Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
American Literary History, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2013, pp. 625-637
Description
Book reviews of 3 books:
On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory by Andrew Newman.
Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England by Jean O'Brien.
English Letters and Indian Literacies: Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 1750-1830 by Hilary E. Wyss.
Looks at genre of speculative fiction and its role for Native American Indian authors as a form of active resistance.
English Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado Boulder, 2013.
Project purpose was to increase understanding of the current accessibility and availability of speech-language pathology and audiology services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage in Canada.
Spirituality in the 21st Century: Journeys Beyond Entrenched Boundaries
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Author/Creator
Stephanie McKenzie
Description
Looks at spiritual, moral and physical damages resulting from the destruction of culture and traditional belief systems.
Chapter in book: Spirituality in the 21st Century: Journeys Beyond Entrenched Boundaries edited by Wim Van Moer, Duysal Aşkun Çelik and John L. Hochheimer.
Journal of Sport for Development, vol. 5, no. 8, April 2017, pp. 30-40
Description
Literature review identified three themes: value in cross-cultural mentorship, but Aboriginal is advantageous; community engagement essential to success of programmes; and SFD plays subsidiary role in communities in contributing to broader social and economic goals.
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 228-229
Description
Book review of Standing Up with Ga’axsta’las by Leslie A. Robertson and the Kwagu’ł Gixsam Clan.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 228.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on the cost of mining to people and the environment, for corporate and government benefit.
State of Alaska Task Force on the Crimes of Human Trafficking
Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking
Description
Includes definition of the term human trafficking, common identifiers of those at risk, primary needs of victims, summaries of information gathered from service organizations, law enforcement, and public hearings, testimony and comments. Thirteen recommendations are made in the areas of prevention, assistance to victims, and amendments to legislation.