Quality of Life Research, vol. 18, no. 5, June 2009, pp. 619-27
Description
Discusses a First Nations Bone Health study that looks at different types of measurement equivalence in two HRQOL instruments among Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women from rural and urban sites in Manitoba.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 10
Description
Looks at the annual elections of the Métis Women's Association which also included workshops, exercises in leadership and health and wellness activities.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
Victims of Crime Research Digest, no. 10, 2017, pp. 23-28
Description
Discusses the collaboration between Statistics Canada's Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) and the Department of Justice Canada's Research and Statistics Division (RSD) on a special analysis of Homicide Survey data with the goal to further examine specific aspects of "casual acquaintance" murders.
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Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 47-70
Description
Article examines oral histories and archival content to reveal the lived experiences of Aboriginal women in Australia who formed relationships with the allied service men stationed there during WWII. Discusses how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and African American, Native American and other servicemen of colour were often drawn together in the face of shared experiences of colonial discrimination and oppression.
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 352-423
Description
Discusses the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among Native American women, and outlines some of the social, cultural and psychological risks for becoming infected.
Native Studies Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 1991, pp. 133-146
Description
Discusses project activities developed to identify needs of battered wives and proposes solutions through literature search, agency survey, client surveys and training workshops.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 11
Description
Looks at a winner of the Governor General's Award in Commeration of the Person Case, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 3
Description
Profiles a young woman who is active in many volunteer and leadership roles and encourages others to give back in as many ways as possible.
Article found by scrolling to page 3.