous women are performing in their various digital projects.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 49-64
Description
Summarizes a study of the effectiveness of community-based, culturally relevant, sexual education in an Inuit community in Labrador. Researchers found that overall knowledge and attitude scores increased pre- to post-questionnaire as a result of the sexual health education presentation.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Description
Describes life as a student at a residential school starting in 1959 and a reunion of students twenty-five years later.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Focuses on literature published about eight key areas of concern associated with transient health care workforce: patient exhaustion, wasted staff time, orientation, challenges in creating a primary care team, patient outcomes, continuity of care and communication, and building relationships with the community.
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 7-29
Description
Profiles Native American communities, tribal sovereignty and relationship to the federal government, and explains the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet discusses collecting the right kind of data to effectively meet the needs of children, families and communities receiving services from the First Nations Child and Family Services agencies.
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 55, no. 4, April 2009, pp. 334-336
Description
Discusses the leading role family physicians can take with patient care, research, and health education, using their influence to advocate for wider change.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 85-98
Description
Discusses a community-initiated, community-lead and community-perspective research study about traditional knowledge and experiences from Manitoba Aboriginal grandmothers.
Compares principles of good governance to traditional Aboriginal governance prior to contact. Uses the principles to move forward the reconciliation process.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 2, 2009, pp. 18-32
Description
Findings from a study of nine state's curriculum reveal that all nine states mostly portray American Indians as victims rather than reporting on their contributions to society.
Children Today, vol. 18, no. 1, January-February 1989, pp. 24-30
Description
Highlights the findings of the U.S. Indian Child Welfare Act administered by the Administration for Children, Youth and Families and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 253-279
Description
Legal history of gambling, the passing of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and why the United States has a problem with the management of Native American gaming.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 187-213
Description
Discusses the decentralization strategies of the health care system by the government, and the implications of the policy for the health of Aboriginal people.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 8
Description
Looks at the practice in the late 1930s and 1940s of building separate hospitals for Aboriginal people in Canada.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Outlines Abraham Lincoln's policy priorities, his interpersonal relations with Indians during his administration, the direct impact on Indians of the signing of the Homestead Act in May 1862, the Santee Sioux uprising in Minnesota, the removal and confinement of Navajos and Mescaleros on a reservation in New Mexico Territory, the Sand Creek Massacre in southeastern Colorado, and his relationship with the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico Territory.