Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
An overview of the social work practice and spirituality literature on recent peer-reviewed publications, since 2004, illustrating the current topics, areas, and work being conducted in this field.
Paper prepared for the Eighth Annual Conference of the Indigenous Women’s Conference “Celebrating Our Diversity” Trent University, Peterborough, ON, March 15-17, 2007.
Discusses the use of Ownership, Control, Access and Possession and Utility, Self-Voicing, Access and Inter-relationality Framework as guidelines to ensure ethically appropriate communication.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. [50]-60
Description
Results of a health and wellness survey reported participants who identified with a more traditional Yup'ik way of life reported greater happiness and less frequent use of drugs and alcohol than those participants who reported living a more Kass'aq way of life.
Nancy Cattleman-Ermineskin, an Neyaskweyahk Elder, answers questions regarding protocol, ceremony and women in their moon or menstrual cycle.
Duration: 9:13.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 4, no. 1, October 2015, pp. [1]-27
Description
Discusses the process and outcomes of a community-based participatory research project aimed at improving on and off reserve shelter services in rural southwestern Alberta.
Discusses: typical mechanisms, community-based justice models, and processes derived from Indigenous legal traditions; governance, community and participant considerations for discussion; and guiding questions and building blocks. Includes examples of existing models and how they function.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 97-120
Description
Looks at a community development model that focuses on traditional knowledge and cultural practice to assist Aboriginal communities to heal from historical and ongoing trauma, and for the restoration of health and well being.
Discusses prevention strategies for communities, schools, youth/families and addictions as a contributing factor, as well as culturally appropriate practices for dealing with the problem.
The author describes the concept of Transmotion and how it relates to Indigenous literatures, worldviews and systems of knowledge. Discusses how the concept became central to his work and scholarship.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 1-32
Description
Looks at recognition of life within human remains and objects through the writings of Heid Erdrich, LeAnne Howe, and Allison Adelle Hedge Coke in the context of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Three youth forget to respect tradition and notice the results of their careless behaviour in episode 3 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:00.